Books about Islam are flying off the shelves and selling out in France after the deadly Charlie Hebdo terror attacks in Paris raised questions about the religion. Sales of books about the religion were three times higher in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same time last year, according to the French National Union of Bookshops. It comes as a special magazine supplement from Philosphie which focused in the Koran also saw a spike in sales following the attacks on the French satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket, which left 17 dead. Some of the books on sale at the 'Librairie de l'Orient' bookstore on Islam and interpretations of the Koran, which are popular in France . Mansour Mansour, who runs the Al Bouraq publishing house specialising on Islam and the Middle East, said his sales have shot up by 30 per cent since the attacks. He said: 'The same happened after the September 11 attacks in 2001. 'Now the spike is likely to last longer because Islam will continue to pose a geo-political problem.' Experts believe people are buying the books and magazines, because they want a better understanding of the religion some terror groups claim to represent, so that they can make up their own minds. Yvon Gilabert, who runs a bookshop in Nantes, western France, explained: 'A very Catholic lady came to buy a copy of the Koran, because she wanted to understand for herself whether or not (Islam) is violent religion.' Sales of books about Islam were three times higher in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same time last year, according to the French National Union of Bookshops . Meanwhile, Patrice Besnard, a regular at a Paris bookshop specialising in religions dded: 'I think we have to know how to see past the fundamentalism, in order to see what religions have to offer.' But Mr Mansour warned about people diving into reading the Koran 'unaccompanied' and jumping to conclusions on its highly poetic text. He also added that his company has withdrawn several books that offered 'too literal' an interpretation of Islam from his catalogue. Publishers such as Mr Mansour were already selling more books on Islam even before the Paris terror attacks since the brutality of ISIS created shock waves since its emergence in 2013. A luxury edition of the Koran is displayed at a Paris bookstore. According to publisher Hebdo Livres, twice as many books published in France last year were dedicated to Islam compared to Christianity . According to publisher Hebdo Livres, twice as many books published in France last year were dedicated to Islam than Christianity. And at France's largest book fair in March, a big seller for Le Cerf imprint, which is run by the Catholic Dominican order was 'A Christian Reads The Koran', a reprint of a book first published in 1984. At the fair, US publisher Columbia University Press also snapped up the rights to 'The Silent Koran, the Talking Koran' by Mohammed Ali Amir-Moezzi, as well as the paperback launch of rapper Abd al Malik's

Summary: Sales of Islamic books in France three times higher in first quarter of 2015 . Increase coincides with the deadly Paris terror attacks where 17 were killed . Publisher specialising in Islamic books says sales have shot up by 30% . Company says same thing happened in the wake of the September 11 attacks .


March was an impressive month for Arsene Wenger and Arsenal as four Premier League wins from four cemented their place in the Champions League places. And the Frenchman's reward for their good form was another Manager of the Month accolade to sit on his mantelpiece. Wenger has quite a few of the gongs now - 14 to be exact - but he has quite a long way to run until he matches the 27 monthly prizes of Sir Alex Ferguson. Arsene Wenger is March's winner of the Premier League Manager of the Month award - his 14th accolade . Wenger with the Manager of the Month Award for April 2002 - when his Arsenal team won the league title . A grey-suited Wenger with his award from October 2000 - one of 14 he has won at Arsenal . Wenger's Manager of the Month award for March 1998 was delivered in an Easter egg . 75 - England . 52 - Scotland . 17 - France . 12 - Northern Ireland . 9 - Italy . 7 - Ireland, Spain . 5 - Portugal . 4 - Wales . 3 - Chile, Holland . 1 - Argentina, Israel, Sweden . The legendary Manchester United manager was the inaugural winner of the Manager of the Month award when it was introduced in August 1993, at the start of the Premier League's second season. With United winning no fewer than 12 Premier League titles during that time, it comes as little surprise to see the Scot top of the list. In the 1999-2000 campaign, he won it in August, March and April as United romped to the title by 18 points and exerted a similar dominance in 2006-2007, claiming the prize in August, October and February. The last of Ferguson's 27 awards came in October 2012, not long before he announced his retirement. A Manchester United double as Alex Ferguson and Eric Cantona celebrate their awards in 1996 . Ferguson won 27 monthly prizes in all, including this one for February 1997 . Ferguson and Wayne Rooney were celebrating in February 2005 as they claimed the monthly prizes . Wenger first got his hands on the award in March 1998 and also won it the following month as Arsenal claimed the Double of Premier League and FA Cup in his first full campaign. Before this month's win, Wenger had last been recognised in September 2013 as his team made a positive start in a campaign that would ultimately see them finish fourth. He may have struggled to fill Ferguson's shoes at Old Trafford, but David Moyes won this accolade 10 times when in charge of Everton. Harry Redknapp and Martin O'Neill have the monthly award listed eight times on their CVs, while Bobby Robson, Rafa Benitez and Sam Allardyce both have six. Jose Mourinho may have led Chelsea to two Premier League titles but his tally of three is not as many as the four won by Joe Kinnear during his days as Wimbledon manager. 27 - Manchester United . 14 - Arsenal, Liverpool

Summary: Arsenal's Arsene Wenger has won March's Manager of the Month award . It is the 14th time the Frenchman has claimed the prize . Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson won it the most - 27 times . David Moyes claimed the accolade 10 times when at Everton . Jose Mourinho (3) has won it fewer times than Joe Kinnear (4) An English manager has won on 75 occasions, Scots on 52 .


The musical toast a bride received from her brother in place of a speech by their father was also a way of remembering their dad, who died of motor neuron disease 10 years ago. Amanda Beringer asked her brother Brad Fraser to make a toast at her wedding at Eagle Bay, south of Perth. Far from a conventional toast, Mr Fraser performed a song which poked fun at marriage. The performance was also a tribute to their father, Peter, who lost his battle with the debilitating motor neuron disease 10 years previously, and a celebration of his zest for life. Scroll down for video . Amanda Beringer (left) asked her brother Brad Fraser (right) to make a toast at her wedding . The toast that Brad made at the wedding at Eagle Bay, south of Perth, was a musical one . 'It took the focus off the fact that Dad wasn’t here on my wedding day,' Mrs Beringer told Daily Mail Australia. 'My father wasn’t there to do my wedding speech, while my husband’s father was.' 'He (Mr Fraser) turned it around and and made it light-hearted which was great. It made me laugh instead of being upset because my Dad wasn’t there.' Mrs Beringer, 33, said it's what her father would have wanted. During the last stages of his disease he lost the ability to talk, but he never lost his love of life and his sense of fun. Brad sung heartily about the highs and lows of marriage . 'He had a computer where he could type in the words and it would read it out,' Mrs Beringer said. 'Even then he’d be making you laugh. He was still in good spirits even though he couldn’t talk.' 'Despite his disease he was there always up for a laugh until the very end. Brad’s speech was a kind of celebration of that.' She agreed some of the song's lyrics were not the kind most newly married women might like to hear. 'Well it's done now, you can't turn back. You're legally binded by the wedding trap,' Mr Fraser sang. 'For better for worse, it's only a curse, so open your wallet…and fill up her purse.' Everyone in attendance at the wedding couldn't get enough of Brad's ditty . The crowd, who in a video of the performance posted online can be heard bursting out in laughter, erupt into a standing ovation at the end. 'It was very funny – although maybe not the best advice to be giving my husband from my perspective!' Mrs Beringer said. 'But it was very touching. It brought a tear to my eye and pulled a lot of heartstrings.' Mr Fraser said he regularly works as a master of ceremonies at social functions, but always gives 10 per cent of his fee to the Motor Neuron Association. Far from a conventional toast, Mr Fraser's song poked fun at some of the burdens of marriage . The song was also a tribute to Brad and Amanda's father, Peter, who passed away of Motor Neuron Disease 10 years

Summary: Amanda Beringer asked her brother Brad to make a toast at her wedding . The song poked fun at marriage and had the wedding guests in stitches . But the song was also a tribute to their late father Peter . Peter passed away of Motor Neuron Disease 10 years ago . 'He'd have wanted everyone laughing and enjoying the day,' says Amanda .


Just days after the former Australian swimming champion's unexpected comeback, Grant Hackett's father has revealed that the sleeping pill addiction which ruined his son's personal life and tarnished his career, was triggered by a death threat. Former police inspector Neville Hackett said that his son had 'his life threatened by a well-known associate of criminals' two years ago, leading the swimmer to immediately hop on a plane to his parent's home in the Gold Coast. 'I know he used Stilnox while he was swimming but he wasn't hooked on it. It was when his life was threatened and he couldn't sleep at night from all the worry,' Hackett senior told The Daily Telegraph. Scroll down for video . Grant Hackett's father has revealed the swimmer's sleeping pill addiction was triggered by a death threat . The revelation comes after the 34-year-old made a come back last Sunday when he earned a 2015 world titles relay team berth by cruising to fourth place in one minute and 46.84 seconds . 'That's what really caused the Stilnox abuse and the addiction.' Hackett senior admitted that while the threat was never reported to police, it was taken very seriously by the swimmer's family. The dual Olympic champion appears to have recovered from his tumultuous year, which ended with a five-week stint in an Arizona rehab clinic. Following his swimming comeback on Sunday night, in which he earned a 2015 world titles relay team berth by cruising to fourth place in one minute and 46.84 seconds, Hackett reflected on how much he had turned his life around in the past 12 months. Former police inspector Neville Hackett (centre) said that his son had 'his life threatened by a well-known associate of criminals' two years ago . The addiction to Stilnox which ensued, led Hackett's personal life to fall apart last year. It also began around the time he divorced Australian singer Candice Alley in August 2013 . 'If you had asked me 10 years ago if the only thing that got me on the team was on the relay it would be bitter disappointment,' Hackett said. 'But right now, it is one of the biggest achievements of my life.' The 34-year-old made the team after only six months of training following a six-year layoff, with his training schedule involving 55-60km of swimming a week and three gym sessions, according to coach Denis Cotterell. While Hackett's personal life fell apart last year due to his sleeping pill addiction, his professional demons went back as far as his last major meet, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where he was denied a record third straight 1500m gold medal. The dual Olympic champion said, following his Sunday night achievement: 'If you had asked me 10 years ago if the only thing that got me on the team was on the relay it would be bitter disappointment, but right now, it is one of the biggest achievements of my life' He made the team after only six months of training following a six-year layoff, with his training schedule now involving 55-60km

Summary: Hackett's father said son's life was threatened by 'associate of criminals' The threats, made two years ago, were not reported to police . Instead, Neville Hackett said his son turned to Stilnox sleeping pills . It comes almost a week after Hackett made his comeback by earning a spot in the 2015 world titles relay team .


Juventus director Pavel Nedved has revealed that Barcelona are interested in bringing Paul Pogba to the Nou Camp. In an interview with Mundo Deportivo, the former midfielder, who made 324 appearances for the Turin club, insisted the French star won't be moving anywhere. But he also admitted he was pleased Juve didn't draw the Catalan side in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Pavel Nedved, pictured during his days as a Juventus player, has revealed Barcelona's interest in Paul Pogba . The Czech star, who is a director at Juventus, insisted that French midfielder Pogba will not be moving . Nedved said: We are aware that Barca and other big clubs want him but he has a contract with us.' Barca cannot acquire any players until 2016 after the Catalan club was punished for breaching rules regarding the signing of international players under the age of 18. Pogba has been strongly linked with a move to Paris St Germain this summer while former club United as well as neighbours Manchester City and Premier League leaders Chelsea are also reported to be interested in signing the midfielder. The Frenchman played a major role in helping Juventus clinch their third successive scudetto last season, scoring seven goals and setting up seven more in 36 Serie A appearances for the Bianconeri. Juve, who are still competing on three fronts this season, are currently without Pogba's services after he sustained a hamstring injury last month and was ruled out of action until May. 'We lose a lot without him,' Nedved said. 'He is a footballer with an enormous quality but we cannot cry about it. 'We have a great roster that can overcome his loss.' Nedved expressed his relief that Juventus avoided Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals . Nedved believes that Lionel Messi is currently in the greatest form of his career . Asked for his opinion on Barcelona, Nedved said: 'Barca are now so unpredictable and this makes them even more dangerous. 'With players like Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, if they can run, they will. They were amazing against Manchester City and gave an exhibition. 'Messi is a fantastic player and I don't know what to think when I see him on the pitch. 'He's been at a high level for many years but maybe now he's having his best spell. It's great to see him enjoying playing football. 'I didn't want Barca in the quarter-finals. They are among the two best teams in Europe and favourites to win the Champions League alongside Bayern Munich. 'They are playing to a really high standard, as can be seen by their results over the past few months. Juventus are heading for another Scudetto, enjoying a 14-point lead over nearest challengers Roma . Nedved fires home against Real Madrid in the 2003 Champions League semi-final . Nedved in action for the Czech Republic during the 2006 World Cup group match with Ghana . Nedved, who made 91 appearances and scored 18 goals for the Czech Republic, added that Real Madrid are 'not at the level

Summary: Barcelona among host of clubs keen on signing Paul Pogba . But Juventus director Pavel Nedved insists he is going nowhere . Czech admitted he is pleased Juve avoided Barca in Champions League . Claims that Lionel Messi is currently enjoying 'best spell' of his career . CLICK HERE for the latest Barcelona news .


A teenager from Illinois is tackling her disability head-on and attempting to positively influence thousands of others by dancing. Dayna Dobias, 19, from Downers Grove was born with cerebral palsy, but she hopes to inspire others with her enthusiastic videos. 'I've gotten bullied because of it and I get people all the time, staring and so it's definitely made things difficult in my life,' Dayna told Daily Mail Online. Scroll down for video . Challenging: Dayna Dobias, 18, is hoping change the way people with disabilities are represented by the television, film and the fashion industry . Her hope is that the video not only entertains, but inspires others to think before judging. The teenager says her motivation for creating the video was to counteract stereotypes held by people over certain disabilities. 'People tend to think that because I have cerebral palsy I cannot do anything and that I am so different from everyone else, when in reality I am pretty much just the same as everyone else,' she added. 'I might do things a little bit differently than most people, but that doesn't mean that I should be treated differently.' This is one of several videos that Dayna has created. Last year the teenager produced another dancing clip with her strutting her stuff to Taylor Swift's Shake It Off. Inspirational: The Illinois teen who suffers from cerebal palsy has created a video in which she dances . Don't judge: People tend to think that because I have cerebral palsy I cannot do anything and that I am so different from everyone else, when in reality I am pretty much just the same as everyone else,' Dayna says . 'People like to define me based on disability. People just look at me and think, oh that's just the girl with cerebral palsy,' she said. 'I would like people to look past that and be like, oh she's just one of us.' Dayna says she wanted to turn any negativity that might be held over her disability into something positive and hopefully inspire others, or at the very least raise a smile. 'When I was first diagnosed with cerebral palsy, doctors warned my parents that I may never walk, but here I am dancing! I drive, I go to college, I do things like every other 19-year-old,' she says. The teen has now begun to do some motivational speaking at a couple of local schools. Confident: Dayna has now taken up motivational speaking and has visited several schools in the Chicago area .

Summary: Dayna Dobias, 19, has created a video in which she dances despite having a disability that makes it difficult for her to walk . She loves TV, film and fashion, and says she’s not happy with how people with disabilities are represented . The teen has created several videos during the past year aimed at changing stereotypes .


Two women who were part of a group that repeatedly searched Mississippi's capital city for black people to assault were sentenced Thursday to multiple years in federal prison for their role in the 2011 hate killing of 47-year-old James Craig Anderson. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate on Thursday sentenced Shelbie Brooke Richards, 21, of Pearl to eight years in prison on one count each of conspiracy to commit a hate crime and concealing the crime by lying to police. In a separate hearing earlier Thursday, Wingate also sentenced Sarah Adelia Graves, 22, of Crystal Springs to five years in prison for one count of conspiracy to commit a hate crime. Went in search of black men to assault: Shelbie Brooke Richards, 21 (left) was sentenced to 8 years in prison and Sarah Adelia Graves, 22, (left) was given 5 years for their role in the horrific 2011 murder of 47-year-old Jackson, Mississippi man James Craig Anderson . Horrific: Graves and Richards were in the car when a group of white teens drove from their suburban town after a party with the specific intent of assaulting black men in Jackson, which they called 'Jafrica'. James Anderson was one of their victims. He died after being beaten and run over by a truck . Both women were riding in a truck that fatally ran over Anderson in June 2011. Anderson died after being beaten and run over. Both women read letters of apology to Anderson's bereaved family, writes the Clarion-Ledger. 'It was the worst decision of my life,' Richards said as she wept. 'I followed a lot of people with hate in their hearts...and I'm sorry for the actions I didn't take to save Mr. Anderson's life.' Graves told the court she's haunted every day by Anderson's face. 'I was a teenager who partied too much and wanted to fit in with the crowd, and I've asked myself so many times, 'Why was I so afraid?' Graves said. 'I pray that not only God and Mr. Anderson can forgive me, but that his family can one day forgive me.' Their day of sentencing was not that day. Anderson's sister told the girls: . 'You sat, watched, encouraged and rallied around as my brother was beaten...your thirst for the blood of an innocent African American caused you to pour more fuel on the fire.' Hiding their faces: The family of Shelbie Richards hide their faces from photographers outside the federal courthouse in Jackson following Richards' sentencing Thursday . Lost a brother: Anderson's sister Barbara Anderson Young told Richards and Graves in court Thursday, 'You sat, watched, encouraged and rallied around as my brother was beaten...your thirst for the blood of an innocent African American caused you to pour more fuel on the fire' Maximum sentence: Attorney Merrida Coxwell reflects on the sentencing of his client Shelbie Brooke Richards to eight years in prison on one count each of conspiracy to commit a hate crime and concealing the crime by lying to police . Unthinkable: Hotel surveillance video obtained by media outlets shows a Ford

Summary: Sarah Graves, 22, and Shelbie Richards, 21, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit the 2011 hate crime - Graves got five years, Richards received eight . The women were among 10 white teens who left a party in Rankin County to find black men to assault in Jackson, which they called 'Jafrica' Both women were in Deryl Dedmon's truck when he fatally ran over James Craig Anderson, 47, in June 2011 .


The handsome Italian maths teacher who has taken the internet by storm for being the perfect mix of beauty and brains has spoken out about his new-found fame. Pietro Boselli, 26, originally from Brescia, Italy, says that he originally tried to keep his modelling a secret from his colleagues at the University College London (UCL) where he taught for fear they might 'look down on him'. In an interview with the Times, Boselli, an advanced maths lecturer with a PHD, said that when he was trying to establish himself as a teacher, he didn't want to include his work for fashion companies such as Abercrombie and Fitch on his CV and was less than proud of his alternative career. Scroll down for video . Not your average teacher: Wearing a tiny pair of green shorts, 26-year-old advanced maths teacher Pietro Boselli admits he tried to keep his double life as a model a secret from colleagues and students at UCL . The Italian model, whose looks have seen him amass a following of nearly half a million users on Instagram, isn't afraid to whip off his shirt to show his hard-earned muscles, pictured above with 'lifelong friend' Carmelo . More than just a pretty face: The lecturer has now achieved his PHD and is hoping to earn enough money from modelling to set up his own engineering consultancy . He told the newspaper he didn't want students in his classroom or his teaching peers to know, saying: 'I think, in a way, I was ashamed. I thought people in academia would look down on me.' Growing up in Italy, the young Boselli was scouted by Armani Junior which started off a double life of studying hard for his exams and posing in front of the lens whenever he could. He calls himself a 'nerd' and says that his studies were his priority growing up, forcing him to turn down lucrative jobs that would take him away from his books. His students at UCL, where he taught while studying for his PHD, did eventually discover the fitness fanatic's secret, after Googling him. When one maths student, Arief Azli, discovered his 6ft 1in lecturer's Instagram account, which has now amassed more than 480,000 followers, and has plenty of images of him in varying states of undress, he tweeted: 'That moment when you realise your maths lecturer is a top designer model.' Azil posted a picture of his lecturer scribbling equations on the whiteboard next to one of him shirtless with the caption: 'Only at UCL #MechanicalEngineers #ModellingandAnalysis #Bromance.' Other students soon followed suit and posted pictures of him taking classes, with one saying: 'This is why I never miss a class'. Boselli says he knew his students had cottoned on when they started to take 'sneaky' images of him while he was at the front of the lecture hall. Cycling in the sea? He must be clever! Pietro says he trains once or twice a day to keep fit and is proud to show of his amazing body . A gruelling exercise regime keeps

Summary: Pietro Boselli, 26, from Brescia in Italy taught advanced maths at UCL . Admits he was 'ashamed' of his modelling career and kept it a secret from students and almost didn't mention it on his CV . Instagram following shot up to more than 480,000 after his story came out . PHD student says he's proud of his body and works out once or twice daily .


A doctor has told the inquest into the death of a young boy who apparently died from injuries sustained while paddle boarding, that the child had been 'caned or whipped' before he died. Two-year-old Darcy Atkinson was covered in bruises and had traces of the stimulant Ritalin in his system when he died on December 7, 2012. The toddler had been in the care of his mother's boyfriend Adam Taylor when he was rushed to Gosford Hospital by paramedics, before being airlifted to Sydney's Westmead Children's Hospital after throwing up three times and going rigid in the bath. At the second day of a coronial inquest into the toddler's death, Intensive Care Unit clinical consultant Dr Barry Wilkins said it was not possible the head injuries the Darcy suffered came from a paddle board, as the boy's mother Tara Rae-Maxwell had previously claimed. Darcy Atkinson, two, died of brain injuries in December 2012. He was covered in bruises and had traces of the stimulant Ritalin in his system when he died . Dr Wilkins described the injuries the toddler sustained as 'tram-line marks', and said he had only ever seen them inflicted on a child, News Corp reported. Darcy was covered in the lines, usually sustained from being caned or whipped, and had bad bruising around his ears which appeared to be infected, Dr Wilkins said. 'There is no doubt in my mind ... that Darcy had been assaulted physically at some stage in the day before he presented,' he told the court. 'In my opinion this child has been caned or whipped,' Dr Wilkins said, adding he had seen similar marks on a child in a landmark case where the toddler was beaten to death, about 20 years ago. The clinical consultant also noted that he notified the hospital's child protection unit soon after Darcy presented. Darcy's father, who was living in Victoria at the time of his son's death, broke down in the dock as his son's horrific injuries were described, according to News Corp. Earlier in the inquest it was revealed that the toddler was covered in bruises by the time he got to hospital, and traces of the stimulant Ritalin were found in his system. The toddler was rushed to Gosford Hospital by paramedics before being airlifted to Sydney's Westmead Children's Hospital (pictured) after throwing up three times and going rigid in the bath under his mother's boyfriend Adam Taylor's care . 'We need to call an ambulance because this isn't normal,' Mr Taylor was urged by his flatmate, Nicole Warne, Glebe Coroners Court was told on Monday. The boy, described by his father Peter Atkinson as smart and proud, had earlier been paddle boarding with Mr Taylor, the inquest was told. This is despite his mother Tara Rae-Maxwell claiming her son was 'petrified' of water, News Corp reports. He'd experienced difficulty returning to daycare after a week-long holiday and was instead put in Mr Taylor's care after telling his mother Tara Rae-Maxwell he didn't want to go to school. While on the board, Darcy had fallen back

Summary: Darcy Atkinson, aged two, died of brain injuries in December 2012 . He vomited 3 times and went rigid in bath under care of mother's boyfriend . He had bruising on his ears, temple and limbs and traces of the stimulant Ritalin in his system when he died . A doctor told an inquest into his death he had been 'caned or whipped' He said Darcy has serious bruising around his ears which looked infected . His mother said she received a photo and text from her boyfriend the day before he died, saying he had bumped his head while paddle boarding . She then denied receiving the photo which investigators never found .


Conman: Neil Moore was on remand at Wandsworth Prison when he sent fake email posing as court clerk . A 'hedonistic' conman who escaped from prison after sending staff a fake email saying he had been granted bail has been jailed for seven years. Neil Moore, 28, was on remand at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London for a £1.8million fraud when he emailed wardens posing as a court clerk manager at 'Southwalk Crown Court'. It allowed the fraudster to brazenly walk out of prison on March 10 last year, an escape motivated by Moore's fear he would be harmed by fellow inmates after striking up a relationship with a transgender individual at HMP Wandsworth. Moore's escape only became apparent three days later when his solicitors attended the prison for a conference with him and discovered he was gone, London's Southwark Crown Court heard. The judge, Recorder David Hunt QC, described the escape as 'sophisticated and ingenious'. He said: 'The way you contrived your escape was potentially more of a threat to the integrity of the prison system, and therefore to the public, than the mere use of brute force. 'And in my judgment there is an obvious need to deter others from trying to procure their escape through the same or similar means.' While behind bars Moore set up a website, using the address and telephone number of the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, using an 'illicit' mobile phone that was used widely in the prison. He created a domain name similar to the court service's hmcts.gsi.gov.uk, emailing the custody mailbox from an account ending hmcts-gsi-gov-uk. Investigations, with the help of Homeland Security in the US, revealed Moore set up the website using the name of the officer who was investigating him, Detective Inspector Chris Soole. Moore grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, where he had a difficult relationship with his parents on account of his sexuality. John Femi-Ole, defending, said: 'His sexual orientation is something of a taboo, he tells me, within the community of which he was a member.' Neil Moore's partner Kristen (left) leaving London's Southwark Crown Court . Mr Hunt said: 'I accept that you may have had a troubled early life as a result of your sexual orientation, but that can be no excuse for committing fraud.' He said Moore committed 'sophisticated' frauds to fund a 'hedonistic lifestyle'. When Moore's grandfather died he left him an amount of money which he frittered away partying, the court heard. Mr Femi-Ole explained that after Moore left his native country, he changed his name and entered a civil partnership, committing the frauds to continue funding the lifestyle he had grown accustomed to. 'He became addicted and intoxicated by it, and the lifestyle he was able to enjoy. He entered into a civil partnership with a transgender individual,' he said. It was this relationship that ultimately led Moore to make his escape from prison, after they were both sent to HMP Wandsworth, it was said. Mr Femi-Ole said: 'He (Moore) and his partner were remanded into prison, Wandsworth Prison.

Summary: Neil Moore, 28, was on remand at Wandsworth Prison for £1.8million fraud . He posed as court clerk manager at 'Southwalk Crown Court' in fake email . The judge described Moore's escape as 'sophisticated and ingenious' Moore's escape motive linked to transgender partner he met in prison .


While racism is thought to be rife in the Southern US states, a new 'hate map of America' reveals prejudice to be common elsewhere. The map suggests that the coal region and rust belt in the American Northeast, along with the South, have now become the most racist areas of the US. The rust belt straddles the upper northeastern US, the Great Lakes, and the Midwest states, while the coal region is found in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the spine of the Appalachian Mountains. The map revealed that clusters of racism appeared in areas of the Gulf Coast, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and a large portion of Ohio. Racism (in red) in the New England states, along with New York, were two of the most surprising discoveries for the researchers . Racism is rife in the coal region in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the spine of the Appalachian Mountains, according to the map. Racism is also common in the 'rust belt' which straddles the upper Northeastern US, the Great Lakes, and the Midwest states. The map revealed that clusters of racism appeared in areas of the Gulf Coast, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and a large portion of Ohio. Racism in the New England states, along with New York, were two of the most surprising discoveries for the researchers. Searches for n****r are less frequent in regions west of Texas. The map based its results on Google search data – a technique previously used by data scientists to understand how racism may impact Barack Obama's electoral chances, according to the Washington Post. 'Google data, evidence suggests, are unlikely to suffer from major social censoring,' Harvard University data scientist, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, wrote in an earlier paper. He added that Google searchers are online and likely alone - both of which make it easier to express socially taboo thoughts. Asking someone about racism in a traditional survey rarely works, says Stephens-Davidowitz, because people may lie, and often, racism can operate on a subconscious level. As part of the study, researchers at the University of Maryland, Columbia University, Emory University and Harvard University looked at searches containing the slur n****r. They found that it was searched for frequently, as often as, for instance, 'economist,' 'sweater,' and 'Daily Show'. The map revealed that clusters of racism appeared in areas of the Gulf Coast, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and a large portion of Ohio. Racism in the New England states, along with New York, were two surprising hotspots for racism. Searches for n****r are less frequent in regions west of Texas. The researchers on the Plos One paper found that racist searches were linked with higher death rates in black communities. 'Results from our study indicate that living in an area characterised by a one standard deviation greater proportion of racist Google searches is associated with an 8.2 per cent increase in the all-cause mortality rate among Blacks,' the authors wrote. The map looks strikingly similar to a recent a map of racist Tweets made by researchers at Humboldt State University. Students studied 150,000 geocoded tweets sent out between June 2012 and April

Summary: Map based on number of Google searches containing the slur n****r . It reveals that clusters of racism appear in areas of the Gulf Coast . It also appears in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Ohio and New York . Racist searches linked with higher death rates in black communities .


A couple from Louisville Kentucky shared the tragic story of how they accidentally killed their 18-month-old son on Thursday. Brian Bayers tearfully told WAVE how he was preparing to take his son back to day-care on February 13 when he went outside to warm up his truck and drive it closer to the house. Bayers thought his son Jackson was playing inside but when he got out of his truck he noticed that the back door of his house was wide open. Scroll down for video . Tearful memory: Brian Bayers tearfully recalled how he accidentally backed over his 18-month-old son . Shattered: Brian and Amanda Bayers are heartbroken after accidentally killing their son Jackson in February . Crushed: Jackson was hit by the front wheels of the vehicle backing up and when the front wheels back around, he essentially walked right into the side of the vehicle . After going back inside his house to find he son missing, he made the horrifying realization that he backed over Jackson with his truck. Jackson was hit by the front wheels of the vehicle backing up and when the front wheels back around, he essentially walked right into the side of the vehicle. 'When I got out of the truck, I hopped out of the truck to run to the back door and hopped up on the stoop and the back door was wide open,' Brian said. Bayer said he wishes he could have done something to prevent his son's cruel fate and describes himself as the kind of father who would check the floor to make sure there was no change or small objects his son could accidentally swallow. 'I went flying out the back door basically to see him on the driveway, and um…he had already been hit at that point in time and I had backed over him,' he added. 'I never saw him at any point in time. Jackson was hit by the front wheels of the vehicle backing up. When the front wheels back around, he essentially walked right into the side of the vehicle, ‘he continued. Loving father: Brian Bayers was a loving father who tried to take all safety measures for Jackson . Miss him dearly: The Bayers say they will miss their son and that they would do anything to have him back . Brain called 911 and his wife Amanda who was at work at the time. Amanda told WAVE she rushed home and held her sons lifeless and bloodied body for hours. 'I immediately wanted to hold him and held him for hours,' Amanda told WAVE. 'I think just kissed him and rocked him, we took him back to his room. I just kept saying, "Why?"'she added. The Bayers say they are sharing their story so that other parents don't make the same mistake. They say that parents should have some kind of safety lock and not leave door open if their child is unattended, even momentarily. 'If we can save one child’s life by this and prevent one family from the kind

Summary: Brian Bayers tearfully told the story of how he accidentally ran over his son after leaving the door to his house open . He backed over his 18-month-old son Jackson and killed him . Brian Bayers' wife Amanda rushed home and held her sons lifeless and bloodied body for hours .


The mother of a mentally ill daughter who killed herself last month has revealed how her condition worsened over years and eventually drove her to suicide. Doris Fuller's daughter, Natalie, 28, suffered from bipolar disorder and psychosis, and died when she stepped in front of a train in Baltimore, Maryland, last month. And in the wake of her death, Fuller has written about how her illness, which went undiagnosed until her early 20s, and said she was 'the bravest person I have ever known'. Scroll down for video . Opening up: Doris Fuller's daughter Natalie, left with her mom, killed herself last month - and now Fuller has opened up about how Natalie's bipolar disorder and psychosis led to her death . The mother and daughter pair had shot to fame in 2004 when they collaborated on a parenting guide based on Natalie being totally honest with her mother about whatever she was asked. Bestseller: Natalie opened up to her mom - and the result was this popular parenting book . In a long article about her daughter's life for the Washington Post, Fuller wrote how their famously close relationship was changed for good when Natalie had her first psychotic episode at the age of 22, after she had left for college. Fuller wrote: 'In the span of a few weeks she went from being a dazzling young adult with the world at her feet to a psych-ward patient with an arrest record.' Summarizing her last years, she said: 'My daughter lived more than six years with an incurable disease that filled her head with devils that literally hounded her to death, and she did it while laughing, painting, writing poetry, advocating and bringing joy to the people around her. 'She was the bravest person I have ever known, and her suicide doesn’t change that.' And though medicines and proper treatment gave Natalie her life back for a time, she eventually decided to stop taking her meds, which brought her troubles back, even more acute than before. In a mental health documentary video filmed in 2014, Natalie described the worst lows of her condition, in which she said terrifyingly real voices would tell her to hurt herself. She told the cameras: 'I believed that everything happening to me was real, and I thought that I was acting fine. 'But my mom and my brother and everyone around me could see something that I couldn't see. 'Even though [the voices] were telling me to hurt myself and do horrible things to myself, I still listened to them because I had a relationship with them. I thought they were real.' Although Natalie, a keen artist who sculpted, painted and wrote poetry, often seemed fine while on medication, Fuller told how her future seemed a little bleaker every time she relapsed. Difficulties: Natalie (left in 2014) was not diagnosed with a mental health problem until she was 22 - before then she had a regular childhood (right). She told how as she grew older voices started telling her to harm herself . Growing up: As

Summary: Natalie Fuller, 28, stepped in front of a train in Baltimore last month . Mother Doris shared an account of her life this week in heartfelt article . Told how she was diagnosed with psychosis and bipolar disorder aged 22 . Pair wrote bestselling book, Promise You Won’t Freak Out, in 2004 . Featured nationally on network news and was featured on Oprah .


British exports to the rest of the world are surging ahead of those to the European Union, official figures showed yesterday. It is the first time since records began that such sales of UK goods have outstripped those to the EU for six months in a row. Previously they have beaten EU exports on a quarterly basis – or three months – but never for such a sustained period. The figures appear to vindicate David Cameron's 'mercantile' foreign policy, which has seen him lead trade missions all over the world in order to refocus trade away from the EU's struggling economies. They are also a major rebuff to Tony Blair, who claimed in a speech this week that quitting the EU would cause 'significant damage to our economy'. Meanwhile eurosceptics will seize on the figures as evidence that Britain could carve out a prosperous future outside the EU. The news that British sales to the rest of the world are surging ahead of those to Europe is a major blow to former Prime Minister Tony Blair's claim that leaving the EU would damage the economy . The figures appear to vindicate David Cameron's 'mercantile' foreign policy, which has seen him lead trade missions all over the world . But total sales of British goods overseas have fallen to the lowest level for nearly five years amid warnings that the strong pound and weak eurozone are acting like a 'straitjacket' on exporters. The slump will come as a setback for the Government ahead of the General Election next month. Britain has exported more goods to Europe than the rest of the world since the UK joined the Common Market in the 1970s. Exports to the Continent were worth £147.9billion in 2014 compared with £144.9billion to non-EU countries. But the gap has been closing in recent years as the crisis in the eurozone has hit demand for British-made goods and UK firms looked further afield for business. Exports to the EU in the three months to February were 7.4 per cent lower than a year earlier at £34.4billion. At the same time, sales of goods stamped 'Made in Britain' to the rest of the world were up 4.2 per cent to £37.9billion. Matthew Elliott, chief executive of Business for Britain, said: 'These figures put the kibosh on the scaremongering from the pro-EU cabal that would have had us stuck in the euro today. 'The EU makes up a declining share of our trade yet its out-of-date rules make it harder for the UK to do business across the globe. 'With firms on the Continent so reliant on trade with the UK we are in a strong position to renegotiate our relationship inside the EU or secure a trade deal outside altogether.' British goods overseas have fallen to the lowest level for nearly five years amid warnings that the strong pound and weak eurozone are acting like a 'straitjacket' on exporters . In a ringing endorsement of Britain's EU membership this week, Mr Blair said: 'I believe passionately that leaving Europe would leave Britain diminished

Summary: Tony Blair said leaving EU would cause 'significant damage' to economy . Sales of UK goods to 'rest of the world' have outstripped Europe for first time . But total sales overseas have fallen to the lowest level for nearly five years . Strong pound and weak eurozone is 'acting like straitjacket' on exporters .


Arsenal, Newcastle United and Southampton have checked on Caen midfielder N'golo Kante. Paris-born Kante is a defensive minded player who has impressed for Caen this season and they are willing to sell for around £5million. Marseille have been in constant contact with Caen over signing the 24-year-old who has similarities with Lassana Diarra and Claude Makelele in terms of stature and style. N'Golo Kante is attracting interest from a host of Premier League clubs including Arsenal . Caen would be willing to sell Kante for around £5million .

Summary: N'golo Kante is wanted by Arsenal, Newcastle and Southampton . Marseille are also keen on the £5m rated midfielder . Kante has been compared to Lassana Diarra and Claude Makelele . CLICK HERE for the latest Premier League news .


Bobby Moore's granddaughter celebrated her wedding with an intimate family celebration in London yesterday. Poppy Moore, 23, wed her childhood sweetheart Sam Myers at Chelsea Register Office with only 12 loved ones before hosting a reception for 50 at the Mayfair Hotel. The bride wore a knee-length white dress and carried a bouquet of white roses, which poignantly also contained a picture of her father Dean, who died in 2011 aged 43. Scroll down for video . Poppy Moore married Sam Myers at Chelsea Register Office yesterday . Sam Myers with bride Poppy, her mum Sara and grandmother Tina Moore at Chelsea Register Office . She wore her hair in a half up-do, with a Sixties-style beehive - perhaps in reference to her grandfather's heyday. Her chic dress had white flower detail embroidered on the bodice, while layers of tulle gave the skirt extra volume. Among the guests were Poppy's mother Sara and her grandmother Tina, Bobby's first wife. Poppy was only 18 months old when her famous grandfather died in February, 1993. The England and West Ham legend who captained the 1966's World Cup winning side was only 51 when he lost his battle with bowel cancer. She and Bobby's two other grandchildren Freddie and Ava marked the 20th anniversary of his death in 2013 by placing the ball on the spot for a West Hame home game, the club he captained for ten years. Poppy Moore poses with her new husband Sam Myers and mum Sara . Poppy is also involved with the Moore Family Fund to fight bowel cancer. Her mother Sara told The Mirror: 'Bobby would’ve been very proud of his granddaughter and very happy. She is a beautiful young lady and a credit to us all. 'It was a very special day, it was lovely. Her father Dean would have been so proud of her, too. It’s such a shame that he couldn’t be with us.' The Moore family experienced tragedy when Poppy's father Dean died young. Poppy, who was just 19 at the time, paid an emotional tribute to 'the best man in my life'. Bobby, who would have been 74 yesterday, met his first wife Tina in 1957 and the pair, who lived in Chigwell, Essex, had two children Dean and daughter Roberta. They separated in 1984 and divorced in 1986 and Bobby got together with Stephanie Parlane-Moore, who he married in 1991. World Cup Hero Bobby Moore holds the trophy aloft after England's 1966 triumph . Poppy (left) and Bobby Moore's grandchildren Freddie Moore-Hobbs (centre) and Ava Moore-Hobbs (right) walk out to the pitch before the Premiership football match between West Ham and Tottenham at the Upton Park stadium, London, 25 February 2013 .

Summary: Poppy, 23, married childhood sweetheart, Sam Myers in Chelsea . Couple said vows in front of 12 guests before reception at Mayfair Hotel . Poppy carried picture of father Dean, who died in 2011, in her bouquet .


Many people have experienced the loss of a childhood pet, but for one little boy, a funeral for his goldfish was almost too much to bear. The pet in question? A goldfish, named Top. Brooke Geherman, from Alberta, Canada, posted a video of her young son, Kowen, sending off his beloved pet the right way: by flushing it down the toilet. Young Kowen is devastated by the loss of his pet goldfish, Top, and holds a toilet funeral . The home video is filmed by mother, Brooke Geherman, and sees Kowen stood in the family bathroom, cradling his deceased goldfish. She asks her son: 'Who's Top?' Kowen responds by pointing and responds solemnly: 'This one.' The young boy cradles the fish before kissing it repeatedly in a heartbreaking move . In a heartbreaking move, the young boy then proceeds to kiss the lifeless goldfish repeatedly. Canadian mum Brooke then asks: 'Where are you going to put him?' He gestures at the toilet and answers: 'In the toilet'. At which point, the boy drops the goldfish down the toilet and flushes it. As Top begins to circle the bowl, he looks at his mum in a mixture of surprise and shock . As the goldfish disappears, Kowen realises he will never see Top again and tears start brimming in his eyes . As the goldfish circles the bowl and disappears from sight, Kowen seems to come to the realisation that he will never see his goldfish again. He looks at his mum with tears brimming in his eyes, before bursting into tears. As he becomes more distressed, his mother comforts him, and he cries on her shoulder, shrieking the name of the fish repeatedly . The video is aptly captioned: 'Boy loses best friend'. It has so far racked up 374,551 views. One user commented comfortingly: 'Don't worry little boy, there's plenty of fish in the sea...' To which another user replied wistfully: 'But only one Top.'

Summary: Brooke Geherman posted video of her son, Kowen on YouTube . Young boy, from Alberta, Canada, cradles his deceased goldfish, Top . Kowen performs funeral by flushing goldfish before bursting into tears .


The family rift in France’s National Front deepened yesterday after founder Jean-Marie Le Pen pulled out of regional elections – but said his granddaughter should stand in his place. The 86-year-old’s announcement came after he infuriated his daughter Marine, the far-right party’s current leader, with a series of racist and anti-Semitic remarks last week. Mr Le Pen had repeated his claim that the Holocaust - in which the Nazis murdered six million Jews - was ‘a detail of history’ and had also praised France’s wartime leader Marshal Petain, who collaborated with Hitler. Keeping it in the family: National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, 86, right, angered daughter Marine, 46, and now wants granddaughter Marion Marechal-Le Pen, 25, to replace him in the regional elections . Next generation: Shortly after her grandfather's comments, Marion Marechal-Le Pen, 25, pictured with Le Pen in 2012, confirmed that she would seek the party’s nomination . His 46-year-old daughter had reacted furiously to the outburst, saying she would oppose his candidacy in regional elections in December and accusing him of ‘political suicide’. Now party founder Le Pen has told French publication Le Figaro that he will not stand in the south-east Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region ‘even though I think I am the best candidate’. He said it was because the party was at risk of being ‘dangerously weakened’ over what he called a severe but unjustified crisis over his comments. The former paratrooper, who remains the Front’s honorary president and will retain his seat in the European Parliament, said: ‘If I must make a sacrifice for the future of the movement, I would not be the one to cause it damage,’ Mr Le Pen said the best replacement candidate would be his grand-daughter Marion Marechal-Le Pen, 25, who confirmed shortly after that she would seek the party’s nomination. Family feud: National Front leader Marine accused her father of 'political suicide' after he called the Holocaust ‘a detail of history’ and had also praised France’s wartime leader Marshal Petain . Mr Le Pen told the magazine: ‘If she accepts, I think she would head a very good list (of candidates). She is certainly the best, I am not going to say after me, but she is.’ His granddaughter is seen as more socially conservative than her aunt. Unlike Marine, Marion was firmly against a 2013 law permitting same-sex marriage in France. Asked if he felt betrayed by his daughter, Mr Le Pen told Le Figaro Magazine: ‘Betrayed would be going a bit far, but let’s say I’m disappointed.’ A top party official, Florian Philippot, said on i-Tele television that Le Pen had discussed the decision with party leadership. By standing down, Mr Le Pen avoids possible formal exclusion as a candidate on Friday, when the National Front’s political bureau meets to designate who will run in the December election. Opinion polls see Marine Le Pen as likely to make it to the second round of 2017 presidential elections but not win.

Summary: National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen pulls out of regional elections . Criticized by daughter Marine over comments about the Holocaust . Le Pen Snr wants grand-daughter Marion Marechal-Le Pen to replace him .


Testimony got under way Tuesday in the murder trial of a 24-year-old Kentucky woman who is accused of fatally shooting her lawyer boyfriend in the face in 2012. Shayna Hubers has been charged with murder in the October 12, 2012, of 29-year-old Ryan Poston inside his condominium in Highland Heights, Ohio. Hubers, who was 21 at the time, claimed she was acting in self-defense because the young attorney was shoving and hitting her, but during an interview with police she was quoted as telling a detective she gave Posten 'the nose job he wanted.' Gun-toting girlfriend: Shayna Hubers (left), 24, is on trial in the 2012 shooting death of her lawyer boyfriend, 29-year-old Ryan Poston . Crime scene: Police say Hubers shot Poston six times inside his Highland Heights, Ohio, condominium . On the first day of testimony Tuesday, jurors were shown a video of the defendant’s interview with police following the slaying. 'He was screaming at me at the top of his lungs after he had thrown me around the room,' the woman told a detective sitting across from her, reported Cincinnati.com. ‘I shot him enough times to kill him,’ she said, ‘so that he wouldn't suffer... He was laying there, twitching and making noises, and I shot him in the head. ‘I was watching him die. it was painful to watch him die and to know that I had done that,' reported WCPO. Hubers then described her late boyfriend of one year as 'vain' about his looks. ‘I shot him right here,’ she said in the video as she pointed to her nose. ‘I gave him his nose job he wanted.’ Gallows humor: Jurors were shown a videotaped police interview with Hubers, in which the woman, then 21, said Poston was 'vain' and she gave him the 'nose job he wanted' by shooting him in the face . Troubled: Poston's family described his relationship with Hubers, left, as tumultuous and said that the 29-year-old was trying to end it . Prosecutors argued that the woman intentionally shot the attorney six times across a table, including once in the face, after Poston tried to end their relationship. Hubers' attorneys have maintained that their client shot Poston to protect herself. During questioning, Hubers explained to detectives that she went to Poston's home ‘with the best intentions’ not to kill him, but to convince him to work out their differences and mend their relationship. But when she arrived, Poston allegedly 'resorted to violence.' The woman said the lawyer made fun of her speaking voice, insulted her family, and physically assaulted her by pushing and dragging her around. She detailed how the 29-year-old victim allegedly pushed her down against the arm of the couch and threw her against furniture in the moments before the first shot rang out. ‘He said, “You're just a hillbilly from Kentucky.” And I am. I guess the hillbilly came out in me, and I took up for myself,’ she told police in the recording played in court. Hubers’ trial is expected to last two weeks. She is being held

Summary: Testimony got under way in murder trial of 24-year-old Shayna Hubers accused of killing Ohio lawyer Ryan Poston in 2012 . Jurors were shown videotaped police interview with Hubers, where she claimed she shot Poston in self-defense . Hubers, then 21, told police she shot Poston in the face and then fired again to put him out of his misery . Hubers described Poston was 'vain' to detectives and said she gave him the 'nose job he wanted' by shooting him in the face . Woman told police how Poston allegedly pushed and shoved her, and mocked her for being a 'hillbilly from Kentucky'


North Charleston police are facing growing accusations that killer cop Michael Slager would have got away with a cover up had a bystander video not emerged - as questions emerge over his colleagues' conduct after the shooting. Seven of Slager's fellow cops responded to his call forback-up after the shooting - as handcuffed Walter Scott lay dead or dying with five bullet wounds to the back. But the fact that his wounds were to the back do not feature in subsequent accounts of the shooting given to the media, or in the force's incident report filed after the shooting. Officers also told an internal report that they gave Scott CPR, but the video only shows them checking his pulse and standing over his body. One officer is also present when Slager picks up an object - allegedly his Taser - and puts it near Scott's body. Scroll down for video . Questions: Officer Clarence Haberdashem searches Walter Scott's handcuffed body in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. He later told colleagues that he administered CPR . Scott's father said of the incident: 'It would have never come to light [had video not emerged]. They would have swept it under the rug, like they did with many others.' Slager's former attorney had initially claimed that the officer fired on Scott during a struggle for his Taser and had felt threatened. 'When confronted, Officer Slager reached for his Taser — as trained by the department — and then a struggle ensued,' David Aylor said. 'The driver tried to overpower Officer Slager in an effort to take his Taser. [He] felt threatened and reached for his department-issued firearm and fired his weapon.' On Wednesday North Charleston Mayor Keith Sumney refused to answer a question on Slager's fellow officers' culpability, saying it would be addressed in the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division [SLED] investigation. There are also questions over discrepancies between responding officers' version of events in an internal incident report and what the witness video shows. It is not known what accounts those officers gave to the subsequent SLED investigation. The video of the shooting shows Officer Clarence Haberdasham was the first to arrive on scene as Scott lay handcuffed on the ground. As Haberdasham arrives, Slager runs back to position where he fired the fatal shots and appears to retrieve a dark object - claimed to be his Taser - and places it next to Scott's body. Haberdasham dons a pair of blue gloves, checks Scott's pulse, goes through his pockets and speaks on his radio and then walks away. Radio records show that an officer reported that Scott had gunshot wounds to the chest and right side and was 'unresponsive'. He later added that the vicitm had wounds to the back. Both Slager and Haberdasham stand over Scott's body, which remains handcuffed and face down. The same officer's account of events as reported in the NCPD incident report obtained by BuzzFeed is two sentences. The second reads: 'I attempted to render aid to the victim by applying pressure to the gunshot wounds and

Summary: Growing questions over the conduct of Michael Slager's fellow officers . Few questions appear to have been initially raised about Slager's account of a struggle . Other discrepancies between witness video and internal police report . Authorities refuse to day if any other officers will be disciplined . Civil rights leaders say of Slager's actions 'this would have been another cover up'


The romantics will pick Sean Dyche or Ronald Koeman, the statistics lovers will go for Jose Mourinho or, at a push, Arsene Wenger. But for me there is one standout contender for manager of the year and that's Louis van Gaal. Think about what he walked into and what he was expected to achieve in a short space of time. You can only be impressed. The stricken patient was fading fast, but the Dutch doctor hasn't just stuck plasters over the wounds, he's breathed life into a giant and resurrected it back to rude health. Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is among those in the running for manager of the year . United's players celebrate together during the derby win against rivals Manchester City . Wayne Rooney, Ashley Young and Juan Mata celebrate during the 4-2 win against City . Manuel Pellegrini is punching above his weight at City... the club MUST think big or forever remain small . Forget Eden Hazard and Michael Carrick... the best player in the Premier League this weekend was Leicester's Jamie Vardy . How stupid do some English football 'experts' look now? After the early-season defeats at MK Dons and Leicester City, they were laying into Van Gaal. They should have known better. When a manager as great as Van Gaal turns up in the Barclays Premier League, we should all be grateful to witness his genius at close quarters. So while he was busy trying to rectify the massive problems he inherited at Manchester United, there were too many who couldn't wait to hammer him for every single slip-up. And now they've all gone quiet as United cement their place in the top four. Job done – so far, at least. The critics will probably say he hasn't won anything. Listen, United were seventh last season, their defence was decimated in the summer, and this season the two big signings – Radamel Falcao and Angel di Maria – have, for different reasons, failed to hit the heights they achieved previously. Marouane Fellaini celebrates scoring in this brilliant photograph taken by Sportsmail snapper Ian Hodgson . Despite all of that, Van Gaal has taken United back to where they wanted to be – into the top four. In fact, it's mid-April and United are still in the title race (unlikely, but they're just a point behind Arsenal so of course they're still in it). Sunday's derby victory was utterly convincing. And it highlighted one of the biggest strengths of Van Gaal's reign at United so far – the way he has worked with and improved individual players. All of a sudden Ashley Young looks brilliant – it wasn't just Sunday, he's been arguably United's best player this season. How many managers could have made Young look convincing in a United shirt? At the start of the season I was asking the question about Chris Smalling and Phil Jones – could they make the centre-half spots their own? I think that question is still pertinent, but those two played very well against City and are starting

Summary: Manchester United 4-2 Manchester City: Click here for the match report . Louis van Gaal is in with a shout of winning manager of the year . Chelsea's Jose Mourinho and Southampton's Ronald Koeman are too . Sean Dyche could be in if he saves Burnley from relegation . ADRIAN DURHAM: Man City must think big or forever remain small .


Sir Bradley Wiggins' participation in the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire has been confirmed. The four-time Olympic champion, who left Team Sky after Paris-Roubaix on April 12, will ride for his eponymous team in the May 1 to 3 race, organisers have announced. Wiggins, the 2012 Tour de France winner, was not selected in Team Sky's 2014 squad for the race when it began in Yorkshire. Sir Bradley Wiggins will be riding for his eponymous team at the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire next month . The Tour de Yorkshire, which begins in Bridlington and finishes in Leeds, is a legacy of the Grand Depart and features Steven Burke, Mark Christian, Andy Tennant, Owain Doull and Jon Dibben in Team Wiggins. The quintet are all looking to be team-mates of Wiggins in the four-man, four-kilometre team pursuit at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Marcel Kittel, who won the opening stage of the Tour de France in Harrogate last summer, returns to Yorkshire with his Giant-Alpecin squad. The German sprinter, who has struggled for form in 2015, will be fancied for stage one to Scarborough and stage two from Selby to York, with both routes expected to finish in a sprint. The final Wakefield to Leeds stage is undulating and makes for a thrilling finale. The Team Sky squad is led by Rotherham's Ben Swift and Scot Andy Fenn, while two-time Olympic track champion Ed Clancy, who is from Huddersfield, rides for JLT-Condor. The four-time British Olympic champion left Team Sky after Paris-Roubaix on April 12 .

Summary: Sir Bradley Wiggins left Team Sky after Paris-Roubaix on April 12 . Tour de Yorkshire begins in Bridlington and finishes in Leeds from May 1-3 . Wiggins' eponymous team is completed by Steven Burke, Mark Christian, Andy Tennant, Owain Doull and Jon Dibben .


Arrest: Kayla Mooney, pictured, allegedly had sexual contact with a male student off campus last year . A 24-year-old high school teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a male student and for providing him with alcohol. Kayla Mooney, who is in her first year teaching science at Danbury High School in Danbury, Connecticut, turned herself into police at 5pm on Tuesday. Her arrest came after the school's administration contacted police in February with the allegations and the Danbury Police Department's Special Victims Unit launched a seven-week investigation. She was accused of engaging in sexual activity with the boy while off campus late last year, the News Times reported. Following the accusations, Mooney was also put on paid administrative leave on February 10. She is still on paid leave, according to the school district's superintendent. A judge granted police a warrant to arrest Mooney and she has now been charged with second-degree sexual assault and providing alcohol to a minor and was released without bail. Sal Pascarella, the superintendent of schools, sent high school parents a message on Tuesday to inform them of the teacher's arrest. 'We are all very disappointed that this has happened to one of our faculty members,' Pascarella said, but added: 'Obviously, there is a whole process we have to go through with this investigation. At this point, these are allegations.' School: Mooney, 24, is only in her first year of teaching science at Danbury High School in Connecticut . She is due in court on April 14. Mooney, who grew up in Danbury, attended North Dakota State University and Western Connecticut State University.. Property records show she still lives with her family in Danbury. She taught chemistry and physics classes at the school, the Danbury Daily Voice reported. She is the third area teacher to face sexual misconduct charges since February. The first, Sacred Heart University instructor Timothy Leonard, was put on leave on February 11 after allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in an SUV parked in a movie theater parking lot. Then a first-grade teacher, Brian Stroh, resigned from Bethel Elementary School on February 19 and has been charged with sexually abusing three children. He has been released on bail.

Summary: Kayla Mooney, who is in her first year teaching in Danbury, Connecticut, 'engaged in sexual contact with a male student off campus last year' She turned herself in on Tuesday following a seven week police investigation after administrators learned of the alleged relationship .


Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has claimed that Red Bull have launched a bid to buy the Championship club. Cellino, who is currently serving a Football League disqualification, said that Leeds' majority shareholder Eleonora Sport was considering the offer. But Leeds chairman Andrew Umbers said he was not aware of an offer from Red Bull when contacted by BBC Radio Leeds on Saturday morning. Leeds United are the subject of a takeover bid from Red Bull, according to owner Massimo Cellino . Cellino told the Yorkshire Evening Post that majority shareholders Eleonora Sport were considering an offer . Cellino told the Yorkshire Evening Post: 'There is an offer. I didn’t know about it but I spoke just now with Giampaolo Caboni, one of the directors of Eleonora Sport. 'He said Red Bull has made an offer for the club. The shareholder will have to think about it. I don’t know what they will do.' The soft drink giant already own three clubs - RB Leipzig in Germany, Red Bull Salzburg in Austria and MLS side New York Red Bulls - as well as two teams in Formula One. After being linked with a bid in November, Red Bull issued a statement saying: 'Red Bull has no plans to take over Leeds Utd nor take a stake in the club.' Cellino was disqualified from running the club in December after an Italian court found him guilty of tax evasion and his ban ends on May 4. The soft drink giants own three football clubs, one of them in Austria (pictured) called Red Bull Salzburg . New York Red Bulls from America's MLS take on Arsenal in a pre-season friendly last summer . Formula One teams Red Bull and Toro Rosso are also owned by the soft drinks company .

Summary: Red Bull have launched a bid to buy Leeds, Massimo Cellino says . Cellino says majority shareholder Eleonora Sport are considering offer . Leeds chairman Andrew Umbers later said he was unaware of offer . Cellino currently serving a Football League disqualification .


A British couple who are believed to have fled their Berkshire home with their four young children in a bid to escape to Syria have reportedly been arrested in Turkey. Asif Malik, 31, his partner Sara Kiran, 29, and their four children were caught on CCTV boarding a cross-Channel ferry from Dover earlier this month. Thames Valley Police believed they arrived in Calais, France, before travelling south down through Europe in a bid to flee to Syria. However, a Turkish official claimed today that the couple had been arrested in Ankara and are currently in custody with their four children - daughter Zoha, seven, and three sons Essa, four, Zakariva, two, and Yahya, one. Photos released by the Turkish government show Asif Malik (left) and his partner Sara Kiran (right) pushing prams for their young children. They have been arrested by police in Ankara as they tried to go to Syria . Asif Malik, 31, his partner Sara Kiran, 29, and their four young children have reportedly been arrested in Ankara, Turkey. The family of six have been missing from their home in Slough, Berkshire, since April 7 . The family, who were spotted on CCTV at Dover catching a ferry to France on April 8 (pictured), were not reported missing by their relatives until eight days later. Police fear they may have been trying to get to Syria . Malik, 31, who has fled the UK with his family, was pictured at a protest outside the Lebanese embassy in London in May last year holding a pro-ISIS poster. The large poster stated 'Stop Terrorism Against Sunnis' Earlier, British authorities had said that there was no suggestion the family was doing any fighting in Syria, and it was unclear whether they were sympathetic to members of the Islamic State group or Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But earlier today, the Mail revealed how Malik was pictured waving a flag in support of ISIS at a demonstration in London last year. The photograph shows Malik - a member of the banned UK extremist group al-Mujahiroun - holding a pro-ISIS sign at a protest against the arrest of hate preacher Omar Bakri Muhammad in May last year. The picture, taken by extremism researcher Jacob Michelson, shows the 31-year-old standing outside the Lebanese embassy in London brandishing a poster which reads 'Islamic State Is Solution', with the first letter of each word highlighted to spell out 'ISIS'. Bakri, who led a number of hate groups in Britain before being kicked out of the UK, was arrested in Lebanon in May, and is believed still to be in detention there. Earlier today Ms Kiran's family made an emotional appeal directly to her, urging her to get in touch so that they know the family is safe. 'We would like to urge you, Sara and Asif, to make contact with us and let us know that you and the children are safe,' relatives said in a statement. 'Sara, we want to let you know that we love you - we miss you, Asif and the grandchildren. You are

Summary: Asif Malik disappeared from UK with partner Sara Kiran and four children . Turkish official claimed today that the family have been arrested in Ankara . Malik, 31, was pictured holding 'ISIS' sign at a protest in London last year . Relatives of Ms Kiran today made emotional appeal for her to come home .


A size 28 woman who was a bridesmaid three times is celebrating shedding six stone - and is planning to walk down the aisle as a bride. Frankie Ruttledge, from Strensall, Yorkshire, weighed 18 stone 7lbs and had struggled with her weight all her life before dieting to a svelte size 10/12. The 24-year-old, who has been a 'fat bridesmaid' three times, ditched her diet of crisps for breakfast, pork pies for lunch and frozen pizza for dinner and dropped to 12 stone in less than two years. Frankie, pictured left at her Mum's wedding in 2010, always thought of herself as the 'fat bridesmaid' however she has now lost six stone and is looking forward to her own wedding . And now the Slimming World consultant is just one year away from walking down the aisle for a fourth time - to marry the love of her life Luke Haynes, 24. Frankie said: 'I have always been bigger - as a child I was always the biggest in my class. I just ate rubbish and had a really poor diet. I ate a lot of pasties and sausage rolls. 'I didn't think I'd ever be different. But then in September 2012 my sister asked me to be her bridesmaid and I promised her I would lose weight for her wedding. 'I wanted to look good for her wedding, but I just kept getting bigger and bigger - I couldn't shift the weight. Frankie poses with her fiance Luke Haynes, the pair are planning to marry next year and Frankie hopes to wear a size ten dress . 'It wasn't until that Christmas when my Aunty said to me she was shocked at how big I was, that it actually hit home. It was a bit of a rude awakening for me. I was mortified. 'When I lost the weight I actually sent her a card to say thank you. 'The bridesmaid dress they got for me was a size 28 - I was devastated. But in the end I fitted into a size 16 dress and I felt absolutely amazing that day.' Frankie was the Bridesmaid for many weddings over the years, by 2013 though (left) she had begun to lose weight and wore a size 16 dress for her sister's wedding . Frankie looks pleased as she holds up a pair of her own shorts. She has dropped from a size 22 to a size 10/12 . Frankie, who runs three Slimming World groups, was spurred on to turn her life around after a family member made a comment about how big she had gotten. And after her sister asked her to be a bridesmaid at her wedding - in May 2013 - Frankie gave it her all and watched as the pounds just seemed to drop off. Frankie joined a local Slimming World group and by changing her diet, and going to Zumba and aqua fit classes at the gym, she shed an amazing five stone in the first year. Breakfast: . Nothing. Crisps and dip as a snack

Summary: Frankie Ruttledge was always the 'fat bridesmaid' for her friends . The 24-year-old has since lost six stone after adopting a healthy diet . Frankie, from Yorkshire, is now planning her own wedding next year .


Britt McHenry is back to work. The disgraced ESPN sports reporter has been suspended for a week since footage emerged showing her unleash a vicious verbal attack on a single mother-of-three at a towing firm. Her car had been towed from the parking lot of a Chinese restaurant in Virginia, where she left it overnight on Easter Weekend. When she picked it up, infuriated, she resorted to insulting the employee's looks, intelligence, and social status. But despite viewers' calls for harsher punishment, the network has reinstated the 28-year-old to her role with a spot on SportsCenter this weekend. Confirming the news to Sports Illustrated, senior coordinating producer Seth Markman said: 'She knows she made a mistake. She’s owned up to it. I think she is just really anxious to get back to work.' Scroll down for video . She's back! Britt McHenry (left) has been reinstated as an ESPN sports reporter after being filmed attacking tow clerk Gina Michelle (right) for her looks and social status in a video the sparked mass outrage . Vicious: ESPN sports reporter Britt McHenry was suspended for one week after the April 6 video surfaced . Markman insisted 'she has a lot of potential as a reporter', adding, 'she is young, she’s learning some things, but I really do believe in her.' He continued: 'We had a conversation where we both talked about that it would take time and it will be hard. She knows that, and especially at the beginning. 'She realizes she will have to do her job really well and hopefully win back some of the trust of our viewers. We expect that from her, and I expect that from her. 'She did a great job for us on the NFL last year in some difficult situations and I have seen nothing that doesn’t make me think she will rebound from this. But she knows the first couple of assignments out of the box will not be easy.' Online petitions for McHenry to be fired reached 10,000 within a day of the footage being released. The verbal attack on April 6 was captured on a security camera as she paid to pick the vehicle up at the tow lot office, where clerk Gina Michelle was stood behind the counter. 'I’m in the news, sweetheart, I will f*****g sue this place,' McHenry can he heard saying in the video. Michelle can be heard warning McHenry she is being filmed and threatens to 'play your video'. McHenry seems unfussed, responding: 'That’s why I have a degree and you don't - I wouldn't work in a scumbag place like this. Caught red-faced: Incredibly, McHenry was warned that she was being filmed at the start of her ugly rant, however continued to insult the woman's looks, education and job on-camera . Unhappy customer: Britt McHenry leaving the towing company and flipping a finger to the cameras . Warning: Since Britt McHenry's outburst, this sign has been placed on the door of the Chinese restaurant . Scene of the tirade: This is the towing yard in Arlington, VA,

Summary: McHenry, 28, berated single mother Gina Michelle for towing her car . She insulted her looks and social status in footage that went viral . ESPN suspended the sports reporter for a week amid investigation . But despite thousands of calls for her to be fired, she returns this week .


A new financial survey has confirmed what Australians already know. We live in the most expensive country in the world. The annual survey from Deutsche Bank has shown that for the fourth consecutive year, Australians pay higher prices for a range of consumer goods and services than are paid in any other place. A survey has shown Australia to be most expensive country in the world for the fourth year in a row . A luxurious hotel room in Sydney will set you back around $1126 per night, $640 more than in New York . The survey uses the purchasing power parity index to determine the relative price levels to the US dollar. It found that Australian prices are at 112 per cent of the US, meaning that we pay $1.12 to every $US1. The United States remains the world's cheapest developed country. New Zealand came in as the second most expensive country in the world and the United Kingdom was third. The index used a wide-ranging scale of differently priced items to judge the most costly country in the world. Sydney has the most expensive five star hotel rooms in the world which cost an 132 per cent more than their equivalent in New York. A luxurious Sydney hotel room will set you back $1126 per night with New York being much more reasonable at $485. A two-litre bottle of Coca Cola also tops the charts in Australia at $4.30, 51 percent more than New York. While Brazil has the most expensive iPhone 6's at nearly double the price of the United States, Australia's iPhone's still cost over $151 more than America. The report found that Australian prices are at 112 percent of the US, meaning that we pay $1.12 to every $US 1 . Our public transport, petrol, cigarettes and taxi services also weigh in as more costly than America . Our public transport, petrol, cigarettes and taxi services also weigh in as more costly than America. However, on the flip side, a monthly gym membership in Sydney and Melbourne are nearly half the cost of New York prices. Sydney Business School is also more than half the cost of Harvard Business School in Boston. And when going to the movies is concerned, Australians will break even with it costing the same to see a movie in Sydney as it does in Hong Kong, Shanghai and New York.

Summary: Deutsche Bank survey confirms what Australians already know . For the 4th year straight Australia ranked as the world's costliest country . A 2-litre bottle of Coke costs 51 percent more than in New York . Biggest difference is hotel rooms, which are double the price of New York .


David Letterman stunned his Late Show audience into silence with a joke branded 'disrespectful to women' David Letterman stunned his Late Show audience into silence with a joke which has been branded as 'disrespectful to women'. The veteran host was attempting to warm up the studio audience ahead of his show on Monday when he made the off-colour gag. Letterman had just opened up questions to the floor, and fielded the first query of the night from a college employee, reported the New York Post. They asked what advice the scandal-hit comic would give to this year's graduates. Letterman, who was in 2009 forced to admit to string of affairs, said: 'Treat a lady like a wh–e, and a wh–e like a lady.' But the joke received a frosty reception from the shocked crowd. After being met with stunned silence, the host attempted to recover by offering further advice to graduates to 'eat salad' and 'always be nice'. However, several audience members at the Ed Sullivan Theater were furious over the sexist joke. Retired Jerry Stockton, from Virginia, called it 'disrespectful to women' while another, who would not be named, said it had been an 'odd choice' for the first joke of the evening. The gag is thought to have been a reference to a saying by 1930s screenwriter Wilson Mizner. Scroll down for video . Joe Logan, 41, from Pennsylvania, told the New York Post: 'Younger people watch his show. We already live in a culture that objectifies women, it's not right to make a joke like that.' A Letterman spokesman said he could not 'confirm the accuracy' of Monday's failed joke and would not comment further. But a source close to the show insisted 'It got a big laugh.' Letterman carried on with the show which had guests including John Travolta and Amy Schumer, star of her eponymous Comedy Central show, 'Inside Amy Schumer.' Old friends: David thanked John for being his friend over the decades during Monday's show. It was during a Monday warm up that he made the gag . The Grease actor, 61, had tried to bring his son Ben on to meet his 'old friend' Letterman but the nervous youngster had fled the stage into his mother's arms. The host later offered some advice to Schumer and instructed her to 'do something now that you'll regret.' So the comedienne immediately lifted her dress and flashed... her surfing scar to a relieved-looking Letterman. In October 2009, the veteran host of the Late Show had been forced to admit to a string of affairs live on air by a blackmailing producer. The host made the shocking revelation on his show that he had cheated on his wife, Regina Lasko, whom he had only married that March. He made the confession after becoming the victim of an extortion plot concocted by a then-CBS producer, Robert Halderman, who demanded $2 million in exchange for his silence over the affairs. Letterman is now planning to retire from the show after more than 20 years of hosting on May 20. Good times:

Summary: David Letterman made the joke while warming up his Late Show audience . College staffer asked what advice the 'scandal-scarred' comic could give . The host told them 'Treat a lady like a wh–e, and a wh–e like a lady' Joke was met with stunned silence with some branding it 'disrespectful'


Manchester City's captain Vincent Kompany, manager Manuel Pellegrini and head of youth development Patrick Vieira were in attendance to watch the club's Under 18s side fall to a 3-1 defeat by Chelsea in the FA Youth Cup final final first-leg. Big-spending City, who have invested millions into ready-made first-team stars over the last few transfer windows, are often criticised for the lack of young players to come through their academy ranks. So, it was reassuring to see Kompany and Pellegrini at the game on Monday night, even if was to witness a loss. Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany (right) watches the club's Under 18s side take on Chelsea . Sadly, Kompany witnesses a 3-1 defeat as Chelsea take a strong lead in the FA Youth Cup final first-leg . City manager Manuel Pellegrini (third from right) also attends the Academy Stadium on Monday night . Pellegrini watches on as City's youngsters fall to a 3-1 defeat in the FA Youth Cup final first-leg on Monday . City's head of youth development and former midfielder Patrick Vieira also attends the game on Monday . In-form forward Tammy Abraham fired Chelsea ahead in the seventh minute with a stunning volley, but that lead didn't last long with City responding through Isaac Buckley's slick low finish inside the box two minutes later. But Abraham restored the visitors' lead before half-time, hooking the ball into the net with an improvised and acrobatic finish at close-range from a corner - his 36th goal this term. Dominic Solanke then sealed the win for Chelsea two minutes from time, latching onto a Charly Musonda through ball and slotting coolly past the keeper. It remains to be seen how many of either of these sides' young stars will progress on to their respective first-teams. Chelsea's first-team are currently top of the Premier League table, while Manchester City's are fourth. Chelsea's Jake Clarke Salter (left) slides to block a shot from Manchester City's Manuel Garcia (right) Chelsea forward Dominic Solanke (right) celebrates after scoring his side's third goal against Chelsea . Chelsea's Tammy Abraham (right) tussles for possession with City's Garcia (left) on Monday night . Chelsea's Issiah Brown (right) shields the ball away from the challenge of the oncoming Pablo Matteo (left)

Summary: Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany and manager Manuel Pellegrini attended the first-leg of the FA Cup Youth final against Chelsea . Head of youth development Patrick Vieira was also at the ground . City's youngsters fell to a 3-1 defeat at the club's Academy Stadium .


Bumping into Peter Stringfellow in Mothercare in Palma just over a year ago was not such a big surprise, since we both have houses in Majorca where I now live most of the year. However, it was a scene that would have amused anyone who had known us both, or had read about us in gossip columns, in our heyday in the Eighties. There we were, two gentlemen in our 70s; me, a former newspaper editor and Peter a well-known businessman, with more than our fair share of silver hair. We were both pushing a buggy with a tiny baby inside: me, my son Ben, now four, who was born when I was 73; Peter, his daughter Rosabella, who arrived when he was 72. Our beautiful and much younger wives (a 40-year gap in his case, 25 in mine) were there too and it was smiles and congratulations all round. Donald Trelford (left) had his son Ben (back right) when he was 73 and his daughter Poppy (held by Donald) when he was 76-years-old . Since then Claire, 52, and I have had a second child, Poppy, while it has just been announced that 74-year-old Peter and Bella are expecting a sibling for their 20-month-old daughter. I was 76 when Poppy came along last May, making me, I believe, the oldest living British new father. So what advice could I give to other would-be septuagenarian fathers? Well, I know from experience that two children are more than twice the work of one. You have two minds and sensitivities to cope with, so to prevent jealousy equal attention is essential. For example, as she is only ten months old, Poppy’s cot is in our bedroom. Much effort is required to stop Ben thinking he is being excluded when he sleeps on his own. Then there’s the feeding, the nappy changing, the crying in the night and the wearying lack of sleep. The sheer physical effort of coping with children at this age can be demanding. So much so that I have to take a brisk daily walk and use an exercise bike and some modest weights to revive my shrinking muscles. After all, toddlers can be heavy and buggies even heavier. Then there is the manhandling of a mountain of luggage whenever we travel: suitcases, car seats, pushchairs, carry-cots and toys. Travelling with children is not easy, anyway, as I once discovered when I was bringing Ben back to Majorca on my own after a family trip to the UK. We were in the two seats nearest the window, with a rather formidable-looking lady, casually flicking through the pages of a style magazine, in the aisle seat. The plane had just taken off and was still climbing (with the lavatory off-limits) when I detected a terrible smell. Ben’s nappy had overflowed on to the seat (note to nappy manufacturers: make them higher at the back). I worked away frantically with wet wipes and a plastic bag, worrying about the people sitting nearby. Fortunately, the lady in the aisle seat appeared to be lacking

Summary: What's it like to become a new parent in your seventies? Donald Trelford became a father for the sixth time aged 76 . He shares the pain and pleasure of raising two toddlers in the twilight years .


A parody video that mocks American skiers and plays on stereotypes about US tourists has gone viral on the internet, but not all viewers are finding it amusing. The profanity-laced comedy sketch by 26 Minutes, a news satire programme broadcast by Radio Television Suisse, follows ‘Jeff Randl’, who travels to Switzerland to compete in Xtreme Verbier. With more than 300,000 views on YouTube since late March, some viewers said they were offended or didn’t find the humour in the show’s over-the-top depiction of Americans on the slopes in Switzerland. The comedy sketch follows 'Jeff Randl', who travels to 'Sweden' to compete in Xtreme Verbier . Jeff, portrayed by one of the French-language show’s presenters, is a blonde, mop-haired snowboarder who tells the camera he has travelled from Lake Forest, California to ‘Sweden’ to compete in the freeriding event. The Bible-toting and pot-smoking character plays on the usual stereotypes about US tourists – from being loud and inconsiderate to arrogant and less worldly. Scenes show Jeff smoking a ‘joint’ while travelling up the mountain on a gondola, saying ‘Excuse me, I’m American’ as he pushes his way past other skiers or snowboarders, and barrelling down the slopes without care or caution. At one point, Jeff tells the camera: ‘Sweden, I think that’s one of the 50 states of Europe or something. I don’t like it too much here, you don’t give a s*** what people are saying.’ Jeff (right) offends others by being loud, jumping queues and smoking marijuana on a gondola . He later takes offence to a rainbow-coloured gondola, saying: ‘Hey, this machine is gay. I don’t like it.’ The end of the video shows Jeff being buried in an ‘avalanche’ and pulling his Bible out of his jacket. When he is hauled out of the snow by a rescue team, he believes he is saved by God and shouts: ‘I’m American, and God bless America.’ The video has received mixed reviews on YouTube, although the majority of comments appear to be from those who found humour in the satire. The snowboarder takes offence to a rainbow-coloured gondola at the Swiss ski resort of Verbier . Of the negative reviews, one viewer wrote: ‘Kind of offended by this, definitely not entertained. Pretty poorly thought out satire.’ Another said: ‘Still trying to find the funny in this.’ Of those who found it funny, one viewer said: ‘I’m an American… and I freaking love this’. Another wrote: ‘Gotta love the Bible toting Californian surfer dude who snowboards… All it needed was for him to eat a Big Mac.’ Jeff holds his Bible after he was 'buried' in an avalanche and pulled from the snow by rescuers . Comedian Vincent Kucholl, who played the role of Jeff, told Swiss newspaper Le Matin that he has enjoyed seeing the response from Americans, and he rejected suggestions that the sketch was racist. He said: ‘It’s funny that they are reacting ... but we did nothing wrong. This was for people here, not in America.’ He told the newspaper that viewers' reactions suggests that Americans have less

Summary: Comedy sketch mocked US skiers at the Swiss mountain resort of Verbier . It portrays a boorish, pot-smoking snowboarder named Jeff Randl . Plays on stereotypes that American tourists are rude and less worldly . Clip was produced for a news satire programme on a Swiss TV station . It has been viewed more than 300,000 times on YouTube .


George and Amal Clooney have returned to Italy to celebrate her birthday with a three-day, star-studded party, it has been reported. The actor and his human rights lawyer wife are understood to have invited friends to their mansion on Lake Como. The party is a belated celebration of Mrs Clooney's 37th birthday in February, according to a source. Scroll down for video . Amal and George Clooney are understood to have invited friends to their Lake Como home for a belated celebration of her 37th birthday . Stella McCartney Sleeveless Marine Embroidery Dress . Get a similar style at Neiman Marcus . Visit site . By now we've all realized that Amal Clooney has a closet full of designer clothes for every day of the week. The British barrister cut a striking figure back in March when she attended an event with her husband, George Clooney, in this Stella McCartney dress. The sleeveless shift featured a see-through mesh design on both sides showing just a hint of skin but still keeping it classy. The form fitting silhouette highlighted Amal's slim physique. Unfortunately this style is all sold out, but you can get your hands on a similar option at Neiman Marcus by clicking right. As for alternatives, we've got plenty in the carousel below. We're especially smitten with the embroidered panels of the BCBG creation and the lace sleeves on the Reiss number. Keep the look simple with black heels and a box clutch and you'll score major style points. BCBGMAXAZRIA Eloisa Embroidered Trim Dress (now $238.80) Visit site . Sugarlips Blue Belle Embroidered Dress at Dillard's . Visit site . Reiss Cersei Lace Sleeve Shift Dress . Visit site . Sue Wong Sleeveless Embroidered Tulle Dress at Nordstrom . Visit site . Among celebrities expected to attend the exclusive event are Mr Clooney's Oceans 11 co-stars Matt Damon and Brad Pitt. The couple, who also have homes in Los Angeles and Berkshire, married in Venice in September. A source told The Times that strict security measures were in place around Villa Oleandra, the couple's lakeside home, ahead of the event. It comes after local Italian authorities imposed harsh rules to allow the stars more privacy. Earlier this month the mayor of Laglio - the exclusive community in which the house is set - increased fines to 500 euros for anyone caught loitering around the property. Strict security rules are in place ahead of the event, with local Italian authorities warning that anyone caught loitering outside the couple's home (above) will face fines of up to 500 euros . Among guests rumoured to have been invited to the party is Matt Damon (pictured at the Clooneys' wedding in September) and Brad Pitt with wife Angelina Jolie (right) Denying claims he had introduced 'a Clooney fine', Mayor Roberto Pozzi said the rules were designed to avoid 'dangerous situations' and ensure 'the circulation of boats in the lake'. Last summer a similar 'no go' order was issued to prevent paparazzi boats from lingering in the vicinity. Mr Clooney, 53, bought Villa Oleandra in 2002

Summary: George and Amal Clooney expected to host celebrity friends this weekend . The couple invited guests to their Lake Como villa, according to a source . Italian authorities imposed fines for anyone caught loitering around villa . Mrs Clooney, a humans right lawyer, turned 37 at beginning of February .