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[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Arsene Wenger is adamant his squad is ready to challenge for the title and believes they will be crowned Premier League champions within three years. Arsenal are 13 points adrift of pacesetters Chelsea after an indifferent start to the season which has seen them win just five times in the league and crash out of the Capital One Cup at the first hurdle against Southampton. But ahead of his side’s clash against the Saints on Wednesday, Wenger, under fire from a portion of Arsenal supporters, insists his side can turn their fortunes around. Lukas Podolski and Alexis Sanchez in training for Arsenal ahead of their clash against Southampton . Laurent Koscielny takes on Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey as Arsenal are put through their paces . Danny Welbeck, in training at Arsenal's London Colney on Tuesday, scored against West Brom last time out . Asked if he could win his fourth title as Arsenal boss before his contract expires in 2017, Wenger said: ‘Of course. We have not started very well, but we never had the squad together since the start of the season. It was a post-World Cup start typically. ‘I think we have what is requested to do it. We have to fight like mad now to come back as much as possible to show that we can compete in every single game.’ Arsenal have gone 10 years since they last won the Premier League, but claimed their first silverware since 2005 after winning the FA Cup last year. And despite Chelsea emerging as runaway favourites to win the title, Wenger insists the race isn’t over. Arsene Wenger speaks to Calum Chambers ahead of Arsenal's clash against Southampton on Wednesday . VIDEO Wenger pleased with return to defensive . Some Arsenal supporters have vented their frustrations towards Arsene Wenger in recent times . ‘We have fought many times for the title. People always remember who won it, but the fight has been very tight for long periods in the last eight or nine years. We have a big competition in England, we have to accept that. ‘The Premier League level goes always up and this season Chelsea have started very well. They will be difficult to catch, but everybody will fight to come back on them. ‘After 13 or 14 games, you cannot say that the title race is over. You cannot say that is not catchable.’ Arsenal tackle Southampton at the Emirates with injury concerns over Nacho Monreal and Kieran Gibbs, which could see Mathieu Flamini asked to play in defence. Hector Bellerin, 19, is also on stand-by." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Arsene Wenger is confident his side can be crowned champions again .\nArsenal have struggled this season and are 13 points adrift of Chelsea .\nBut Wenger believes everything is in place to challenge for the title .\nArsenal face Southampton at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "They might be famous for their sun-kissed skin but where fake tan is concerned, Essex girls are mere amateurs, according to a new report. Geordies take the top spot as Britain's biggest bronzers as it was revealed that Newcastle sells the most tanning products in the UK. The research comes from Debenhams which conducted a study to uncover the nation's make-up habits. Scroll down for video . Newcastle girls like Geordie Shore's Vicky Pattison, left, and Charlotte Crosby are Britain's biggest bronzers . Essex girls may love their year-round colour but sales of fake tan are 13 per cent higher than the national average in Tyneside. Reality star Vicky Pattison from Geordie Shore has even released her own line of faux glow, VIP Tan with shades including Golden Goddess, Bronze Babe and Tropical Tan. In fact, Essex failed to secure the place of runner-up as Manchester's sales of 8 per cent above average clinched second place for the city, just marginally ahead of Liverpool (7 per cent). However, foundation is the true beauty staple for northern women, accounting for a third of all cosmetics spend in Newcastle, Manchester and Liverpool. Essex girls are the biggest fans of false eyelashes with TOWIE stars like Sam Faiers helping to boost sales . Eye make-up is the biggest seller in Leeds and Sheffield, with eyeliner top of the sales charts there, at 6 per cent above the average. Yet mascara, eye lash curlers and eye shadow are more popular in Birmingham than anywhere else (8 per cent above average sales). The Only Way Is Essex stars such as Amy Childs, Lauren Pope and Sam Faiers have been credited with boosting sales of false eyelashes in their county. More fake lashes are sold in Essex than anywhere else in the UK, with sales 11 per cent higher than the average. Meanwhile, TOWIE hunks including Mark Wright and Joey Essex are thought to be behind the increased demand for male grooming products. Former TOWIE star Mark Wright, recently voted off Strictly Come Dancing, has helped boost male grooming . Sales of hair care, moisturiser and facial scrubs for men are 14 per cent higher here than the average across the country. Yet in London, staying young takes priority. Sales of anti-ageing products, like wrinkle-busting serums, are 9 per cent above average. Perfume is also most popular in the Capital, accounting for a 4 per cent higher spend here than in other areas. In Scotland, shoppers splash out the most on dry skin products such as hand cream and lip balm (3 per cent above average). Wales's cities Cardiff and Newport show strong demand for lipstick (6 per cent above average), just ahead of the Midlands cities of Nottingham, Leicester and Derby (sales 5 per cent above average). In Bristol, sales of nail varnish are up 13 per cent on other areas but apart from blusher, make-up sales are below average. Debenhams' health and beauty director, Sara Stern, says that beauty sales will soar even further in the run-up to Christmas. She said: 'We generally always see a peak in make-up, fragrance and skincare sales before Christmas and it's fascinating to see how buying habits differ across the country. 'At this time of year there is more emphasis on metallics and glitter for the eyes and cheek bones and pearlescent lipsticks and glosses as women definitely like to add some sparkle to their festive party look.' Sara added that the results of the study had come as quite a surprise and adds that reality TV shows such as The Only Way Is Essex had definitely aided the change in beauty habits. 'There are also some clear regional trends, as well as a few surprises, such as Newcastle topping Liverpool and Essex for all things bronzed. 'The size of sales of male grooming products in Essex immediately brought to mind Joey Essex and Mark Wright who are famous for their immaculate hair, using moisturiser and having facials. 'But in recent years many men across the country have become far more knowledgeable about the benefits of skin and hair products and are open about buying and using them.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sales of tanning products are highest in Newcastle and Manchester .\nTOWIE reality stars have helped boost sales of false eyelashes in Essex .\nLipstick is Cardiff's top beauty buy, while perfume peaks in London ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Anyone taking a stroll down this central London street might be forced to do a double take when they see this unusual property. With its front doors high up in the air and its roof running along the pavement, this building has seemingly been flipped upside down. Artist Alex Chinneck built the new facade on to the existing building to create the new piece of art for the annual Merge Festival in London. Artist Alex Chinneck turns the world on its head by creating this upside-down house in London . The 29-year-old, who lives in Hackney, east London, started work on the piece in October, the day after his 'sliding house' in Margate had been completed. He has worked with a range of construction companies since October to create the artwork, called Miner On The Moon, on a building in Blackfriars Road, London, which is due to be demolished. Mr Chinneck said: 'I'm keen on this idea that when people go to an art gallery they go there through choice and they enter into that experience. 'But with public sculpture, people don't necessarily make that choice - they may not like the artwork or may not want the artwork and therefore I think it's important for the work to be able to disappear and not dominate its environment, but be harmonious with the environment. 'For that reason I used only the materials which feature across Southwark and Blackfriars so although the artwork is quite bold it also has subtlety and the ability to camouflage into its environment.' Built in 1780, the building was originally used as livery stables, housing horses and carriages for hire. Mr Chinneck created the artwork as part of the annual Merge Festival, in London . Mr Chinneck (right) has worked with a range of construction companies since October to build the piece . The access through the building was also used to transport live cattle and goods from the courtyard to trade along the Thames. Mr Chinneck said the conecpt for the artwork had been inspired by the shape of the building and the links to its heritage. He said: 'The original building had been conceived with a function in mind. 'There was a yard at the back of the building and that was used to store cattle and the alleyway that is now used for vehicular access was used to move cattle and they would lead the cattle to the Thames and to the market. 'Because the shape of the building was so closely intertwined with its heritage, I created a concept, an artwork, that actually responded to the shape of the building. Mr Chinneck started work on his latest piece after completing this 'sliding house' in Margate . 'So I have created seemingly two buildings which are seemingly upside down.' The building itself was used as a residential unit for families and workers. In 1880 the ground floor shop unit changed use and was listed in the local Post Office as a Pawn Broker, while the passageway to the side was used to gain access to the Tress and Co site. From the 1800’s onwards the history of the building is unknown. Donald Hyslop, chairman of Better Bankside and Head of Partnerships at Tate Galleries, said: 'In the space of little over a decade, Bankside has been transformed into one of the most unique places in London, the UK and internationally for a cultural, business, residential and visitor experience. 'We are immensely proud that these artists are giving their time to help us celebrate that success through the Merge festival.' Other works by Mr Chinneck includes a factory in Tudor Road, Hackney, with 312 identially smahed windows." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Artist Alex Chinneck created the piece for annual Merge Festival in London .\nThe 29-year-old built the new facade on to the existing building .\nMr Chinneck started the project after completing a sliding house in Margate ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Gedis Grudzinskas, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, believes 'menstrual leave' would boost women's motivation and productivity when they are in the workplace . Women who suffer from period pains and feel under the weather each month should get paid leave, a leading doctor has suggested. Gedis Grudzinskas, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, believes 'menstrual leave' would boost women's motivation and productivity when they are in the workplace. He even goes as far as to question if a woman were to accidentally become pregnant, should her employer pay for the termination - although concedes that 'society is unlikely to be ready for that'. Mr Grudzinskas, formerly of St Bartholomew's Hospital in London - and who now practices in Harley Street - is a leading international figure in the field of Reproductive Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics. Explaining his reasoning, he told MailOnline: 'Some women feel really grotty when menstruating. Coming into work is a struggle and they feel lousy. 'When you feel like that, it's harder to take pride in your work or perform as well. This is about employers being sensible and aware.' Like maternity leave, he proposes the menstrual leave should not interfere with career progression or structure. 'It would be one to three days each month, separate to sick leave entitlement – it is not sickness, after all.' Menstrual leave is already recognised in some countries in Asia, such as Japan and Indonesia. The concept is believed to have started in Japan in the early 20th century. Writing in the journal Health Care for Women International, Alice J. Dan, of the University of Illinois, explains that menstruation leave first emerged as an issue in the 1920s and 1930s when employed women were mostly young, and working conditions for them were difficult. 'The lack of adequate sanitary facilities and materials made management of menstruation especially difficult for factory and transportation workers,' she said. As a result, it was bus conductors and textile workers who were among the first workers to request menstruation leave. Scroll down for video . 'Since the majority of women workers were under 21 and unmarried, menstruation leave had a broader appeal than maternity leave,' she adds. In Japan, legislation passed in 1947 permitted leave for any woman who 'suffered heavily' with menstruation or the work was 'injurious to her body during menstruation'. However it does not specify the number of days or whether the leave is to be paid. There was also a belief that taking leave while menstruating prevented problems during pregnancy and childbirth, such as miscarriage and premature labour. However the number of women taking up menstrual leave over the years declined. Ms Dan said reasons for this include the average age of women workers increasing - with older women having less need for the leave - and ambitious, career-minded women becoming increasingly concerned that taking it could harm their career prospects. Explaining his reasoning, Mr Grudzinskas told MailOnline: 'Some women feel really grotty when menstruating. Coming into work is a struggle and they feel lousy. When you feel like that, it's harder to take pride in your work or perform as well' Taiwan's current menstrual leave legislation guarantees female workers three days of menstrual leave a year, in addition to the 30 days of half-paid sick leave allotted to all workers. Indonesian women are entitled to take two days a month of menstrual leave, though many companies simply ignore the law, and others have even been accused of forcing women to 'prove' their need for time off, some reports have claimed. The concept is also being discussed in Canada. However when the issue was debated last year in the Russian Parliament, it caused uproar and was thrown out. Women's rights activists in the country reacted with anger to proposals by Mikhail Degtyaryov, a member of the nationalist LDPR party, who proposed the draft law to increase the protection of women at the workplace. In Japan, legislation passed in 1947 permitted leave for any woman who 'suffered heavily' with menstruation or the work was 'injurious to her body during menstruation'. Taiwan's current menstrual leave legislation guarantees female workers three days of menstrual leave a year, in addition to the 30 days of half-paid sick leave allotted to all workers. Indonesian women are entitled to take two days a month of menstrual leave, though many companies simply ignore the law, and others have even been accused of forcing women to 'prove' their need for time off, some reports have claimed. The concept is also being discussed in Canada. However when the issue was debated last year in the Russian Parliament, it caused uproar and was thrown out. 'During that period, most women experience psychological and physiological discomfort,' said Mr Degtyaryov, 32, who is married with two sons. 'The pain for the fair sex is often so intense that it is necessary to call an ambulance.' But human rights campaigners dismissed Mr Degtyaryov's idea as sexist. The matter reared its head recently at the Festival of Ideas in Cambridge. Mr Grudzinskas, who was on the panel, said: 'We heard from one man in the audience that women in a particular work-place in Indonesia were all absent on the same days. 'Was this menstrual synchrony - where the women experience their menstrual cycle at the same time? 'No one knows, but the wife of the employer stumbled upon these ladies shopping together in the local mall. 'He devised a plan where women were offered a bonus payment if they worked while menstruating - effectively a menstrual bonus. 'This resulted in full attendance in this workplace - I think it's brilliant - this boss is a smart cookie.' Mr Grudzinskas told MailOnline: 'The issue goes back 100 years when sanitary and hygiene facilities were different, when opportunities for women to look after themselves while menstruating were simply not there. 'Today, the issue is about enlightenment - that is what interests me. 'Menstrual leave will make people feel more happy and comfortable in the workplace, which is a positive thing.' He cites further examples of 'enlightenment' as Google, Facebook and Apple proposing egg freezing for female employees who are worried about their biological clocks. He also praises recent egg freezing initiatives proposed by Apple and Google for female staff . The idea of menstrual leave matter reared its head recently at the Festival of Ideas in Cambridge. Mr Grudzinskas, who was on the panel, said: 'We heard from one man in the audience that women in a particular work-place in Indonesia were all absent on the same days. 'Was this menstrual synchrony - where the women experience their menstrual cycle at the same time? 'No one knows, but the wife of the employer stumbled upon these ladies shopping together in the local mall. 'He devised a plan where women were offered a bonus payment if they worked while menstruating - effectively a menstrual bonus. 'This resulted in full attendance in this workplace - I think it's brilliant - this boss is a smart cookie.' 'These employers are being sensible and looking after the wishes of modern women in the workplace,' he said. 'And what many people forget is - women make up half the workforce. If they feel supported, they will be a happy and productive workforce. Maternity leave is just part of the deal.' So how would menstrual leave work, exactly? Would a woman have to prove she was menstruating? 'I don't think women should be shy about it,' said Mr Grudzinskas. 'There should be no proof needed - employers should take it on good faith.' He added: 'It's not a case of policing, it's about taking it on face value. Over time, records will show is there is a pattern of cycles, and so on.' And what of the critics who argue some women would abuse the system? 'I see it as an indication of how employers can be sensible to women in the workplace – and keep them there,' he told MailOnline. 'I am not suggesting the UK advocates it - but we could work out how to do it. 'If you want to keep everyone happy in the workplace, don't do Big Brother stuff, like CCTV in the toilets, just be fair and respect people and use your judgement.' And what about men, who will question why women should get up to 36 days of paid leave a year? 'Because,' he said. 'Do you want a cup of tea when you get home in the evening? 'Do you want your wife to be in pain?' 'It's not men who have to get pregnant, go through IVF and childbirth. 'Men will just have to understand.' He also praises recent egg freezing initiatives proposed by Apple and Google for female staff. He said: 'Apple and Google have done nothing more than acknowledge that women can and should manage their reproductive health and well being as they see fit, whether it is the contraceptive pill, having a termination of pregnancy for social reasons or exploiting IVF technology. 'Google should be applauded for its initiative. 'Will we soon hear about employers offering to pay for termination of pregnancy if unwittingly conceived in the workplace? 'Or is this a step too far for the nerds of Silicon Valley?' He added that all the changes in women's fertility and reproduction that came in the second half of the 20th century brought about considerable change and also caused a great deal of comment. 'The launch of the contraceptive Pill in 1961 has been described as the most significant medical advance of the 20th century and it was followed by the Abortion Act of 1967,' he said. 'These changes were all hotly debated at the time of their introduction but they have made an enormous change to women's ability to follow a career. '" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Gedis Grudzinskas, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, believes 'menstrual leave' would boost women's motivation and productivity .\nThe leave would also be separate to a woman's sickness entitlement .\nSays of men who will complain of the idea: 'It's not men who have to get pregnant, go through IVF and childbirth. Men will just have to understand'\nMenstrual leave is already a legal in countries such as Japan and Indonesia .\nAlso being discussed in Canada but was thrown out of Russian parliament ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A pregnant woman has safely given birth in hospital after a horror crash in New York last night that claimed the life of her 10-year-old daughter. Sara Friedman, 33, and her little girl Blima were crossing the street in Borough Park, Brooklyn, about 9.15pm when they were both struck down by a grey Honda minivan traveling north on 8th Avenue and 60th Street. Witnesses at the scene say the mother was screaming for her daughter after being pinned underneath the vehicle, but remained conscious throughout. The male driver, identified as 22-year-old Bilal Ghumman, had reportedly taken the car from his job as a valet parking attendant so that he could run an errand. Horror crash: Mother, 33, and her daughter, 10, were struck down by this minivan on 8th Ave in Borough Park, Brooklyn, on Tuesday night . Scene: Belongings were strewn across the road following the crash, which killed the 10-year-old girl . A shoe belonging to one of the victims is seen on the road in Borough Park, Brooklyn, on Tuesday night . Emergency crews were able to free Friedman from underneath the car, according to The Yeshiva World. The mother was rushed to Lutheran Medical Center and her daughter was transported to Maimonides Medical Center. While the mother's condition was said to be serious but stable, her daughter Blima was pronounced dead from severe trauma. Doctors took Friedman, who was nine months pregnant, straight into delivery. She gave birth to a baby girl and both were in a satisfactory condition on Wednesday. Ghumman was taken into custody on an outstanding marijuana warrant. The New York Daily News reported that he passed a breathalyzer at the scene. However, he was reportedly working as a valet at the time of the crash and was arrested for unauthorized use of a vehicle. He told police he had taken the car to buy cigarettes and a drink. On his Facebook page, Ghumman lists his job as a Rite Aid cashier. Investigation: Police have seized security footage from this store to determine whether to press charges . Closed: 60th Avenue was shut off on Tuesday night as police investigated the scene . Police will now determine whether Ghumman will charged over the crash. They have seized surveillance footage from a nearby 99 cent store. Footage taken at the scene showed a shoe and some other belongings strewn across the road. Witness Angel Santos told CBS New York the scene was upsetting . 'When I rounded the corner I saw the lady on the ground, the kid by her and she was holding her stomach,' he said. 'A guy was pacing — the guy from the car pacing. 'He wasn’t saying anything. He was just like, mad worried; he was just in total shock.' Sadly this is not the first time the family have been hit by tragedy. In 2009, another daughter of Sara and Yakov Friedman was critically injured in a house fire. The three-year-old girl suffered third degree burns following the fire in the home at 47th Street in Borough Park. The tot was able to survive the injuries and recovered. Tragedy: Yakov Friedman, father of the deceased 10-year-old, is seen here giving a speech thanking firefighters in 2009 for saving another daughter of his following a fire at their home ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Crash occurred 9.15pm Tuesday in Borough Park, Brooklyn .\nSara Friedman, 33, and her daughter, Blima Friedman, 10, were crossing 8th Ave in the rain .\nDriver Bilal Ghumann, 22, arrested at the scene on outstanding warrant .\nMother gave birth in hospital and is stable, along with her baby .\nDaughter was pronounced dead at Maimonides Medical Center ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Harry Redknapp has pointed to QPR's tough sequence of fixtures as his side kept their 100 per cent loss record on the road with a 2-0 defeat at Swansea. QPR are now without an away win in seven attempts and firmly entrenched in the bottom three. 'We've had hard games,' said Redknapp after his side, mainly goalkeeper Rob Green, kept Swansea goalless until the 78th minute on Tuesday night. 'We caught Newcastle on the back of a five-match winning run then we went to Chelsea, Man United and Tottenham earlier in the season when they looked like they were going to be flying. They have not been easy games. Rob Green makes one of many spectacular saves for QPR but couldn't keep Swansea at bay . Harry Redknapp speaks with coach Joe Jordan (right) during QPR's loss to Swansea on Tuesday . 'Look at the table and the teams that have come up - it's a big step up.' Redknapp praised Green's form and said the 34-year-old had responded to the challenge of Alex McCarthy, who joined Rangers from Reading in August. 'Rob Green was in great form. Alex has come in and pushed Rob's game onto another level, he's been fantastic for us,' said Redknapp. 'If they score early then you are in for a very long night, but the longer the game goes on at 0-0 then the fans get edgy. 'At 0-0 you are bang in the game and when you get to 12 minutes to go then you are close. 'We've been like that in the last couple of away games at Newcastle and Chelsea and we just couldn't quite hang on there.' 2014 PREMIER LEAGUE AWAY . Swansea (6TH) Lost 2-0 . Newcastle (10TH) Lost 1-0 . Chelsea (1ST) Lost 2-1 . West Ham (5TH) Lost 2-0 . Southampton (3RD) Lost 2-1 . Man Utd (4TH) Lost 4-0 . Tottenham (8TH) Lost 4-0 . 2014 PREMIER LEAGUE AT HOME . Leicester (20TH) Won 3-2 . Manchester City (2ND) Draw 2-2 . Aston Villa (12TH) Won 2-0 . Liverpool (8TH) Lost 3-2 . Stoke (13TH) Draw 2-2 . Sunderland (14TH) Won 1-0 . Hull (18TH) Lost 1-0 . * Positions after fixtures on December 3 . Swansea City's Ki Sung-Yueng celebrates scoring their 78th-minute opener against QPR . Wayne Routledge's strike soon after put the result beyond doubt after peppering green's goal all night . Going down? Redknapp hopes not but his side are now second bottom, one point ahead of Leicester . Burnley (17TH) HOME December 6 . Everton (11TH) AWAY December 15 . West Brom (16TH) HOME December 20 . Arsenal (7TH) AWAY December 26 . Crystal Palace (15TH) HOME December 28 . His Swansea counterpart Garry Monk hailed his side's 'most complete performance of the season' as they moved into the top six of the Barclays Premier League with the win. Monk's men dominated throughout but had to rely on goals from Ki Sung-yueng and Wayne Routledge in the final 12 minutes to finally break Rangers' spirited resistance. 'The message at half-time was to keep on moving the ball quickly and keep our attacking play as sharp as possible,' Monk said. 'I felt if we created chances the way we did in the first half then hopefully we would take one or two and secure the game. 'We were able to do that and deserved at least the two goals and the clean sheet. 'People talk about our big wins against Man United and Arsenal, but I look at the details and that was the most complete performance I've seen from us this season. 'For 90 minutes we controlled the whole game - our tempo and passing, our attacking play and defending.' Ki, who Monk told he was due to score, breaks the deadlock despite the challenge of Nedum Onuoha . Garry Monk (left) shakes hands with Redknapp - Swansea boss was happy to see his side in total control . Rob Green was in outstanding form for Rangers with several excellent stops but the former England goalkeeper was finally beaten by South Korean midfielder Ki's first goal at the Liberty Stadium and Routledge added another against his former club four minutes later to secure Swansea's victory. 'I'd mentioned to Ki it was about time he scored a goal so it was funny that he scored,' Monk said. 'It was a great finish and it shows everyone is contributing in the team. 'They were two fantastic finishes, it's what we've been working on and it's important as a team to have threats from everywhere. 'I'm very proud of the way we're working and what we're trying to achieve. 'We've put in hours of hard work - tactically, mentally and physically - and we feel we're in a good moment. 'We thrive on it and we're on our biggest points tally we've had since we've been in Premier League and we'll try to push on for the rest of the season.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Swansea beat QPR 2-0 at the Liberty Stadium on Tuesday .\nLoss leaves Harry Redknapp's side winless in seven away games .\nThe manager said his side have had particularly tough road trips .\nGarry Monk hailed his Swans' most complete performance of the season ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A friend and I recently discovered that we were travelling from New York to London on the same day. 'Which airline?' she asked. 'BA or Virgin?' As it happened, I was flying neither. Instead, I was flying Norwegian, a budget Scandinavian airline that has been muscling in on the competitive London-New York route with significantly lower prices. But her question showed just how heavily the British airlines (along with American Airlines and Delta) dominate the market. As a Brit living in New York, I make the trip frequently, and earn airmiles with both Virgin and British Airways. But I was curious to know whether the heavily-advertised Norwegian flight could compete on comfort as well as cost. Scroll down for videos . Undercutting the competition: Budget airline Norwegian is offering flights from London's Gatwick to New York's JFK from just £150 one-way . With prices from as low as £151 one-way, I was prepared for a less-than-luxurious experience. My booking confirmation indicated that one can pay £35 extra per leg for one piece of checked-in baggage, a pre-ordered meal with drinks and seat reservation. As a Premium passenger however (prices from £560 one-way), such 'luxuries' are included along with a blanket and earbud headphones. I was lucky enough to be seated in that Premium cabin - seat 1J no less - which boasts a spacious 2-3-2 seat formation. And while it cannot be compared with the comfort of BA's business class flat beds, it certainly beats its Premium Economy in terms of space. Modern: All of Norwegian's Transatlantic flights are on new 787 Dreamliner planes which boast large windows with a 'sunglasses mode' in lieu of blinds and cabin lighting designed to ease the effects of jetlag . At 5ft 4in, legroom is rarely an issue for me, but there is no question that there was ample space for the tallest of passengers. And while the seats don't go totally flat, the seat-back went far enough for me to easily nod off, a foot-rest elevating my body into an almost-horizontal position. For those in economy, creature comforts can be ordered at an extra cost via the Android touchscreen at each seat - and you can pay by swiping your credit card. Should you choose not to pre-order a meal, you can order drinks and snacks via the service too. While fairly pricey, it's a system that makes sense to my mind - especially on a red-eye when all I want to do is sleep. I'd rather have a cheaper ticket without drinks, dinner and headphones (I carry earbuds in my handbag in any case). What's more, I usually travel hand-luggage only. If you plan to booze your way across the Atlantic though, you might find yourself racking up quite a bill. The plane itself is impressive too. All Norwegian's transatlantic flights (routes also include LA and Fort Lauderdale, Florida) are on 787 Dreamliners - they boast huge windows with a 'sunglasses mode' in lieu of blinds, the cabin lighting is designed to ease the effects of jetlag and even the engines are quieter. Spacious: The Premium cabin boasts a spacious 2-3-2 seat formation. While the seats don't go flat, the seat-back went far enough for me to easily nod off, a foot-rest elevating my body into an almost-horizontal position . Stretching out: At 5ft 4in, legroom is rarely an issue for me, but there is no question that there was ample space for the tallest of passengers in the Premium seats . It is these Dreamliners, the company says, that allows it to charge less for tickets. The new planes use less fuel and this saving is passed onto the customer. While my usual flight experience is an economy one, and I have not experienced Norwegian's economy class, this is not the most direct comparison. That said, new planes and pleasant staff make all the difference when crammed into the middle seat of a middle row. And though flight prices will always dictate my airline choice, I'd be tempted to pay extra for Norwegian's Premium cabin if it was particularly important that I sleep during the flight. It is no wonder that the airline is racking up awards: This year Norwegian was voted the airline offering Best Value for Money by SkyScanner and Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe by SkyTrax. Creature comforts: Blankets and headphones can be ordered at a cost via the Android touchscreen at your seat - and you don't need cabin crew to make a purchase - the screen has a facility to swipe your credit card . Time-killer: The touchscreen also boasts an interactive map that even allows you to check out the pilot's view . Passenger numbers are on the up, too - Norwegian carried over 2 million passengers in September, an increase of 16 per cent compared to the same month the previous year. But Norwegian is not always the cheapest. Both BA and Virgin undercut its prices when I was booking my Christmas flight home last week - you'll save if you plan your trip in advance, but not if it is last minute. Additionally, it does not fly every day - just Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays - which can be quite limiting if your dates are fixed. But with departures from Gatwick doubling next year to six flights per week, the established transatlantic airlines have some serious competition on their hands. Perhaps my friend and I will be finding ourselves travelling side-by-side in a Norwegian cabin in the not-too-distant future." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Norwegian airlines has been operating flights from London's Gatwick to New York, Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, since July .\nFares start at £150 ($235) for a one-way flight between London and NY .\nThe airline says its fares are cheap because its new 787 Dreamliner planes use less fuel and the saving is passed on to the customer ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "An angry Subway customer has been arrested in Alabama for allegedly holding up four the chain's stores because their 'Jared Diet' failed to yield him any results. Zachary Rapheal Torrance, 18, was arrested Thursday in Hueytown on suspicion of armed robbery. Police allege Torrance held up one shop on Wednesday and is suspected in three other recent robberies, all in the Birmingham area. 'He told the detective that he had been on the 'Subway Diet' and it had not worked for him and he felt like he wanted his money back,' Hueytown Police Chief Chuck Hagler said. 'The detective felt like he was being serious.' Angry customer: Zachary Rapheal Torrance was arrested in Hueytown, Alabama, on Thursday on suspicion of robbing four Subway restaurants because the 'Jared Diet' of two sandwiches a day failed him, police say . Fight The Fat: The Subway diet, created by longtime Subway pitch man Jared Fogle (pictured), who claims he lost more than 200 pounds on it, is built around two low-fat sandwiches from the restaurant chain per day . The robbery happened about 8.45 pm at the Subway located at 810 Allison-Bonnett Memorial Highway. Hagler said a man dressed in bright orange shoes walked into the store, produced a handgun and robbed the store of an undisclosed amount of money. No one was injured in the robbery. A second store, in nearby Midfield, was robbed on Monday at about 9.11pm. The suspect used a gun in that hold-up as well. The Subway diet, created by longtime Subway pitch man Jared Fogle, who claims he lost more than 200 pounds on it, is built around two low-fat sandwiches from the restaurant chain per day. Scene: Police allege Torrance robbed this Subway restaurant810 Allison-Bonnett Memorial Highway . Torrance was arrested in a Walmart store after after a patron there recognized him from surveillance footage that police had posted online. Torrance told police he was at the Wal-Mart to get a holster for his handgun, which was recovered from his vehicle and appears to match the one used in the Hueytown robbery, Hagler said. He has been charged with first-degree robbery and is being held in the Jefferson County Jail with a $250,000 bond, Hagler said, adding that he does not yet have an attorney. Police declined to disclose how much money Torrance is suspected of stealing. The famous sandwich diet: Jared Fogle created the diet in 1998 as an obese college student and was appearing in Subway commercials in 2000 ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Zachary Rapheal Torrance, 18, was arrested Thursday in Hueytown, Alabama .\nPolice allege he robbed four local Subway restaurants .\nTorrance told detectives their 'Jared Diet' didn't work and he wanted his money back .\nThe diet was first advertised in 2000 and pushes eating two low-fat Subway sandwiches a day ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A 17-year-old North Andover High School senior from Massachusetts drove to a party to pick . up her friend who was too drunk to drive. Little did Erin Cox know that her decision to be a sober driver . for her drunken friend would cost her title as volleyball team captain. The . teen was also suspended for five games. Fox reports that authorities busted the underage drinking . party on Main Street in Boxford, Ma and warned . the 15 North Andover High School students that they would be called to court . for drinking. Honorable student: Erin Cox, a 17-year-old honor student, lost her title as captain of the volleyball team when she agreed to drive her drunk friend home from a party . North Andover High School in Massachusetts where a zero alcohol tolerance policy also refers to sober drivers . Erin Cox was one of those unlucky students , but she wasn't drinking. An officer vouched for her sobriety but that . didn’t change the school’s decision to punish the girl for her friend’s behaviour. Erin’s mother, Eleanor Cox, filed a lawsuit in the district court last . week but the court told her that the school suspension was not under their . jurisdiction. The family’s lawyer Wendy Murphy told CBS, ‘If a kid asks . for help from a friend, you don’t want that kid to say “I’m sorry I can’t help . you. I might end up in trouble at school.”’ Erin's mother, Eleanor cox, believes that her daughter did the right thing and that she shouldn't lose her position as team captain . MADD reports that drunk driving is extremely dangerous and amounts for one third of car accidents . The school’s website has a section in which it describes its . ‘social learning expectations.’ It states, ‘North Andover students will . demonstrate service. They believe the growth and improvement of a relationship . and community depends on the willingness of others to contribute support to the . greater good.’ Drunk driving is extremely dangerous and amounts for one . third of car accidents, MADD reports. In recent years, 31 per cent of drunken car accidents were caused by teen drivers. Erin Cox’s attempt to protect her friend . from an accident could qualify under ‘the willingness of others to contribute . to the greater good.’ When asked if she would drive her friend home safely after . becoming aware of the consequences, she said that she would. 'She didn’t do anything wrong. She did what she thought was . right, and I’m very proud of her,' Erin’s mother said. CBS reported that the parents of Erin's teammates are forming a petition to support her. The school’s lawyer Geoffrey Bok contends that the school is . trying to follow through with its zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy. School officials were unavailable to comment on their opinion about drunk driving prevention." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A police officer vouched for honor student Erin Cox's sobriety .\nErin's mother tried to file a claim in court against the school's decision but it is not under their jurisdiction .\nParents of Erin's volleyball teammates are starting a petition to support her ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Friday 13th lived up to its chilling reputation today for two separate groups of hot air balloonists - after their craft blew off course. One stray balloon narrowly avoided tragedy after blowing into power lines in North Yorkshire, while another caused chaos at Gatwick Airport by straying into the path of departing flights. Amazingly nobody was hurt - but they will prompt some people to question if superstitions about the unluckiest day of the year are true after all. A Hot air balloon with 9 passengers and one pilot collided with 66,000 volt power lines in North Yorkshire today . The stricken balloon hangs over power lines after coming down . The balloon crash landed perilously close to a pond . Nine passengers and a pilot were onboard the balloon that crashed into cables carrying 66,000 volts of electricity as it attempted to land near Selby, North Yorkshire at 8.15am. The power automatically shut down . after the collision and the people in the basket, which crashed to the . ground just feet from a large pond, were able to scramble to safety. Part of the blue and yellow balloon was hanging over the power line and . in the water as emergency teams arrived at the crash site. The Air Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation have interviewed the pilot, John Russell. Mr Russell, who has 25 years’ experience, said he was trying to land at . an arranged location and was coming down at 3mph, when a 20mph gust of . wind blew the balloon 200 metres across an embankment and into power . lines beside a pond. He said: “I have never had anything like this happen in 25 years - but what day is it today? - Friday the 13th.” A spokeswoman said engineers were . attempting to remove the balloon from the lines before repairs can . begin, but the supply in that section of the cables had been isolated . and there had been no power disruption to homes in the area. Suspended: Five flights were delayed at Gatwick this morning by the drifting balloon (file photo) The balloon was being operated by . Balloon Rides, a subsidiary of Hampshire-based Adventure Balloons which . runs flights in Yorkshire. A spokeswoman for Adventure Balloons said: “On landing, there was an . increase in the surface winds and the balloon caught the wire, but there . were no injuries and minor damage to the balloon.” Just 45 minutes after the balloon . came down in Yorkshire, a second craft was spotted drifting into the flightpath at Gatwick, Britain's second busiest airport. No planes were able to take off for a . little under half an hour while police and air traffic controllers . searched for the balloon in thick fog. A Gatwick spokesman said: 'The airport is not closed and arrival flights are . still landing, but departing flights were suspended for safety reasons.' The delays prompted stranded passengers to take to Twitter to share Friday 13th conspiracy theories. One flyer with the user name @SkyOlympicOrla wrote: 'Sat on a plane for . the last hour because of fog. Now told a hot air balloon is overhead and . Gatwick's shut. Is this Fri 13th or April Fool?!' But not every delayed passenger was complaining. Travellers on one flight . were kept occupied with guided tours of their jet's controls. Twitter user Eleni Read wrote: 'Hot air balloon over Gatwick so the pilot is giving tours of the cockpit while we wait.' The identity of the Gatwick balloon pilot has yet to be revealed." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Balloon 1 was blown off course as it tried to land and slammed into cable .\nBalloon 2 caused flight delays after straying into Gatwick flightpath ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Zinedine Zidane has called for Thierry Henry to bid a final farewell to the France national team by playing in their friendly against Brazil in March. Henry is now out of contract with MLS side New York Red Bulls, but claims he is yet to make a decision about his future. Despite retiring from international football in 2010, French newspaper L'Equipe have started a campaign to get the striker back is Les Bleus for a final time next year. Zinedine Zidane wants Thierry Henry (above) to make a final appearance for the French national team . Zidane (right) celebrates with Henry after scoring in the 2006 World Cup semi-final against Portugal . French icon Zidane believes a final fling against 1998 World Cup final opponents Brazil would be the perfect way for Henry to say goodbye. He said: 'For everything he (Henry) has brought to French football, it would be a great moment for him. And the opponents would bring him back some good memories.' Henry (left) celebrates with the World Cup following France's 3-0 win against Brazil in 1998 . Zidane posted this picture of players from France's 1998 World Cup-winning squad at a reunion in Paris . Henry changed his cover photo on Facebook to an image of the Emirates following his announcement . The Brazil friendly is due to take place at the Stade de France on March 26, which could mean Henry having to keep his fitness up between now and next year. The 37-year-old is already being linked to a move back to Arsenal and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger believes the Emirates icon will return in the future. Wenger said: 'Certainly one day he will come back here. In what role I don’t know, that is what he has to think about: what direction he wants to give to his next life.' Henry, pictured celebrating scoring in January 2012, admitted he would love to return to Arsenal ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Thierry Henry should take part in March friendly, claims Zinedine Zidane .\nFrance take on 1998 World Cup final opponents Brazil in March .\nHenry has announced his departure from the New York Red Bulls ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Barcelona fans have voiced their displeasure with the club after it was revealed their kit for next season will carry hoops, not stripes. In the club's 115 year history they have never had a hooped kit, and supporters of the Catalan club do not want to break with that tradition now. In a poll in Spanish newspaper Sport, 78 per cent of fans said they did not like the kit and did not want it to be introduced next season. Mundo Deportivo reveal Barcelona fans are not happy about the proposed change to a hooped kit . Spanish paper Sport, who broke the story on Tuesday, say 78 per cent of fans do not like the kit . Mundo Deportivo carried out a similar exercise among their readers, with an even more emphatic response. Eight out of 10 supporters rejected the idea of moving to a kit with horizontal stripes. Barcelona's first ever jersey in 1899 was half red, half blue. Over time this design evolved into vertical stripes, and the club have alternated between the two ever since. But now the club intend to have a hooped kit for the 2015-16 season, although it is believed the away kit would not bear the new design. Head here to Like MailOnline Sport's Facebook page. Lionel Messi wears the traditional striped jersey during a triumphant season three years ago . Henrik Larsson,Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, Carles Puyol, Ronaldinho and Xavi celebrating eight years ago . Samuel Eto'o talks to coach Pep Guardiola in 2009 wearing the half-and-half shirt similar to the original design . Romario scores the second goal in a 4-0 win against Manchester United at the Nou Camp in 1994-95 . Hristo Stoichkov celebrates scoring in the same game against United in Barcelona's famed stripes . Portuguese Luis Figo (left) and Brazilian Rivaldo celebrate after the former scored against Zaragoza in 1999 . VIDEO Messi, Ronaldo and Neuer shortlisted for Ballon d'Or ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Barcelona will have a hooped shirt next season for the first time .\nThe Catalans have worn striped shirts for the majority of their history .\nSpanish giants have also opted for halved home jerseys on occasion .\nFans have voiced their displeasure at the proposed break with tradition ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A global fight against ISIS militants will likely take years to fully succeed, but nations are prepared to engage 'for as long as it takes' to defeat the bloody insurgency, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said today. Nearly a year after the Islamic State overran key cities in western Iraq, diplomats from more than 60 counties and international organisations gathered in Brussels to plot a way forward against what has since become one of the world's worst terror threats. 'We recognise the hard work that remains to be done,' Kerry told the gathering at NATO headquarters, which hosted what was, to date, the largest meeting of foreign ministers to discuss the Islamic State. 'Our commitment will be measured most likely in years, but our efforts are already having a significant impact. We will engage in this campaign for as long as it takes to prevail'. His comments come as the Pentagon revealed Iran had join the fight against ISIS, launching airstrikes against militants in eastern Iraq. Scroll down for video . 'Our efforts are already having a significant impact': US Secretary of State John Kerry updates the media on the offensive against the Islamic State at a meeting of foreign ministers to discuss the terror group . An F-4 fighter, similar to those used by the Iranian air force, was filmed by Al Jazeera attacking targets in the eastern province of Diyala (pictured). Iran has joined the fight against ISIS in recent days . A Pentagon spokesman said Tehran has targeted the terror group in recent days, but is not co-ordinating attacks with the U.S. and the UK and has not been invited to join the coalition. The mostly Sunni Muslim insurgency now stretches across much of northern Iraq and Syria, attracting thousands of foreign fighters from around the world, including Europe. Its elusive leadership is flush with financial support from illicit donations and black-market oil sales. Kerry also met privately with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who asked for 'a lot of support to be able to crush Daesh' - the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State. 'I think we're the only country in the Middle East who is really fighting Daesh on the ground,' al-Abadi said. While at NATO, the Iraqi leader announced his country was submitting a formal request to the alliance to help improve its military capacities, NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu said. The request will have to be reviewed by representatives of NATO's 28 member nations, she said. 'Anything that NATO might do in support of Iraq's defense-capacity building would need to be complementary to the considerable efforts already undertaken by the U.S.-led coalition and individual NATO allies,' Lungescu said. Since August 8 - nearly two months after militants seized control of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city - the U.S. and allies have launched more than 1,000 airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Attack: Yemeni police troopers gather at the damaged residence of the Iranian ambassador in Sanaa, after a car bomb exploded on the street outside, killing three people . Possible retaliation: Iranian ambassador Hassan Sayed Nam was not in the house when the attack took place . Kerry said the attacks have greatly hampered the insurgency and cited training missions and equipment being supplied by other nations that have joined the coalition since it was created less than three months ago. Meanwhile, Rear Admiral John Kirby said the U.S. believes this may be the first time Tehran has launched manned aircraft from inside Iran to strike targets in Iraq. The fight against ISIS has seen Tehran and the Washington set aside their customary hostility to battle a common enemy which both governments view as a dangerous threat. Earlier this week, an F-4 fighter, similar to those used by the Iranian air force, was filmed attacking targets in the eastern province of Diyala, and its nationality was confirmed by Pentagon yesterday. 'We have indications that they [Iran] did indeed fly air strikes with F-4 Phantoms in the past several days,' Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said. Iranian forces have been active on the ground in Iraq assisting Shiite militia and Baghdad government units, but this was the first time the United States had confirmed the Iranian air force was conducting strikes against the IS group. Kirby said the United States was not coordinating with Iranian forces and that it was up to the Iraqi government to oversee military flights by different countries. Suicide mission: Witnesses say a suicide attacker drove a car laden with explosives at the residence of the Iranian ambassador in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, but this has not been confirmed . 'We are flying missions over Iraq. We co-ordinate with the Iraqi government as we conduct those. It's up to the Iraqi government to deconflict that air space,' Kirby told reporters. 'Nothing has changed about our policy of not coordinating military activity with the Iranians.' Shortly after Tehran's airstrikes were confirmed, Iran's ambassador to Yemen was targeted in a bomb attack in the capital of Sanaa. A car bomb detonated outside the residence of Ambassador Hassan Sayed Nam in Sanaa this morning, killing at least three people, security officials and witnesses said. The ambassador was not in the house when the attack took place, and it was not immediately clear whether the attack was in retaliation for Iran's airstrikes against ISIS. It is also not known if the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber or if the device was remotely detonated. Shiite-ruled Iran has close ties to the Shia-led government in Baghdad, and Tehran quickly came to the government's aid after the Sunni jihadists overran Iraqi army units in western and northern Iraq earlier this year. Iran also has provided weapons to Shi'ite fighters in Iraq and several fighter jets, amid widespread speculation that the planes are flown by Iranian pilots. Joining forces: Iran has launched airstrikes against militants in eastern Iraq alongside coalition forces (pictured is two U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornets over Iraq) The commander of Iran's elite Quds Force, Major General Qassem Suleimani, led a counter-attack in Iraq over the summer that pushed back IS militants from a key route leading from Samarra to Baghdad, according to Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah. Even if there is no direct communication between Iranian and U.S. forces, the Americans likely would be aware and easily monitor flights over Iraq by Iran's less sophisticated air fleet, which uses a fighter jet that dates back to the Vietnam War . A US air command center in Qatar coordinates American fighters, bombers, drones and surveillance aircraft flying round-the-clock missions over Iraq along with other coalition warplanes from European governments as well as Australia and Canada. The onslaught of the IS in Iraq has forged an unlikely alignment between Iran and the United States, which have been locked in a cold war for more than three decades. The fight against the IS has come amid a US diplomatic drive to agree a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, and officials acknowledge the two sides have discussed the war in Iraq on the margins of the nuclear talks. But the two rivals remain deeply opposed over Syria, with Iran providing crucial military backing for President Bashar al-Assad while Washington has vowed to train a moderate rebel force to eventually confront the Damascus regime. Analysts and former US officials say neither country appears ready to pursue elaborate cooperation for military operations in Iraq, but there appears to be some level of tactical communication at least to avoid accidents. As the two governments expand their military activity in Iraq, there is a growing risk of potential crossed signals or conflict as Washington and Tehran remain bitter enemies." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "U.S. Secretary of State says coalition will battle ISIS 'for as long as it takes'\nIran has launched several airstrikes against ISIS in recent days .\nAttacks in eastern Iraq are not co-ordinated with coalition forces .\nIran's ambassador to Yemen targeted in bomb attack after strikes revealed ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "An Iraqi official denied that a woman detained in Lebanon is a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, adding that she is the sister of a terror suspect being held in Iraq. Wednesday's denial comes a day after Lebanese authorities said they are holding a woman believed to be al-Baghdadi's wife. They said she was detained for travelling with a fake ID and had herself claimed that she is the reclusive extremist leader's spouse. Scroll down for video . This file image made from video posted on a militant website purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq . The statement by Iraq's Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan Ibrahim adds to the confusion surrounding the identity of the woman and child who were detained about 10 days ago in northern Lebanon travelling with a fake ID. Lebanese officials said the woman, Saja al-Dulaimi, is believed to be the wife of the reclusive IS leader. She was held by Syrian authorities and freed in a prisoner exchange with the Nusra Front, Syria's al-Qaida branch, earlier this year. The interrogation of the woman was being supervised by Lebanon's military prosecutor. It was unclear what would have brought the woman and child to Lebanon, where IS controls no territory and enjoys only small support in some predominantly Sunni Muslim areas. On Wednesday, Ibrahim told The Associated Press that al-Dulaimi, an Iraqi national who traveled to Syria before arriving in Lebanon, is not al-Baghdadi's wife. He identified her as the sister of Omar Abdul Hamid al-Dulaimi, who is being held in Iraq as a terror suspect. He added that al-Baghdadi has two wives but neither is named Saja al-Dulaimi. There was no immediate comment from Lebanese authorities. In Lebanon, a military expert was killed and two others wounded Wednesday when a bomb they were about to dismantle near the border with Syria exploded, the army said. The explosion comes a day after an ambush by suspected Islamic militants in the same area killed six soldiers and wounded one. In Lebanon, a military expert was killed and two others wounded Wednesday when a bomb they were about to dismantle near the border with Syria exploded. Lebanese soldiers are pictured here patrolling the area . Lebanese troops (pictured) have been battling Syria-based Islamic militants, including the extremist Islamic State group and the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, in areas near the border . No one has so far claimed responsibility for Tuesday's ambush or for planting the bomb that was discovered Wednesday. Lebanese troops have been battling Syria-based Islamic militants, including the extremist Islamic State group and the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, in areas near the border. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry spokesman said police have not ruled out the possibility that Islamic State group supporters were behind the shooting of a Danish man last month. It was the first time a Saudi official publicly comments on the incident since a video was released by alleged IS supporters claiming responsibility for the drive-by shooting in Riyadh Nov. 22. The Danish citizen survived the shooting. Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour al-Turki's comments were published Wednesday in the Saudi Al-Eqtisadia newspaper. The video was released online this week by a group purporting to be IS supporters. It shows a gunman pulling up beside a vehicle and firing at the driver. It identifies the target as Thomas Hoepner. It was not immediately possible to confirm the authenticity of the video. Lebanese army special forces in armored personnel carriers patrol near the area militants ambushed Lebanese soldiers ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Denial comes after Lebanese officials said they have al-Baghdadi's wife .\nThey said the woman, Saja al-Dulaimi, was held for travelling with fake ID .\nOfficials said that she had herself claimed to be Isis leader's spouse .\nIraqi official identified her as sister of a different terror suspect ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "He's shed 71kg, fulfilled his dream of becoming a firefighter and now has been voted as one of the favourite half-naked calendar models for 2016. Sam Rouen, who's known for winning Channel Ten's The Biggest Loser after losing nearly half his body weight in 2008, has been selected as the new candidate for the annual NSW Firefighters Calendar. The 26-year-old proved to be quite popular, receiving more than 1250 likes and 120 comments when his shirtless pool selfie was uploaded on the Firefighters Calendar Australia Facebook page. Scroll down for video . Sam Rouen, who's known for winning The Biggest Loser after losing nearly half his body weight in 2008, has been selected as the new candidate for the annual NSW Firefighters Calendar . In 2008, Mr Rouen went from 154kg to 82kg on the third season of Channel Ten's reality weight-loss TV series . The fireman, of Campbelltown in Sydney's south-west, told Daily Mail Australia he is overwhelmed by the support. 'I just jumped on board not expecting anything,' he said. 'I don't want to get too ahead of myself but I'm pretty excited about it.' In season three of the reality weight-loss series, The Biggest Loser, Mr Rouen went from 154kg to 82kg. Mr Rouen has shed 71kg, fulfilled his dream of becoming a firefighter and now has been voted as one of the favourite half-naked calendar models for 2016 . The Campbelltown local, Sydney's south-west, says the calendar is for a good cause as it raises funds for The Children's Hospital at Westmead Burns Unit . The 26-year-old proved to be quite popular, receiving more than 1250 likes and 120 comments when his shirtless pool selfie was uploaded on the Firefighters Calendar Australia Facebook page . After his huge achievement, he went on to accomplish his life-long passion of becoming a firefighter. 'It's something that I've always wanted to do as a kid but never thought it would be a viable option as I grew up,' Mr Rouen said. Although he failed his first application, he was determined to succeed and finally did so by his third attempt - four years after winning the reality series. Fans were clearly impressed by his potential candidacy on Facebook, which generated comments such as: 'Wow, what a hottie!!! U'd [sic] be mad NOT to put him in the calendar', 'whatever month he's on, I don't think I'll be changing my calender all year' and 'what a babe!' Mr Rouen was sheepish at the idea that he may well become a pin up boy. 'I never really thought I'd be doing something like this considering I don't really like taking my shirt off - even at the beach,' he said. 'I'm really appreciative of all the comments and the support and I often have to pinch myself because these aren't things that are said to me a lot.' Successful candidates will be shooting the 2016 NSW calendar in March next year to raise money for The Children's Hospital at Westmead Burns Unit. Since its inception in NSW nine years ago, they've raised more than $250,000 for the cause." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sam Rouen is known for winning The Biggest Loser competition in 2008 .\nThe Campbelltown local, Sydney's south-west, shed 71kg then went on to become a firefighter in NSW .\nThe 26-year-old's candidacy photo on Facebook has gained 1250 likes and 120 comments .\nProceeds of the calendar will go toThe Children's Hospital at Westmead Burns Unit ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "19 Kids and Counting stars Josh and Anna Duggar have revealed that they are expecting their fourth child together. The couple, who were married in September 2008, announced the news on Anna's Twitter page yesterday evening, with the expectant mother telling her 62,000 followers: 'We are so excited to announce...we're pregnant! #4andCounting #BlessingfromTheLord @joshduggar #19Kids' Josh, 26, is the eldest of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's 19-strong brood and was the first of the children to start a family. Scroll down for video . 'We're expecting!' The couple shared their happy news on Twitter and in a video released by TLC . Four kids and counting: The couple already have three children . In a video released by TLC, both he and Anna expressed their elation at the happy news - and revealed that they waited until after Josh's sister Jessa's wedding to husband Ben Seewald last month to tell the family about the pregnancy. 'This time of the year, there's so many things we're thankful for,' Josh says in the video, while sitting alongside his pregnant wife and three children. 'From my sisters getting proposed to and married, to all the fans who are watching at home.' Anna then let slip the couple's exciting announcement, saying: 'One of the things we're really thankful for this season, is that we're expecting.' She added that, although she is struggling with morning sickness, she couldn't be happier about her fourth pregnancy. Start spreading the news: Anna revealed the couple's announcement on her Twitter account . 'Good things are happening': Anna, 26, who married Josh in September 2008 (pictured), admitted that she is struggling with morning sickness but insisted she didn't mind as it means her pregnancy is progressing . 'm having a lot of morning sickness so it is difficult, but it's good because I know good things are happening,' she said. 'After Ben and Jessa's wedding, we were still visiting with the family in Arkansas, and that was really exciting to get to share with the family the exciting news.' The couple already have three young children, a five-year-old daughter, Mackynzie Renée, and two sons, Michael James, 3, and Marcus Anthony, 1. Their fourth child is due just a few months after Josh's younger sister Jill is expecting her first baby with husband Derick Dillard. Happy families: Josh's younger sister Jill, 23, and her husband Derick Dillard revealed last month that they are expecting a baby boy in March . Lucky number three? It has also been rumored that Jessa Duggar, 23, is expecting her first child with husband Ben Seewald. The couple married on November 1 . Jill, 23, announced her pregnancy back in August and last month revealed that the couple are expecting a baby boy, who is due in March. 'I was really excited,' Derick, 25, told People. 'As a new dad, to have a firstborn son to be our first child and be the leader of his siblings, it is very special.' The two Duggar siblings may not be the only ones expecting new arrivals next year; last month, just three weeks after her wedding to Ben Seewald, it was reported that 22-year-old Duggar daughter Jessa may already be pregnant. 'They look at sex as a \"present\" from God and they couldn’t wait to \"open it\" on their wedding day,' a source told InTouch Weekly. 'I wouldn’t be surprised if Jessa were pregnant already.' Keep counting! Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have 19 children - and have admitted they would be open to having more ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "19 Kids and Counting star Josh, 26, is the eldest of Jim Bob and Michelle's children .\nAnna, also 26, gave birth to the couple's first child in October 2009 .\nJosh's younger sister Jill, 23, is also pregnant with her first child with husband Derick Dillard .\nIt has been rumored that Jessa, 22, who married husband Ben Seewald on November 1, may also be expecting ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Steven Gerrard's strike in Tuesday night's win against Leicester silenced his critics - and moved him ahead of Ian Wright in the all-time Premier League goal charts in the process. The Liverpool skipper's 114th top-flight goal in the 3-1 victory at the King Power Stadium moved him up to 16th in the list. However, Gerrard has his work cut out to catch Dwight Yorke, who has a nine-goal cushion on the former England midfielder. Steven Gerrard celebrates after putting Liverpool ahead at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night . Gerrard watches on as his strike finds the back of the net to put Liverpool 2-1 up . 1) Alan Shearer - 260 . 2) Andy Cole - 187 . 3) Wayne Rooney - 178 . 4) Thierry Henry - 175 . 5) Frank Lampard - 174 . With the scores locked at 1-1, the 34-year-old fired Brendan Rodgers' side ahead with his first goal from open play for more than 18 months. Gerrard's current deal at Anfield expires at the end of the season and he has yet to agree an extension. The one-club man remained tight-lipped about his future when quizzed by reporters on Tuesday. He told BT Sport: 'There's nothing to say on the contract. The Liverpool skipper moved ahead of Ian Wright in the Premier League all-time goal charts . 'When there is, the fans have known me long enough, I'll come out and I'll say what I need to say. 'I think the last three performances have been superb. We need to keep trying to improve on that. 'The reason I don't want to answer your question tonight is because it's not about me it's about a great team performance and a great three points. That's what the headline should be.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Gerrard fired his 114th top-flight goal in 3-1 victory at King Power Stadium .\nLiverpool skipper is nine behind Dwight Yorke in the scoring charts .\nMidfielder faces uncertain future with Anfield deal up in the summer ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Anthony Joshua will go head-to-head with Kevin Johnson at a press conference on Wednesday ahead of a fight on January 31 that will be AJ’s biggest test so far. Tyson Fury is on the horizon for next summer, but AJ faces a big challenge here. It’s been outstanding to watch him destroy all his opponents so far. We all knew he was good but no-one quite expected him to be so devastating that after 10 fights he wouldn’t have reached the fourth round. VIDEO Scroll down for Eddie Hearn: Anthony Joshua will be first to stop Kevin Johnson . Anthony Joshua, pictured beating Michael Sprott in the first round, face his biggest test against Kevin Johnson . Joshua's rise so far has been meteoric and the 25-year-old's proven he's ready for the big time . Johnson is sure to give him that test. This is a guy who has never been stopped in 36 fights – he is seriously durable. He has been in with Vitali Klitschko, Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora – none of them could stop him. He also has a bit of a mouth on him and is a great character, which will be a new challenge for AJ. He will be called all sorts in the build-up and it will be interesting to see how AJ handles the hype. Personally, I expect Anthony to stop him inside the distance and do what other big heavyweights failed to do. It’s amazing that within 10 fights AJ is already the most popular heavyweight in the country. We have already sold 6,000 tickets for his fight at the O2 Arena and the fight is nine weeks away. Johnson has never been stopped in his 36 fights, including this one against Vitali Klitschko (right) England's Dereck Chisora (right) couldn't stop the incredibly durable American either . We are moving towards the inevitable, which is a fight with Fury and the other top domestic fighters. It's going to be great times for British boxing. I watched the main event from the show at the ExCel at the weekend and I have to say Fury-Chisora was one of the dullest heavyweight fights I have seen. With the fight starting well past midnight and many missing their transportation home, boos rang out after only a few rounds as the crowds started to disperse. Fury is a great character and a quality fighter but do you really see him coping with Anthony’s power, speed and work rate? Do you not think Anthony would have blasted Chisora out of there far earlier? People ask if AJ is ready to fight Fury but, to be honest, is Fury ready to fight AJ? I believe this is a fight that will bring both men to new levels in terms of financial rewards. It's a numbers game and these numbers add up. A heavyweight clash between AJ and heavyweight title contender Tyson Fury may happen in 2015 . Fury and Chisora's fight at London's Excel was one of the dullest heavyweight fights I have seen . While Chisora didn't come out for the 11th round, AJ would have got him out of the ring earlier . I’m currently planning the next move for Tony Bellew after he got his revenge over Nathan Cleverly. We all expected fireworks and unfortunately the main event just didn’t live up to it. But Tony did what he had to do and now has a great future in front of him – I’m in talks with both Marco Huck and Yoan Hernandez about cruiserweight world-title fights with Tony. The rest of the division know that he sells. The numbers from the weekend were very good and that makes him commercially attractive to all of them. Cruiserweight world title fights against Marco Huck or Yoan Hernandez could be on the cards for Tony Bellew . The next move for Bellew is being planned after he did what he had to do to beat Nathan Cleverly (left) At the moment, it looks like his next fight will be for a world title in the spring. We are already in discussions with Huck, the WBO champion from Germany, and I can reveal we are also talking to Hernandez, the Cuban who has the IBF belt. We have seen the city of Liverpool get behind Tony and I am in talks about putting on a fight for him at Goodison Park. The question is whether we could get one of the world champions to fight over here. From that point of view, Hernandez seems more willing to travel, so we’ll wait and see how it pans out in the next few weeks. I can reveal here that I am close to securing a world title rematch for Paul Smith against Arthur Abraham. Hopefully it will all be finalised in the next few days. Smith lost a hugely contentious points decision in the first fight in September and now he will likely have his second chance in Berlin on February 21. A Paul Smith-Arthur Abraham rematch is likely to be confirmed for February 21 in the next few days . The fight that shifted the tickets on Saturday was Billy Joe Saunders versus Chris Eubank Jnr. The fight was close and competitive but technically it was poor, with Saunders winning by a couple of rounds. When your dad is telling everyone that you’d beat Gennady Golovkin and that you’re the best since Sugar Ray Leonard, you are already in a no-win situation. Billy Joe Saunders celebrates his points victory over Chris Eubank Junior at the Excel on Saturday . The Saunders (right) and Eubank Jnr bout was close and competitive but technically it was poor . Those claims have put Eubank Jnr in an awkward position as, to be honest, he looked like a talented novice. In the ring it was a bit strange. When he really needed direction from his corner, there was none. I thought he could have been better served because clearly he is a talented fighter. If he started quicker and put more pressure on from the early rounds, I think he would have got the win. Billy Joe will now go on to fight for world honours, but you have to respect Eubank Jnr – he took a huge risk for short money. Forgetting the noise around him, he is a talented fighter and I'm sure he will come again. When your dad is telling everyone you’re the best since Sugar Ray Leonard, you are in a no-win situation . Eubank Jnr throws a big right, which Saunders manages to evade, in his defeat but he will come again . I flew to LA last week to speak to Al Haymon about making a number of huge fights and also about staging fights in the US. The talks were extremely productive and I should have some exciting news on that front soon. The always popular Prizefighter series returns to Sky Sports this Saturday and you can expect fireworks from this exciting line up. Eight lightweights battle it out for the £32,000 first prize - it's a fascinating line up with experienced former domestic champs Gary Buckland and Stephen Foster Jnr the favourites - look out for the lively young Irishman Jono Carroll who is all action! Also on the bill one of our top young fighters Martin J Ward takes on Maxi Hughes in a super-featherweight eliminator. It's a cracking little fight - we have high hopes for Ward and expect him to shine bright." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kevin Johnson will try to rile Anthony Joshua at Wednesday's conference .\nI back unbeaten Joshua to be the first man to stop the American .\nTyson Fury and Dereck Chisora was the dullest heavyweight fight I've seen .\nTalks have started to have Tony Bellew's world title fight versus Marco Huck or Yoan Hernandez at Goodison Park .\nDetails nearly finalised for Paul Smith-Arthur Abraham Feb 21 rematch .\nChris Eubank Jnr looked like a talented novice but he'll come again ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Nigeria and Senegal are set to be declared Ebola-free after completing a 42-day period with no new cases detected. The World Health Organization (WHO) will declare the end of the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Senegal today after active surveillance found the country to be free of the disease. Senegal had one patient who was confirmed to have Ebola but he recovered and appears not to have infected anyone else. Nigeria will also be declared Ebola-free, so long as no new cases are detected before next Monday October 20. A teacher uses a thermometer to test students' temperature to check for symptoms of Ebola at a school in Lagos. Nigeria will be declared Ebola-free if no new cases are detected before next Monday October 20 . One traveler from Liberia triggered an outbreak in which eight people - most of them health workers - died in Nigeria, before it could be contained. But in the three worst affected countries, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, 'new cases continue to explode in areas that looked like they were coming under control', WHO said. 'An unusual characteristic of this epidemic is a persistent cyclical pattern of gradual dips in the number of new cases, followed by sudden flare-ups,' the organization added. WHO says that waiting for 42 days from the time when the last person with high risk exposure tests negative for the virus gives sufficient confidence to declare an outbreak over. The 42-day period is twice the generally accepted maximum incubation period of the virus. WHO said that in 95 per cent of cases the incubation period was between one and 21 days. In 98 per cent, it was no longer than 42 days. But the health agency has said that it is possible for the virus to survive even longer, remaining for as much as 90 days in the semen of an infected man. WHO said in the three worst affected countries, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, 'new cases continue to explode in areas that looked like they were coming under control' Outside West Africa, the spread of the disease has been confirmed in Spain and the United States. Possible cases have been investigated in several other countries, but none has yet turned out to be Ebola. WHO said it was concerned by media reports that some countries facing a possible first Ebola case had declared the cases to be negative within hours. 'Such rapid determination of infection status is impossible, casting grave doubts on some of the official information that is being communicated to the public and the media,' it said. Countries without recognized laboratories specializing in viral hemorrhagic fever testing should send their first 50 negative specimens to a WHO collaborating center, the agency added. All countries should have their first 25 positive tests double-checked." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Agency will declare the end of the outbreak of Ebola virus in Senegal today .\nThe country had a single patient with the disease but he has now recovered .\nCountries can be declared Ebola-free after 42 days with no new cases .\nTime period is twice the generally accepted maximum incubation period .\nNigeria to be declared Ebola-free if no cases are detected before Monday ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "It is easy to be dazzled by a Scottish player shining in the brilliant white of Real Madrid. The image could hardly be more romantic for fans dreaming of the national side rising once again. In that respect, those who saw footage of the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday afternoon would be hoping they caught a glimpse of the future. Jack Harper produced a fine headed goal as part of a starring role within Madrid’s 2-0 win over Basle in the baby of Europe’s elite competition. Remember the name of Jack Harper, the 18-year-old Scot starring for Real Madrid's youth team . Harper in action for the Real Madrid Academy during a UEFA Youth League match against Basle on Tuesday . Harper starred for Real's young guns as he scored a goal, rattled the woodwork and forced a numer of saves . It was a performance which showed why the 18-year-old is rated as one of the brightest youth talents at perhaps the world’s most famous club. He was born in Malaga shortly after dad John and mum Tracey — originally from Barrhead — moved out to Spain. The young Harper’s promise was quickly evident, with Madrid making a move to snatch him from under the noses of Sevilla when he was 13. He currently has three years left on a five-year contract with the Champions League holders. Despite growing up in far warmer climes, the teenager remains a passionate about the old country and is already integrated within the SFA’s youth structure. Performance director Mark Wotte has been out to the Spanish capital to visit the Real academy and is in little doubt of the talent Harper possesses. Yet the Dutchman also urges caution about burdening him with excessive expectation. While the sight of a Scot representing Les Merengues is seductive, Wotte believes Harper is only now reaching the critical stage of his development. Harper is a tricky No 10 with the poise and guile to run games in the final third . Harper with a pre-season trophy (left) and in Madrid's away kit (right) Portugal legend Luis Figo poses with Harper at the club's training ground . Harper has similar qualities to Cristiano Ronaldo cutting off the left winger . Iker Casillas is said to have lent Harper a helping hand during his formative years at the Bernabeu . ‘People might look at the fact he is playing for Real Madrid and think it his progress is automatic, but that’s not the case,’ Wotte told Sportsmail. ‘There is still a lot of work for Jack to do before he can step up to the Under-21s or even the A squad. He is not there yet. ‘He is in the most important part of his pathway. Between 18 and 20, so many things can go wrong. ‘Do you have an opportunity to play first-team football? Do you have a manager who is brave enough? How do you deal with stronger defenders? How do you cope with everyone expecting you to be fantastic? ‘Jack is definitely very talented and has the right mind-set, very down to earth. Every ingredient is there but he also has to take some really big steps to become the player everyone hopes he might be. Gordon Strachan could be tempted to throw Harper into the deep end in Euro 2016 qualifying . Real Madrid spotted the Scotland Under 17 international when he was just 13 . ‘This is his last year in youth football with Real Madrid. Probably in the second part of this season, they will decide whether he will go on loan to their B team Castilla or still play for the Under-19s. ‘Jack also has to finish secondary school and take a decision on whether to study or just focus on football. ‘But if you start for Real Madrid Under-19s in an important game, score a goal and have an assist you are not doing too bad, are you?’ Wotte has previously spoken about some similarities between Harper and a teenage Robin van Persie. As well as signifying ability, it is also a note of the hurdles he will have to overcome. ‘I spoke with the people at Real when I was out there and we are not yet sure where Jack’s best position is – is he a No 9 or a No 10?’ said Wotte. ‘I worked with van Persie (at Feyenoord) and he was a similar style of player – left-footed and long-legged. Sometimes you didn’t see him for 20 minutes then he did something magnificent. ‘The discussion was always about where to put Robin. Eventually he ended up being a top No 9 but there were a lot of seasons when he didn’t fit the system. ‘Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying Jack Harper is going to be the next Robin van Persie. Not at all. But there are similarities in terms of the style and the issues at that age. ‘There are lot of very good things about Jack but there is also a lot he needs to improve on and I’m sure he’s working hard on that.’ VIDEO Ancelotti pleased with Real Madrid reaction ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Jack Harper scored a header against Basle for Real Madrid in Youth League .\nThe 18-year-old Scot also hit the bar with an overhead kick .\nHarper has been at the Bernabeu since he was 13 .\nSFA performance director Mark Wotte has warned against burdening him .\nWotte has previously drawn similarities between Harper and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "At 95, an elderly man from Denmark is still able to lift weights that most people a quarter of his age wouldn't be able to budge from the ground. Even more astonishingly, it was only two-and-a-half years ago that powerlifter Svend Stensgaard was rushed to hospital after having a heart attack. Yet a video filmed of him working out at the gym - in a room full of boys young enough to be his great-grandchildren - proves just how fit and healthy he is in later life. In the footage, the jacked Dane defies stereotypes of pensioners as frail and feeble beings clad in their bedroom slippers. Both standing and lying on his back, he is seen shifting a whopping 290 pounds of weight as he controls his breathing to establish a rhythm. Mr Stensgaard says in the interview that exercising, which releases a lot of stress-fighting endorphins, is comparable to a 'dosage of morphine' for him. Power pa: Svend Stensgaard, 95, showcases his impressive strength while powerlifting at his local gym in Denmark . Superman! The pensioner suffered a heart attack more than two years ago but that has not stopped him from doing what he loves the most . He explains that those closest to him are 'very impressed and also amazed' that he has continued to train despite his recent health troubles. 'I could barely lift more than 1kg in each hand,' he recalls. 'And so to add to their admiration, I lifted 130 kg in a deadlift.' At the end of the video, Mr Stensgaard adds that he was born to do this and has no plans to stop despite growing older. It gives him something pleasurable to do and look forward to. 'For me, I exercise because I can't think of myself sitting at home and doing nothing.' Determined: After suffering health problems, he could barely lift 1kg but now he is back to shifting 290 pounds above his head . Teaching the young'uns: Mr Stensgaard is seen training around boys a fraction of his age ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Svend Stensgaard from Denmark is deemed the 'world's oldest powerlifter'\nHe can rival the strength of most fit youngsters by lifting 290 pounds .\nSays family and friends are in awe of him following his health problems ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "For those who are looking to get into the festive spirit, there may be no better place than Europe’s Christmas markets. From huge cities to tiny villages, markets across the continent are spreading Christmas cheer with less than a month to go until December 25. In Germany alone it is estimated that there are as many as 5,000 markets, which are now in full swing. With traditions dating back to the late Middle Ages, Germany’s Christmas markets are a popular destination for tourists looking to sip mulled wine (gluehwein), snack on bratwurst, roasted nuts or sweets, or pick up a few handmade gifts or decorations from the wooden huts. Berlin hosts more than 60 different markets, the one in Dresden is considered one of the best in all of Europe, Hamburg's market has erotica-themed stalls, and Frankfurt has a ‘pink’ market favoured by LGBT visitors. With ice skating, nativity plays and musical performances also on tap, the markets will be open until Christmas, although some don’t shut down until January. A wheely good time: Berlin hosts more than 60 different Christmas markets of all sizes, including a large one at Alexanderplatz . Stunning backdrop: People walk by the cathedral at the Christmas market in Cologne, Germany . In the spirit: Visitors stroll through the Christmas market at Alexanderplatz in Berlin . Festive season: Revellers walk around the Christmas market at the Rathausmarkt in Hamburg . Winter wonderland: Markets are open across Europe, including Berlin (pictured), to help people to get into the Christmas spirit . Handful: In Germany alone it is estimated that there are as many as 5,000 markets, including this one in Berlin . Visitors stop at a stall selling gluehwein next to an illuminated Ferris wheel at the Christmas market at Alexanderplatz in Berlin . The German town of Schlitz is home to a 118-ft high stone tower that is covered with red cloth to form a candle . With traditions dating back to the late Middle Ages, Germany’s Christmas markets are a popular destination for tourists . Season's greetings: Gaspard, 3, and his mother Anne get a visit from Santa Claus at an ice skating rink in Berlin . Window shopping: Visitors browse Christmas decorations at a market in Berlin . Go for a spin: Most markets will be open up until Christmas, although some don’t shut down until January . Seeing stars: Shoppers walk past a stall selling illuminated Christmas stars at the market at Alexanderplatz in Berlin . Something for everyone: In addition to selling decorations and traditional food, the markets offer nativity plays and musical performances ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Christmas markets are open across Europe with less than a month to go until December 25 .\nIn Germany alone it is estimated that there are as many as 5,000 markets .\nMarkets are a popular destination for tourists looking to sip mulled wine and eat traditional fare ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Many world leaders have said they wouldn't miss Nelson Mandela's funeral for anything, but Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok isn't among them. Rusnok's conversation with Defense Minister Vlastimil Picek in parliament on Friday was broadcast by the Czech public television news channel and quickly went viral. When Picek reminded him that President Milos Zeman might be unable to fly because of a knee injury, Rusnok reacted with a vulgar term and then, addressing his companion by the Czech equivalent of 'dude', said: 'I'm dreading that I will have to go.' Is this thing on: Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok's (centre) conversation was broadcast by the Czech public television news channel . Oops: Jiri Rusnok, Czech Prime Minister, was caught expressing his irritation at the prospect of going to Mandela's funeral. File picture . He complained that he had other plans - a lunch and a dinner- and that a South Africa trip would be too long. The recording became widely popular in local media Saturday and on the Internet. 'I apologise for those words,' Rusnok said in a statement sent to The Associated Press via his spokeswoman Jana Jaburkova on Saturday. 'It wasn't right to use such terms in connection with the death of Nelson Mandela.' Rusnok said it would be difficult for him to find time for unexpected events in his busy December schedule. He added it will be decided in the next few days who will represent the Czech Republic at Mandela's December 15 funeral. Rusnok swore and said: 'I'm dreading that I will have to go.' File picture . Loss: The world went into mourning after Mandela died on Thursday . Mandela visited Prague in 1992 to meet with then-President Vaclav Havel who had led the 1989 Velvet Revolution that ended 40 years of communism in his country. The two leaders had both spent years in prison for opposing repressive regimes before becoming presidents. They reportedly became good friends. Havel died in 2011. Czech Foreign Affairs Minister Jan Kohout will travel to South Africa to attend the memorial service for the late president on Tuesday, ministry spokeswoman Johana Grohova said." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Jiri Rusnok made faux pas as he chatted to defence minister .\nHe was in line to go to South Africa as President has knee injury .\nRusnok apologised after using a vulgar term in frustration ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "It is the bane of every household – and following a ruling by Brussels bureaucrats it is about to get worse. Home owners will find their armoury in the battle against dust and dirt weakened by a ban on powerful vacuum cleaners. Under European Commission ‘eco’ rules that will come into force next September, the power of new vacuum cleaners must not exceed 1,600 watts. Under threat: The 2,300W Hoover Dust Manager (left), which will be outlawed by new EU regulationsand the Vax U90-MA-R (right), which outsells its rivals on Amazon.co.uk . That figure will be lowered further to 900 watts by 2017. Current cleaners boast an average of 1,800 watts. The . move angered manufacturers, who say it will do nothing to make cleaners . more environmentally friendly and will simply reduce efficiency in the . home. Justin Binks, director . of Sebo UK, which produces a range of vacuum cleaners, said the . regulations would limit performance using ‘unrealistic criteria’. ‘If . the proposed regulations come into force as planned next year, they . could hugely frustrate anyone trying to clean their home,’ he said. Critics . say cleaners satisfying the new rule may use less power, but . householders will have to use them for longer so they are likely to use . the same amount of electricity in the long run. European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso says the new rules will save energy equivalent to that produced by four nuclear power stations . European Union flags outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels . Here are five of top selling vacuum cleaners on Amazon.co.uk that will be banned when new regulations come in . 1. Numatic HVR200A Henry A1 Bagged Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner. 1,200W. BANNED BY 2017 . 2. Vax W90-RU-P Rapide Ultra 2 Pre-Treatment Upright Carpet and Upholstery Washer. 1,000W. BANNED BY 2017 . 3. Vax U90-MA-R Air Reach Multicyclonic Upright Bagless Vacuum Cleaner. 1,200W. BANNED BY 2017 . 4. Sebo X4EXTRA Automatic Upright Vacuum Cleaner. 1,300W. BANNED BY 2017 . 5. Hoover Smart Pets SM1901 Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner. 1,900W. BANNED BY NEXT SEPTEMBER . Under . the regulations, appliances will be rated from A to G depending on how . much noise they make, the energy efficiency of their suction and the . levels of dust pumped out by their ‘exhaust air’. Similar labels are . already displayed on washing machines. Despite . his company not producing any vacuum over 1,400 watts, Sir James Dyson, . the billionaire entrepreneur who pioneered ‘bagless’ vacuums, is also . angered by the proposal. He . says the eco-labels will be misleading because they will not take into . account the cost and waste of vacuum bags and filters and will give an . advantage to competitors who use ‘bag’ technology. He is seeking a . judicial review of the proposal at the European Court of Justice. The new measures will be extended to other appliances, including water pumps, water heaters and tumble dryers. The Brussels bureaucrats have also angered British farmers with changes to meat labelling. Meat and poultry is currently labelled with information about where the animal was born, reared and slaughtered. But . in a proposal to deal with the trade in animals raised in one country . and fattened for market in another, they will be required to spend only a . few weeks in the UK for the meat to be labelled British. UK farmers fear the new rules may trigger imports of cheap chickens from former Eastern Bloc countries." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Regulations will ban any new machine that exceeds 1,600W next year .\nThat figure will fall to 900W by 2017, according to Brussels bureaucrats .\nAt present, the average vacuum cleaner has a 1,800W motor ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Poachers and bush meat hunters are putting some species of giraffe in danger of extinction and the overall population has dropped by 40 per cent in the last 15 years, conservationists have warned. There are now fewer than 80,000 giraffes in Africa, 60,000 less than the 140,000 recorded 15-years ago, according to alarming new research. 'Many of the threats to rhinos and elephants are the same for giraffes,' Dr Noelle Kumpel, from the Zoological Society of London told Mail Online. 'The threats are local. It's loss of habitat and increasingly it's poaching, but not for the international trade, it's bush meat hunting.' The prominence of giraffes in zoos has disguised the fact some giraffes are in danger of extinction.  There are now fewer than 80,000 giraffes in Africa, 60,000 less than the 140,000 recorded 15-years ago . Poachers kill giraffes in the wild because they are easy to hunt and provide a lot of meat . Trapped in a snare, a dead giraffe lies prostrate with its head removed. In certain parts of Africa the heads and bone marrow from the creatures are prized as a cure for Aids . She added: 'There's a difference between poaching for elephants and rhinos for example. But with increasing social problems like poverty or the displacement of people, it is becoming more prevalent.' 'Of course some parts of Africa bush meat is part of the staple diet of some, but really this is a bigger issue of food security.' Poachers also view the giraffe as an easy source of meat, she said, adding that giraffe would be an easy target for the armed gangs hunting for ivory. 'Traditionally they get caught in snares by the poorer local people just looking for food,' she said. 'But those hunting higher profile animals have the firearms and automatic weapons which make it simple to kill the noticeable giraffe.' Their prominence in zoos has disguised the fact that there is very little conservation effort is made with them, she added. While giraffe heads and bones can fetch a high price in Tanzania, where some people believe that their bone marrow can cure Aids, many are killed for their meat which is both sweet and popular. Elephant poachers, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where ivory is traded for ammunition, arms and food, are known to favor the creatures. It is then shipped on to China and Vietnam where despite an international ban, demand for the bone remains high. 'Being delicious is one thing, but there's also a bucket-load of meat, and they're not difficult to hunt,' said Dr Julian Fennessy, the world's only full-time giraffe conservationist. 'People love giraffes but they're taken for granted,' he added. 'People assume that they're everywhere. They see them on branding and postcards and think they are okay. But the decline of their natural habitat has seen their numbers fall dramatically.' However, some of the sub-species of giraffe are so rare that they could soon be classified as a species in their own right. If this happened, the West African giraffe would instantly become the most endangered large mammal in Africa. The Giraffe Conservation Foundation estimates that only 300 remain on the whole continent. The Rothschild giraffe would also be at risk, according to the Red List, the wildlife conservation inventory compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. But despite the dangers a lack of resources prevented a thorough assessment of the entire giraffe population was not even attempted in 2010 the last time they were surveyed, according to Dr Fennessy, who is also a director of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. However, along with 14 colleagues Dr Fennessy has spent the past year collating the numbers of giraffe and the findings will be presented next year. 'The is quite a bit of attention paid to elephants and rhinos but the giraffe is iconic to Africa,' said Dr Fennessy. 'But no one has really paid attention to giraffes and they are not really in as good condition as we thought. Unless something is done soon, we will lose some of these glorious creatures before we even know it.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "There are fewer than 80,000 giraffes in Africa according to new research .\nSome prize their heads and bones as a cure for Aids .\nTwo of the nine giraffe sub species are on the endangered animal red list ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Between issuing chilling threats of nuclear warfare and allegedly launching a cyber attack on a Hollywood studio, North Korea has working on a website to entice tourists to the secretive state - complete with pictures of a ski resort, grinning children... and missiles. The site, www.dprktoday.com, provides foreigners with detailed information on the secretive communist nation's tourist attractions, hotels and tour programmess through related stories and video clips. The North has a few other propaganda sites for outside online users like Uriminzokkiri and Naenara. But the new website focuses more on attracting foreign tourists, reports South Korean news agency Yonhap. Scroll down for video . Lots of fun, outside the prison camps that is: One of the pictures intended to bring tourists flocking to the poverty-stricken nation of North Korea . Spot of relaxation: Pictures showing the myriad entertainment options in the dictatorship . The Masikryong ski resort, built on top of Taehwa Peak, near the port city and naval base Wonsan, opened for business earlier this year and hopes to bring 5,000 visitors a day . The resort boasts a hotel with wood cabin style rooms, complimentary toiletries, and spa facilities and 110 kilometres (70 miles) of multi-level slopes . The sprawling 1,400-hectare resort was built in just ten months as part of a push by leader Kim Jong-un to increase overseas tourist numbers from 200,000 to 1 million per annum by 2016 . The North's media said the website has been created to 'satisfy growing interest and expectation' over the nation. It features pictures and info about the nation's food, culture, beaming children and even information on North Korea's national bird (the Chollima, a mythical winged horse). However, as a chilling counterpoint to the cheery pictures, the website also features images and articles about its missile programme. It also offers specific flight schedules from Beijing, Vladivostok and several other foreign cities to Pyongyang as well as a list of various package tour programmes and information on luxury hotels. The pictures include communist enclave's one and only ski destination, on top of Taehwa Peak, which boasts a hotel with wood cabin style rooms, complimentary toiletries, and spa facilities and 110 kilometres (70 miles) of multi-level slopes. However, as a chilling counterpoint to the cheery pictures, the website also features images and articles about its missile programme . Communist cuisine: Although starvation and malnutrition is reportedly rife in North Korea . Children eat food donated by the World Food Program (WFP) in a kindergarten in the North Korean city of Hyangsan October 12, 2006. A devastating famine in the 1990s saw between 600,000 and 2.5 million people die of hunger as the regime obstructed the delivery of aid to the worst-affected regions . The Masikryong ski resort, built on top of Taehwa Peak, near the port city and naval base Wonsan, opened for business earlier this year and hopes to bring 5,000 visitors a day. The sprawling 1,400-hectare resort was built in just ten months as part of a push by leader Kim Jong-un to increase overseas tourist numbers from 200,000 to 1 million per annum by 2016. Last month the United Nations adopted a landmark resolution condemning North Korean rights abuses and laying the groundwork for putting the Pyongyang regime in the dock for crimes against humanity. The North's media said the website has been created to 'satisfy growing interest and expectation' over the nation . North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is keen to draw tourists to the 'Hermit Nation' North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Songdowon International Children's Camp in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang July 6, 2014 . Co-sponsored by more than 60 countries, the resolution drew heavily on the work of a UN inquiry which concluded in a 400-page report released in February that . North Korea was committing human rights abuses \"without parallel in the contemporary world.\" The year-long inquiry heard testimony from North Korean exiles and documented a vast network of harsh prison camps holding up to 120,000 people along with cases . of torture, summary executions and rape. North Korea reacted angrily to the vote and announced that it was breaking off talks on improving human rights with the European Union, which drafted the resolution with Japan." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The dictatorship hopes to entice tourists to the secretive nation .\nWebsite features pictures of ski resort, as well as armaments .\nPyongyang wants a million people to visit by 2016 .\nThe nation is an international pariah over human rights abuses ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Most pictures show polar bears on land, but as these incredible photographs show, when the ice begins to disappear, it doesn't prevent the majestic creatures from getting from A to B. Wildlife photographer Paul Souders took his boat out in Hudson Bay, Canada, and captured the fearsome predators swimming underwater, including the mighty jaws of one biting at the camera. As ice begins to melt earlier each year, polar bears are learning to adapt and swim greater distances in search for food in one of the world's harshest environments. Fearsome: Wildlife photographer Paul Souders captured this close-up of a polar bear biting at the camera in Hudson Bay, Canada . Predator: Huge fangs used for hunting are visible, but now polar bears are having to swim greater distances in search of seals . Aquatic: Polar bears are actually very good swimmers with adaptations including thick blubber and nostrils that close . Kick: The feet of a swimming bear is seen as it goes in search of food after ice caps begin to melt in one of the world's harshest environments . Don't mind me: A candid shot captures a bear unaware as he shakes his fur dry against a rock after a swim in the icy waters . Warning: Scientists have warned that a quarter of Canadian polar bears could be wiped out due to global warming and shrinking ice caps . Bubbles: As ice begins to melt earlier and earlier each year, the bears are having to adapt to swim even greater distances than normal . Doggy paddle: A polar bear's head is seen emerging just above the water as it swims along the Frozen Strait on Hudson Bay . Look what I can do: Mr Souders dove near Vansittart Island near the Arctic Circle and used an underwater camera to capture this shot . Journey: He travels more than 1,500 miles from Manitoba, Canada to the edge of the Arctic to capture polar bears and walruses underwater . Hello: Through the window of Mr Souders' boat, a polar bear is seen approaching curiously on ice, which is melting earlier every year . Ready: Photographer Paul Souders with his boom and mounted underwater camera as he prepares to dive in Hudson Bay . Home: Paul Sounders' C-Dory 22-foot long Cabin Cruiser boat spent weeks travelling across the Arctic to capture these incredible photographs ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wildlife photographer Paul Souders took his boat out in Hudson Bay, Canada, to capture bears swimming .\nAs ice caps begin to melt earlier each year, the aquatic predators are having to adapt to swim greater distances ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Iraq's new government has discovered 50,000 'ghost soldiers' who received army salaries without showing up for work - a practice which accelerated the military's collapse in the face of ISIS fighters six months ago. The names, equivalent to almost four full army divisions, were uncovered in an investigation launched by Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, who took office in September. 'Ghost soldiers' were men on the army payroll who paid their officers a portion of their salaries and in return did not show up for duty - enriching their commanders and hollowing out the military force. Scroll down for video . Shocking: Iraq's new government has discovered 50,000 'ghost soldiers' who received army salaries without showing up for work (file picture) The Prime Minister's spokesman, Rafid Jaburi, said: 'Those 50,000 soldiers were revealed after an intense search through military documents and there will be a field search in order to put an end to this phenomenon and any other form of corruption.' Local officials in Mosul said the city should have been defended from an ISIS attack in June by 25,000 soldiers and police - but in reality the number was at best 10,000. ISIS militants took control of the city with barely a fight. The United States spent billions of dollars trying to build up Iraq's armed forces before it pulled out of the country in 2011. It has since sent military advisers back to Iraq to train them to take on the ISIS fighters who now control much of the north and west of the country. Investigation: New Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi launched the inquiry which discovered 50,000 'ghost soldiers' Iraqi troops confirmed the existence of 'ghost soldiers to AFP. 'There are two kinds of 'fadhaiyin',' one experienced officer in the security forces said, using a word which, literally translated, means 'space men', and refers to the fictitious soldiers crowding the payroll. 'The first kind: each officer is allowed, for example, five guards. He'll keep two, send three home and pocket their salary or an agreed percentage. 'Then the second and bigger group is at the brigade level. A brigade commander usually has 30, 40 or more soldiers who stay at home or don't exist. 'The problem is that he too, to keep his job as a brigade commander, has to bribe his own hierarchical superiors with huge amounts of money.' The officer explained that, for those reasons, the thousands of soldiers who defected or were killed this year across Iraq were rarely declared as such. Dozens of military officials appointed during previous PM Nuri al-Malik's (above) eight-year rule have been sacked in the new leader's pledge to root out corruption . Blame: Local officials in Mosul (above) said the city should have been defended from an ISIS attack in June by 25,000 soldiers and police, but in reality the number was at best 10,000 . Since taking over as premier from Nuri al-Maliki, Haider al-Abadi has sacked dozens of military officials appointed during Maliki's eight-year rule and pledged to root out corruption. On Monday, Abadi's office announced he had retired 24 senior Interior Ministry officials and replaced them with new officers under a reform plan to make the security forces 'more effective in confronting terrorism'. Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters last week there was a need for deep-rooted reform of the security forces to fight what he called corruption and mismanagement. 'The military has to be cleaned of all these numbers, figures of ghost soldiers and other mismanagement,' he said. Abadi's spokesman Rafid Jaburi added: 'Haidar al-Abadi is setting integrity, efficiency and courage as the criteria to appoint a new military leadership. 'This weeding out process will extend beyond the military to all state institutions.' The practice of not showing up for work has been blamed for the military's collapse in the face of ISIS fighters six months ago (file picture)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Thousands on the payroll bribed officers with a portion of their salary .\nIn return they wouldn't show up for duty, seriously weakening Iraq's forces .\nThe 50,000 men are almost the equivalent of four Iraqi army divisions .\nNames of culprits uncovered in new PM's anti-corruption investigation .\nPractice has been blamed for major military defeats including fall of Mosul ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "David Souaan, 20, a Serbian student standing trial for preparing terrorist acts in Syria had a video referring to the 'flag of tawheed flying over London' A student arrested on his way to fight for Islamic State was caught with footage of a man having his throat cut, a court heard yesterday. David Souaan also allegedly had videos of himself with automatic weapons. The court heard the 20-year-old wanted to see the terrorist group’s black flag flying over Downing Street. Anti-terror police discovered that the undergraduate at London’s Birkbeck College was a close supporter of hate cleric Anjem Choudary. Yesterday, Souaan appeared in the dock at the Old Bailey where he is accused of preparing terrorist acts. Prosecutor Sarah Whitehouse QC said he was a ‘nice, quiet, softly spoken young man’ when he arrived in Britain in September 2012 from Serbia to study international relations. But the following year, the devout Muslim secretly spent his Christmas holiday with fighters in Syria and returned with hardline views. He began calling non-Muslims ‘kuffar’, became serious when anyone mentioned women or alcohol and showed off photographs of himself in combat gear holding a gun. Souaan was stopped at Heathrow by police as he was about to board a flight to Serbia with his mother on May 31. They examined his laptop and mobile phone and uncovered a hoard of extremist material as well as evidence of his plans to return to Syria, the jury heard. Souaan is believed to have visited the country in both December 2013 and January this year. And on January 3, he sent a message to a friend reading: ‘Hello from Syria.’ He sent Skype and text messages praising Islamic State, saying he and his younger brother were prepared to die as martyrs and threatening to ‘cut the throats’ of opponents. One image showed Souaan and four others walking through a derelict urban site carrying automatic weapons. Another video clip was described as ‘so graphic and so shocking’ it cannot be played in court. Instead, it will be described in detail to the jury by a police officer. The Old Bailey heard extremist videos were found on David Souaan's computer and phone after his arrest . Outlining the horrific contents, Mrs Whitehouse said: ‘It shows a young man kneeling while his head is held back and another man cuts his throat. 'The victim was pushed face down in the mud where his last breaths can be heard.’ Souaan, who has a Syrian Muslim father and a Serbian Christian mother, also had film of himself at a demo led by Choudary referring to the ‘flag of tawheed in London’. Mrs Whitehouse said: ‘This is a reference to the fervent wish of Muslim extremists to see the tawheed – the black flag of Islam – one day flying in Downing Street.’ In May this year, Souaan wrote that he planned to fly to Belgrade in Serbia and ask his father for money to buy a weapon. He said that the two brothers had been to the ‘front line’ and added: ‘I can’t wait for the summer to go to Syria, then I’ll be happy.’ The court was told Souaan arrived in Britain on a six-month visitor’s visa in September 2012 and was given a three-year student visa in October 2013. His passport, issued in 2009, showed he had also visited Syria in December 2009 and December 2010. Souaan, who lived in student accommodation in Bloomsbury, Central London, denies preparing terrorist acts. The trial continues. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "David Souaan has Serbian mother and Syrian father and studied in London .\n20-year-old arrested in May and police confiscated his laptop and phone .\nThey found extremist video of young man having throat slit, court hears .\nThe computer also contained photos of accused carrying weapons in Syria .\nOne video, filmed at demonstration, referred to black flag flying over capital .\nThe student denies preparing acts of terrorism in Syria at Old Bailey ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Rihanna: Her record label, Universal Music, was the biggest loser from a YouTube video view crackdown . The world's biggest recording companies have been stripped of two billion YouTube hits after the website cracked down on alleged 'fake' and 'dead' views. Universal, home of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber, lost a total of one billion views in the video site’s biggest ever crackdown on its viewing figures. Sony was second hardest hit, with the label behind such stars as Alicia Keys, Rita Ora and Labrinth losing more than 850million views in a single day. The dramatic cuts came as YouTube conducted a crackdown on fake views, but music industry sources have blamed it on housekeeping related to the migration of their videos across different channels. The unprecedented move left Universal with just five videos on the site - none of which were music - and Sony with just three. 'This was not a bug or a security . breach. This was an enforcement of our viewcount policy,' YouTube . announced. It marks a huge commercial blow to all the artists involved as YouTube is now the web's most important outlet for music videos . Over four billion hours of video are watched by over . 800million unique visitors to the site each month. The dramatic falls, highlighted by . figures compiled by YouTube statistics analysts at SocialBlade, came . after YouTube conducted an audit of its viewing figures aimed at . combating 'black hat' view count-building techniques. That is the term used when hackers artificially . build up the numbers of views or likes on a YouTube video - enabling . them to make clips appear far more popular than they really are and . increase their exposure on the site. The number of views attracted on YouTube . are these days regarded as an unofficial worldwide popular music chart, . so once it became clear that hits had been inflated, fingers immediately pointed at the record industry. YouTube viewer figures are doubly valuable to channel owners since it is also the primary way in which the site works out how to share its advertising revenue with partners. The Daily Dot reported how many of the . channels affected - which also include ones belonging to Michael . Jackson, Chris Brown and Beyonce, among others - had also had many . videos deleted. Universal, which previously had dozens of clips on its YouTube channel, has had its offering slashed to just five - none of which are music videos or last more than about a minute and a half. Sony's page was also left practically bare following the cull, with just three videos left. Affected: The official channel of YouTube success story Leona Lewis (left), a protégé of Simon Cowell (right), lost nearly 24million page views in the crackdown by YouTube against 'viewcount gaming' Among the channels affected was that of British X Factor success story Leona Lewis. The official YouTube channel of the protégé of music industry svengali Simon Cowell, lost nearly 24million page views as a result of the crackdown. Source: YouTube . The mass takedowns came the same day . that hundreds of the site's users flooded forums to complain they had . suffered a series of video deletions for violations of YouTube's terms . of service. Many speculated they fallen victim to a . technical error, but YouTube replied to confirm that the users had been . sanctioned for violating TOS item 4, Section H, which bans artificially . inflating view counts. According to the Daily Dot, the . apparent crackdown last week was widely discussed on the Black Hat World . forum, where visitors exchange advice on unethical search engine . optimisation tactics. In one thread on the forum, where YouTube included a link to the site's policy on . 'viewcount gaming, the first post spoke of . a 'friend' who 'sells likes' who had been told by four different . customers that their videos were deleted due to violations of YouTube's . terms of service. The bigger they come: This graph shows how Universal Music Group lost more than a billion page views in a single day when YouTube carried out its audit on view numbers . This graph tracks the loss in views suffered by Sony BMG: The label behind such stars as Alicia Keys, Rita Ora and Labrinth lost more than 850million views in a single day . Record labels have blamed the cuts in their viewing figures on a change in the way that YouTube has changed its view count. Billboard reported how the Google-owned company recently decided to remove view counts for so-called 'dead videos', which were no longer live on the channel. A senior label executive told the music industry trade magazine that since thousands of videos had in fact been migrated to Vevo, the views those clips accrued during their time on their dedicated label channels were taken away in YouTube's 'clean up'. Universal acknowledged its drop in . views, but told the Daily Dot its channel had been mostly dormant since . it shifted its focus to Vevo, which it founded in 2009 together with . Sony Music, Abu Dhabi Media Company, and E1 Entertainment. Google declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline. Commenters on the Sony YouTube channel gloated over the major record labels' apparent comeuppance. User Lattentreffer posted on SonymusicSME: 'Pretty much f*** you, sonymusic.... Hahahaha. 'You got the axe on your black hat viewcount manipulating....!'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Major record labels stripped of more than two billion video views .\nBiggest hit taken by Universal, which alone lost more than one billion .\n'This was an enforcement of our viewcount policy,' says YouTube ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Phone hacking and other illegal information gathering was mostly committed on behalf of law firms, telecom companies and insurers – not by journalists, it has emerged. The Serious Organised Crime Agency knew that businesses other than journalists hired criminals to access people’s voicemails six years ago, but did nothing to intervene, according to a report by the agency. One of the main ‘hackers’ involved in the practice said 80 per cent of companies hiring criminals to hack phones were law firms, wealthy individuals and insurance companies, according to the report. One of the individuals was ‘a celebrity who broadcasts to millions every week’. 'Cover-up': Lord Justice Leveson knew about an explosive report on phone-hacking but did not reveal its existence in the report issued by his inquiry . Just 20 per cent of hackers’ clients were in the media – which came under fierce scrutiny from the Leveson inquiry, costing taxpayers £6million. The other corrupt practices mentioned in the report included live phone interceptions, police corruption, computer hacking and perverting the course of justice. SOCA’s findings were privately presented to the Leveson inquiry in 2012, but the report was not made public or included in the Leveson Report. Labour MP Tom Watson said: ‘What is astonishing about this whole murky affair is that SOCA had knowledge of massive illegal invasions of privacy in the newspaper industry – but also in the supply chains of so-called blue-chip companies. He said: ‘I believe they are sitting on physical evidence that has still not been disclosed fully to forensic investigators at the Metropolitan Police. The law should also be rigorously applied to other sectors that have got away with it.’ Police investigations reviewed by SOCA found that 20 per cent of calls in the reports were being listened to by private detectives in real time. Anger: MP Tom Watson called for the report to be shared in order to uncover wrongdoing . The report, seen by The Independent newspaper, said a ‘telephone interception specialist manufactured several devices which were physically attached to the target’s landline at the relevant signal box by a British Telecom-trained telecommunications engineer’. A document entitled The Blagger’s Manual was unearthed by another police inquiry. It gave advice on accessing personal details held by companies, banks, HM Revenue and Customs, councils, utility providers and the NHS. An extract said: ‘It is probably a good idea to overcome any moral hang-ups you might have about “snooping” or “dishonesty”. The fact is that through learning acts of technical deception, you will be performing a task which is not only of value to us or our client, but to industry as a whole.’ The source who was aware of the report, codenamed Project Riverside said clients who hired illegal private investigators included a major telecoms company, a celebrity broadcaster, a media personality and a businessman negotiating a £500million takeover. But the most prolific clients were law firms, particularly those involved in lucrative marriage and fraud litigation. The criminals, who were paid as much as £14,000 to hack phones and track bank transactions, were found to be ‘developing and cultivating useful relationships’ through ‘socialising with law enforcement personnel’. Despite the trade in criminality identified in the report, which dates back to 2006, none of the offenders hired to perform the illegal snooping was charged with criminal offences until after the phone hacking scandal. Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman of the home affairs select committee, said: ‘I am deeply concerned about these revelations. I will be seeking an explanation from SOCA as to why this was not told to the committee when we took evidence from them about the issue of private investigators. ‘It is important we establish how widespread this practice was and why no action was taken to stop what amounted to criminal activity.’ A SOCA spokesman told The Independent: ‘SOCA produced a confidential report in 2008 on the issue of licensing the private investigation industry. This report remains confidential and SOCA does not comment on leaked documents.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Vast majority of phone hacking was not carried out by newspapers .\nSecret report was given to Leveson inquiry but they did not act on it .\nPrivate detective urged clients to 'overcome any moral hang-ups'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Adam Steele (pictured) was sacked after he left his friend and colleague 'bleeding profusely' when he headbutted him . A favourite chef of The Queen who headbutted a colleague in a drunken rage during a party at the Buckingham Palace staff living quarters has been handed a community order. Adam Steele, 28, was popular with the Royal Family and was regularly requested by Prince Philip to cook for his guests. But the experienced sous chef was sacked after he left his friend and colleague James Thompson 'bleeding profusely' after telling him he was going to 'f*** him up' during a party at the Palace's staff accommodation. He had downed ten cans of lager and four shots before suddenly turning aggressive and launching the unprovoked attack on October 17. Steele pleaded guilty to common assault at an earlier hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court and was given community service and a fine today. Prosecutor Izolda Switala-Gribbin said: 'The defendant and victim were chefs working together at Buckingham Palace. On the day in question, Friday the 17th of October, they were having a party at the premises. 'The individual had some alcohol on the night in question and they were playing games. 'At some point he was seen becoming aggressive towards Mr Thompson, who asked the defendant if he was OK before he headbutted the victim in the face and was swinging punches at him. 'He had a split eyebrow and was bleeding profusely from his nose and eyebrow area. 'Prior to headbutting the complainant, the defendant said I'm going to f*** you up.' 'He was being aggressive for no apparent reason and there were complaints about his behaviour becoming difficult when consuming alcohol in the past.' Ms Switala-Gribbin said that after his arrest Steele told officers he had drunk 'eight to ten cans of lager and three or four shots of spirits'. 'He couldn't remember the incident and admitted to it being stupid.' Edward Jones, defending Steele, told the court his client had been dismissed from work over the assault and was still looking for a job. Steele (right, wearing cap) and friends at Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee in 2012 . Police were called when the fight broke out at the impromptu Friday night gathering in the Royal Mews (pictured), which was also attended by footmen, housemaids and other servants . He said: 'He has no previous convictions and does display remorse. He realises what he did was incredibly foolish and very costly for him. He let himself down very badly on this occasion.' Mr Jones added that Steele had 'lost a friend' in Mr Thompson over the incident and had tried to apologise to him in person. Magistrate Christina Townsend ordered the chef to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work over the next 12 months. He was also made to pay £200 compensation to Mr Thompson, £85 in costs and a £15 victim surcharge. She said: 'This offence is so serious it should be dealt with by a community order.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Adam Steele left his colleague 'bleeding profusely' after a fight at a party .\nHe downed ten cans of lager and four shots before becoming aggressive .\nIn a drunken rage, he headbutted friend James Thompson on October 17 .\nHe has now been ordered to pay compensation, and work 80 hours unpaid .\nThe sous chef was popular with the Royals and a favourite of Prince Philip ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Warnings have been issued over fake bracelets made to look like merchandise from Disney film Frozen that could slash children's wrists when they are worn. The counterfeit snap bracelets - made up of a flat steel spring band covered with plastic and decorated with characters from the film - are being sold on eBay at £5.75 for a pack of 10. Julie Brooks, a mother of two from Nottinghamshire, discovered that the novelty merchandise is actually made of sections of cut steel measuring tape, covered in cheap thin plastic that could easily tear exposing the sharp metal. She reported the discovery to Nottinghamshire County Council which has now issued a safety warning over the 'lethal' bracelets. Scroll down for video . Nottinghamshire County Council has issued a warning over dangerous fake 'snap bracelets', which feature characters from Frozen but are made from cut metal measuring tape and could slash a child's wrist . The bands, which feature counterfeit Disney branding, are referred to as 'snap' or 'slap' bracelets as they wrap around a child's wrist when slapped against it. They feature the main characters from the film, including Elsa the Snow Queen, whose popularity among children has led to a high demand for Frozen merchandise in the run up to Christmas. Nottinghamshire County Council said it had received a number of complaints from parents concerned about the bracelets being sold. It issued the warning because of fears the plastic casing is so thin it could easily tear, exposing the sharp metal to children's wrists. Glynn Gilfoyle, chairman of the county council's community safety committee, said: 'As Frozen merchandise is the latest craze this Christmas, many parents are struggling to find items for sale and may be tempted to buy counterfeit versions online. 'As this example shows, cheap toys from outside the European Union available from online auction sites are often not well made and have not undergone any safety tests so can be lethal for children to handle. 'As these snap bracelets come into close contact with a child's wrist, these versions could cause a lot of harm so we are urging parents to avoid them at all cost.' Mrs Brooks, 42, bought two packets of the bracelets online for a children's birthday party but was shocked when she discovered beneath a simple plastic cover they were made from cut sections of steel measuring tape. The mother of two, of Newark-on-Trent, then reported her discovery to Nottinghamshire County Council's Trading Standards department. She said: 'I saw on Facebook a story where a cheap snap bracelet cut a child's face. It was a link shared by my friends. There are fears the fake Frozen bracelets could harm children who want them due to the popularity of the film . The fake bracelets, in packs of 10, are being sold on eBay for cheap prices as demand for merchandise grows . Elsa the Snow Queen in Frozen is a popular character in the Disney film, leading to demand for merchandise . 'I was horrified when they arrived as they looked so poorly made, so I decided to cut one open and found a cut up metal tape measure inside, so it was clearly designed not to be used as a toy. 'I got a refund but I just want to warn other parents to steer clear of these dangerous items before there's an accident. 'It is quite a big, serious thing. 'It is measuring tape, like what you would use in your home. It has even got the numbers on it. 'As soon as I opened one, I could see they were very dangerous. The metal inside is really sharp. It could slice a child's wrist. 'If I chucked them in the bin, someone could have still got them. So I contacted Trading Standards straight away. Shoppers at Poundworld in Nottingham stripped the store of all Disney's Frozen goods within 10 minutes . 'I knew they were dangerous and I just don't want any kids to get hurt.' The council said it had received a number of complaints about the fake bracelets being sold, including about some being sold at a shop in Newark. Coun Gilfoyle said the store has been advised of the dangers of the bracelets and has now stopped selling them. Different versions of the fake bracelets are being sold cheap online, with some being put up for sale for as little as 99p for a single band. Concerns over the bracelets came to light because Frozen merchandise has became so popular recently following the release of the Disney film. Last week parents stripped a new Poundworld store in Nottingham of all Frozen merchandise within 10 minutes, some working as tag teams to ensure they got the best bargains on cups, lunchboxes and advent calendars featuring characters from the film." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fake bracelets are made from metal measuring tape covered in plastic .\nThe bracelets feature characters from Disney's Frozen but are dangerous .\nNottinghamshire County Council warned bands could slash a child's wrist .\nFake bracelets are being sold for £5.75 for 10 on eBay and in some stores .\nCouncil said demand for merchandise from film could put children at risk .\nJulie Brooks discovered bracelets were made from sharp sections of metal .\nShe reported them over concerns metal could easily 'slice a child's wrist'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Rolf Harris has lost the first round of his appeal against conviction for a string of indecent assaults . Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris has lost the first round of his bid to appeal against his convictions for a string of indecent assaults. Harris was jailed for five years and nine months for the sex abuse in July for attacks on children as young as eight between 1968 and 1986. The Australian presenter and artist even abused his daughter Bindi's best friend while she slept feet away - but the 84-year-old has refused to show any remorse for his sex crimes. This afternoon a spokesman for the Judicial Office confirmed that a judge has refused his application for permission to appeal. But it is still open to the 84-year-old to renew the application before three judges at the Court of Appeal. The artist and musician was convicted of 12 indecent assaults at London's Southwark Crown Court on June 30. One was on an eight-year-old autograph hunter, two on girls in their early teens, and a catalogue of abuse against his daughter's friend over 16 years. The appeal move was refused by a single judge considering the application on the case papers. Harris, a family favourite for decades, was finally unmasked during his trial as a predator who was fixated with under-age girls. Jurors were told that his 16-year campaign of sex abuse against his daughter's friend 'haunted' her and made her abandon her dreams as he continued to be adored by millions of fans worldwide. His fall from grace was underlined as he was stripped of a Bafta fellowship and accolades in his native Australia were removed. During his trial, Harris was finally unmasked as a predator who was fixated with under-age girls. Jurors were told how his 16-year campaign of sex abuse against his daughter's friend 'haunted' her and made her abandon her dreams as he continued to be adored by millions of fans worldwide. Passing sentence, Justice Sweeney said: 'You have shown no remorse for your crimes at all. Your reputation now lies in ruins, you have been stripped of your honours but you have no one to blame but yourself.' Jailed: Harris pictured leaving Southwark Crown Court with daughter Bindi (right), wife Alwen (second left) and niece Jenny (left), who have stood by him despite his string of sex offences . New home: HMP Bullingdon in Oxfordshire is where Rolf Harris, 84, has been held for the majority of time so far, and reportedly spent a month creating the didgeridoo during art classes . Liz Dux, abuse lawyer at Slater & Gordon, who represents victims of Rolf Harris, said: 'The victims will be very relieved. They have already been through the horrific ordeal of a long and extremely stressful trial. 'They want this over so they can get on with their lives as best they can, although for some the damage Harris has done will sadly be irreparable. 'We must not forget the very serious nature of the crimes Harris committed. Justice has rightly been done and the victims will be pleased at the outcome.' While in prison Harris has worked hard to endear himself to other inmates after a rocky start. In July it was claimed that Harris was spat at by an inmate during a prison church service, an incident which was said to have sparked a mass brawl. He was also accused by a fellow prisoner of 'jumping the queue' into a paid gardening job in the grounds of the Oxfordshire jail. Prison officers are said to be keeping a close eye on him to ensure he is not targeted. Since then he has been handing out signed drawings for free to inmates while at Bullingdon jail in Oxfordshire, until he was moved to HMP Stafford recently. Last week it was reported he spent a month making a didgeridoo, which is about 3ft long and has been decorated on the outside with figures and images. The artist, who famously painted a portrait of the Queen, also created a sculpture of interlocked chains out of wood to 'represent his time in jail'. Upsetting: Disgraced Harris unveiling his portrait of the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2005 to mark her 80th birthday, before his crimes were revealed . Keeping busy: The entertainer, famous for his artwork, (pictured painting Lily Cole) has been creating sculptures in prison . He has applied to have the instrument and sculpture transferred to his new cell on the vulnerable sex offenders wing but is is thought guards have refused on the basis that inmates are not allowed to have large personal items. He has also joined the prison church choir, which came as a shock to many after he previously shunned religion in his autobiography. Harris' frail wife Alwen is understood to also regularly visit her husband in Bullingdon prison, arriving in a wheelchair. She stood by Harris as he was unmasked as a paedophile who was fixated with underage girls during his trial at Southwark Crown Court." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A judge has refused the entertainer's application for permission to appeal .\nBut the 84-year-old could still appeal if he renews the application .\nHarris was convicted in June of 12 indecent assaults against young girls .\nHe is currently serving a five year and nine month sentence for the crimes ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Flights were temporarily halted at London Stansted Airport after a suspicious person under the flight path sparked a firearm scare. Essex Police officers raced to Molehill Green, just east of the airport, after a passer-by reported a man holding what appeared to be a firearm on Sunday afternoon. The man was standing under the flight path and police eventually located him and determined that he did not pose a threat to aircraft or nearby residents. Scroll down for video . Gun scare: Police said the man was carrying photography equipment - not a firearm (file photo) Essex Police officers raced to Molehill Green, just east of the airport . It turns out the man was not armed with a gun – he was a plane spotter who was carrying a camera and photography equipment. In a statement, a spokesperson for Essex Police said: 'Police were called to Molehill Green, near Stansted Airport, shortly before 2pm on Sunday, November 30 following reports of a man standing under the flight path and holding what appeared to be a firearm. ‘A search was carried out and the man was found at about 2.40pm. 'He was carrying photographic equipment.’ Stansted Airport flights were suspended for about 30 minutes, causing 'minimal delays' A spokesman for the airport said flights in and out of Stansted were suspended for about 30 minutes while police investigated. Operations returned to normal once police located the man and were satisfied no one was in any danger. The spokesman told MailOnline Travel: 'This suspension caused minimal delays to flights.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Passer-by reported a man holding what appeared to be a firearm .\nPolice raced to Molehill Green and found that the man posed no threat .\nStansted suspended flights for approximately 30 minutes .\nAirport spokesman says the incident 'caused minimal delays'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The strain placed on the NHS by patients from abroad is revealed by figures showing that around half a million immigrants sign up at GP surgeries every year. The startling finding has come from independent research because the Government has failed to look into the impact of immigration on the health system. Adding to the demand on the NHS, many GP surgeries lead new arrivals to believe that all health care is free – even though temporary migrants should pay for expensive hospital care, unless it is an emergency. Scroll down for video . More and more patients are having to wait longer for an appointment with their GP as half a million immigrants sign up to GP surgeries . While doctors struggle with groaning workloads, they are reluctant to talk about immigration and often downplay the issue. But with more patients sometimes waiting weeks for an appointment with their GP, the issue has begun to move up the political agenda. On Thursday, Tory Chief Whip Michael Gove became the latest politician to voice concerns. He told the BBC’s Question Time audience that ‘the rate and pace of immigration’ was creating particular pressures, including those ‘on access to GPs and hospitals’. Experts do not know how many immigrants registering at GPs come from within the EU, but it is estimated they account for about 40 per cent, or 200,000 each year. Despite growing worries, the Department of Health has not carried out a single study into the impact of a decade’s worth of mass immigration on use of the NHS. It has only researched the sensitive issue of ‘health tourism’. However, analysis by the highly respected Nuffield Trust think-tank has found immigration is leading to about half a million joining GPs’ books every year. Researchers Adam Steventon and Martin Bardsley looked at the number of people aged 16 and over registering with a GP for the first time. Mr Steventon said: ‘The method is not perfect, but we identified 550,000 probable immigrants registering in the year 2003-04. This rose to 583,000 for 2004-05 and to 625,000 for 2005-06.’ In the absence of Government research, the Trust’s estimates are the most recent figures available. However, since immigration has remained high, the pressure is continuing to grow on GP surgeries. In the year to June 2014, 583,000 people came to live and work in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics, and 325,000 left. Separate figures show that the average length of GP patient lists has increased in 198 of 211 health authority areas across England since April 2013. Dr Richard Vautrey, a member of the British Medical Association’s General Practice Committee, said that although doctors were concerned about being overwhelmed, the pressure was not down to immigrants, but the ageing population. He said: ‘They [GPs] say they are struggling, but it’s not because of changes in the population.’ Dr Vautrey added that immigrants tended to be younger and healthier than the general population, elderly people used the NHS far more and GPs were having to carry out more work traditionally done in hospitals. However, he said migrants with poor English did tend to need longer consultations and also the use of interpreters. Last year 42,500 women from Eastern Europe gave birth in NHS hospitals, new figures have revealed . Births to women from Eastern European countries in the EU have leapt tenfold over the past decade at NHS hospitals. In 2004, there were about 4,500 births in England and Wales to women from Poland and other former Eastern bloc nations that are now members of the EU. But by 2013 that figure had risen to 42,500, according to the Office for National Statistics. Polish women account for about half of these births, with their number rising from 1,830 a decade ago to 21,275 in 2013. The ONS regards ‘new EU countries’ as those that have joined the European Union since the start of 2004 – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta and Cyprus. Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007, and Croatia in 2013. With the average hospital delivery costing around £1,500, the NHS’s total maternity bill may have risen by around £57 million due to immigration from these ‘new EU’ countries. Women from these countries used to account for a tiny proportion of births in England and Wales overall – just 0.7 per cent in 2004. By 2013 that had grown to 6.1 per cent. Over a similar period, the ratio of UK births to all foreign-born mothers rose from 19.5 per cent to 26.5 per cent – up from 124,563 in 2004 to 189,075 in 2012. Births to UK-born women numbered 515,144 in 2004 and 540,572 in 2012. The rises have left maternity units struggling, with the Royal College of Midwives demanding 3,200 more midwives." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Many surgeries are leading new arrivals to believe that all care is free .\nThis is despite the fact migrants should pay for expensive treatment .\nAround 500,000 immigrants are signing up with GP surgeries every year .\nExperts believe that 200,000 of those signing up are from within the EU ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "He got very publicly naked in Las Vegas and was last seen twerking on a yacht in Abu Dhabi. So it might be thought that Prince Harry has very few secrets left to reveal. But the fourth in line to the throne admitted today that he still gets ridiculously nervous when asked to speak publicly. Harry, 30, was confessing all in his role as founder of Sentebale, the charity he set up in 2006 to help children afflicted by HIV and Aids in the poverty-stricken African kingdom of Lesotho. Scroll down for video . Terrifying: Prince Harry has revealed that he gets 'ridiculously nervous' about public speaking . Speaking out: Harry hopes the campaign will encourage AIDS sufferers to seek the help they need . Part of a social media campaign to mark World Aids Day, #FeelNoShame aims to encourage celebrities and members of the public to share their deepest secret in a bid to highlight the shame that prevents many HIV sufferers from seeking help. In his video clip, which can be viewed online, the royal says: 'On today, World Aids Day, my secret is, believe it or not, I get incredibly nervous before public speaking, no matter how big the crowd or the audience. 'Despite the fact that I laugh and joke all the time, I get incredibly nervous, if not anxious, actually, before going into rooms full of people when I am wearing a suit. ‘And now I have confessed that I’ll probably be even more worried that people are looking at me. ‘ . The prince’s secret, while not exactly revelatory, is surprising as he has become an increasingly assured speaker with a developing public role in recent years. Over the summer he launched the inspiring Invictus Games for injured servicemen as with a moving speech in front of thousands and ad-libbed to a sell-out crowd in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park at a closing concert. No fear: Despite Harry's claims, he has proved an assured public speaker - notably at the Invictus Games . Campaign: Harry's revelations came as part of a social media campaign for his charity Sentebale . Celebrities supporting the initiative included Nicole Scherzinger, who said: ‘My secret is sometimes I don’t feel like I’m enough, I’m worth it and I don’t fit in but #feelnoshame.’ Boxer Ricky Hatton said; ‘My secret is a big embarrassing in that when I was one years of age my next door neighbour’s cat had just take it upon itself to scratch me down my face and taken near enough half my skin off. ‘Ever since that day I have been scared of cats and whenever one comes across my path now I’m petrified of them. I know it’s a bit strange a secret like that coming from a world champion but I am absolutely scared and terrified of cats.’ Singer Joss Stone also admitted – rather too candidly, perhaps: ‘When I was 11 I drank rather too much tea when I was out with my mum and then I went into Superdrug [the chemist] and weed myself. 'Now, today, I cannot stop at a service station, at a petrol station, without going to the loo even though I don’t need the loo. I still go. It’s ingrained in my brain, I know it won’t happen again but I feel no shame.’ Africa: Sentebale's work focuses on helping those with HIV and AIDS in the tiny country of Lesotho . Stigma: The new campaign aims to encourage sufferers to speak up and get the help they need . On a different tack, actress Gemma Arterton admitted she had never seen Star Wars. The campaign, which was created by charity Sentebale – which Prince Harry co-founded – aims to raise awareness of how eradicating this shame and stigma can save the lives of HIV sufferers, empowering them to seek medical support and education about their condition, and preventing the virus from spreading. In a video released to mark the start of the initiative, the prince said: ‘Globally, HIV is the second highest cause of death amongst those aged between 10-19 years old, and it is the number one cause of death across Africa. 'One tragic issue in particular is the shame and stigma linked to HIV. This causes thousands of children to needlessly die each year because they’re keeping their illness a secret and not getting the medical attention they need. ‘To show our support for the children of Lesotho [where Sentebale works], and help reduce the stigma for all those affected by HIV, we are turning this World AIDS Day into a day in which no one should feel any shame about their secrets. 'Together, we can tackle the stigma surrounding HIV and give the young people carrying it the childhood they deserve. The childhood so many of us take for granted.’ Secret: Joss Stone also revealed her deepest secret - that she once wet herself in Superdrug aged 11 . Revelations: Gemma Arterton has never seen Star Wars while Ricky Hatton was once scratched by a cat . Cathy Ferrier, CEO of Sentebale, said: ‘This World AIDS Day Sentebale is launching an important campaign. Too many children are not receiving the treatment and care they so desperately need due to the stigma attached to HIV. 'Today we will celebrate the sharing of secrets with #FeelNoShame, to help spread the word that eradicating the stigma surrounding HIV will help save the lives of many HIV-positive children.’ Prince Harry co-founded Sentebale in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, following a visit to the country two years earlier, when he was struck by the effect the HIV/AIDS pandemic was having on the country, particularly its children. Lesotho has the third highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in the world. More than 37,000 of Lesotho’s 500,000 children are HIV positive, and approximately 200,000 have lost parents to AIDS, forcing them out of school and into hazardous forms of labour including prostitution and trafficking. Since 1996, the country’s average life expectancy has fallen from 59 years to below 48.7 years. Sentebale provides accommodation, hot food, access to medication and education for Lesotho’s children – preventing the virus from spreading – as well as vital psycho-social support to help them tackle stigma and cope with the emotional repercussions of their condition and live normal lives. It also encourages children and young people to come together through week-long Mamohato camps and regular clubs, to talk about their health issues and fears of living with HIV. Often for the first time they learn to talk openly to one another about being HIV-positive, learning about their medication, building friendships and a sense of normality, as they realise that, with the correct medication, it is possible to lead a long and healthy life." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Harry admitted to his fear of public speaking in HIV video campaign .\n#FeelNoShame aims to highlight shame felt by many sufferers worldwide .\nStigma prevents many from getting the help and support they need .\nCampaign is encouraging people to share their deepest secrets .\nThe prince kept quiet on the subject of his controversial Las Vegas trip .\nFor further details see: feelnoshame.today/ ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A massive power outage across downtown Detroit has hit several government buildings, forced schools to close early and left some parts of the city without working traffic lights. Detroit's public lighting department, which serves areas of the city affected by the outage, said 'a major cable failure' around 10.30am on Tuesday caused the grid to lose power. Power was slowly being restored to the city on Tuesday afternoon, officials said, but they still do not know the cause of the shutdown. DTE Energy Co.said it is looking into the problem. The outage plunged employees into darkness, trapped others in elevators and cut off power to police departments, fire stations, schools and jails. Scroll down for video . Plunged into darkness: A student at Wayne State University shared a photograph of her darkened classroom after 100 buildings on the grid in Detroit were hit by a huge power outage on Tuesday morning . All quiet: Work stopped and construction workers were sent home from Cobo Hall during the power outage . Heading to the light: Another student shared this image of State Hall on the university's campus. She also commented that even the bathroom faucets, which have sensors, were out of order . Good work: One student, Kristen Shaw, shared this photo to Twitter, writing: 'Detroit power outage hits class during infrastructure discussion - prof keeps teaching in the dark. @waynestate' Manpower: Temporary stop signs are placed in the middle of Michigan Avenue on Tuesday after the Detroit downtown area was hit by a massive power outage, causing traffic lights to switch off . Evacuation: The Frank Murphy Hall of Justice was among the public buildings left without power after the 'major cable failure'. The trial of Bob Bashara, who is accused of murdering his wife, was put on hold . 'We have isolated the issue and are working to restore power as soon as possible,' according to a statement from the City of Detroit. Following the outage, Detroit Public Schools said it was dismissing students at midday on Tuesday. More than 1,200 jail inmates at two locations have been locked down until power is restored, said Lieutenant Brian Earle with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, USA Today reported. The Detroit Medical Center is rerouting its highest-level trauma patients to Henry Ford and St. John's main hospitals but officials assured families in a statement that its emergency power system has kept patients 'safe and well cared for'. Powerless: The Detroit Institute of Arts shared images of its hallways on Tuesday morning . Ushered out: The museum also evacuated its visitors after the sudden outage on Tuesday . At the ready: Firefighters - whose buildings were also affected by the outages - respond to the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center to rescue people stuck inside elevators and help others down the stairs . Saved: Mary Holt waits in the lobby of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center after being assisted down 11 flights of stairs in her wheelchair after the elevators cut out on Tuesday morning . Conrad Mallett Jr., chief administration officer of DMC, told the Detroit News that the outage was a 'substantial inconvenience' but that the hospital has 'plenty of available power'. Fire stations have been relying on generator power and have all been able to take calls by landline or radio, according to Detroit Fire. Many responded to calls from people stuck in elevators. All have now been freed, the Detroit News reported. Some police officers told their dispatchers that they were worried about running out of gas because gas pumps were down. Other affected facilities include Joe Louis Arena, home of the Detroit Red Wings and parts of Wayne State University, where classes on the main campus have been canceled. Kicked out: Employees stream into parking lots outside government buildings after the power outage . Heading home: Offices have shut down and schools announced they would be finished for the day at noon . At the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, the ongoing murder trial of Bob Bashara, who is accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife Jane, was also stalled after the lights went out. Service also has been temporarily suspended by the Detroit People Mover, an elevated rail line that loops downtown. Traffic lights started coming back on at intersections around 11.45am and power started to flick on again in the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, WJBK-TV reported." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Detroit's public lighting department said 'a major cable failure' is responsible for cutting out the power around 10.30am .\nAround 100 customers on the grid were affected, including schools, jails, fire stations, courts and parts of Wayne State University .\nDetroit Medical Center rerouted its most critical patients to other hospitals ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kurt Zouma's Chelsea career got off to a flying start on Wednesday night when the 19-year old scored on his debut, but's it not just his goal that has got people talking. The French centre back scored the opener in a2-1 win against Bolton in the Capital One Cup, but something catching people's eye just as much is his full name - Kurt Happy Zouma. Born in Lyon, France, Zouma takes his first name from a film character played by Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme. Kurt Zouma is very happy as he celebrates after scoring the opening goal at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday . Zouma fires past Andy Lonergan in the Bolton goal to open the scoring . Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as Kurt Sloane, who must must learn the ancient kick boxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother, who was paralysed by a rival during a fight. The 1989 film is considered a cult classic. His parents, evidently fans of the 1989 movie Kickboxer, named their son after the star, 'Kurt Sloane'. Zouma explained the revelance to Chelseafc.co.uk: . 'In the film, he helps everyone and is super strong,' the France U21 defender revealed. 'So my parents decided that if they gave me that name I'd be hard and always have a smile. Apparently it worked.' And that certainly seemed the case on Wednesday night, as Zouma's smile stretched from ear to ear during the celebrations for his goal. The youngster joined Chelsea in January 2014 for £12million, but was immediately loaned back to his selling club Saint-Etienne for the remainder of the season. Another quirk in Zouma's profile is his middle name - Happy. In some African culture, it is common practice to relate middle names to virtues, and the defender will certainly have been happy after his goal and a win on his debut. Oscar (centre) and John Obi Mikel (left) celebrate with Zouma after his opening goal . Centre-back partner Gary Cahill congratulates Zouma on his debut goal . Jean-Claude Van Damme as Kurt Sloane in the 1989 film Kickboxer ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kurt Zouma signed for Chelsea in January 2014 for £12 million .\nHe was loaned back to his previous club Saint-Etienne for rest of season .\nHe made his debut for Chelsea last night and scored the opener .\nHis parents named him Kurt Happy Zouma - Kurt after a Jean-Claude Van Damme character from 1989 film Kickboxer ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "More than 1,000 people protested outside the U.S. embassy in London last night, with some holding 'jail racist cops' placards, following the decision not to prosecute the American officer who shot dead black teenager Michael Brown. The demonstration, outside the embassy in Grosvenor Square, central London, saw people condemn the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson for shooting unarmed Mr Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. While rioting, fighting and chaos has broken out in several U.S. states following the jury's decision on Monday night, the protest in London passed off peacefully and without trouble. Scroll down for video . The protest started in London's Grosvenor Square before heading to Oxford Street and Piccadilly Circus . More than 1,000 people turned out for the demonstration to condemn the jury decision in Ferguson, U.S. The protest condemned the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson for shooting Michael Brown . Many held placards which said 'jail racist cops' and 'black lives matter', while others carried candles . Police confirmed no arrests were made, despite the crowd being so large that it spilled out of a designated area in Grosvenor Square and lined up against the fence of the embassy. Many of the protesters held placards which read 'jail racist cops' and 'black lives matter', while others carried candles. A minute's silence was observed to remember people killed by the police around the world, which was followed by a loud chant of 'killer police off our streets'. After listening to a number of speeches, the group marched down nearby Oxford Street and traffic was later stopped as protesters made their way towards Piccadilly Circus. Police said the demonstration 'became an impromptu march', with people dispersing at around 11.30pm. 'Officers from the Police Liaison Team engaged with demonstrators and an appropriate policing operation was conducted,' Scotland Yard said. Police said the demonstration 'became an impromptu march', with people dispersing at around 11.30pm . No arrests were made, despite the crowd being so large it spilled out of Grosvenor Square, central London . After speeches, the group marched down Oxford Street and traffic was later stopped in Piccadilly Circus . While rioting, fighting and chaos has broken out in several U.S. states, the protest in London was peaceful . Scotland Yard said 'an appropriate policing operation was conducted' and confirmed there were no arrests . Carole Duggan, aunt of Mark Duggan, and Marcia Rigg, of the Sean Rigg Justice and Change campaign, both spoke at the gathering outside the embassy. Mark Duggan, a young black man, was shot dead by a police officer in London in August 2011 sparking riots across the city, while Sean Rigg died at Brixton police station in 2008. Marcia Rigg is Sean Rigg's sister. Ms Duggan told the crowd: 'We need to send a message to Mike Brown's family. 'We feel the pain, we know the pain, of losing somebody at the hands of the police. 'That is why we stand in solidarity with the community of Ferguson. I feel they are very strong and brave people.' She went on: 'They've come to a point in Ferguson where there is no turning back. 'They have to carry on fighting. They have to see this through. 'We have to stand behind them because you know what happens there will eventually happen here.' The protest came after a grand jury decided not to indict Darren Wilson (left) for shooting Michael Brown . Marcia Rigg, the sister of Sean Rigg, who died at Brixton police station in 2008, spoke at the demonstration . Carole Duggan, aunt of Mark Duggan who was shot dead in 2011, spoke at the gathering outside the embassy . The protest was organised by campaign groups Stand Up To Racism and the London Black Revolutionaries . During the protest, a minute's silence was observed to remember people killed by the police around the world . Ferguson was engulfed in serious civil unrest following the grand jury's decision not to charge police officer Mr Wilson on Monday night. The white officer shot the 18-year-old multiple times on August 9, sparking widespread protests and disruption across the state. Ms Rigg said: 'Burning and looting - we don't condone these acts - but I for one and I'm sure people around the world understand the frustration and anger that the people are feeling when our loved ones are murdered on the streets. 'What else are we supposed to do?' All we keep getting are lying and corrupt officers murdering our loved ones.' The London protest was organised by campaign groups Stand Up To Racism and the London Black Revolutionaries. Relatives of Mark Duggan (left), who was shot dead by police in London in 2011, and Sean Rigg (right), who died at Brixton police station in 2008, both attended the protest and gave speeches to fellow demonstrators . Protesters marched along Bond Street chanting 'hands up don't shoot' in solidarity with Ferguson, U.S. Traffic was brought to a standstill in many parts of central London as the demonstrators protested . At one point during last night's protest, demonstrators started a loud chant of 'killer police off our streets'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "More than 1,000 people joined in protest outside U.S. embassy in London .\nDemonstration condemned grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson .\nAmerican police officer shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown .\nUK protest passed off peacefully while rioting continues in Ferguson, U.S." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure done and health insurers should pay for it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines stop short of telling parent to get their newborn sons circumcised. That is a personal decision that may involve religious or cultural preferences, said the CDC's Dr. Jonathan Mermin. But 'the scientific evidence is clear that the benefits outweigh the risks,' added Mermin, who oversees the agency's programs on HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. New evidence: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines stop short of telling parent to get their newborn sons circumcised . These are the first federal guidelines on circumcision, a brief medical procedure that involves cutting away the foreskin around the tip of the penis. Germs can grow underneath the foreskin, and CDC officials say the procedure can lower a male's risk of sexually-transmitted diseases, penile cancer and even urinary tract infections. The CDC started working on the guidelines about seven years ago, when a cluster of influential studies in Africa indicated circumcision might help stop spread of the AIDS virus. 'The benefits of male circumcision have become more and more clear over the last ten years,' said Dr. Aaron Tobian, a Johns Hopkins University researcher involved in one of the African studies. But the guidelines are important, because the rates of newborn male circumcision have been dropping, he added. The guidelines are being published in the federal register Tuesday. For the next 45 days, the CDC will receive public comment before finalizing them next year. They are likely to draw intense opposition from anti-circumcision advocacy groups, said Dr. Douglas Diekema, a Seattle physician who worked on a circumcision policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2012. 'This is a passionate issue for them and they feel strongly that circumcision is wrong,' said Diekema, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington. The CDC guidelines largely mirror the pediatrician group's statement, but the CDC's document incorporates more research and comes from an organization that many may see as more neutral on the topic, Diekema said. The thinking on circumcision has swung wildly over the years. It's been practiced by Jews and Muslims for thousands of years, but didn't become common in this country until the 20th century. By one estimate, only 25per cent of U.S. male newborns were circumcised in 1900. It gradually became the cultural norm, and in the 1950s and 1960s surpassed 80per cent. But then the trend reversed. Part of it had to do with changing demographics, as the U.S. population grew to include larger numbers of Mexican-Americans and other ethnic groups that didn't traditionally circumcise their children. Controversial: The new guidelines, which state how the procedure can cut risk for HIV, STDs and penile cancer, are expected to draw intense opposition from anti-circumcision advocacy groups . Also, opposition to the procedure grew from advocates who decried the pain, bleeding and risk of infections to newborns. Their message was aided by the Internet and by the neutral stance of physicians groups - including, for a time, the American Academy of Pediatrics. A wave of state Medicaid programs stopped paying for newborn circumcisions, which cost roughly $150 to $200. The list eventually rose to 18 states, according to CDC numbers. By 2010 the newborn circumcision rate was down to about 58per cent, according to one CDC estimate. But even as the circumcision rate dropped, more medical evidence came in supporting it - particularly three rigorous and influential studies in Africa that looked at the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in circumcised and uncircumcised men and their partners. In the new guidelines, the CDC says there is now strong evidence that male circumcision can: . Studies have not shown that circumcision will reduce an HIV-infected man's chances of spreading the AIDS virus to women. And research has not found circumcision to be a help in stopping spread of HIV during gay sex. The guidelines say circumcision is safer for newborns and infants than for older males, noting the complication rate rises from 0.5per cent in newborns to nine per cent in children ages one to nine, according to the CDC. Minor bleeding and pain are the most common problems, experts say. CDC officials are recommending doctors tell parents of baby boys of the benefits and risks of circumcision. Mermin did not say how that information should be presented. Because circumcision can be beneficial to men as well, the CDC says information about the procedure also should be given to sexually active uncircumcised men - especially men considered to be at higher risk of catching HIV, the guidelines say." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "These are the first federal guidelines on circumcision .\nThe brief procedure involves cutting away the foreskin around the tip of the penis .\nCDC officials say it can lower a male's risk of sexually-transmitted diseases, penile cancer and even urinary tract infections .\nThe new guidelines are expected to draw intense opposition from anti-circumcision advocacy groups .\nUrging health insurers to pay for the $200 procedure .\nCut a man's risk of getting HIV from an infected female partner by 50 to 60per cent.\nReduce their risk of genital herpes and certain strains of human papillomavirus by 30per cent or more.\nLower the odds of urinary tract infections during infancy, and cancer of the penis in adulthood." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Conspiracy theorists have accused Nasa of cutting its live feed from the International Space Station whenever a 'UFO' appears. On two separate occasions this month, alien hunters claim to have spotted mysterious objects appearing on their screens before it goes blank. UFO watcher Toby Lundh recently spotted a UFO outside the space station, moments before the stream was interrupted for 10 to 15 seconds. Scroll down for video . Last week, a grey object was seen coming up over the horizon and then disappearing moments before Nasa switched to a different camera. One possible is that it was a bit of debris that hit the lens, or even the moon . Mr Lundh told Disclose.TV that there are 'always some UFOs showing up,' and 'Nasa always cuts the feed when a UFO gets close to the station.' The alien hunter claims to have captured a still photo of the unidentified object from the feed - and it looks remarkably like the Starfleet insignia in Star Trek. He also says that Nasa has removed the recording from its archives as part of efforts to conceal alleged communication between astronauts and UFOs . In a separate incident last week, a grey object was seen coming up over the horizon and then disappearing moments before Nasa switched to a different camera. UFO watcher Toby Lundh recently spotted a UFO outside the space station, before the stream was interrupted for 10 to 15 seconds. The alien hunter claims to have captured a still photo of an unidentified object (pictured) that appeared on the live feed on January 6. It look remarkably like the Starfleet insignia in Star Trek . One possible is that it was a bit of debris that hit the lens, or even the moon. But 'Streetcap1', the YouTuber who posted the video isn't convinced. 'Please bear in mind that the moon appears white when it shows,' he writes. Meanwhile on October 7, UFO watchers said they witnessed a strange object near the station during a spacewalk by astronauts Reid Wiserman and Alexander Gerst. The object was later identified as being either a speck of dust or a lens flare from the sun. That didn't stopped some conspiracy theories arising though, with ufologists somewhat speculatively claiming it was proof that we are not alone in the universe. One of the most interesting cases in the files is the Lubbock Lights incident was reported August 30, 1951 in Texas . In 1948, the US government launched several inquiries into UFO sightings, which many believed were sparked by Cold War paranoia. In what became known as 'Project Blue Book,' more than 12,000 encounters with UFOs were looked into by the Air Force. Now, decades after the files were closed, the microfilms have been made available online for free – allowing anyone to re-examine the evidence. The USAF says that the Blue Book included 12,618 sightings reports, with 701 of which remained 'unidentified' – or around 5.5 per cent of the files. The files, which can be accessed here, were previously only available by visiting the National Archives in Washington. Professor Andrew Balogh from the Imperial College London Department of Physics tells MailOnline: 'Generally speaking UFO sightings are either explained by some artefact effect - even some space junk - or left unexplained as there is not enough evidence. 'It's difficult to judge from the video in this instance, because of its poor quality. If Nasa has access to high quality images, they may investigate further.' Nasa is yet to comment the incidents. The space agency's ISS live stream and rover photos have become a huge source of 'evidence' for conspiracy theorists. Many scientists believe UFO sightings such as this are down to a psychological phenomenon called pareidolia. This describes the brain's response to seeing significant objects in random places. 'The vast majority of these images are as vague and elusive as those posted by UFO witnesses on Earth, and many have a fairly mundane explanation, 'Nigel Watson author of the UFO investigations Manual told MailOnline. 'The problem is that the more Nasa denies such things or explains them the more people think there is a conspiracy to hide the truth that aliens are visiting our planet.' On October 7, UFO watchers said they witnessed a strange object near the station during a spacewalk by astronauts Reid Wiserman and Alexander Gerst ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Alien hunter, Toby Lundh, recently spotted a 'UFO' outside the ISS .\nBut the live stream was interrupted for 15 seconds after it appeared .\nIn a separate incident, a grey object was seen coming over the horizon .\nOne possibility is that it was the moon, or debris left on the lens ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The shocking failure of the Government to live up to its promise to restore weekly bin collections is laid bare today. Families are having to wait 12 days on average to have general rubbish collected – and face spiralling charges for extra waste-removal services, it has been revealed. This comes despite the Conservatives’ repeated pledge that they would restore people’s ‘fundamental right’ to have their bins emptied once a week. Figures from a comprehensive survey suggest that just 6 per cent of local authorities in England collect all bins weekly. Scroll down for video . Families are having to wait 12 days on average to have general rubbish collected – and face spiralling charges for extra waste-removal services, it has been revealed. File picture . And there is a creeping trend for councils to issue fees for basic services such as garden waste collection, garden rubbish bags and the disposal of bulky waste – with increases of almost 5,000 per cent in the worst-hit areas. Overall, families now have to wait one week and five days on average for black bag rubbish to be collected and have to contend with an average of nearly four bins, according to figures gathered from Freedom of Information requests to every council in the country. Shadow communities and local government secretary Hilary Benn said the findings meant boasts by ministers that they would restore weekly bin collections had been exposed as ‘pompous hot air’. Once-a-week household rubbish collections came into law in 1875. But after Labour’s 1997 election victory local authorities were encouraged to move towards alternate collections of general and recyclable waste. In opposition, David Cameron and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles repeatedly pledged to restore the weekly bin round, and on winning power unveiled a £250million fund to encourage councils to do so. Today’s research, however, suggests the Government’s measures have been a crushing failure. It involved Freedom of Information requests to all 325 councils responsible for waste collection, of which nearly nine in ten responded. It found that only 17 of 285 authorities collect all bins weekly – covering 4.3million people. The 48.7million living in the other 268 areas have bins collected less-frequently. On average, general waste bins are now collected every once every 12 days, while recycling bins are collected every 13 days. Food waste, collected separately in 116 areas, is picked up on average every nine days. Garden waste is collected every 13 days. And the survey showed that while in 2011/12, councils across England made £36.2million from extra charges – for services such as garden waste collection, extra waste bags and bulky waste collection – by last year, the figure had risen to £54.3million. The biggest charges are in Purbeck, Dorset, where residents have to pay £40 a year for fortnightly collections of a wheeled bin containing garden waste. There are also now charges for collection and disposal of bulky waste – £30 for a single item followed by £6 per subsequent item. In 2011/12, the council earned £101,802.19 from such charges, but by last year, the figure spiralled to £869,796.79, the survey revealed. North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, has seen the biggest increase in revenues – up 4,676 per cent to £750,283 over the same period. Its garden waste charge for 2014/15 is £25 per bin, while bulky collections are charged at £11 for up to three items and £22 for up to six items. Mr Benn said: ‘This comprehensive study fatally undermines Eric Pickles’ boast when he was in opposition and in government that he would return Britain to weekly bin collections and keep extra charges down. 'The reality that we expose today is very different. It is Tory councils that are charging the most – three times as much as Labour councils – and there was a 50 per cent increase in charges across England in the last two years. ‘He said the public should hold him to account for his record so as we approach the general election I hope people will recognise that he made claims he never had the power to bring to fruition.’ He added: ‘Eric Pickles blustered for years that he would impose new controls on local authorities and local communities but this has now been exposed as pompous hot air. This is precisely why people have lost faith in politics. You need to say what you mean and mean what you say. Eric Pickles does neither.’ Government sources said Labour’s analysis was misleading, since it counted garden waste as something that should be collected weekly, when that has never been the case in most places. Fourteen million homes in England still have weekly collection of smelly rubbish ‘in some form’, the Government insists. Mr Pickles said: ‘The Labour Government bullied councils into axing weekly collections and were planning new bin taxes on family homes. 'Conservatives in Government have kept to our promises; we have abolished Labour’s bin taxes, reined back in bin snoopers and have actively supported weekly collections, whilst keeping council tax down.’ He also insisted he had changed the law to scrap unfair fines for not putting rubbish out correctly. The Government is considering introducing new laws to force more councils to bring back weekly bin collections. Mr Pickles said it had taken Labour ten years to ‘destroy’ the traditional weekly service and suggested it would take as long to restore it." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "British families wait an average of 12 days for a collection .\nJust six per cent of councils make collections once a week .\nCouncils across England made £54.3m from extra charges .\nA spokesperson for Adur and Worthing Councils has asked us to clarify that, because figures supplied to the Labour Party for this report were an amalgamation of costs for two councils' households rather than simply for Adur households, the average household charge relating to ancillary, elective, waste collections services for households in Adur and Worthing is in fact £9.75 rather than the figure of £26.81 as calculated by the survey's researchers. We are happy to set the record straight.\nWe have been asked by Purbeck District Council to make clear that while the article states that Purbeck, Dorset is the area with the highest charges for waste collection services, in fact its service charges are lower than those of many other local authorities. The discrepancy arose because the response to the Freedom of Information request, on which the survey was based, came from Purbeck Council rather than Dorset Waste Partnership, which administers the service to six district and borough council areas not just Purbeck District Council." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Giving a thumbs and smiling for the camera, this African migrant celebrates after successfully storming a barrier to make his way into Spanish territory. The migrant, accompanied by another man who drapes his arm over him, was one of 600 Africans, who charged at the border fence separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco today. Only 30 of them successfully managed to climb over before running to safety prompting the group to congratulate themselves for succeeding in their dangerous mission. Scroll down for video . A migrant gives a thumbs up for the camera and celebrates with a friend after the pair become successful in managing to storm a barrier in Morocco to make their way into Spanish territory . Only 30 men successfully managed to climb over the 20-foot high fence before running to safety prompting the group to congratulate themselves for succeeding in their dangerous mission . According to the Spanish government, the group were the latest in a flow of migrants who have been trying to reach Melilla and the other Spanish north African territory of Cueta, which together have Europe's only borders with Africa. Several migrants remain perched at the top of the  fence, refusing to come down, with Moroccan authorities waiting for them at the bottom for when they decide to come down . In a statement the government explained that the group stormed the 20-foot, triple layer fence around Melilla early this morning, with 30 succeeding in climbing over. Shortly afterwards, a separate group charged at another part of the fence, but they were kept away by Moroccan security forces in co-ordination with the Spanish police, the statement added. The two groups totalled more than 600 migrants and several remain perched on top of the fence, at the foot of which Spanish police remained deployed. No migrants nor police were known to have been hurt in the incident - unlike during some earlier attempts this year. The flow of migrants seeking to enter Europe via Ceuta and Melilla has intensified this year. Some 16,000 migrants have tried to storm the Melilla fence and more than 2,000 have made it over, the Spanish government delegation there says. There have been at least 65 attempts by groups of Africans to climb the fence this year, compared to a total of 38 in 2013. Spanish authorities accuse human-traffickers for bringing the migrants to the border in the hope of reaching European soil. Fleeing war, persecution and poverty in their home countries, hundreds of these men arrive every month, and will regularly rush the high wire fences in order to climb over. Many will injure themselves in their frustrated attempts - cutting their hands and feet to pieces on barbed wire, or hurting themselves falling over the other side. The migrants who were pictured trying to climb over the fence close to a luxury golf course in Melilla, while golfers teed off . From there, they are scooped up by border guards who watch the fence day and night. They will be taken to a migrant centre in the nearby town where they will either be released - or deported. In October, 20 migrants were pictured climbing over the fence close to a luxury golf course in Melilla, while golfers teed off. They could be seen perched at the top of the 20 foot fence in the background of the fairway while golfers, playing at the exclusive course, lined up their shots in the foreground." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "600 migrants attempted to storm a barrier to make their way into Spain .\nThe barrier separates Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla .\nOnly 30 were successful and celebrated after succeeding in their mission .\nOne man gave a thumbs up to the camera after running to safety .\nOther migrants remain perched on top of the fence refusing to come down .\nSome 16,000 migrants in recent years have attempted to reach Melilla .\nMany of them flee their home countries to escape persecution and poverty ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Only a brilliant late save from Barcelona's debutant goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen prevented Barcelona dropping two points at the Camp Nou against Apoel. The club's relentless production line of young players ticked off another couple of teenage debuts as Luis Enrique gave 19-year-olds Sergi Samper and El Haddadi Munir their first Champions League starts but the understrength team selection made for a nervy 1-0 win sealed only by Gerard Pique's first half header. Coach Luis Enrique marked his first game in charge in Europe by blooding the two teenagers and by giving goalkeeper ter Stegen his first start and he was the later hero saving from Gustavo Manduca. Barcelona's Gerard Pique (second right) finds a small gap in the Apoel defence to head in the opener at the Nou Camp . Pique's header makes it 1-0 for Barcelona against the Cyprus champions in their opening Champions League Group F match . Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Bartra, Dani Alves, Pique, Adriano, Sergi (Alcantara do Nascimento 79'), Samper, Xavi (Iniesta 61'), Neymar, El Haddadi (Ramírez 68'), Messi . Subs not used: Rakitic, Bravo, Pereira dos Santos, Mathieu . Goal: Pique . Apoel: Pardo, Antoniades, Da Cruz Junior, Sergio, Leme Amorim, Oliveira Franco, Figueiras Gomes (Manduca 62'), Morais, Aloneftis, De Vincenti (Charalambidis 79'), Sheridan (Djebbour 75') Subs not used: Artymatas, Alexandrou, Chiotis, Bezerra Da Silva . Booked: Antoniades, Oliveira Franco . El Haddadi Munir has now debuted for Barça, Spain and in the European Cup in the last month and for Samper it was a European start before he has even played a league game. There were seven products of the youth academy Barcelona will have to rely on more than ever if the Court of Arbitration in Sport upholds the FIFA ban on them making transfers for a year, on the pitch, and there was even a former Barça youth player on the Apoel side with Urko Pardo. He said before the game that he had grown accustomed to saving Messi shots coming up through La Masia and he was tested on 11 minutes palming the Argentine’s free-kick away for a corner. Messi then dribbled across the face of the Apoel penalty area before setting up Neymar who shot wide. On 28 minutes the breakthrough came when Messi whipped in a free-kick from the right-hand channel and Gerard Pique got in front of Vinicius, much to the defender’s visible fury, to head past Pardo. Messi looks back to his sonic best and he played the pass of the night to Neymar five minutes before the break. Neymar returned the favour but Messi’s shot was blocked by Pardo. With Barcelona in total control they started the second half parked in the Apoel half and with goalkeeper Ter Stegen at times situated 10 yards outside of his penalty area. He had already headed one long ball forward away from outside the penalty box. But there was a dangerous complacency to the ease with which they were dictating play and Apoel grew in confidence. Pique gestures to the crowd after he scored the opening goal of Barcelona's 2014-15 Champions League campaign . Barcelona players celebrate Pique's goal after 28 minutes . Messi troubles Apoel early on in the match with a sweetly struck free-kick . Barcelona manager Luis Enrique gave 19-year-olds Sergi Samper and El Haddadi Munir their European debuts . Against the run of play they created their first real opening when Irish forward Cillian Shreridan beat Pique in the air and nodded the ball down to Tomas de Vincenti whose shot was blocked by Marc Bartra. Then they broke down the right and only the intervention of Dani Alves prevented a yellow-shirted forward getting on the end of Gustavo Manduca’s cross. Luis Enrique brought Sandro on for Munir in an attempt to find the second goal. The 20-year-old has already netted once this season in a 1-0 win over Villarreal but was another Champions League debutant. Munir almost scored with his last touch before being taken off, heading home from an offside position. Barcelona's Lional Messi gets caught late by Apoel's Vinicius and Carlao . Messi finds space against the Cyprus champions as they kick off their Champions League campaign with a win . Barcelona teenager Munir El Haddadi attempts to hold off a physical challenge Apoel's Da Cruz Junior . Brazilian star Neymar shows his frustration against a spirited if outclassed Cypriot side . German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, making his first start for Barcelona, was called upon to make a key save that preserved maximum points for his side . There was still time for Mario Sergio to save Messi's goalbound shot and Apoel to so nearly steal a point only for Ter Stegen to deny them. It had also been a night for anniversaries with Messi marking 14 years at Barcelona and Barcelona supporters remembering former coach Tito Vilanova, who would have been 46 on Wednesday. Both are in their own way symbols of Barcelona’s youth system and it was La Masia that had benefited most from this victory. Beating the Cypriot champions 1-0 will not reverberate around the rest of Europe but Luis Enrique will count the debuts to his young stars as victories and be satisfied to have seem them take all three points. Apoel Argentinian striker Tomas De Vincenti (left) went close when his shot was blocked by Marc Bartra . Apoel keeper Urko Pardo, a product of the Barcelona youth academy, embraces Messi at the end of their surprisingly tight Champions League clash . Messi and Neymar leave the field with a sense of relief having escaped a potentially embarassing draw against much less fancied opponents ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Gerard Pique's header from Lionel Messi's free-kick opened the scoring after 28 minutes .\nBarcelona dominated proceedings at the Nou Camp in their Champions League Group F opener .\nBarcelona are yet to concede a goal this season ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "There can't be many days in the year when pedestrians, cyclists - and skateboarders - reign supreme on some of Israel's busiest roads. In a scene which could have come straight from a movie, there isn't a car in sight as families, teenagers and Rabbis freely roam the empty streets. On any other day, you might expect the highways in and around Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to be teeming with traffic, choking fumes rising above the cityscape. Deserted: These youngsters on a bike and a skateboard take advantage of the empty streets of Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur . Pedestrians crossing: An Israeli family takes a stroll on a deserted highway in Tel Aviv . Nice day for it: Two Orthodox Jewish men walk down a road surrounded by cyclists . But thanks to the holiest Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur the streets are empty and the air is clear, allowing many to enjoy a rare car-free day. Yom Kippur - or Day of Atonement - is the holiest of Jewish holidays, when observant Jews atone for sins of the last year. Israel came to a standstill for 24 hours during the holiday, in which Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving their cars. As these incredible pictures show, youths on skateboards and bikes, joggers - and even Orthodox Jewish men - take to the tarmac making some of Israel's busiest cities look like ghost towns. Ghost town: There can't be many days in the year when boys on BMX bikes rule the roads . Holiest of Jewish holidays: Yom Kippur sees Israel come to a standstill for 24 hours - observant Jews fast while the whole country is banned from driving . Smog-free: The air must surely be clearer during Yom Kippur as there are no car exhausts emitting fumes . Meanwhile, headstones at a Muslim and a Christian cemetery were desecrated by unknown assailants in Jaffa today, an Israeli website said. Pictures of one gravestone with the words 'death to Arabs' spray painted . in Hebrew and the words 'Price tag', a slogan used by militant Jewish . West Bank settlers and their supporters, on another. A third photograph showed a broken tombstone but none of the photographs could be independently verified due to the fast day's traditional travel limitations. The 'price-taggers' have vowed to avenge any move by Israel to uproot settlement outposts built in the occupied West Bank without Israeli government permission and have torched mosques and vandalised both Israeli and Palestinian property. City of the cyclists: These Israeli boys ride their bikes down an empty motorway in Tel Aviv . Police and Jewish Israeli officials were not available for comment during the Yom Kippur fast day and a local Muslim community leader in Jaffa quoted in the article did not reply when contacted. Jaffa is the ancient part of Tel Aviv which has a mixed Arab and Jewish population. On Monday, a mosque in a Bedouin village in northern Israel was set on fire and graffiti sprayed on its walls in an attack authorities have blamed on hard-line Jewish settlers. The torching drew broad condemnation from top Israeli leaders and President Shimon Peres and the country's chief rabbis also visited the scene to calm tensions. In 2005 a Jewish couple was charged for throwing a pig's head into a Tel Aviv mosque in an attempt to derail Israel's then pullout from the Gaza Strip which went ahead in August of that year. In 2008 riots erupted in the coastal city of Acre in northern Israel when Jews accosted an Arab man who drove his car into a predominantly Jewish neighborhood during Yom Kippur when all traffic halts and the country shuts down for 24 hours. That's quite a sight: The Jewish 'Day of Atonement' see observant Jews atoning for their sins of the past year ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Traffic comes to a standstill for 24 hours as cars are banned in Israel .\nMuslim and Christian graves 'desecrated' during Jewish holiday ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "There were protests in and outside the Missouri home of the St. Louis Rams on Sunday as tensions remain high almost a week after a grand jury declined to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed Michael Brown in August. Five St. Louis Rams players stood with their arms raised in a show of solidarity for Ferguson protesters before trotting onto the field for pregame introductions at the Edward Jones Dome. A Rams spokesman said on Sunday that the team was not aware the gesture had been planned before the game against the Oakland Raiders. Scroll down for video . Solidarity: St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey (12), wide receiver Tavon Austin (11), tight end Jared Cook (89), wide receiver Chris Givens (13) and wide receiver Kenny Britt (81) put their hands up to show support for Michael Brown before Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders at the Edward Jones Dome . Symbolic: The gesture also made another appearance after the Rams' Tre Mason, left, scored a touchdown and was congratulated by Kenny Britt . Tensions still high: Police and Missouri National guard stand outside the Edward Jones Dome before the start of Sunday's game between the St. Louis Rams and the Oakland Raiders . Injustice? St. Louis Rams wide receiver Tavon Austin (11) puts his hands up to show support for Michael Brown before a game against the Oakland Raiders . Flare-up: Police arrest a protester in St. Louis following an NFL football game between the St. Louis Rams and the Oakland Raiders on Sunday as protests continued following a grand jury's decision not to indict Darren Wilson . Dragged away: The female protester is removed from the scene by police offers before the St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders played on Sunday . Detained and cuffed: Police arrest protest organizer Derrick Robinson as demonstrations against the failure to indict Officer Darren Wilson continued in St. Louis . Help: A clergy member assists a protester as he is arrested and left on the ground near to the St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders game on Sunday . Wide receivers Tavon Austin and Kenny Britt came out together first, with the move obscured by a smoke machine in the upper reaches of the stadium. Stedman Bailey, Jared Cook and Chris Givens - all of whom are black - then came out and stood together with arms raised. After Tre Mason scored on an 8-yard run to make it 45-0 in the fourth quarter, the gesture made another appearance when he and Britt raised their hands together. There have been riots, looting and buildings burned in Ferguson since Monday’s grand jury verdict. Confrontation: Tensions were high between Rams and Raiders fans on Sunday before the game in St. Louis . Frustrations: Demonstrators protest outside the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis, Missouri on November 30, 2014 . Taken away: One protester is arrested by St. Louis Police outside the stadium on Sunday before the game began . United: Demonstrators protest outside the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis, Missouri on November 30, 2014 . Some cheer: Oakland Raider fans Joe and Trisha Morrow, (right), take a photo with members of the Natural Guard on Sunday . Grievances: Demonstrators marched through the streets of St. Louis that eventually led to clashes with police officers and fans of an American Football game between the St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders . Prepared: Police in riot gear respond to Michael Brown shooting protesters outside of the Edward Jones Dome during the NFL game between the Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams . Protest: St. Louis Rams wide receiver Kenny Britt (81) puts his hands up to show support for Michael Brown before a game against the Oakland Raiders at the Edward Jones Dome . Activism: Across the street from the stadium, about 75 protesters gathered in the second half as about 30 police wearing riot gear watched from a safe distance . Across the street from the stadium, about 75 protesters gathered in the second half as about 30 police wearing riot gear watched from a safe distance. Protesters chanted ‘Hands up, don't shoot!’ ‘No Justice, No Football!’ ‘This is what Democracy looks like,’ and ‘We're here for Mike Brown.’ The Rams had additional security measures in place for the game, including armed personnel from the National Guard. The team has wanded fans outside entrances all season. Earlier in the week there had been reports that the game might be moved because of the protests. In the end, the game remained in St. Louis giving the Rams the opportunity to show a sign of solidarity to the hometown crowd. Michael Brown Sr. arrives for services at The Flood Christian Church on November 30, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown . Scouting: About 30 police wearing riot gear watched the protesters from a safe distance outside the Edward Jones Dome . Joining together: Outside the stadium protesters chanted ‘Hands up, don't shoot!’ ‘No Justice, No Football!’ ‘This is what Democracy looks like,’ and ‘We're here for Mike Brown’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The NFL players made the gesture as they took to the field during Sunday home game against Oakland .\nMade the gesture again when the Rams scored a touchdown in the first quarter .\nA spokesman said on Sunday that the team was not aware the gesture had been planned before the game against Oakland .\nAbout 75 protesters gathered outside the stadium as well as about 30 police wearing riot gear ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Whopper has some new competition in a vintage favorite. Four decades after it was discontinued, Burger King is bringing back their Yumbo sandwich with a marketing campaign full of 1970s nostalgia. The hot ham and cheese sandwich is back on the menu for a limited time starting Tuesday, and to mark the occasion, the chain has filled their Facebook with throwback posts to the disco era. Burger King first introduced the Yumbo to the menu in 1968, but it had a relatively short run and was eventually retired in 1974. Scroll down for video . Welcome back, Yumbo: Burger King is now offering the 'Yumbo' on their menu again, four decades after the hot ham and cheese sandwich was retired . However, Burger King regulars haven't forgot the cult classic. 'Our franchisees came to us after years of hearing requests' for the sandwich, Burger King's Chief Marketing Officer Eric Hirschorn told BurgerBusiness.com.  'There is a lot of nostalgia around the brand and these classic sandwiches, and we’re also excited to introduce it to new generations.' 'It got to the point where it’s one of those things we can no longer ignore,' he added to Bloomberg. The Yumbo is made with black forest ham and melted American cheese, with the addition of lettuce, mayo and a hoagie bun for it's latest reincarnation. It costs $3.69 and is also a new option on the 2 for $5 menu. Hirschorn says the Yumbo will only be back for a limited time, but wouldn't specify for how long it will be on offer at the chain's more than 7,000 North American restaurants. The Yumbo's return follows Burger King's successful reintroduction of chicken fries earlier this year. But Hirschorn insists the company is not focused on redesigning their menu around nostalgic items. Last month, the chain posted stronger than expected sales with a third-quarter gain of 3.6 per cent in the U.S. and Canada. Burger King is also currently looking to expand it's business by buying Canadian donut chain Tim Hortons. The customer's always right: Burger King's Chief Marketing Officer Eric Hirschorn says they decided to bring back the sandwich after receiving requests from loyal customers for years ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The sandwich, originally discontinued in 1974, is back for a limited time .\nHot ham and cheese sandwich had a short run at the chain after being introduced in 1968 .\nBurger King claims they've received multiple requests to bring the sandwich back over the years ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Surfer extraordinaire Brandy the Pug has created quite a ripple both in and out of the ocean at Del Mar beach in San Diego with his admirable ability to ride big waves. Brandy's unique surfing demonstration was recently orchestrated to promote a local fundraiser entitled 'Best Dog Surfing Competition in the World' fundraiser. And a camera placed on the board caught the pooch in action as he crashed through the waves with his owner. In the video Brandy sits upright on the centre of the board and he seems unperturbed by the challenge of surfing. Wearing a fur-tight neon buoyancy aid which matches the colour of his bright surfboard while one of the Pug's friends is on hand to guide him in the right direction. Del Mar beach, which is affectionately called 'Dog Beach' by dog owners, boasts over one and a half miles of golden sand and an abundance of turquoise water. The canine is helping to raise awareness and funding for orphan pets at Helen Woodward Animal Centre by promoting a range of local events. Brandy is guided by a friend as he attempts to stay upright on his surfboard at Del Mar beach . The resort is one of the most popular locations for surfing in San Diego and Brandy is a frequent visitor. In the video, which is set to a classic Beach Boys tune, the pug can be seen being set up to ride a wave by a human helper. Then as he is left to surf the wave into shore, the mutt can be seen crouching low, close to the board, like a pro, as other surfers look on. The dog seems unperturbed by the unusual hobby, even when the water comes crashing over the board. And as he finishes his final ride, he is greeted as a hero by his doggy pals. Brandy was surfing at Del Mar beach which will be hosting the 'Best Dog Surfing Competition in the World' Brandy the Pug has his legs spread on the board to take in the fast approaching waves . Brandy attempts to stay on the board as he tackles a giant wave at Del Mar beach in San Diego ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Dog took to the waves in San Diego for fundraiser .\nBrandy was promoting 'Best Dog-Surfing Competition in the World'\nDog wore wetsuit to match colour of surfboard ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Boris Johnson wants a personal drone to deliver his internet shopping from the sky at the touch of a button. The London Mayor said a surge in online shopping had triggered a sharp increase in the number of vans delivering 'dropping this stuff off'. Speaking on a trade visit to Singapore, Mr Johnson said he wanted to be able to use a mobile phone app to guide flying robots anywhere in the capital. Scroll down for video . Boris Johnson is attending a FinTech event at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, where he appealed for technology to be used to deliver parcels . Web firm Amazon is developing drone technology to deliver its orders and has advertised for a flight operations engineer in Cambridge . It emerged this month that Amazon is to run trials on drones that will deliver parcels by air at a testing facility in Cambridge. The company is advertising for a flight operations engineer who will test how the drones would work and ensure they are safe. Amazon has refused to discuss its UK trials, however it is also running tests on Prime Air drones in the USA. Mr Johnson said he hoped the use of drones would help to alleviate the pressure on the roads caused by increasing numbers of delivery vans. New figures from the Office for National Statistics showed 20 per cent of business turnover in 2013 came from internet sales, up from 14 per cent in 2008. The total value of web sales but £557billion, up 66 per cent in six years. Mr Johnson urged London's financial technology sector - dubbed FinTech - to invent a solution to congestion caused by ever-growing numbers of parcel delivery vans. Mr Johnson tried out the future of online retailing during the event at the ArtScience Museum which allows a shopper to browse a store online by virtually walking down aisles and looking at products on the shelf . The London Mayor also took a ride on the Metro in Singapore, on his way to see the country's Prime Minister . He issued his challenge at a FinTech launch in Singapore during his six-day tour of the Far East. Mr Johnson said: 'We have a problem, folks - all this internet shopping is leading to a massive increase in white van traffic dropping this stuff off - 45% it's going to go up on London in the next seven years. 'That's going to be terrible for congestion in our city and doubtless the same will be true of Singapore as well. 'I look out at this brilliant audience here today, bulging with ideas, and I ask you possibly to solve it. 'We need a solution... Is it, as I hope, going to be drones? I want to be controlling an app that enables my shopping not only to be click and collect... I want my own personal drone to come and drop it wherever I choose.' Research commissioned by London and Partners ahead of the event showed more than half of senior executives believed London was the best global location for the first technology. FinTech companies work to make online transactions easier, faster and less expensive in financial services and other businesses. New figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal a sharp rise in the value of e-commerce sales . The Singapore event saw a launch for Startupbootcamp, a London 'accelerator' which offers mentoring and advice to new companies. The Asia accelerator is aimed at building links between London and Singapore. Nektarios Liolios, the firm's managing director, said: 'Over the last 12 months the Startupbootcamp team has visited south east Asia on several occasions. 'We have been impressed by the quality and innovation levels of the start-ups we have encountered. 'Singapore, with its concentration of investors, financial institutions and mentors ... makes an ideal innovation hub.' As well as a speech at the FinTech event, Mr Johnson saw a demonstration of innovative apps, including Vieweet which allows a shopper to browse a store online by virtually walking down aisles and looking at products on the shelf. The mayor told the audience it offered a solution to his family buying the same food every time it shops - leading to a surplus of value chickpeas. Vieweet co-founder Domenic Versace said: 'Online shopping is largely about picking things off a list. 'It doesn't really engage the consumer in the same way as actually being in a shop. What we're trying to do is bridge that gap. 'Our technology was originally conceived as a tool for the real estate industry but we're demonstrating, with Tesco labs, that it has potential to revolutionise ecommerce too.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "London Mayor blames popularity of online sales for surge in delivery vans .\nCalls for a phone app which would allow him to control his own drone .\nWeb firm Amazon is trialling drones to deliver parcels in Cambridge ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Tracy Morgan was seen weak and limping as he headed into a New Jersey post office with his fiancee Megan Wollover on Wednesday afternoon, just the third time the actor has been seen in public since he was involved in a horrifying car accident this past June. The actor was leaning on a walker as he slowly moved down the sidewalk and said he was still 'fighting every day' after being involved the crash, which claimed the life of his friend James McNair and injured three others. Morgan suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as a broken leg, a broken nose and broken ribs in the accident. Scroll down for videos . Recovering: Tracy Morgan was seen in public for just the third time since being involved in a fatal car crash this past June . Helping hands: The comedian was joined by his fiancee Megan Wollover (above) and as aide as he headed into a New Jersey post office . Heartbreaking: The usually gregarious Morgan was quiet and appeared weak as he slowly moved with his walker . Now, his attorney has revealed Morgan is still struggling to simply return 'to the way he was' after this trauma. On Wednesday, Morgan appeared a far cry from the extroverted and gregarious characters he has played on film and television, and was barely audible as he spoke to a nearby photographer. At one point as he returned to his car from the post office, the actor even had to briefly stop and catch his breath before moving on. In addition to his fiancee he was also accompanied by an aide who was there to help him get into the car. Fighting: Morgan revealed he is still 'fighting every day' to recover following the crash that claimed the life of his friend, James McNair . Injuries: In addition to broken bones and ribs, the actor also suffered a traumatic brain injury . Morgan was critically injured in early June when a Wal-Mart tractor-trailer rammed into a limousine bus he and his friends were travelling in on the New Jersey Turnpike. The comedian, known for his roles on Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock, was returning home to New York City from a show at a Delaware casino. He spent almost two months in the hospital and rehab following the accident before he could return home, and the extent of his brain injury is still unknown. 'He's fighting to get better, and if there's a chance for him to be back to the Tracy Morgan he once was, he's going to try to do that,' said his lawyer Benedict Morelli last month. 'But we just don't know because of the severity of the injuries that he sustained and the fact that he had such a severe brain injury.' The actor did appear much better than the last time he was spotted back in October being pushed in a wheelchair. Baby girl: Morgan and Wollover have a daughter, Maven, who is 17 months old . The driver of the tractor-trailer, Kevin Roper, was charged with death by auto and four counts of assault by auto in a New Jersey state court. Earlier this week, Morgan and his attorneys accused Wal-Mart of stalling in a federal lawsuit that have brought against the company over their safety practices after it was reported that Roper was asleep at the wheel at the time of the crash. Following the incident, Roper took to Twitter to deny claims he was under the influence at the time of the accident, saying; 'I was never charged at the scene of the accident because once again i was not guilty of any crime. Not until all the TV cameras came.' The Georgia resident also stated that he felt 'horrible' and 'wished it was him who was hurt' before writing; 'So yes i am now most likely f****d because i had an unfortunate ACCIDENT with the wrong car that night.' Tragedy: A look at the vehicle Morgan was travelling in following the crash . Charged: The driver of the tractor-trailer that hit Morgan has been charged with death by auto and four counts of assault by auto . Morgan was forced to put an FX series he had in development on hold after the accident, though his new film with Chris Rock, Take Five, will be released this month. He came out against Wal_mart in a public statement this past September after they accused him of being at fault during the accident for not wearing a seatbelt. 'I can't believe Walmart is blaming me for an accident they caused,' he said at the time. 'I'm fighting hard every day to get back.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Tracy Morgan was seen in public for just the third time since he was involved in a fatal car accident this past June .\nThe actor, who suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as a broken leg, a broken nose and broken ribs, was seen limping with a walker .\nWhen asked how his recovery is going, Morgan revealed he is still 'fighting every day' to get healthy again .\nMorgan was accompanied by his fiancee Megan Wollover and an aide as he stopped by a New Jersey post office .\nThis as his lawyer has revealed the actor may never return to 'the way he was' as the extent of his brain injuries are still unknown .\nThree of Morgan's friends were injured and one, James McNair, was killed in the crash that occurred when their bus was rammed by a Wal-Mart truck ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Families SA considered the parenting skills of Chloe Valentine's drug-using teenage mother to be 'good enough' despite evidence of neglect, an inquest has heard. Chloe was four years old when she died of massive head injuries in January 2012 after being forced to ride a motorbike and repeatedly crashed over a three-day period in her Adelaide backyard. An inquest into the girl's death has heard her short life was marred by horrific squalor and chronic neglect but she was never removed from her mother, Ashlee Polkinghorne. Scroll down for video . Chloe Valentine was just four when she died of massive head injuries in January 2012 . Social worker Leanne Stewart told the inquest on Wednesday she believed 18-month-old Chloe was receiving 'good enough' care in early 2009, despite substantial evidence of neglect and multiple child abuse notifications, when her mother was 17. Chloe's teenage mother allowed the 18-month-old to be supervised by other teenagers for extended periods, despite being warned by Ms Stewart that this was not acceptable. Family members, including Polkinghorne's father, raised alarms about infant Chloe's safety and told agencies they would be happy to take care of the girl if she was removed from her mother. But Ms Stewart believed some of the allegations may have been malicious or exaggerated because there was 'frequent conflict' in Polkinghorne's family relationships. An inquest into Chloe's death heard that social workers knew that her mother, drug user Ashley Polkinghorne, was neglecting her daughter from 18-months-old . Chloe died at the hands of her parents after she was repeatedly forced to crash a  motorbike over a three-day period . Polkinghorne was 'just a teenager' and found it difficult to prioritise tasks such as cleaning her often rubbish-strewn house, Ms Stewart said. Counsel assisting the coroner, Naomi Kereru, questioned why Ms Stewart was excusing Polkinghorne's behaviour, saying her obligation was to protect infant Chloe. 'She was a teenager with a baby,' Ms Kereru said. Polkinghorne, was jailed for at least four years and nine months while the 22-year-old's then-partner, Benjamin McPartland, 28, received four years and two months . Chloe died of 39 different injuries in 2012 . 'You're there to protect the baby, not make excuses for the mother, aren't you?' 'That's what you just did.' Ms Stewart denied that she was reluctant to act on the child abuse allegations, saying it took time for parents such as Polkinghorne to make sustained changes. Polkinghorne, now 22, and a later partner, Benjamin McPartland, 28, were jailed this year over Chloe's death after pleading guilty to manslaughter through criminal neglect. The inquest continues." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chloe Valentine died at the hands of her neglectful mother Ashley Polkinghorne and her partner Benjamin McPartland in 2012 .\nShe suffered massive head injuries, black and swollen eyes, a cut to her head and bruises all over her body .\nSocial worker Leanne Stewart told the inquest into Chloe's death that she believed the toddler was receiving 'good enough' care in early 2009 .\nThis is despite substantial evidence of neglect and multiple child abuse notifications against her mother at the time .\nCounsel questioned why Ms Stewart was excusing Polkinghorne's behaviour, saying her obligation was to protect infant Chloe .\nPolkinghorne, 22, and McPartland, 28, pleaded guilty to manslaughter through criminal neglect ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Microsoft is developing a fitness band aimed at computer game fans, it has been revealed. One of the firm's suppliers says a band linked to the firm's hugely successful Xbox One console is set for release next year. It will be linked to games on the console, and is also expected to make use of the Kinect sensors the console has to track players. Scroll down for video . Late on the bandwagon? Microsoft has launched a device called 'Microsoft Band' (pictured) that will allow users to monitor their fitness and exercise regime. now it is believed to be working on an Xbox version. Speaking to PCR Joe Officer, head of attach at Exertis - an Xbox One supplier - said: 'The wearable market is always growing and we can expect to see Microsoft rolling out a spate of devices next year in this space,' according to PCR. 'These will be linked to the Xbox One which has loads of health and fitness apps already in it - add that to real time heart rate monitors, health bands, scales and video sensors and users will have day in, day out, real time monitoring of themselves.' The Xbox One already offers fitness games for users that can track their movements in real time. Fitbit and rival exercise bands have been around for a few years, but the world's largest . software company's has only now made its debut into the wearable technology market, launching an exercise band, smartwatch hybrid. Microsoft has revealed its device, called 'Microsoft Band,' which will allow users to monitor their fitness and exercise regime, as well as check their texts and emails. The wrist-worn device has 10 smart sensors that monitor pulse rate, . measure calorie burn and track sleep quality, Microsoft said in . a blog post. It also offers guided workouts, which are drills designed to meet a user's needs and GPS route mapping so users can see where they have run or cycled. The Kinect sensor for the Xbox can already track a  user's movements as they work out in front of the camera . 'Microsoft Band makes it easier to reach your fitness goals. You can track your daily physical activity and review your stats with a glance at your wrist,' the Redmond, Washington-based company writes on its website. 'Just like a personal trainer, Microsoft Band guides you to improved wellness by constantly learning about you, your current fitness level, and your future needs.' Unlike the forthcoming Apple Watch, people won't be able to make phone calls from the device, but like other smartwatches, such as the Motorola 360, they will be able to read texts, emails, social media updates and other notifications. 'It also helps you be more productive with email previews and calendar alerts - right on your wrist,' the company,' Microsoft said. Users will be able to talk to their device using the Cortana personal assistant, which is similar to Apple's Siri. Using Windows 8.1, users can ask Cortana to take notes or set reminders. 'She'll give you driving directions and keep you on top of traffic spots, weather and more,' according to Microsoft. The wrist-worn device (pictured left) has sensors that monitor pulse rate,measure calorie burn and track sleep quality, Microsoft said. It works alongside a health app called 'Microsoft Health' (shown on various devices) that includes a cloud service for users to store and combine health and fitness data . Fitness functions: The band is primarily a fitness band. It features smart sensors that monitor pulse rate, measure calorie burn and track sleep quality. The device also offers workouts put together by Men's Health, for example, and GPS route mapping so users can see where they have ran or cycled. Smartwatch features: The device doesn't allow people to make calls directly, but does push notifications about calls, texts and emails from a user's smartphone to their Microsoft Band. It has Microsoft's Cortana personal assistant built-in so people can talk to the device to ask it to take notes or set reminders, for example. Appearance: The band is primarily made of rubber and features a sleek colour touchscreen. Users can change the background screen's colour and design. Sensors: It has 10 sensors that monitor everything from heart rate and sleep to UV, prompting wearers to apply sunscreen. Price: $199. Availability: US only from today. UK prices and availability haven't been announced yet. Microsoft Band has a rubber strap and colour touch screen with a customisable background. It also has a UV sensor that tells wearers when to apply sunscreen. The device is designed to work alongside iPhone, Android and Windows Phone handsets, and will be available in the United . States from today for $199. UK availability and pricing has yet to be announced. It will compete with the highly anticipated Apple Watch, which was unveiled on September 9 and is set to go on sale in early 2015 for $349. Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics is already selling its Galaxy Gear smart watch and Motorola and LG also have versions on the market. Microsoft also launched a health app called 'Microsoft . Health' that includes a cloud service for users to store and . combine health and fitness data. The app will collect data from the fitness . band and will work on iPhones and Android smartphones, as well . as the Windows Phone. Microsoft Health will unite data from different health and fitness devices and services such as UP by Jawbone, MapMyFitness and RunKeeper, in a single location. Data from different devices and services, such as steps, calories and heart rate will be combined, enabling an 'Intelligence Engine' to say which exercises were most effective during a workout and suggest a recommended recovery time. Over time, data can be combined with a calendar, enabling the Intelligence Machine to get smarter and offer suggestions for workouts that fit with a user's schedule, Microsoft said. As well as being a fitness tracker, the band enables wearers to see their emails, calender, texts, social media updates and other push notifications on their wrist. The device will be available in the US in limited quantities from today for $199 . Microsoft Band contains built-in GPS and 24-hour heart rate monitoring, which the company says is to help wearers reach their fitness goals. 'By combining the power of each of our sensors, Microsoft Band is able to give you real-time insights into your performance today and your milestones into the future,' the company says . Ben Wood Chief of Research CCS Insight said Microsoft's move to launch a health-tracking wearable isn't surprising and puts it in direct competition with Apple's iHealth and Google Fit as well as the plethora of proprietary health platforms from companies such as FitBit, Jawbone and Withings. 'Consumers now have an overwhelming choice of health-related cloud platforms to choose from...It's going to be a tough decision to choose whether to place their loyalty with Apple, Google or Microsoft given the immaturity of all three platforms. 'The Microsoft Band enters a highly competitive market where the company has little or no brand. At $200 Microsoft is targeting the higher tiers of the fitness band market – its going to have make a big marketing investment to raise awareness with US consumers. 'There are already numerous other products with heart rate sensors that track fitness and sleep including the new product Fitbit announced earlier this week. 'It's interesting that Microsoft is clearly positioning its product as a fitness band rather than a smart watch given it has many of the features several smart watches already support. It is banking on the fact that consumers don't want to replace their watches and that this will be what it calls the 'band for the other hand''. Fitbit has revealed a trio of new trackers this week - including a $250 smartwatch, which it hopes can take on the Apple Watch. Called Surge, the watch has GPS, heart rate monitoring and smartwatch functionality. The firm has also added a heart rate monitor to its traditional tracing wristband, now called the chargeHR. Fitbit's new range includes the $129 Fitbit charge, the $149 chargeHR while also has a heart rate sensors, and the $249 Surge which has GPS, heart rate monitoring and smartwatch functionality. Fitbit's new range: The $129 Fitbit charge, the $149 chargeHR (pictured) have a heart rate sensors, and the $249 Surge comes with GPS, heart rate monitoring and smartwatch functionality . 'Continuing our mission to inspire people to lead healthier, more active lives, we're releasing these three new innovative devices to help reach everyday, active or performance health and fitness goals,' the San Francisco firm says. The Surge watch will put the firm on a collision course with Apple - and now Microsoft. 'Surge is Fitbit's most advanced tracker to date: a sleek 'Fitness Super Watch,' designed for those looking for peak performance,' the firm said. 'Featuring 8-sensor technology that combines all-day fitness tracking with GPS, heart rate monitoring and smartwatch functionality. 'Surge is ideal for users committed to training, dedicated to health and consistently looking to improve progress.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Firm developing a version of its $199 band for Xbox One owners .\nMicrosoft Band has sensors that monitor pulse rate, measure calorie burn and track sleep quality to help wearers achieve their fitness goals .\nIt also works like a smart watch, showing a user's texts, emails and diary appointments on their wrist, among other functions .\nWears can talk to their device using the Cortana personal assistant ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Tornado crews flying over Iraq say their mission is 'personal' as they seek 'some sort of justice' for murdered RAF engineer David Haines. The 44-year-old British aid worker, who served with the force for 12 years, was beheaded by ISIS militants in a shocking propaganda video after being taken hostage in Syria. Now servicemen and women based in RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus - who have so far not unleashed firepower on any suitable targets in nothern Iraq - say they want to stop other captives suffering the same fate as their former colleague. British hostages Alan Henning and John Cantlie are still being held under threat of execution by the same fighters. Scroll down for video . David Haines, 44, a former RAF engineer, pictured, was murdered by ISIS militants in a horrific video after being taken hostage in Syria . Servicemen and women based in RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus say they want to stop other captives suffering the same fate as their former colleague . An RAF source told The Telegraph: 'Any human being would be horrified by what Isil is doing to British hostages and that applies as much to the RAF as to anyone. 'Add to that, one of their victims was a former RAF serviceman, and it definitely feels a bit personal for all of us here. 'It's not about revenge but perhaps some sort of justice – and certainly the hope that we can stop more people suffering the way David and other captives have.' Their comments came as RAF jets flew armed sorties for a second day over Iraq yesterday – but again failed to locate any suitable targets for their weapons. Defence chiefs insisted that the flights by Tornado GR4 fighter-bombers were invaluable for gathering intelligence on the Islamist jihadists who have swept across large swathes of Iraq and Syria, carrying out massacres. But the failure to unleash any firepower has fuelled concern that Britain is failing to pull its weight in the international coalition against Islamic State. On a mission: The RAF jets seek out their terror targets - which they failed to find and bomb, again . Military commanders warned that Britain should brace itself to be dragged into a ground war in Iraq to crush IS, which is also known as Isis and Isil. Former top brass also warned that the air campaign would be futile unless the UK could target the terrorists in Syria. A female fighter pilot led Britain's first combat mission against Islamic State. The woman, who has not been named, flew one of the RAF Tornados on the perilous sortie over jihadist-held territory in northern Iraq on Saturday. Stationed at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, she is believed to be a weapons systems operator. She sits in the jet's rear seat and fires the aircraft's Brimstone and Storm Shadow missiles and Paveway IV bombs. The airwoman, who serves with II (AC) Squadron, flies at exactly the same combat level as her male colleagues. A Ministry of Defence source said: 'No one makes a big fuss of having a female pilot. We have females in aircrews and ground crews and they are here because of their abilities. Everyone is just doing their jobs.' The involvement of a woman RAF pilot comes amid reports that the family of Major Mariam Al Mansouri of the United Arab Emirates, who flew an F-16 jet in bombing raids against positions in Syria last week, has disowned her. While the Ministry of Defence confirmed that the RAF's third mission had – like on Saturday – failed to locate any targets, US-led coalition aircraft targeted four makeshift oil refineries under IS control in Syria, as well as a command centre. The mobile refineries generate up to £1.2million a day for the militants. On Friday, David Cameron won Parliament's backing for air attacks against fanatics in Iraq but, crucially, he stopped short of seeking permission to allow UK jets to bomb targets in Syria, where IS has its stronghold. By contrast, the US and Arab nations – including Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan – have sent their jets to bombard IS positions around the city of Raqqa, in northern Syria, where it is believed British hostages Alan Henning and John Cantlie are being held under threat of execution. Lord Richards, who retired as head of the Armed Forces last year, was among a number of senior military figures who warned that the extremists could not be defeated by air attacks alone. He said Western governments had blundered by ruling out the deployment of ground troops and suggested a military campaign on the scale of the attacks that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003 was needed to crush IS. Then, a force of 380,000 troops – including 45,000 British service personnel – invaded Iraq. Lord Richards said: 'How the hell can you win the war when most of your enemy can end up in a country you can't get involved in?' He said Iraqi and Kurdish forces should be trained and armed to fight a ground war against the militants. But if they fail, the West should be prepared to send in troops. 'Ultimately, you need a land army to achieve the objectives we've set – all air will do is destroy elements of IS,' said Lord Richards. 'The only way to defeat IS is to take back land they are occupying, which means a conventional military operation.' Major General Julian Thompson, a former commander in the Royal Marines who recaptured the Falklands, agreed that an air campaign by itself would not be enough. Stand ready: A British tornado fighter jet crew member stands on his Tornado jet at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus . Armed: A Tornado at RAF Akrotiri is loaded with a laser-guided bomb . 'I think we should have forward air controllers to ensure that targeting is done properly.' Lord Dannatt, a former Chief of the General Staff, said: 'Attacking Isil from the air solely above Iraq is dealing with half a problem, not all of it. The US has correctly concluded that carrying the fight against Isil into Syrian airspace is right – we may yet come to the same conclusion.' Defence Secretary Michael Fallon warned that the RAF's mission – codenamed Operation Shader – could last years. 'This is not a weekend campaign,' he said. 'This is going to take a long time.' Britain has deployed six two-seater Tornados, a refuelling aircraft and a spy plane from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Airmen spoke yesterday of their mission against IS feeling 'personal' following the beheading of former RAF serviceman David Haines. One ground crew member, who declined to be named amid security concerns, said: 'Any human being would be horrified by what IS is doing to British hostages. Add to that one of their victims was a former RAF serviceman and it definitely feels a bit personal for all of us here. It's not about revenge, but perhaps some sort of justice.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Source said RAF crews in Cyprus hope to stop any more captives suffering .\nSaid mission was 'not about revenge but perhaps some sort of justice'\nBritish aid worker David Haines, 44, spent 12 years as an RAF engineer .\nHe was murdered by ISIS militants after being held hostage in Syria .\nJust six Tornados have joined the mission to bombard Islamic State .\nFailure to drop bombs has fuelled concern UK is not pulling its weight .\nFormer Armed Forces chief warns air attacks alone can't defeat Islamists ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "With rockstar royalty Noel Gallagher for a father and IT girl Meg Mathews as a mother, it's little surprise that 14-year-old Anais was destined for a glittering career. The youngster, who counts Kate Moss’ daughter Lila Grace and Sadie Frost’s daughter Iris as her best friends, is already making waves in the modelling world. And now, Anais, who is signed to Select Model Management, has been unveiled as the face of Accessorize's new tween collection, STAR. Scroll down for video . Fashion's new darling? Anais Gallagher, daughter of Noel Gallagher and Meg Mathews, has curated and modelled a tween jewellery range for Accessorize . Anais, the daughter of Oasis star Gallagher, has curated the range based on 'fun, novelty pieces with an on-trend edge'. Speaking about her collaboration with the high street jewellery giant, she said: 'It’s exciting! It’s great to be part of the launch. I love Accessorize and the Star accessories really suit my style.' Sharing her favourite part of styling the shoot, Anais, who went to the same school as Cara Delevingne, said: 'It was a chance to get creative and have fun with accessories - the shoot is very playful, just like the collection.' The youngster is good friends with Kate Moss' daughter Lila Grace and Sadie Frost's daughter Iris and has already been snapped up by Select Model Management . Anais curated the range of accessories and phone cases based on 'fun, novelty pieces with an on-trend edge' Speaking about her collaboration with the high street jewellery giant, she said: 'It's great to be part of the launch and the accessories really suit my style' The teen, who signed with Select when she was 11, revealed her styling mantra to be: 'Don’t hold back – you can never wear too many accessories!'. Despite landing this huge gig before her 16th birthday, Anais already has her sights set on bigger things. Speaking to Grazia about her dream fashion coup, she said: 'Burberry! It’s one of the coolest brands and their campaigns are always really flawless and I personally love them. 'I enjoy looking at them and the films they make. My mum did one when she was pregnant with me so I guess I’ve already done it but I’d like to do it when I can actually remember.' Anais, who went to the same school as Cara Delevingne, even got to style the shoot herself . Anais says that she loves accessorising and you can never wear too many rings, necklaces and earrings . It's not just in the fashion world that Anais is making a name for herself; she started her own TV career this year when she took over the style section of CBBC's Friday Download from Dionne Bromfield this May. Anais offers low-budget and age-appropriate ways to update your look, reporting from her bedroom with tween tips on customising sunglasses with nail varnish and glitter and rocking a hair braid like Demi Lovato. There’s also a top-secret Brit movie coming this year in which she has a cameo. With rockstar royalty Noel Gallagher for a father and IT girl Meg Mathews as a mother, it's little surprise that 14-year-old Anais was destined fora career in the limelight . The youngster shows off her style alongside Pixie Lott, Oliver Cheshire, Gizzi Erskine and Zara Martin at London Fashion Week ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Anais, 14, has curated and styled range for Accessorize .\nYoungster is represented by Select Model Management .\nIs good friends with Kate Moss' and Sadie Frost's daughters .\nAlready works as a TV presenter and will star in film this year ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A billionaire French hotelier has . been shot dead 'in a professional hit' in the Paris mansion he bought to . showcase his Art Deco collection. Claude Dray, 76, was found with three . bullet holes in the neck in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the Paris suburb where . President Nicolas Sarkozy built his career and still owns property. He was found by his butler dressed only in a T-shirt and shorts, in his bedroom at 9am on Tuesday. Bullet cartridges were found next to . Mr Dray, with detectives saying they were fired from a pistol which was . around 15 years old. No weapon was found. Claude Dray (left) with his wife Simone and Francisco Salgueiro at a reception in Miami Beach in 2008. Mr Dray has been found shot dead in his Paris mansion . There were no signs of a struggle and . nothing was stolen from the palatial 'Villa Madrid’, which is considered to be one of the most secure houses the French capital. Police said it had the hallmarks of a ‘professional hit.' ‘Somebody got in and fired three . bullets into the victim's neck,’ said one detective at the scene, adding . that a silencer had likely been used as domestic staff heard nothing. His wife, Simone, was in the US, where four years ago her husband bought the famous National Hotel in South Beach, Miami. Mr Dray, one of the most prominent . Jews in France, also owned the Hotel de Paris in St Tropez, one of the . most popular celebrity institutions on the French Riviera, as well as a . string of other hotels around the world. He had bought Villa Madrid in 1990 as he . and his wife built up a vast Art Deco collection of furniture and other . objects, which featured some 25 pieces by Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann alone. A general view of Neuilly sur Seine, Paris, one of the wealthiest communes of France where Nicolas Sarkozy was mayor from 1983 to 2002 . Most of it was sold at auction in . 2007, fetching a record-breaking £55million. The couple said all the . proceeds were for their four daughters and seven grandchildren. Mr Dray had been the subject of threats . in the past, and his home, which was equipped with anti-intruder . measures including cameras and infra-red alarms, was regularly . surrounded by police and private security guards. The most recent extortion threats were in 2009, into which the Paris Prosecutor's Office opened an inquiry. An . autopsy on Mr Dray’s body was today being carried out at the . Medical-Legal institute in Paris, with results expected to be made . public within the next few days. Grand designs: Claude Dray owned the famous Art Deco style National Hotel in South Beach, Miami . Mr Dray was born and brought up in Oran, Algeria, before founding the Cidotel hotel chain in the 1960s. Mr Sarkozy was the mayor of Neuilly for many years, and built up close friendships with its super-rich residents, who, along with Mr Dray, include Liliane Bettencourt, the L'Oreal heiress who is France's wealthiest woman. Mr Sarkozy has lived in Neuilly for most of his life. He still owns flats there, but now divides his time between his quarters at the Elysee Palace and a town house belonging to his third wife, the Italian heiress Carla Bruni. The Art Deco design style began in Paris in the 1920s, and soon spread abroad to countries including Britain and America." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Claude Dray's body was found in home in suburb where Nicolas Sarkozy forged his political career .\nPolice said gunman used silencer .\nWife Simone was away in the U.S." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Had he stayed in Russia, Andrew Mironov would be settling in to a stable job with an oil company, likely with a newly awarded doctoral degree in electrical engineering. Instead, he faces an uncertain future in New York City as one of scores of Russian gays seeking asylum in the United States because of hostility and harassment in their homeland. 'In Russia, I would have gotten my Ph.D. this fall, had a job and health insurance,' said Mironov, 25. 'Now, here, I'm nobody.' Seeking equality: In addition to Andrew Mironov, Russian gays such as Andrew Nasonov, right, and Igor Bazilevsky,left,  pictured on their wedding day, are seeking asylum in the US . Yet the sacrifices have been worth it, Mironov says, given the fears that lingered after he was severely beaten by several assailants in the lobby of a gay bar in his home city of Samara. 'Which is more important, happiness or success?' he asked over coffee in midtown Manhattan. 'I would say happiness. I feel no fear here.' There are no firm statistics on the number of gay Russian asylum seekers; U.S. government agencies that handle applications do not report such details. However, the Department of Homeland Security's latest figures show that overall applications for asylum by Russians totaled 969 in the 2014 fiscal year, up 34 percent from 2012. The increase is due in part to the worsening anti-gay climate in Russia, according to Immigration Equality, a New York-based organization which provides legal services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender immigrants. The organization says the number of inquiries it received from gay Russians seeking U.S. asylum has risen from 68 in 2012 to 127 in 2013 and 161 through Oct. 30 of this year. During that period, gay-rights gatherings in Russia were frequently targeted by assailants, and the parliament passed a law targeting 'gay propaganda' that was widely viewed as a means of deterring gay activism. Said Mironov of that law, 'It helped homophobic people feel the government is on their side.' To get an application approved, an asylum seeker must present a convincing case that he or she has a 'well-founded fear of persecution' in their home country. Russia's anti-gay policies and its record of anti-gay violence are factors that could strengthen an individual's case. Wanted more: The couple came to the United States from Russia in July, and are preparing to file an application seeking asylum in the U.S. Aaron Morris, Immigration Equality's legal director, said most of the recent asylum inquiries came from gay men in their 20s and 30s who had been targeted by anti-gay attacks, while only a handful have come from gays or lesbians raising children. 'If you have kids, it can be really hard to leave everything behind,' Morris said. In several U.S. cities, programs have been launched to assist gay asylum seekers from Russia and elsewhere as they await processing of their applications, which can take six months or more. For the first five months, the asylum seekers are barred from taking paying jobs, so they often struggle to support themselves, even with resumes illustrating professional success in Russia. In Washington, D.C., housing is among the major challenges, according to Matthew Corso, who has helped the DC Center for the LGBT Community create a program to assist people who are seeking asylum. 'We have no trouble finding them legal representation, but trying to find someone willing to give part of their home or money for food or transportation is not easy,' Corso said. Another group aiding gay Russian asylum-seekers in the Washington area is the Spectrum Human Rights Alliance, founded in 2011 by Russian immigrant Larry Poltavtsev. Gender equality: The legality of gay marriage and a more accepting culture are pushing gay Russians to move to the U.S. for asylum . Poltavtsev, who studied chemistry at the University of North Carolina in the 1990s, is frustrated by the rules that bar asylum-seekers from working. \"It makes no sense because most of our arrivals have advanced degrees and speak good English,\" he said. \"They're capable of being productive, paying taxes, but we are not letting them do those things while they're waiting.\" Soon to join the queue of applicants are Andrew Nasonov and Igor Bazilevsky, longtime partners from the Russian city of Voronezh who wearied of threats, harassment and beatings and came to the United States in July. They're now assembling the paperwork for their case and getting Russian documents translated into English. 'Of course we are worried, but we hope for the best,' Nasonov said. Nasonov, 25, was a journalist and human-rights activist in Russia; Bazilevsky, 32, was a graphic designer. They hope to pursue those careers in the U.S. if their asylum applications are approved. Meanwhile, they've been provided with lodging by a gay couple in a Washington suburb and took a step in October that would have been impossible in Russia - they got married. 'We were finally able to say that we are a real family - there are not enough words to describe how wonderful these feelings are,' Nasonov wrote in an email. 'But of course, we are still faced with a lot of difficulties,' he added. 'It was hard to leave our relatives, friends, and parents behind in Russia. ... We have nothing here, and in many ways are completely dependent on the assistance of the people who surround us.' Rise in attacks: Russia, led by controversial politician Vladimir Putin, has seen a rise in anti-gay attacks . In New York City, many asylum seekers have received advice and support from Masha Gessen, a Moscow-born journalist and activist whose family moved to the U.S. in 1981 and who holds U.S. and Russian citizenship. She said her family, as Soviet Jews, had group refugee status, allowing for an immigration process far easier than that faced by today's asylum seekers who must prove their individual case. 'There's no worse way to immigrate to the U.S. than the way these people are doing it,' Gessen said. 'You have nothing, and you have no right to work or public assistance. We've seen people end up on the streets.' She and her allies have lobbied the State Department to extend refugee status to LGBT people from Russia, but thus far to no avail. So for now, asylum seekers arrive unsure of their long-term prospects. 'After your tourist visa runs out, you're basically undocumented,' Gessen said. 'It can be hard to rent an apartment or get a cellphone. You have problems navigating everyday life.' The United States is among several countries favored as havens by LGBT Russians who emigrate from there. Canada, Finland and Israel are among the others. Gessen said the U.S. is more receptive than many Western European countries, and Aaron Morris, the Immigration Equality lawyer, said his legal team had been able to win approval for most of the Russian asylum cases that it has handled. Morris commended the Department of Homeland Security for asking Immigration Equality to train its asylum officers on distinctive aspects of LGBT asylum cases. 'They understand our community is a little different,' Morris said. Acceptance: 'Americans don't care if you're gay, but the Russians here, they still have a problem with it,' said Andrew Mironov (not pictured) Among the many pending cases is Andrew Mironov's asylum application, buttressed by photographs showing the injuries he sustained in Russia that required a hospital stay. He's not sure when he'll be called for an in-person interview but says his lawyer believes the case is a strong one. Mironov has been in the U.S. since November 2013, spending his first night in a homeless shelter run by the Metropolitan Community Church of New York. He now lives in Brooklyn but continues to attend the church, which serves the LGBT community. The past 12 months have been challenging. One obstacle, he said, is a chilly reception from many non-gay Russian immigrants in New York. 'Americans don't care if you're gay, but the Russians here, they still have a problem with it,' he said. Mironov worked for several months as a bartender at a restaurant in Manhattan but said his manager often mistreated him, calculating that he wouldn't complain because of his uncertain legal status. Now he's trying to establish a photography business, called Strekoza - Russian for 'dragonfly.' 'It's hard to not be sure about your future,' he said. 'In Russia, I'd planned my whole life out.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Russians seeking U.S. asylum has risen from 68 in 2012 to 127 in 2013 and 161 through Oct. 30 of this year according to group Immigration Equality .\nMost of the recent asylum inquiries came from gay men in their 20s and 30s who had been targeted by anti-gay attacks .\nMany young Russians choose safety and happiness over success they may gain from staying in their country ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A senior Conservative MP has been slammed for spending £2,270 of taxpayers' money on black dresses for work. Eleanor Laing bought two frocks and a jacket for her role as deputy House of Commons speaker, filling in for John Bercow when he is not in the Chamber chairing MPs' debates. Other senior politicians, including the Prime Minister David Cameron have to buy their own clothes for work. Deputy House of Commons speaker Eleanor Laing has been criticised for spending more than £2,000 on two dresses for her role in Parliament . But Ms Laing, whose salary is £103,420, charged the cost of her outfits to the taxpayer, according to the Sun newspaper. Her bill was nearly double that spent on two ornate costumes for the Associate Serjeant-at-Arms, which cost £1,282.50. Andy Silvester, of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said people would be 'shocked' by the extortionate cost. He said: 'Few begrudge costumes but it is unreasonable for the public to pay for clothes that can be worn outside the Commons.' But a Commons spokesman defended the expenditure. He said: 'The items for the Deputy Speaker are expected to last for a number of years.' Ms Laing paid back £25,000 in the expenses scandal after anger that she sold her state-funded second home for a £1million profit without paying capital gains tax. She was elected as one of the three deputy Commons Speakers in October last year. The Conservative MP for Epping Forest beat six other challengers for the right to fill in for Speaker John Bercow in his absence. House of Commons Speaker John Bercow wears a suit and tie instead of traditional dress in his role chairing MPs' debates . There had been a vacancy on Mr Bercow's team since Nigel Evans stood down to fight sex offence charges for which he was later cleared. The deputy Speaker's position carries a salary premium of £36,360 in addition to the standard MPs' salary. Ahead of the election, Ms Laing had said: 'I'm passionate about freedom through democracy, about the dignity of the House of Commons, and about its vital, essential role as a forum for national debate. 'I would like to be part of the Speaker's team, not just to keep order in the chamber but to stand up for the rights of the backbenches... against overbearing governments.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Eleanor Laing bought two frocks and a jacket as deputy Commons speaker .\nMP charged the outfits to the taxpayer despite earning more than £100,000 .\nCampaigners said voters would be 'shocked' by the cost for work clothes ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A British ISIS fighter has blown himself up in a car on a suicide mission in Iraq using 1800kg of explosives to kill a number of the country's security force soldiers. Abu Hajar al-Britani reportedly carried out the attack in the strategic Iraqi town of Baiji today and ISIS claims the Brit also destroyed a significant number of tanks and artillery equipment. A photo was released by ISIS' media branch for the province of Salahuddin, showing Abu Hajar al-Britani in full military uniform. Blew himself up: Abu Hajar al-Britani reportedly carried out the suicide mission in the strategic Iraqi town of Baiji, northern Iraq, today . His face is covered with a black balaclava and his gloved left hand is raised, with his index finger extended to the sky to signify his belief in Allah being the one true God. In his right hand, Abu Hajar carries a machine gun, its wooden barrel appearing polished in the photo. A gold decorated copy of the Qu'ran can be seen tucked into the pocket of his rucksack strap - the holy book is positioned right next to his heart. There have been no further details released about the real identity of the deceased British fighter. Second attack: Today's suicide mission is the second carried out by a British militant in the strategic Iraqi town of Baiji (pictured) this month . Abu Hajar is the second British ISIS extremist to blow himself up in a suicide bomb mission in Baiji. Earlier this month, it was announced that Kabir Ahmed had carried out a suicide bombing mission for ISIS - killing eight Iraqi police officers. Known as Abu Sumayah al-Britani, the 32-year-old from Derby was a father of-two who had previously told BBC Newsnight that he was desperate to join the 'waiting list' to become a suicide bomber. Ahmed had been jailed in the UK for gay hate crimes after handing out leaflets calling for the execution of homosexuals. Abdul Waheed Majid, aka the 'Crawley bomber', was the first British fighter to carry out a suicide operation in Syria. Brit suicide bombers: Abdul Waheed Majid (left), aka the 'Crawley bomber', was the first Brit to carry out a suicide operation in Syria, while Abu Hajar killed eight Iraqi policemen in a suicide mission this month . Known as Suleiman al-Britani, the 41-year-old was seen calmly chatting to several fighters before his death in a video released by the Al-Qaeda affiliated group, Jabhat an-Nusra. The video showed Majid wearing a white robe with a black headband, inscribed with the motto of Jabhat an-Nusra. He admits he cannot even speak Arabic but seems calm prior to carrying out the suicide mission. It goes on to show Majid climbing into a heavily armoured lorry, packed with explosives. The father-of-three is later filmed driving the lorry into the gates of Aleppo jail, detonating the vehicle on impact. According to the international Centre for the study of Radicalisation and Conflict Violence, Abu Hajar, who carried out today's attack, is the 29th British fighter to die fighting in Syria and Iraq. Strategic: The town of Baiji, located around 110 miles north of Baghdad, is home to Iraq's largest oil refinery ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Abu Hajar al-Britani used 1800kg of explosives to blow himself up in car .\nKilled several Iraqi security force troops in attack in Baiji, northern Iraq .\nISIS claims he also destroyed tanks and artillery on suicide mission .\nThought to be the 29th British jihadist to die fighting in Iraq and Syria .\nHe is the second British extremist to blow himself up for ISIS this month ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "New Orleans police say a drag queen is now behind bars for allegedly causing the death of a man by injecting him with consumer grade silicone to help him look more like a woman. Armani Nicole Davenport, 33, whose birth name is Larry T. Bernard, allegedly injected silicone into the buttocks and hips of Breneisha Hall, 25, born Brad Hall, leading to the woman's death. Armani Nicole Davenport, 33, whose birth name is Larry T. Bernard, turned herself in at NOPD headquarters. The procedure took place on October 24 at a house in the 1200 block of Salcedo Street. Behind bars: Armani Nicole Davenport, 33, pictured, whose birth name is Larry T. Bernard, allegedly injected silicone into the buttocks and hips of Breneisha Hall, 25, born Brad Hall, leading to the woman's death . Pageant queen: Police said Davenport, pictured in costume,'travels the southeast gay pageantry circuit and has won several titles and is also practicing medical procedures without proper credentials' Following the injection, Hall began having trouble breathing, and was rushed to Interim LSU Hospital. She fell into a coma and died two months later on January 1. It is the first case of its kind in New Orleans, although deaths caused by illegal injections have been reported in several states across the country. NOPD homicide detectives last week looked for Davenport at her Baton Rouge home, but could not find her. Police said in a statement that Davenport, 'travels the southeast gay pageantry circuit and has won several titles and is also practicing medical procedures without proper credentials.' Homicide detectives secured an arrest warrant for Davenport on one count of negligent homicide. She was jailed in November with negligent injuring, a misdemeanor, and released. But . her charge was upgraded after the Orleans Parish coroner's office ruled . Hall's death a homicide two weeks ago, after it was initially ruled to . have resulted from natural causes. Victim: Brenisha Hall, pictured left and right, a 25-year-old from New Orleans, died on New Year's Day after the illegal silicone injection . 'It's a foreign body, and it was injected into her body,' John Gagliano, the coroner's chief investigator, said at the time. 'You can't just walk around and give anyone an injection.' Hall's death initially was ruled to have resulted from natural causes by doctors at Interim LSU Hospital, who performed an autopsy. Crisis of conscience? : Davenport (seen here in both pics) turned herself into police in New Orleans on Monday . Gagliano said that the coroner's office reversed the initial findings after reviewing thousands of pages of medical records, re-examining the results of the initial autopsy conducted by doctors at University Hospital, and performing further examinations. She was buried on January 11. There have been other reports across the country of men getting illegal injections of silicone from hardware stores to enlarge their breasts and other body parts as they attempt to appear more like a woman." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New Orleans woman Armani Nicole Davenport, 33, allegedly injected silicone into the body of Breneisha Hall, 25, leading to the woman's death .\nDavenport's birth name is Larry T. Bernard while Hall was born Brad Hall .\nThe procedure took place on October 24 at a house .\nFollowing the injection, Hall began having trouble breathing, and was rushed to Interim LSU Hospital .\nShe fell into a coma and died two months later on January 1 .\nPolice said Davenport, 'travels the southeast gay pageantry circuit and has won several titles and is also practicing medical procedures without proper credentials'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A 35-year-old father who died of an aggressive brain tumor handled his death with humor - by comparing his battle with the disease to a living a double-life as Spider-Man. Aaron Purmort, from Minneapolis, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma in 2011, and died this week - but not before writing his own obituary along with his wife, Nora. The piece, published Sunday in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, phrased his life in terms of Peter Parker's famous alter-ego, with cancer as the villain he tried to defeat. 'Spider-Man': Aaron Purmont's obituary, published Sunday in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, compares him to a superhero who fought cancer . Documented: Nora Purmont, above with Aaron, wrote a blog detailing her husband's struggle with the disease . It described his death as the result of 'complications from a radioactive spider bite that led to years of crime-fighting and a years long battle with a nefarious criminal named Cancer, who has plagued our society for far too long.' 'Civilians will recognize him best as Spider-Man, and thank him for his many years of service protecting our city. Together: Nora and Aaron, who is holding Ralph, are pictured above dancing at a friend's wedding . 'His family knew him only as a kind and mild-mannered Art Director, a designer of websites and t-shirts, and concert posters who always had the right cardigan and the right thing to say (even if it was wildly inappropriate).' The piece then goes on to describe his career, his childhood and his family, including his son, Ralph, who is almost two. The obituary says he will grow up to 'avenge' him, and Ralph now associates his father with the superhero. Speaking to MailOnline about the obituary, Nora said: 'Living with cancer is no battle - you show up and hope you don't die is the battle. 'What sets Aaron apart is not just the obituary but literally the entire way he lived his life. He had this unbridled joy about him. 'We spent so much time in hospital, where mostly other people are in terrible moods and feel sorry for themselves, and Aaron didn't feel spend one second of his entire 35 years on earth feeling sorry for himself. 'When we were writing this we were laughing so hard, we had to take some parts out... We had so much fun these past three years. 'A lot of the stuff we went through was pretty terrible but it didn't feel as bad as it looked'. Nora said Ralph, who will have his second birthday in January, now associates her father with Spider-Man, a comic-book figure his father loved well into adulthood. She said: 'The night that we told our family Aaron was going into the hospice, Ralph walked over, crawled between us, hugged Aaron and just kept saying 'I love you, Papa. I love you, Papa''. 'I don't know what he knows - but I think he knows enough. Yesterday was the first time he asked me 'Where's Papa?' Together: Nora said that the optimism with which Aaron lived his life is in keeping with the style of the obituary . 'I said 'He's in your heart now, and he's in my heart. You won't see him with your eyes any more put you can feel him here. He just kept patting his heart and said 'OK!'' 'And when he sees Spider-Man he says 'Papa!' - which is all Aaron ever wanted'. During the progress of Aaron's disease, Nora, whom he married after the diagnosis, kept track of their life together on her blog. In a post describing his last moments, she wrote: 'It ended today at 2:43pm, in the middle of a run-on sentence, my head on his heart and my arms around him in a hospital bed built for one, but perfect for the two of us.' Family: The obituary mentioned that the couple's son, Ralph (center), will 'avenge' his father . 'One quiet second': Nora Purmont movingly described her husband's last moments in a recent post - before revealing how the two co-wrote his obituary . 'He breathed out, and I readied for the sharp inhale that would follow 8-10 seconds later, rattling through his body. It never came. 'That's how it ends. One quiet second.' After the obituary was published today, she described how the two of them had agreed the text of the obituary towards the end of his life. She said: 'Before [he] died, we had time to sit down and write his obituary. I've never laughed and cried more in one sitting, but I'm so glad we got to do this. I love this man so damn much.' The family has also started a crowdfunding page to raise money to support the family in the future." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Aaron Purmort, 35, was diagnosed in 2011 and died this week .\nHe and his wife Nora co-wrote obituary which was published Sunday .\n'Reveals' that he is Spider-Man and has battled villain named Cancer .\nThen describes his real life, and adds their son, Ralph, will 'avenge' him .\nNora had written a blog charting family's struggle with the disease ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Gable Tostee - the man who is accused of murdering New Zealand woman Warriena Wright - claims he was 'distressed' during his time behind bars in a Queensland prison. In newly released documents, Tostee said he also held concerns over other prisoners gaining access to his cell. The 28-year-old was granted bail last month under strict conditions, including not drinking alcohol and is required to live with his parents. Scroll down for video . Gable Tostee is accused of murdering New Zealand bank clerk Warriena Wright (above) in August . The Gold Coast tradesman wrote in an affidavit he was 'struggling' while he was in custody at Wacol's Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre - in Brisbane's west,The Courier Mail reported. Tostee has social anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder which he said was getting worse because of his time in prison. 'I accept that the stress of my situation will exacerbate my symptoms but I am very concerned that as the months pass by, I am becoming more and more distressed and unwell. My memory, concentration and ability to prepare my defence are all deteriorating over time,' he wrote. Tostee is accused of being responsible for Ms Wright falling off the 14th floor of an apartment building in Surfers Paradise in August after meeting her on dating app Tinder. Accused Gable Tostee (left) walked free last month from Queensland's Arthur Gorrie prison after he was granted bail . In his affidavit, the carpet-layer also told of his strange encounter with a fellow prisoner, who claimed to be a family friend, sneaking his way into his cell. The accused killer was in protective custody. 'On 9 October 2014 a man gained access to my cell area and told me that he was a \"family friend\" and had \"sorted out special privileges for [me] with the screws [prison guards]\",' Tostee wrote. 'This man seemed to have bypassed officers... in getting access to my area despite my telling the officers that I did not want to see him and did not know him.' Tostee has been in jail since he was charged with Ms Wright's murder. She was killed after falling 14 storeys from a Surfers Paradise apartment building . This comes after another of Tostee's desperate attempts to get out of jail was revealed. In a handwritten note to police, Tostee apologised for drink driving and admits to 'drowning myself with alcohol'. The one page letter, obtained by Daily Mail Australia, was penned at Queensland's Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre in a scrappy style with occasional spelling errors and includes an admission by Tostee that 'I have a problem with binge drinking' and that he has put people's lives at risk. Written on November 11, exactly a week before he was granted bail on strict conditions, Tostee's note specifically apologises for drinking in the early hours of July 27. Less than two weeks before the 28-year-old allegedly murdered Warriena Wright, who fell to her death from his 14th floor balcony, police detected Tostee at 3am on the highway across the NSW border. The note Tostee penned to help secure his release from prison, apologising for drinking in the early hours of July 27 - weeks before Ms Wright died . He was 'travelling at high speed' and when eventually he was stopped, in Queensland, was charged with high range drink driving in an incident Tostee describes in his handwritten note as 'immature and dangerous'. 'I am completely ashamed of myself,' he wrote, 'I ... put the lives of my friends, other road users and yourselves as officers at risk. 'I have disappointed myself and my family who have done their best to raise and support me. Since then I have finally come to accept that I have a problem with binge drinking and I am taking measures ... to deal with my issues in ways that do not involved drowning myself with alcohol. 'My foolish and immature attitude has cost me ... being stopped that night was the wake-up call I needed and I am thankful that it happened before something potentially much worse happened.' In his latest affidavit, Tostee said he was 'struggling' while behind bars and also told of a strange encounter with a fellow prisoner . Twelve days later, following an alleged drinking session at his Surfers Paradise apartment, Ms Wright - a 26-year-old New Zealand bank clerk - died at 2.20am. The note was among several court documents filed by Tostee's lawyers to gain freedom on bail while he awaits his murder trial, which is unlikely to proceed before late 2016 to early 2017. In an affidavit filed by Tostee in the Queensland Supreme Court, he recalled 'being in a state of panic' during the July police pursuit and that 'I 100% accept I screwed up' and had been 'so reckless'. He also claimed he was 'wittier' when drinking alcohol and admits he has been a 'danger to the public' while binge drinking since the age of 17. Tostee left prison on a $200,000 surety put up by his parents on November 18, three months after he was arrested for Ms Wright's alleged murder. Other bail conditions include not using the mobile dating app Tinder, and other social media sites including Facebook. The US administrators of Tinder are being pushed by Australian authorities to aid their search for more than 50 women from Australia and overseas who were allegedly contacted by Mr Tostee via the app. Bail documents indicate that investigators are pursuing statements from the women and have requested data from both Mr Tostee and Ms Wright's Tinder accounts, reported The Australian. Recordings made by Tostee on the night he met Ms Wright are being used by police prosecutors and  to build a case against the 28-year-old. Tostee is accused of pushing Ms Wright off his Avalon Apartments balcony in August . He must live with his parents, Gary and Helene, in Carrara while on bail, not drink alcohol, not use dating app Tinder but wants to 'go out' and have his curfew eased tom 10pm to 4am . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Gable Tostee is accused of murdering New Zealand's Warriena Wright .\nMs Wright and Tostee met up after being matched on dating app Tinder .\nIt is alleged the 28-year-old pushed the 26-year-old off a 14th-floor balcony .\nTostee was granted bail under strict bail conditions, including not drinking .\n''I accept that the stress of my situation will exacerbate my symptoms but I am very concerned that as the months pass by,' he wrote in an affidavit ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "For almost two decades, school projects, presentations and homemade invites have been adorned with various clip art illustrations. But as of this week, Microsoft is retiring this tool and replacing it with Bing Image search. Customers can also still add images from their own files saved on their PC, SharePoint and OneDrive. As of this week, Microsoft is retiring its iconic Clip Art tool (pictured) and replacing it with Bing Image search. Customers can also still add images from their own files saved on their PC, SharePoint and OneDrive . In a blog post, Doug Thomas from Microsoft wrote: ‘The Office.com Clip Art and image library has closed shop. ‘Customers can still add images to their documents, presentations, and other files that they have saved to their phones, tablets, and PCs. ‘Customers also still have the ability to add images to their documents using Bing Image Search.’ This update increases the number of images available from the Online Pictures menu in Office, but not all the images available through Bing Images can be freely used. Bing Image Search, instead, uses a copyright filter, based on the Creative Commons licensing system. The switch to Bing Images increases the number of pictures available from the Online Pictures menu in Office, but not all the images available through Bing Images can be freely used. Images tagged with Creative Commons licenses can be used in projects, under specific conditions . Clicking a link to the source of the image reveals the details of an image's license, and any conditions. Google has a similar tool. The Bing filters can be accessed by going to the Images tab and selecting License (left) On Google, the filters are under Search Tools and Usage rights (right) Images tagged with Creative Commons licenses can be used in projects, under specific conditions. Clicking a link to the source of the image reveals details of an image's license, and any conditions. Google has a similar tool. The Bing filters can be accessed by going to the Images tab and selecting License. On Google, the filters are under Search Tools and Usage rights. During the mid-1990s, T/Maker specialised in clip art and developed a library of more than 50,000 copyright-free images. Microsoft didn’t add clip art files to its software until 1996. It began with 82 images and its library closed with more than 140,000 files. Public domain: The image creator has waived their exclusive rights, to the fullest extent allowed by law. Free to share and use: You can share and use them. Changing or editing might not be allowed. Also, modifying, sharing and using them for commercial purposes might not be allowed. Free to share and use commercially: You can share and use them for personal or commercial purposes. Changing or editing for personal or commercial purposes might not be allowed. Free to modify, share, and use: You can modify, share, and use them. Modifying, sharing, and using them for commercial purposes might not be allowed. Free to modify, share, and use commercially: You can modify, share, and use them for personal or commercial purposes. This option typically has the fewest results." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Microsoft is retiring its Clip Art tool and replacing it with Bing Image search .\nCustomers can still add their own photos to documents and presentations .\nBing uses a filter, based on the Creative Commons licensing system .\nImages tagged with these licenses can be used in projects, under certain conditions ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A British jihadi who fled the UK to fight alongside the Islamic State terror group has been killed in a firefight with Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq. Abu Musa al-Sumali is understood to have been shot dead in a fierce gun battle with local resistance troops in Kirkuk province in the north of the country, where ISIS has carried out repeat attacks in recent weeks. Fellow militants took to social media to pay tribute to the dead terrorist, revealing that he had travelled to the Middle East from Britain and sharing images of him taken from a recent ISIS propaganda video in which he appeared wearing full military fatigues and reading a copy of the Koran. Scroll down for video . Militant: ISIS sympathisers were quick to share an image of him taken from a recent propaganda video in which he is seen calmly reading a copy of the Koran while sitting on a Toyota pick-up truck . Terror: Abu Musa Al-Sumali (left) is known to have been close to a fellow British terrorist of East African origin - Muslim convert Abu Abdullah al-Habashi (right), who was killed in the Syrian city of Kobane last week . The true identity of al-Sumali is not yet known, but he is believed to have arrived in northern Syria earlier this year, before travelling with the terror group on the frontline in neighbouring Iraq. Al-Sumali's kunya, otherwise known as a nom de guerre, suggests he is likely to have a Somalian heritage and may even have been born in the East African country before moving to Britain as a child. Reports of his death have not been independently verified. A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said: 'We are aware of reports of the death of a British national in Iraq.' 'The difficulty of collecting information in a conflict zone, in particular when individuals have often deliberately chosen to disguise their intentions and their identity, means that HMG has no means of reliably assembling this information.' ISIS sympathisers were quick to share an image of Al-Sumali taken from a recent propaganda video titled 'Enter the Door on Them', in which he is seen calmly reading a copy of the Koran while sitting on a Toyota pick-up truck. In the photograph Al-Sumali is seen wearing full military fatigues and red Nike trainers, and there are a number of large assault rifles resting against a small mound in the background. The rest of the video shows ISIS' renewed attempts to seize control of Kirkuk province in recent weeks and contains a number of gruesome images of dead Peshmerga fighters. Other shots from the propaganda footage show smiling ISIS militants praying together in a wooded area, as well as playing with kittens. A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter holds an rocket propelled-grenade near a flag of the Islamic State group hoisted a bridge at the frontline of fighting against Islamist militants in Rashad, on the road between Kirkuk and Tikrit . Killed: Abu Abdullah, 20 (left) and the man believed to be Abu Dharda, 20 (right) were killed fighting in Kobane . Al-Sumali is known to have been close to fellow a British terrorist of East African origin - 20-year-old Muslim convert Abu Abdullah al-Habashi. Al-Habashi, who was also known by a second nom de guerre of Abu Abdullah al-Britani, was killed by another Kurdish force - the Syria-based YPG - while fighting for ISIS in the besieged city of Kobane. The pair were recently photographed together, with a heavily bearded Al-Sumali looking relaxed and smiling as he strands next to Al-Habashi. Al-Habashi, from north London, was of Eritrean origin and converted from Christianity to Islam during his teenage years. He is understood to have travelled from the UK to join the Islamic State in Syria in December 2013. Threat: In his video appearance last month, al-Habashi gesticulated wildly as he said 'We will chop off the heads of the Americans, chop off the heads of the French, chop off the heads of whoever you may bring' Sick: Abu Abdullah al-Habashi made headlines in August when he posed next to a decapitated Syrian soldier . Shortly after Al-Habashi's death in Kobane, another British national was killed fighting for ISIS in the besieged Syrian city. Abu Dharda, 20, also known as Abu Dhar Somali, came from a British-Somali background and travelled to Syria via Turkey in December 2013. A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said they were aware of the reports but that it was extremely difficult to get confirmation of deaths of injuries, due to UK consular services being suspended. Al-Habashi was a well known and popular figure in Islamic State due to his media appearances. In August, he was interviewed on BBC Newsnight, where he admitted that his family had been trying to persuade him to return home but he had insisted there was 'no going back.' He confidently says in the interview: 'They say what all parents would say, 'come back you're crazy etc.' But I'm here for the sake of Allah.' Militant: Al-Habashi was a well known and popular figure in Islamic State due to his media appearances . Location Abu Abdullah al-Habashi was killed fighting for ISIS in the Syrian city of Kobane (pictured) Last Wednesday, the Peshmerga held off a major attack by ISIS forces in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk, officers said. 'They are targeting Kirkuk and they want to control the oil sites,' said Peshmerga Major General Westa Rasul. The attack began early last Wednesday morning against three villages west of the city of Kirkuk, sparking fighting that lasted for hours, Rasul and two other officers said. ISIS managed to seize one village, but Kurdish forces backed by air strikes later succeeded in retaking it. One policeman and five Peshmerga, including a colonel and the son of a Kurdish politician, were killed and 28 wounded in the fighting, officers and a doctor said. When federal security forces crumbled under the weight of the June offensive, Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region took control of a swathe of disputed northern territory it wants to incorporate against Baghdad's wishes. But IS turned its attention north in August, driving Kurdish troops back toward their regional capital Arbil and helping spark the US-led air campaign." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Abu Musa al-Sumali shot dead by Peshmerga troops in Kirkuk province .\nHad previously appeared in ISIS propaganda video posing with Koran .\nBritish national of Somalian heritage travelled to Syria earlier this year .\nWent on to join Islamic State in Iraq as terror group pushed into Kirkuk .\nPreviously seen in photo with another Briton, Abu Abdullah al-Habashi .\n20-year-old was killed fighting against Syrian Kurds in Kobane last week ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Britain is to get its first 'hands-free' pedestrian crossing so that devout Jews do not have to break a religious law . Britain is to get its first ‘hands-free’ pedestrian . crossing – so that devout Jews do not have to break a religious law that . prohibits them from using electricity or operating machinery on the Sabbath. The crossing is near a busy synagogue, and pressing a . button to operate it is considered a breach of the strict rules that apply to . Orthodox Jews. Traffic will be held every 90 seconds from Friday evening . until nightfall on Saturday, covering the Jewish Sabbath period. The crossing will be situated on one of London’s busiest roads – the North Circular at the . Henlys Corner junction. But planners insist it will not cause traffic chaos. The system will come into operation in December when the . junction fully reopens after a massive ten-month upgrade costing £8 million. The decision to include automatic crossings was taken . after leaders at Finchley United Synagogue explained their predicament to staff . at Transport for London, which is responsible for maintaining main roads in the . capital. TfL says the ‘hands-free’ green man has not added to the cost of . improvements. A spokesman said: ‘We always consult with the community . over major road projects. This idea was suggested by the synagogue, whose . members asked if it could be done. We thought about it and came to the . conclusion that it could.’ The crossing (not pictured) is near a busy synagogue, and pressing a button to operate it is considered a breach of the strict rules that apply to Orthodox Jews . No one at the synagogue was available for comment because . of the Jewish New Year. But one of the congregation said: ‘This is a sensible . idea that will make a real difference.’ The move follows the controversial formation of an eruv – . a boundary recognised by Jewish law within which certain activities are . permitted – in the same part of North London. Although observant Jews are allowed to carry household . objects such as door keys, and to push prams and wheelchairs within the . six-square-mile area, they are still banned from using electricity." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "They are not allowed to use electricity or operate machinery on the Sabbath ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Viewers tuning in to enjoy daytime TV today accused ITV's This Morning of 'crossing the line', after a live vasectomy was broadcast. To mark tomorrow's World Vasectomy Day and to dispel the myths and worries around the procedure, a brave patient was filmed as he went under the knife. Volunteering for the role, the patient, named only as James, explained he was already a father of five. He told viewers: 'My wife and I have five children and we love them dearly, but we don't want any more surprises.' This Morning viewers were shocked to tune in and see a man having a vasectomy live on air . Presenters Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden express their own discomfort at the procedure, as they aimed to dispel the myths and worries surrounding vasectomies ahead of World Vasectomy Day tomorrow . Dr Jon Unwin, a Gloucestershire GP, performed the procedure, while This Morning's resident GP Dr Dawn Harper observed. In the studio, presenters Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden looked visibly uncomfortable at the graphic procedure taking place before their eyes. The camera left little to the imagination, zooming right in to the patient's genitalia and graphically showing them being operated on, as Dr Unwin described the procedure. The feature comes after the programme's resident GP Dr Dawn Harper had a smear test live on air. And earlier this year, a couple drank their own urine on the show to try and advocate the health benefits. Speaking before the procedure, James, who was given local anaesthetic, added: 'For us this is a fail safe option. 'We haven't considered any other form of contraception. Now our family's complete this is the option for us. 'I have a bit of anxiety about the procedure but we have got to move forward and so unfortunately I have to go through it.' His wife, Carolyn, added: 'We definitely don't want any more children. 'I don't have any nerves about it. It is just something he has to have done.' But having watched the eye-watering segment, some This Morning viewers took to Twitter to express their shock. But viewers tuning in expressed their shock, with @jaschambers1 accusing the show of going too far . @MrHairyBrit accused the show's images of men's genitalia of ruining his breakfast . Another viewer, @pipbrowyn1, said the segment on the show had ruined her appetite . While @perla_illy told her followers the live operation had left her feeling sick . And @stuartaelmore tweeted 'a warning would have been nice' @jaschambers1 accused the show, which has recently aired a live smear test and a breast examination on air, of going too far. She tweeted: 'oh my lord, this morning has crossed the line, no one wants to see a vasectomy live.' Another viewer @pipbrowyn wrote: 'Um #thismorning cheers for showing a live vasectomy. That's my appetite gone for the next 1,000 years.' And @perla_illy added: 'I can't believe I'm actually watching a live vasectomy on itv this morning... literally finished my breakfast an about to see it again (sic).' Earlier in the segment, Dr Harper had explained the 'simple' procedure is carried out under a local anaesthetic, but warned it is considered irreversible. 'Vasectomy is really just dividing and tying the vas, the tubes where sperm get out from the testicles to the ejaculate,' she said. A vasectomy is a minor operation which is relatively painless and carried under local anaesthetic. The tubes that carry sperm from a man's testicles to the penis are cut, blocked or sealed with heat. The procedure can be carried out at your local GP surgery, in hospital as a day patient, at a sexual health clinic or a private clinic. There are two types of vasectomy. The tradtitional procedure, a conventional vasectomy, involves making two small incisions in the scrotum using a scalpel. The 1cm incisions allow the surgeon to access the tubes, known as vas deferens. Each tube is cut and a small section is removed. The ends of the tubes are then closed, either by tying them or sealing them using a high heat. The incisions are stitched using dissolvable stitches that disappear within about a week. The other type, a no-scapel vasectomy, is a newer technique. The doctor will feel for the vas deferens under the skin and hold them in place using a small clamp. A special instrument is then used to make a tiny puncture hole in the skin of the scrotum. A small pair of forceps is used to open the hole, allowing the surgeon access to the vans deferens without the need to cut the skin using a scalpel. The tubes are then closed in the same way as in the conventional method. @probnotbob joked: 'I just watched a live vasectomy on daytime TV and this is why I work' @liamhulmes_ joined the viewers shocked at the segment, adding 'I can't believe they're showing a live vasectomy on this morning' 'The idea is that by cutting and tying it off, sperm can't get into the ejaculate. 'You will still produce ejaculate because sperm is just a tiny part of it.' Amanda raised the question on the minds of most thinking about the technicalities of a vasectomy, asking Dr Dawn 'where the sperm goes'. 'The sperm can't go beyond the tied vas, and so it is reabsorbed by the body,' Dr Dawn said. 'It is a natural process, but is something that can cause concern. But it doesn't cause any problems.' She said the procedure has a high success rate, with just one in 2,000 failing. 'One of the reasons we cut and tie the tubes is to prevent the tubes reattaching,' she said. And she warned the procedure is considered irreversible on the NHS, while it is possible in some cases to perform reversals, though they are generally done privately. A This Morning's spokesperson said: 'Today's live vasectomy, on the eve of World Vasectomy Day, aimed to dispel myths and fears about this operation. 'The item also featured expert advice from leading doctors about this procedure and other methods of contraception. 'Warnings were given at the start of the item, and many positive comments were received.' A spokesman for the TV watchdog Ofcom said they have received one complaint relating to the live segment earlier today. He said: 'We will assess this complaint before deciding whether to investigate.' @allanfoy questioned the decision to air the live op as many will have been tucking into a morning coffee ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This Morning aired the procedure to dispel myths and worries about op .\nFather-of-five opted for procedure to prevent any more little 'surprises'\nViewers took to Twitter airing their shock at the graphic live segment .\nAccused the show of 'crossing the line' with close-ups of genitals .\nThe simple procedure renders men infertile, cutting and tying off the tubes which carry sperm from the testicles to the penis .\nTV watchdog Ofcom said they have received one complaint ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Women in South Korea are resorting to dangerous and painful surgery in their quest for a more western face. Demand for double jaw surgery, a bone-cutting procedure that involves realigning the upper and lower jaws to achieve a softer silhouette, has soared in the last few months . And now a photograph has appeared on a social networking site seeming to show a woman who has undergone surgery to lift the corners of her mouth into a permanent smile. Although the photograph, which appeared on Reddit, hasn't yet been authenticated the Huffington Post reports that there is a clinic in South Korea offering this procedure. A photograph of a young women who has seemingly undergone perma-smile surgery has appeared on social networking sites . The AONE clinic performs the ‘Smile Lipt’ procedure to both lift and curl drooping mouth corners by manipulating the facial muscles supporting the mouth. A Youtube video produced by the clinic about the procedure explains that some people have sagging mouth corners due to low strength of the muscles that lift the mouth edges, and overly strong jaw muscles that pull the mouth down. The video says that ‘even among ordinary people, some have beautifully upturned mouth corners,’ and that ‘in general Western people have longer mouths and higher mouth corners than Korean people.’ Once the procedure has been performed the mouth will always been turned up, even when the patient is not smiling. The Business Insider reports that plastic surgeon at the AONE clinic, Taek Keun Kwon spoke in 2012 about developing the procedure saying: . ‘Up until now, mouth corner lift couldn't be widely used due to its ineffectiveness and high risk of side effects such as scars. The before and after pictures are shown on the AONE clinic's YouTube video . The muscles in the yellow circle pull the corner of the mouth down if they are too strong and so are cut, while the red arrow and blue circled muscles are repositioned . An advertisement in a Seoul subway encourages women to have double-jaw surgery, one of the plastic surgery trends to hit Korea, in order to have a smaller face . ‘Downturned mouth corners give off gloomy and melancholy impression. 'On the contrary, upturned mouth corners create bright and smiling appearance as well as confident expression. ‘It is very difficult to elevate mouth corner by just excision and closure of the skin around the mouth corner area. To turn up the mouth corner effectively, it is necessary to weaken the lip depressors to gain unopposed mouth corner lift.’ It appears that there is a growing number of people willing to risk the side effects of such a procedure which include scarring and ‘over correction’ to achieve a ‘upturned’ look. A drooping mouth 'gives off gloomy and melancholy impression' according to surgeon Taek Keun Kwon . The results of the procedure (right) lengthens the mouth as well as lifting the corners . South Korea has one of the highest rates of plastic surgery in the world so it is little wonder that such a niche procedure has its origins in the country. It remains to be seen whether the slightly cat-like look will become popular, but thus far the reaction to the photo on Reddit has been more comical than admiring with two top rated user comments being ‘joker’ and ‘Imagine trying to eat noodles or soup with this!'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New plastic surgery offered in South Korea to curl lips upwards .\nThe AONE clinic performs the 'Smile Lipt' to correct 'drooping' lips .\nInvolves manipulating the muscles that support the mouth .\nPicture on Reddit shows girl who allegedly has had the operation ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Mary Kidson was charged with child cruelty . Mary Kidson's daughter was eight when she started having problems at school. 'She'd never been a high achiever,' recalls Mary. 'But it was as if she was going backwards: she was finding it harder to keep up in class and she got tired very easily. She complained of pains in her arms and legs and bad headaches.' At first Mary, a former foundry manager for British Steel, thought it was a temporary blip. But her daughter got worse. Over the next five years there were frequent visits to doctors, yet time and again Mary was told there was nothing wrong - the tests all came back clear. Eventually, three years ago, in desperation she visited Dr Thierry Hertoghe, an endocrinologist who runs a clinic in Brussels. He found her daughter lacked several important hormones, and prescribed replacements including a thyroid hormone. The treatment worked wonders, says Mary, who now runs an online educational service for children with learning difficulties from her home in Herefordshire. 'My daughter was transformed. She became a bright and happy child. 'Within a month the headaches were gone and she'd got her energy back.' Little did Mary know, however, that this breakthrough would lead to her being charged with child cruelty, and her daughter being taken from her. Mary and her daughter had entered one of the most hotly disputed areas of medicine - the diagnosis and treatment of an underactive thyroid. Known as hypothyroidism, the condition affects three million adults in the UK. It leads to a lack of the thyroid hormone, which helps regulate the metabolism, and causes symptoms such as low body temperature, fatigue, weight gain, depression, cold, muscle aches, headaches, and water retention. The condition is detected with a blood test, and most of those affected are successfully treated with a form of thyroid hormone known as T4. But as the Mail has previously reported, patient groups and some experts claim the blood test for it is unreliable because it measures levels of only one thyroid hormone - and there are two, T4 and T3. Campaigners believe as many as 300,000 adults and an unknown number of children are missed by standard tests. The problem, as they see it, is that NHS doctors are advised not to give hormone replacement to people with a 'normal' blood test even though they have typical symptoms of an underactive thyroid. Indeed official advice is that prescribing hormones to these patients could cause long-term problems such as damage to the heart and bones. Instead, patients report being offered psychological counselling or are given a prescription for depression. Her daughter lacked several important hormones, and was prescribed replacements . And this is where Mary's story turns dark. A year after Dr Hertoghe started prescribing the hormones, police and social workers suddenly arrived at her home and her weeping 14-year-old daughter was taken into care. Mary believes the raid was triggered by a complaint by her ex-husband - her lawyer has a copy of a letter from a GP advising him to contact child protection services. Mary was arrested on suspicion of child cruelty and last month appeared before Worcester Crown Court on a charge of 'unlawfully and maliciously administering a poison or other destructive and noxious thing' - in other words the hormones - with intent to endanger her daughter's life. The prosecution said the hormones could cause heart and bone problems and dismissed the Belgian doctor as a quack. Last week the trial was stopped on the grounds there was no evidence for the charge. Mary is now free but her child - who cannot be named for legal reasons - is in a psychiatric clinic, following a breakdown. This extraordinary story raises worrying questions about whether the full weight of the law should be used in disagreements between doctors and parents about how best to treat a child. There are obvious echoes of the Ashya King case - the boy who was taken by his parents to Spain from Southampton General Hospital against the advice of his doctors. The parents wanted him to have a brain cancer treatment not available and they, too, were imprisoned. Mary's ordeal started when her daughter was a toddler. 'She never babbled like normal babies and by three she still wasn't speaking,' says Mary. 'I asked my doctor about it several times but was told there was nothing wrong.' The little girl was eventually diagnosed with severe oral and verbal dyspraxia - a developmental disorder that makes it hard to precisely control the mouth and tongue - and needed intensive therapy. But she was otherwise healthy and able to attend school. Mary and her daughter had entered one of the most hotly disputed areas of medicine - the diagnosis and treatment of an underactive thyroid . Then, at eight, she began to develop a range of health problems. As well as chronic tiredness she started to put on weight, and by nine was officially obese. 'Every day she'd complain about bad headaches. Most mornings her fingers would be stiff and puffy. 'We went to see the GP and she got referred to various specialists such as a rheumatologist for the fingers, someone else for the headaches and a dietitian for the weight, and they all did tests. I think she may have had a thyroid test then, but they all came back negative. 'I think part of the problem was that nobody took an overview and looked at the pattern of symptoms. Each one was treated separately. For instance, she was 12 and still showing no signs of puberty, which made sense in light of the very low levels of oestrogen that Dr Hertoghe picked up on later, but it is also something that could contribute to tiredness. 'I knew what a healthy child was - John, her older brother, was sporty and had no problems. My daughter was different.' At the end of 2011 the family GP said that if the paediatricians could find nothing wrong with her then she wasn't likely to, and there was nothing more she could do. So Mary turned to the internet. 'As soon as I put in my daughter's symptoms, details of treatment with thyroid and other hormones started coming up,' she says. 'I learned that the NHS test for low thyroid could show you as having a healthy level when you didn't. That's because the test tells you how much of the version of the thyroid hormone known as T4 you have. But T4 has to be turned into the active form called T3, and some people have a problem converting T4 to T3.' She also learned that European countries such as Germany and Belgium had lower thresholds for treating T4 deficiency. Sheila Turner, who chairs the charity Thyroid Patient Advocacy says: 'While we estimate that there are about 100 doctors in the UK who are prepared to treat patients with symptoms but supposedly 'healthy' levels according to the blood test, most are not prepared to treat children in this situation for fear of legal proceedings.' A sympathetic private doctor in the UK put Mary in touch with Dr Hertoghe in 2011 when her daughter was nearly 14. 'He ran blood tests that had not been done in the UK,' she says. Dr Hertoghe told the Mail: 'As well as a low level of thyroid hormone, I found she was not making enough oestrogen or cortisol. Being short of any of these would be enough to make you feel very tired and explained other symptoms like low mood and constipation.' He is critical of the official UK approach. 'There, doctors only treat thyroid deficiency when it reaches around 70 per cent, but in Europe many start to treat at the 25 per cent mark. British hormone specialists don't listen to what patients are telling them about their symptoms, they just tell them if they are deficient or not and that's it.' Mary began treating her daughter with the hormones and some mineral and vitamin supplements prescribed by Dr Hertoghe. 'It all cost several thousand pounds - it was worth it.' The hormones - a thyroid extract used for more than 100 years, oestrogen and cortisol - were the 'poison or other destructive and noxious thing' that formed the basis of the charge Mary was attempting to harm her daughter. 'If I was going to poison her there are lots of cheaper ways to do it,' says Mary wryly. The transformation in her daughter was 'wonderful - she slept well. Even patches of eczema that would flare up disappeared. Her education got back on track' And then suddenly it was all taken away from her. 'If only they had talked to me and the doctor involved first,' says Mary. 'Then we could have discussed it and worked out what was best for my daughter. If the NHS doctors had insisted that the hormones be stopped then I would have said 'OK, let's do it for three months and then reassess'.' 'Instead they did something very harmful to both of us.' For their part, UK hormone experts are confident their tests are reliable. 'We have very robust methods for detecting if someone is hormone deficient in this country and the same diagnostic criteria apply to teenagers and adults,' says Dr Mark Vanderpump, endocrinologist and president of the British Thyroid Association. 'So if a patient has tested and been found not to need replacement, giving them unnecessary hormone treatment or supplements could do damage in the long term. 'A patient requires a diagnoses but sometimes there is no clear diagnoses and it is only possible to say that an endocrine cause has been excluded. It is difficult to explain reports of symptom benefit. Sometimes there may be a placebo effect which may only be temporary. In other patients, symptoms spontaneously improve with no intervention. Assessing each case individually and holistically is important.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Mary Kidson's daughter was eight when she started having problems .\nAn endocrinologist in Brussels found she lacked several hormones .\nMary, from Herefordshire, says replacements worked wonders ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Hundreds of thousands of patients are languishing for more than 24 hours in A&E before being seen, according to figures by the care watchdog. The most seriously ill are lying on trolleys waiting for a bed on a ward while others are forced to wait just to be assessed and sent home. A survey of almost 40,000 patients by the Care Quality Commission found that a third spent at least four hours in A&E – the Government's target. If the Care Quality Commission's findings are representative of the 22 million patient visits in a year, as many as 650,000 people will wait at least 24 hours in A&E (file picture) Of that third, 6 per cent were there for at least 12 hours and 3 per cent for 24 hours or more. If the CQC's findings are representative of the 22 million patient visits to casualty in a year, as many as 650,000 will wait at least 24 hours. The watchdog's findings come as emergency wards across England are facing unprecedented pressures, with many urging the public to stay away unless they are very seriously ill. Several hospitals are on black alert in which operations are cancelled to free-up beds and ambulances are diverted elsewhere. Andy Burnham MP, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary, said: 'These figures will alarm people about what lies ahead in the coming months. 'A&Es were telling patients to stay away before winter even started. Under this government, over a million patients every year wait too long to be seen in England's A&Es. Hospitals have missed the waiting time target for 71 weeks in a row as more and more patients wait hours on end. 'This should have been ringing alarm bells in the Department of Health months ago, but the truth is ministers failed to listen and act on concerns.' The figures also show that 13 per cent of patients waited at least half an hour for pain relief after asking a nurse for help. Of that, 8 per cent were given no help at all. Some 11 per cent of patients who arrived by an ambulance had to wait outside for at least 30 minutes because the casualty department was too busy. This included 5 per cent who were stuck in the vehicle for an hour – and 2 per cent for two or more hours. The CQC has also named and shamed the ten worst A&E units based on the responses of patients. They include Medway, in Kent, where a damning report by the watchdog last week revealed how patients were spending 35 hours on trolleys. The survey is undertaken every two years and the results are broadly similar to 2012, although some questions differed slightly. Some 80 per cent rated their overall experience in A&E a score of 7 out of 10 or higher, a rise from 76 per cent two years ago. And 77 per cent said doctors and nurses listened to them, while 72 per cent said staff had enough time for them. Professor Sir Mike Richards, chief inspector of hospitals at the CQC, said the overall results of the survey were 'encouraging'. 'However, we do see significant variations between trusts,' he said. 'This highlights the need for all trusts to review their own results and to take action where necessary.' Each of the 142 A&E units was rated based on patients' responses and the CQC compiled a league table. The bottom ten included Tameside in Greater Manchester, Medway in Gillingham, Kent, and Barking, Havering and Redbridge in East London. At the other end of the scale were Dorset County, the Royal Surrey and Salford Royal in Greater Manchester. Each of the 142 A&E units was rated based on patients' responses. The bottom ten included Tameside on Greater Manchester (pictured) Patient numbers in A&E have risen by 50 per cent in a decade partly due to an aging population and a lack of GP availability. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt revealed last week how he had taken one of his children to casualty because he did not want to wait to see a family doctor. Joyce Robins, of Patient Concern, said: 'Its horrendous. The problem is that people cannot see their GP, and this is just rebounding up the system. But it's an untenable situation and there just doesn't seem to be a solution.' Dr Katherine Rake of Healthwatch England, which campaigns for patient rights, said there is 'clearly room for improvement'. NHS employees file more than 33 complaints about staffing shortages every day, figures reveal. There were 4,000 gripes in the past six months – plus 1,343 about shifts being filled by underqualified staff and 196 about employees being overworked, according to Freedom of Information requests by 5 News." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Care Quality Commission (CQC) surveyed almost 40,000 patients .\nA third questioned said they spent at least four hours in A&E .\nSix per cent were there for 12 hours and three per cent for 24 hours .\nEach of the 142 A&E units was rated based on patients' responses .\nThe bottom ten included Tameside in Greater Manchester and Medway in Kent ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A prisoner is free, relatively speaking, after spending part of the weekend with his arm stuck in a toilet. Maintenance and emergency teams at the State Correctional Institution-Coal Township in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, worked for several hours and wound up removing the toilet from its moorings to free the trapped limb. The prisoner's arm became stuck on Sunday morning when he reached into the toilet to fetch an item that had fallen in, a prison spokeswoman told The News Item. Maintenance and emergency teams at the State Correctional Institution-Coal Township in Shamokin, Pennsylvania (pictured), worked for several hours to free the inmate whose arm became jammed in a toilet . They said removing the toilet allowed the man to pull his hand out of a connecting pipe and free his arm. He was freed after several hours work by maintenance crews and suffered no injuries. Officials didn't release the prisoner's name. State Correctional Institution Coal Township opened in May 1993 and is a medium-security facility for male inmates." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Maintenance crews at State Correctional Institution-Coal Township in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, worked for several hours to free the man .\nHe was not injured and his identity has not been released ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A Florida man shot his mother with a gun and bow and arrow before stabbing her, telling police she stole his diamonds and gave his father cancer, authorities said. Officers arrived at the home of Gloria Watkins early Sunday morning to find the 65-year-old slumped over with arrows shot through her head. Her son Michael, 42, confessed to killing her, according to the arrest report. Killing: Michael Watkins, 42, confessed to shooting his mother with a gun and bow and arrow before stabbing her, telling police she stole his diamonds and gave his father cancer . Deputies from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office responded to a 2:48 a.m. call, after another homeowner reported a man was knocking over their Christmas decorations and shouting. An officer approached the home next door and spotted the mother slumped forward on a couch through the front door. According to the police report, Watkins exited the home with a large knife dangling from a sheath at his waist and pointed at his mother inside, telling deputies, 'You see that, that's death.' The report stated that Watkins told cops his mother 'stole his diamonds and also gave his father cancer' and 'he had to kill her because she was trying to kill him.' Watkins ignored repeated calls to get down on the ground, finally complying before springing back up and pulling the knife from his belt, according to police. Deputies twice fired a Taser at Watkins. He was charged with murder and resisting arrest without violence. According to the arrest report, Watkins had been unemployed for more than five years. It also listed his address as the same as his mother's. At the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Booking Facility, Watkins was asked if he knew why he was there and responded, 'Yeah, I killed my f------ mom,' the report stated." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Michael Watkins, 42, told officers he shot his mother, 65, with a gun and a bow and arrow before finally stabbing her, according to the police report .\nOfficers spotted the woman from outside the home, slumped forward with arrows protruding from her head .\nWatkins exited the home with a large knife dangling from his belt .\nHe refused to comply with orders to get on the ground and officers Tased him ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Half of babies are at risk of suffocating in their sleep because they are put in cots with unsafe bedding, blankets and pillows. Parents must be better informed, experts said today, after a study revealed 'too many babies' are still at risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Sleeping with loose bedding or soft objects poses a risk of suffocation in babies, especially those under the age of one. Half of babies born in the U.S. are at risk of suffocating in their sleep because they sleep with 'potentially hazardous bedding', the American Academy of Paediatrics found (file picture) Although the use of blankets and other bedding has declined, around half of U.S. infants are still placed to sleep with 'potentially hazardous bedding', according to the study by the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP). Experts investigated the type of bedding chosen by parents from 1993 to 2010, from the National Infant Sleep Position study. Blankets, quilts and pillows can obstruct a baby's airway and, if they become caught over a child's head, they can cause suffocation. The AAP advises parents to put their babies to sleep in a cot with no loose bedding or soft objects, including cuddly toys, under or over the infant. That is not to say babies should risk feeling cold in the night. Instead, experts advise using a firmly tucked in sheet, or a baby sleeping bag. Lucy McKeon, research and information manager at The Lullaby Trust said: 'We know the safest sleeping environment for a baby is on its back in a cot or Moses basket in the same room as a parent for the first six months of life. 'We advise parents not to use loose bedding, pillows, cot bumpers or have soft toys in the cot – this is because some of these items cause an accident risk and others increase the chance of SIDS occurring. 'This new study suggests parents are using loose bedding which is considered less safe than well-fitted blankets or a baby sleep bag. Experts advise babies are not put to sleep with any loose quilts, pillows, blankets or cot bumpers. The concern is the bedding can obstruct a baby's airways in their sleep (file picture) Parents are advised to remove any soft toys from a baby's cot before putting them to sleep, for fear of the toys suffocating the baby (file picture) Sudden infant death syndrome describes the unexpected death of a baby or toddler that is initially unexplained. Cot death was a term commonly used in the past. It has largely been abandoned, due to misleading suggestions that sudden infant death can only occur when a baby is asleep in a cot. Causes of SIDS may include accidents, infections, congenital abnormality or metabolic disorder. For those deaths that remain unexplained, experts believe there are likely to be undiscovered causes. SIDS statistics: . Source: The Lullaby Trust and Office for National Statistics . 'It's important that parents are given all the information about safer sleep so that they can make an informed decision. Evidence-based advice is available on The Lullaby Trust website, www.lullabytrust.org.uk.' Using a pillow has been shown to increase the chance of SIDS by up to 2.5 times, the charity said. 'A simple mattress in your cot with no loose bedding or bumpers is the safest sleeping place for a baby,' the trust advises. Although uncommon accidental suffocation is the leading cause of injury-related deaths in infants. While sudden infant syndrome deaths have declined in recent years, they still totalled around 2,000 deaths in the U.S. 2010. The suffocation rate doubled from 2000 to 2010, when around 640 infants died from accidental sleep-related suffocation, U.S. government data showed. Meanwhile, in the UK in 2012, 221 infant deaths were attributed to SIDS. The team of researchers found that over the 17-year period, the use of loose bedding did decline but remained a common practise. The rate of loose bedding use averaged around 86 per cent in 1993 to 1995, but declined to 55 per cent in 2008 to 2010. Teenage mothers were found to be most likely to use the dangerous bedding (83.5 per cent), while those babies born at full term were least at risk (55.6 per cent). The study also found the at-risk bedding was most likely used for infants who slept in adult beds, those put to sleep on their sides, or babies who shared a cot or bed with others. The authors concluded that while the numbers have improved significantly, babies are 'still being put to bed in an unsafe sleeping environment; about half still sleep with blankets, quilts, pillows and other hazardous items'. Study co-author Marian Willinger, a SIDS expert at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, said these infant deaths 'are tragic and they're just not necessary'. The AAP said it is vital parents 'know and understand the risk factors associated with this dangerous practise in order to help reduce the number of sleep-related infant deaths'. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. analysed telephone surveys involving a total of nearly 20,000 parents. The study was published today in the journal Pediatrics." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Parents 'must be better informed' of the risk of sudden infant death (SIDS)\nStudy by the American Academy of Paediatrics found around half of U.S. infants still sleep with 'potentially hazardous bedding'\nTeenage mothers were most likely to use 'dangerous' bedding, experts say .\nLoose blankets, quilts, pillows and soft toys can obstruct a baby's airways .\nExperts advise using a firmly tucked in sheet, or baby sleeping bag .\nSIDS was the cause of 2,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2010, the study found ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Meet the man who runs through his morning yoga workout - while balanced on a speeding motorbike. While yoga-loving Brits do their stress-busting exercises at a leisure centre or in the comfort of their own home, Gugulotu Lachiram is more at home on a high-octane chopper. Using just the bike for support, the 40-year-old takes the ancient Indian discipline to new levels as he runs through a series of complex poses - with disaster only a slip away. Wheel-y risky: Gugulotu Lachiram has taken yoga to new, dangerous levels . The high-octane yoga guru said: 'I get scared when I perform stunts but it makes me feel happy too' Walk on the geared side: Happy to stare death in the face, the bike adventure enthusiast hits speeds of 40mph during his act . Riding on the highway near his home of Khammam in the Indian state of Telangana, Lachiram is keenly aware of the dangers he faces. The high-octane yoga guru said: 'I take the risk while I perform and until today I have not had any accidents. Sometimes I get scared when I perform stunts but it makes me feel happy too. 'I can do many yoga postures. Some are performed by sitting, standing and lying down. I can stand on a bike on the tank, in the middle and in the end.' A farmer by profession and a keen sportsman, Lachiram has combined his other great passion, biking, to create his death-defying brand of yoga. Fame hungry Lachiram says performing bike stunts has made him a hero in his home town . Lachiram says he intends to keep pushing the barriers of his extreme sport . Ambition: Lachiram says that he now wants to perform his stunts on a national level . Rev alert: Lachiram says that he's keenly aware of the dangers he faces as he performs stunts over a distance of three miles . Proud: Lachiram's son, G Govardhan, is one of his biggest fans . Cream of the crop: Lachiram is a farmer by profession . 'I saw people performing dangerous stunts on national television. I thought \"if they can do it why can't I?\", so I started practicing yoga on my bike,' Lachiram said. 'I can stop doing my work but I can't stop performing. 'I completely love doing stunts on my bike and I will continue to do so for the next 15 years.' Happy to stare death in the face, the bike adventure enthusiast hits speeds of 40mph during his act - which he can maintain over a distance of three miles. He said: 'Many people ask me about my stunts. People who have not witnessed my performance ask me to perform stunts for them.' Fame hungry Lachiram says performing bike stunts has made him a hero in his home town. He said: 'People who age around 45 to 50 years say \"Lachiram this is not good for you\", but today's youth appreciates and supports me. They want me to continue performing.' And Lachiram's biggest fans include his son, G Govardhan. He said: 'When I first saw my father doing stunts I got afraid. 'But I am proud of my dad and I would want him to continue performing this brave act.' Lachiram says he now intends to keep pushing the barriers of his extreme sport. He added: 'My future plan is to perform stunts on a national level. I want to perform not for myself but for my nation.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Gugulotu Lachiram, from India, practices yoga on the back of a motorbike .\nHe hits 40mph as he performs the poses in the state of Telangana .\nLachiram, who's a farmer by trade, says the stunts 'make me happy'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Over the years, political correctness has seeped into many areas of every day life. Christmas time in particular is a period where every effort is made to include even those of non-Christian faiths in the festive cheer. So, with the huge growth sales of Crimbo sweaters over the last few years, it was only a matter of time before someone invented the 'Multicultural Christmas Jumper.' A British website is selling the Multicultural Christmas jumper for £40. The company wants to make season a time for celebration and togetherness . And the website Britishchristmasjumpers.com are the first past that particular politically correct finishing post. Their multicoloured offering features several different signs of faith including; Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Sikh, a form of scientific atheism, Chinese philosophy and also the peace sign. The woolly garment can be pre-ordered from the site for £40, with the company shipping the prodcuts from December 1 onwards. A spokesperson for the company said: 'For us, the festive season is a time for celebration and togetherness. And we think that now more than ever, the world could use a little more unity. 'Which is why this year, British Christmas Jumpers has made the Multicultural Christmas Jumper. 'It is a Christmas jumper for modern Britain.' They claim it is a sweater for 'Modern Britain' The website reads: 'Britain has never been more multicultural, so we thought we’d create a Christmas jumper with a twist . 'We think everyone should be able to wear a British Christmas Jumper and celebrate the festive season - however they wish, no matter what their colour, creed or culture. 'This is why you’ll see all the world's major religions represented on this Christmas jumper, proudly made in Britain.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "British website is selling the Multicultural Christmas jumper for £40 .\nCompany wants to make season a time for celebration and togetherness .\nThey claim it is a sweater for 'Modern Britain'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Colourful Christmas jumpers have become all the rage during the festive period - but now it seems even animals have joined the fashion herd. Adorable fashion-conscious cow Gloria has got into the festive spirit by modelling her own Christmas jumper to help fight poverty in Africa. This year, the charity Send a Cow is aiming to send 20,000 gifts, sold through its Christmas catalogue, to stricken families living in seven African countries. Scroll down for video . Fashion-conscious Gloria has got into the festive spirit by modelling her own Christmas jumper to help fight poverty in Africa . And, to kick-start the cause, the Jersey purebred - who is the charity's ambassador - has posed in her own custom-fitted knitted jumper. Arts and crafts specialist Elise Hurcombe, from Bristol, visited Gloria at her farm in Devon to measure her up for the patterned red and blue festive jersey. Gloria - who even added a Santa's hat as the finishing touch - did not bat an eyelid as Ms Hurcombe attached Velcro straps to her existing coat. Unlike more conventional Christmas jumper, Gloria's garment features chickens, cows and vegetables - the gifts the charity hopes people will buy to help the families. The countries the charity helps are Uganda, Lesotho, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia. Grandmother Christine, a 68-year-old farmer living in Uganda, told how the charity helped change her family's life. She said: 'Since I started working for Send a Cow I have learnt how to make my land thrive. The Jersey purebred is the charity ambassador for Send a Cow, which hopes to send 20,000 Christmas gifts to stricken families living in seven African countries . Gloria was measured up for the garment by arts and crafts specialist Elise Hurcombe, from Bristol, who visited the cow at her home in Devon . 'We eat vegetables every day. I've really noticed the difference in my grandchildrens' health and they really don't get sick often anymore.' The charity wants to provide livestock for families and teach them how to farm. In their new gift catalogue, one present is a 'Local Cow' which, for £205, provides a family with milk and manure for farming, the charity says. Simon Barnes, CEO of Send a Cow, said: 'This year we've taken the idea of the quirky Christmas jumper one step further, to encourage people to think differently about the gifts they buy this Christmas. 'We really hope that you will support us this year by buying a gift, to help us change even more lives this Christmas and beyond.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Gloria the Jersey purebred is the charity ambassador for Send a Cow .\nThe fashion-conscious cow was fitted for her knitted jumper in Bristol .\nThe charity hopes to send 20,000 gifts to African families this Christmas ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A group of Russian teenagers has bypassed airport security by sneaking onto a runway and sharing their pictures on social media. Despite increased security around the world in the aftermath of 9/11, members of the notorious 'roofer movement' scaled security fences, pulled on high-vis jackets, and posed next to and inside aircrafts at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo International Airport. The group took pictures of themselves in and around various aeroplanes, and then one teen was also snapped in the cockpit of a helicopter. A group of teenagers climbed over a security fence and onto the runway at St Petersburg's Pulkovo International Airport . In a shocking photo, one girl even managed to get into the cockpit of an aircraft . Wearing high-vis vests amde the teenagers look 'slightly' more genuine . They then made their escape the same way they entered. The photos first appeared on social networking site VK via user 'Kosta SV,' who also gave a description of his group's actions one evening. Vocativ reported that Kosta had evidence of similar security breaches in other albums he shared on the website. The group are thought to be a part of the 'roofer' movement, who take on challenges to breach security at buildings and landmarks in Russia . The pictures released on social media have led to many voicing their concerns at the security breach . 'Anyone can walk on the runway,' he writes. 'It may sound funny, but in fact it's dangerous. The helicopters were open, right next to the booth with a guard, perhaps there is generally no security, or they went to drink tea.' Since the pictures went viral, it has led to many members of the public voicing their concerns over security at Russian airports. What's more, the group have recently posted a video online that shows them returning to the airport, complete with high-vis jackets, and again making it onto the runway. The group had plenty of time to capture some special pictures from their trip to the runway . The pranksters left the airport the same way they entered, completely undetected . The group went on to upload a video which shows them returning to the same scene some days later . The group are often pictured scaling various buildings and landmarks in Russia, many of which are supposed to have high security. There are estimated to be at least 50 serious 'roofers' in Russia, often taking on the challenges posed by buildings in and around Moscow. They tend to scale buildings without safety equipment - and of course a video camera to snap the moment. More of the pictures can be viewed at https://vk.com/id72993431?z=albums72993431." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Group evaded security at St Petersburg's Pulkovo International Airport .\nThen posed for photos next to aircrafts as well as inside them .\nSimply retraced their steps back and climbed back over fence ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Tokyo kept its crown as the Michelin Guide's gourmet capital with the most starred restaurants for the eighth consecutive year. Among the establishments that gained the top three-star rating in the 2015 guide to Tokyo was one that serves poisonous blowfish. And, for the first time, eateries serving chanko nabe, a rich stew that helps sumo wrestlers pack on weight, as well as several specialising in dishes featuring loach, a type of fish, have been featured. Clean flavours: Three-Michelin starred Ishikawa (pictured) focuses on a number of key ingredients for each dish. Tokyo has the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world with 267 eateries gaining the accolade . 1. Esaki . 2. Ishikawa . 3. Joel Robuchon Ebisu . 4. Kanda . 5. Makimura . 6. Quintessence . 7. Ryugin . 8. Saito . 9. Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten . 10. Usukifugu Yamadaya . 11. Yoshitake . 12. Yukimura . As many as 267 restaurants gained stars, 19 of them for the first time. The coveted three-star rating, the Michelin Guide's top honour, went to 12 restaurants, down one from last year. Newly promoted to three stars from two was Makimura, a traditional restaurant whose owner, Akio Makimura, said he could not believe he had won. 'When I got the phone call this morning informing me of the promotion I thought it was a joke,' Mr Makimura said. The chef said he felt tremendous pressure when he made his debut on the list - and had dreamed of gaining a top rating one day. 'I'll just keep on doing what I've always done. The best part of Japanese food is the freshness of the ingredients and bringing that to life in your cooking.' Fugu sashimi (right), made from the poisonous blowfish (left), can be fatal if improperly prepared . Joel Robuchon's Ebisu restaurant serving classic French cuisine retained its three-Michelin star status . Other restaurants that won the three-star rating included Usukifugu Yamadaya, which serves fugu, poisonous blowfish, which can be fatal if improperly prepared. Another winner was Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten whose master chef is in his late 80s and which was the site of an informal leaders' dinner when US President Barack Obama visited Japan in April. This is the first guide released since Unesco-listed Japanese 'washoku' cuisine an 'intangible cultural heritage' earlier this year. The guide, which used to include the neighbouring city of Yokohama and the coastal Shonan area, was limited to Tokyo this year to allow a wider listing of Japanese food in the 'Bib Gourmand' section that emphasises cheaper restaurants, Michelin said. The first Michelin restaurant guide, aimed at drivers in the early days of motoring, was publishing by the tyre company in 1900, with the star rating system introduced in the 1920s. Tokyo was the first Asian city to have a guide devoted to it. In 2010 it surpassed Paris as the city with the most Michelin-star rated restaurants." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Japan's washoku cuisine a UNESCO listed 'intangible cultural heritage'\nCity has 267 Michelin-starred eateries, 12 of which have three-star status .\nChanko nabe is a rich stew that helps sumo wrestlers pack on weight ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Preparing for Christmas is a mammoth task for everyone, but for grandmother Sylvia Pope getting ready for the big day requires three months of hard work. The bauble-loving pensioner is forced to start hanging her decorations in September to make sure they are all up by Christmas Day because it takes so long to attach each one to her ceiling by hand. The 72-year-old spends a few hours each day creating the festive masterpiece, that will this year contain a staggering 2061 balls - 10 more than last year. Bauble-loving grandmother Sylvia Pope, 72, started putting the Christmas decorations up at her home in Swansea, South Wales, in September . Mrs Pope spends a few hours each day perfecting the colourful creation to ensure that it is complete by December 25 . 'I absolutely love Christmas and my grandchildren's faces light up when they see all the baubles. It really is magical for them and that is all that really matters,' said the 72-year-old. The living room at her home in Swansea, South Wales, is plastered with baubles from around the world. She says: 'This year I've bought 10 new baubles and my new addition include Mary Poppins, Captain Hook and Peter Pan. I already had Tinkerbell. My grandchildren love the films those characters are in. 'My favourite Christmas film is Miracle on 34th Street, but I haven't managed to find a bauble for that film yet.' She started collecting them in 1999 and has ones from around the world. Once Christmas is finished Mrs Pope carefully removes each bauble from the ceiling, individually wraps them and stores them in 36 boxes in her attic. She then has the 2,000 holes in her ceiling filled in, before re-painting it, so that it is ready in time to start again for next year. She started collecting the baubles in 1999 and now has a massive collection of 2061 festive balls from across the globe . Once Christmas is over the 2061 festive balls will be carefully taken down, individually wrapped, and stored in 36 boxes in the grandmother's attic . Mrs Pope said that she may be forced to have her ceiling re-skimmed after Christmas this year to fill in all the holes created by her decorations. This year Mrs Pope has added 10 new additions to her display, including baubles featuring Mary Poppins, Captain Hook and Peter Pan . After the festivities this year the grandmother thinks that she may have to have her ceiling re-skimmed by a professional plasterer. 'Some people think it is over the top and tacky but when they see it for real its completely different. Most people love them and think they look fabulous'. Mrs Pope's collection also includes Disney characters, a London red bus, a New York taxi, aeroplanes, an old fashioned telephone and helicopters. She said: 'I normally spend about £100 a year on new baubles and visit all the festive markets to find new ones. This year I have spent about £80 so far but I haven't finished yet. 'When I go to the markets I normally find one I want to buy. I never get bored of buying new baubles.' 'My grandchildren and play 'I Spy' with the different baubles. We have great fun. 'Who knows maybe I could make the Guinness Book of Records one day.' Mrs Pope said: 'I normally spend about £100 a year on new baubles and visit all the festive markets to find new ones' The 72-year-old explained that she 'absolutely loves Christmas' and her 'grandchildren's faces light up when they see all the baubles' She said her grandchildren enjoyed playing 'I Spy,' in a bid to spot all  the different baubles ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Grandmother Sylvia Pope spends three months decorating her house in Swansea, South Wales for Christmas .\nWhen the festive display is complete she will have 2061 baubles hanging from the ceiling of her home .\nThe 72-year-old starts the creation in September and says that she does it for her grandchildren ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Rafa Benitez's job as Napoli manager remains precarious after they were held to a home draw in front of a half-empty Stadio San Paolo crowd on Wednesday night. The former Liverpool manager has inspired Napoli to just one win in Serie A so far and fans are frustrated by the club's lacklustre performances and failure in the Champions League group stages. Benitez has managed in Naples since May 2013 but the Italian club sold just 17,000 tickets for the 3-3 draw against Palermo on Wednesday, a far cry from their 41,000 average attendance last year. Rafa Benitez's job as Napoli manager is under pressure after fans showed frustration on Wednesday night . Rafa Benitez took over in May 2013 but the Italian club sold just 17,000 tickets for the 3-3 draw against Palermo . Napoli celebrate going 1-0 up after just two minutes but there were plenty of empty seats . Whistles rang around as Napoli twice relinquished their lead against Palermo, leaving Benitez's side sitting 10th. In contrast, rivals Juventus and Roma remain top, having picked up four wins in four. Napoli went 2-0 up after just 11 minutes through Kalidou Koulibaly and Duvan Zapata, only for the visitors to eventually claw their way back through Andrea Belotti and Franco Vazquez. Jose Callejon put Napoli ahead on the brink of half time, but Belotti's second spoiled Benitez's night. Napoli failed to escape the Champions League group stages after losing 4-2 on aggregate against La Liga outfit Athletic Bilbao. Franco Vazquez celebrates after equalising for Palermo against Napoli as Rafa Benitez failed to get the win . It was all going well for Napoli after Jose Callejon put Napoli in the lead for the second time against Palermo . Jose Callejon celebrates restoring Napoli's lead over Palermo in the added time of the first half in Serie A ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Rafa Benitez sees Napoli twice relinquish their lead against Palermo as the two Serie A sides play out a 3-3 draw at a half-empty Stadio San Paolo .\nNapoli supporters are frustrated by poor performances so far this season .\nItalian club reportedly sold just 17,000 tickets for Wednesday night's draw .\nWhistles rang around as Napoli took a point and sit 10th in Serie A, while rivals Juventus and Roma remain top with four wins in four matches ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Dogs and wolves evolved from a common ancestor between 11,000 and 34,000 years ago, according to new research. U.S. scientists said that part of the genetic overlap observed between some modern dogs and wolves is the result of interbreeding after dog domestication and not a direct line of descent from one group of wolves. They believe their research reflects a more . complicated history than the popular story that early farmers adopted a . few docile, friendly wolves that later became our modern canine . companions. Dogs and wolves evolved from a common ancestor between 11,000 and 34,000 years ago but modern canines are more closely related to each other than to wolves, according to new research . Instead, the earliest dogs may have first lived among hunter-gatherer societies and adapted to agricultural life later, according to the study which is published in the journal PLoS Genetics. Researchers from the University of Chicago said that dogs are more . closely related to each other than to wolves, regardless of geographic . origin as they do not descend from a single line of wolves. John Novembre, associate professor in the Department of Human Genetics at the university, who is also the study’s senior author, said: ‘Dog domestication is more complex than we originally thought. ‘In this analysis we didn't see clear evidence in favour of a multi-regional model, or a single origin from one of the living wolves that we sampled. ‘It makes the field of dog domestication very intriguing going forward,’ he added. This graphic shows how genetic relationships evolved over time, based on three dogs, three wolves and a jackal . The scientists sequenced the genome of three grey wolves from different geographic areas, as well as produced genomes for two dog breeds: a basenji (pictured), which originates in central Africa and a dingo from Australia, as both areas that have been historically isolated from modern wolf populations . The team of scientists sequenced the genomes of three grey wolves – one of which was from China, one from Croatia and another from Israel – to represent the three regions where dogs are believed to have originated. They produced genomes for two dog breeds - a basenji, which originates in central Africa and a dingo from Australia - as both areas that have been historically isolated from modern wolf populations. The researchers also sequenced the genome of a golden jackal to serve as an ‘outgroup’ representing earlier genetic divergence. Analysis of basenji, dingo and boxer genomes showed that the dog breeds were most closely related to each other. A dingo is pictured . Their analysis of the basenji and dingo genomes, plus a previously published boxer genome from Europe, showed that the dog breeds were most closely related to each other. Likewise, the three wolves from each geographic area were more closely related to each other than any of the dogs. Dr Novembre said the findings of the study tell a different story than he and his colleagues anticipated. Instead of all three dogs being closely related to one of the wolf lineages, or each dog being related to its closest geographic counterpart, they seem to have descended from an older, wolf-like ancestor common to both species. ‘One possibility is there may have been other wolf lineages that these dogs diverged from that then went extinct,' Dr Novembre said. ‘So now when you ask which wolves are dogs most closely related to, it's none of these three because these are wolves that diverged in the recent past. ‘It's something more ancient that isn't well represented by today's wolves,’ he added. The study shows how complex the early domestication of wolves was and Dr Novembre said his team is trying to collect every scrap of evidence to reconstruct what happened in the past. ‘We use genetics to reconstruct the history of population sizes, relationships among populations and the gene flow that occurred. So now we have a much more detailed picture than existed before, and it's a somewhat surprising picture,’ he said. Dogs were man’s best friend as far back as the Ice Age and dogs and humans first bonded between 19,000 and 30,000 years ago, according to a study published in November. That was when wolves, ancestors of domestic dogs living today, were first tamed by ancient hunter gatherers, according to genetic evidence. Early tamed wolves may have been trained as hunting dogs or even protected their human masters from predators. The findings challenge a previous theory that dog domestication happened some 15,000 years ago in eastern Asia, after the introduction of agriculture. In reality, the history of the bond between dog and man appears to go back much further, to a time when fur-clad humans were living in caves and hunting woolly mammoths. Scientists used DNA analysis to establish what populations of wolves were most related to living dogs." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "U.S. scientists believe the genetic overlap observed between some modern dogs and wolves is the result of interbreeding after dog domestication .\nUniversity of Chicago researchers said their study reflects a more complicated history of how canines came to be domesticated ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The biggest road-building programme for almost half a century is unveiled by ministers today. Ministers will announce a £15billion masterplan to build or upgrade 1,300 miles of roads. The move is an echo of the ‘roads for prosperity’ scheme unveiled by Margaret Thatcher in 1989 to boost ‘the great car economy.’ Scroll down for video and full list of road schemes . Details of exactly where the new roads will be built and when are yet to be finalised, but the 100 separate schemes include: . The package unveiled today by Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander and Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin includes £1.5billion to add extra lanes to key motorways. New charging points every 20 miles on most routes will promote the use of greener electric vehicles. ‘This is the biggest investment in our road network since the 1970s,’ said Mr Alexander, who chairs the Cabinet’s infrastructure committee. ‘My view is previous governments over the last four decades have systematically underinvested in our roads, railways, telecoms and energy. ‘That’s something that has really weakened our economic growth and has held Britain back. ‘We have to make very difficult choices in other areas of public spending in order to unlock this big investment. We’ve made the Treasury a department for infrastructure.’ The plans include making the A1 a dual carriageway almost all the way to the Scottish border . He insisted reforms to the Highways Agency will make it impossible for a future government to trim the programme to save cash. ‘The Highways Agency is becoming more autonomous, like Network Rail. It will be given a brief every five years and will go away and deliver it. So future governments simply can’t decide to turn this all upside down again,’ the Chief Secretary said. The Department of Transport said: ‘Over 1,300 new lane miles will be added by schemes being delivered over the next parliament on motorways and trunk roads, tackling congestion and fixing some of the most notorious and longstanding problem areas on the network. ‘With 90 per cent of journeys taking place on our roads, this work is vital to help people get on and get around.’ Spending during the next parliament on England’s roads network will be boosted further by maintenance funding worth more than £10billion across the road network. One of the flagship projects is a £2billion commitment to have dual carriageways for the entire A303 and A358 to the South West, including a twin-bore 1.8mile tunnel at the notorious Stonehenge bottleneck. This will allow road users to drive on a dual carriageway from London to within 15 miles of Land’s End. There will be improvements to a third of the junctions on the M25 ‘to aid frustrated commuters stuck in traffic around the capital’. In the North East, the Government is setting aside £290million to complete the dualling of the A1 from London to Ellingham, just 25 miles from the Scottish border ‘to make the Great North Road truly great again’. Across the North West and Yorkshire the Government aims to complete a ‘smart’ motorway along the entire length of the M62 from Manchester to Leeds along with improvements to transpennine capacity from Manchester to Sheffield. There will be a commitment to improve links to the Port of Liverpool as one of 12 projects designed to improve access to trading gateways. In the South East there will be funding for £350million of improvements to the A27 along the south coast to tackle severe congestion at Arundel, Worthing and Lewes. Some £300million has been earmarked to upgrade the east-west connection to Norfolk with new dual carriageway sections of the A47 and improved links to the A1 and A11. AA president Edmund King said: ‘All road users are entitled to safe and uncongested national arteries. We can no longer ignore the inadequate resources going into the mainstay of the UK transport system – our roads – which carry 86 per cent of passenger journeys and more than 90 per cent of freight. ‘We spend less than a quarter of motoring taxes on this critical national asset whilst many key competitor countries spend much more. ‘At long last the Government has recognised that we need a long term coherent plan for our roads, with guaranteed funding, to end the stop-start mess experienced over the last few decades.’ The Midlands will see improvements to the M42 to the east of Birmingham to improve connections, including to Birmingham airport." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Masterplan will see 1,300 miles of roads built or upgraded .\nThe A1, A303, M25 and Pennines are among 100 separate schemes .\nCharging points every 20 miles on routes will promote electric vehicles .\nAn A303 tunnel to bypass Stonehenge and the ambition of a dual carriageway from London to Falmouth; .\nMaking the A1 a dual carriageway almost all the way to the Scottish border; .\nFirst investment in routes across the Pennines since 1971; .\nImprovements to a third of junctions on London’s M25 orbital." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "In Siberia, there is an inconspicuous wooden hut that doesn't warrant a second glance. But this unremarkable building will be the entrance to a vault that could one day save the human race. A storage facility dubbed the 'Noah's Ark for seeds' that will safeguard the planet's food supply and rare plants against Doomsday is about to be constructed underneath it. The pioneering facility will use the natural cold of Siberia's thick permafrost to preserve samples for up to 100 years. Wood you believe it? This unremarkable building will be the entrance to a vault that could one day save the human race . Protection: The vault will enable scientists to safeguard many of the world's most important foods against war and climate change. Pictured is one of Yakutsk's amazing permafrost caves . Unique: The building does not use any fans to keep the temperature under the ground cool and instead relies on the natural cold air . Move along, nothing to see here: The first part of the cryostorage facility in Yakutsk was opened in December 2012 . Being built at a cost of 227 million roubles (£3.2million), at least 1.5million seeds - from plants, vegetables, cereals and other food sources - will be housed in the special cryostorage unit in Yakutsk, the coldest city on the planet. It will enable scientists to protect many of the world's important foods and endangered plant life against climate change, war, and disaster, reported The Siberian Times. In 2008 a similar vault was created in Norway, but the new facility in northern Siberia is the only one of its kind that solely uses the unique natural permafrost cooling system. There is already a small unit containing 100,000 samples on the site, in the Sakha Republic, but a new purpose-built extension will turn it into the largest anywhere on the planet. Georgy Kuzmin, lead researcher of the Permafrost Institute - part of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences - said: 'The project does not use any machinery or electricity or gas. 'It only uses natural cold and, respectively, the operating costs are minimal.' The first part of the cryostorage facility in Yakutsk was opened in December 2012, some 35 years after Soviet scientists began an experiment in a mine at the Permafrost Institute. There is already a small unit containing 100,000 samples on the site, but a new extension will mean many more seeds can be stored . The vault will be able to accommodate 1.5million seed samples, and will be filled with collections from Russia and the rest of the world . Scientists in Siberia will be able to keep a stockpile of common seeds for up to 100 years without needing to replant them . Temperatures in Yakutsk's permafrost caves are so low that quirky ice sculptures like this office scene this can be made . Yakutsk has an average winter temperature of -34C, making it the coldest major city in the world . Brrr-ight idea: The vault is in Yakutsk, the coldest city on the planet - which is more than 3,000 miles from the Russian capital Moscow . At a depth of 12 metres they began the long-term storage of seeds from legumes at a temperature of about -7C using just the natural cold from permafrost. Scientists were able to prove that seeds can be stored at that temperature, rather than colder, without losing any of their germinating capacity. Later, about 1,000 seeds from crops common in the Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia, were added to the vault along with some endemic, rare and endangered plant species. By the time the new facility opened in 2012, there were 11,000 samples and there is now currently space for about 100,000 seeds from around Russia. The unique building does not use any fans or pumps to keep the temperature under the ground cool and instead simply relies on the natural cold air. The new phase will be able to accommodate 1.5million seed samples, and will be filled with collections from Russia and the rest of the world. Scientists aim to preserve many of the most endangered species of plants as well as keep a stockpile of common seeds for up to 100 years that they won't need to replant. They will be placed inside special sealed glass containers, with the freezing temperatures outside preserving them in a giant natural refrigerator. There is a similar storage laboratory in Svalbard, in Norway, but it relies upon artificial cooling measures as well as permafrost to lower temperatures to -18 degrees Celsius. This, according to scientists in Siberia, makes it less safe because of the dangers of a power outage posing a risk to the ability to keep the facility cool. Global warming may also raise the temperatures of the Norwegian ice fields and melt the permafrost, something that is not possible in the Sakha Republic. Nikolai Goncharov, from the Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Novosibirsk, said: 'When global temperatures get warmer by five degrees, the glaciers on Svalbard will melt. 'To melt the permafrost in Yakutia temperatures need to rise by about 20 degrees. 'So we have quite a unique situation in which the permafrost can create storage in natural conditions that will keep the desired temperature. 'It is an eternal, and environmentally-friendly, system that cannot be affected by any disasters.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Pioneering facility will use the natural cold of Siberia's thick permafrost to preserve samples for up to 100 years .\nAt least 1.5million seeds - from plants and vegetables - will be housed in the cryostorage unit in Yakutsk .\nIt will enable scientists to protect many of the world's important foods and endangered plant life against Doomsday ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "After seven years and six children,Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are finally engaged. Robert Procop, a private jeweller for the couple, today revealed he designed an engagement ring for the actress under the actor's guidance. And Brad's spokeswoman Cynthia Pett-Dante later confirmed the news, saying: 'It is a promise for the future and their . kids are very happy. There's no date set at this time.' The 36-year-old actress was spotted wearing the ring on her wedding finger at the Chinese Art collection at the LA County . Museum earlier this month, where she was pictured with Brad, 48, and their son Pax, eight. It's official: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt,  seen here on Wednesday at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, have confirmed they are engaged . Sparkler: The first glimpse of the actress' new diamond, estimated to be worth around $250,000 . A spokesperson for the jeweller announced the news to the world, saying: 'I . can confirm that, yes, Robert Procop did indeed design an engagement . ring for Angelina Jolie, designed in collaboration with Brad Pitt.' Procop . said: 'Brad had a specific vision for this ring, which he realised over . a yearlong collaboration. He wanted every aspect of  it to be perfect, . so I was able to locate a diamond of the finest quality and cut it to an . exact custom size and shape to suite Angelina's hand. He continued: 'Brad was always . heavily involved, overseeing every aspect of the creative design . evolution. 'The side diamonds are specially cut to encirlce her finger. Each diamond is of the highest gem quality.' Experts estimate the ring cost around $250,000. Angelina's father Jon Voight was among the first to publicly congratulate the pair, telling Us Weekly: 'I'm very happy for them.' Power couple: The Hollywood pair, pictured together here at the Oscars in Los Angeles back in February, have been together for seven years . Lord of the rings: Brad gave Jennifer Aniston a diamond and platinum engagement ring (right) in 1999. The actor is believed to have co-designed it with jeweler Silvia Damiani, with an estimated value of $500,000 . Angelina has been married twice before - to . British actor Jonny Lee Miller between 1996 and 1999 and then Billy Bob Thornton, from 2000 to 2003. Brad's marriage to Jennifer Aniston . lasted five years before they announced they were divorcing in early 2005 - which came after he had met Angelina on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith. Brangelina . - as they became known - quickly became a Hollywood power couple, with a . brood of six children; five-year-old Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne, aged three, along with three adopted children Maddox, 10, Pax, eight, and Zahara, seven. Showing her appreciation: Angelina was wearing the ring during her visit to the museum on Wednesday, where she looked at significant works from the LACMA's art collection . Delightful day: The couple mingled with fellow guests and enjoyed a buffet of drinks and food laid on . The couple once insisted they wouldn't wed until the legalisation of same-sex marriage in America. Beverly Hills jeweller Robert Procop worked closely with Brad Pitt on the engagement ring for more than 12 months. He has been the private jeweller to Angelina Jolie for over a decade and collaborated with the actress for Style of Jolie – a jewellery collection auctioned off for charity last year. He is the former CEO of Asprey & Garrard, the British jewellery firm which has worked with the English royal family. But Brad recently admitted he didn't feel they'd be to wait that long because of mounting pressure from their children. 'It seems to mean more and more to our kids,' he said in January. 'We . made this declaration some time ago that we weren't going to [get . married] till everyone can. But I don't think we'll be able to hold out … . it means something to me, too, to make that kind of commitment.' Angelina has also said that their children often ask why they aren't married like 'Shrek and Fiona'. She said just months ago: 'We've . explained to them that our commitment, when we decided to start a . family, was the greatest commitment you could possibly have. 'Once you have six children, you're committed.' Their high-profile romance has made headlines since sparks first flew on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith back in 2004. There was intense speculation they started up a relationship while Brad was still with his then-wife Jennifer Aniston. Brad . and Jen announced they were divorcing in early 2005 - but it wasn't . until early 2006 that Angelina and Brad acknowledged their relationship . when the actress revealed she was pregnant. In October 2008, Angelina told The New . York Times that her children loved Mr & Mrs Smith because: 'Not a . lot of people get to see a movie where their parents fell in love.' Happy family: 'Brangelina' have six children, three biological and three adopted, seen here in New Orleans in March last year . However, the actress has maintained that . she and the heartthrob remained nothing more than friends until after . Pitt and Aniston announced they were divorcing. She once said: 'To be intimate with a . married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I . could forgive. I could not look at myself in the morning if I did that. I wouldn't be attracted to a man who would cheat on his wife.' Angelina also said in a 2006 interview . with U.S. Vogue that when she met the actor, she had not known 'exactly . where Brad was in his personal life.' She said: 'But it was clear he was with . his best friend, someone he loves and respects. And so we were both . living, I suppose, very full lives. Chemistry: The pair met on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith, which was released in 2005 . 'Brad was a huge surprise to me,' she . added. 'I think we were the last two people who were looking for a . relationship. I certainly wasn't. I was quite content to be a single . mom.' The star also said that she and Brad had taken a 'long time' before deciding to embark on a relationship. 'We spent a lot of time contemplating . and thinking and talking about what we both wanted in life and realised . that we wanted very, very similar things,' she said. Former flames: Angelina previous two marriages both lasted just three years, left with first husband Jonny Lee Miller, centre, with Billy Bob and, right, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, who he was married to for five years . 'And then we just continued to take time. We remained very, very good friends - with this realisation - for a long time. Angelina sought to explain how the film, a romantic comedy action film, had 'brought' she and Brad together. 'Because of the film, we ended up being . brought together to do all these crazy things, and I think we found this . strange friendship and partnership that kind of just suddenly . happened,' she said. 'I think a few months in I realised, \"God, I can't wait to get to work.\"' Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may have already picked out the perfect location for their nuptials. The pair are believed to be building a huge reception hall behind a chapel on their £35million estate in the South of France. Aerial image of the construction site in February show a large white building being erected next to the quaint chapel which is part of their Provence chateau. The perfect location? A huge white reception hall is being erected behind a chapel on their £35million estate in the South of France . It is believed that builders are working hard to have the venue ready for September. The couple are also understood to have visited the site to check on progress over the weekend. They were already in France to attend . the Paris premiere of Angelina’s directorial debut In the Land of Blood . and Honey on February 16. The pair purchased the Miraval . property but are yet to move in as the sprawling estate has already . undergone a series of renovations. Of course, the country is dear to the couple's hearts with Angelina giving birth to their twins in Nice in 2008." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A-list couple say their six children are 'very happy'\nActress' father Jon Voight also thrilled about the news .\nCouple's private jeweller Robert Procop reveals actor commissioned diamond design ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Syrian Electronic Army is believed to be behind a cyber attack on a series of high-profile websites after exploiting an ad network that runs on the sites. Visitors to the sites, including the Independent and the Daily Telegraph, saw random pop-up messages accompanied by a blank screen that says 'you have been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA)'. The message appeared on websites for several UK newspapers, as well as CNBC and the National Hockey League. It also showed up briefly on some retail sites just as they prepared for the biggest shopping day of the year on Friday. The Syrian Electronic Army is believed to be behind a cyber attack on a series of high-profile websites after exploiting an ad network that runs on the sites . SEA is a state-sponsored organisation based in war-torn Syria that attacks public targets in order to gain publicity and promote its cause in the name of president Bashar Al-Assad. It has previously taken credit for hacking sites including the New York Times, Huffington Post, the Guardian, Microsoft, Reuters and the BBC. The latest cyber attack, which is thought to have potentially affected up to 700 firms, was based around an ad network that runs on the various sites. A Twitter account affiliated with the Syrian group posted an . image that appeared to show it accessed the GoDaddy . account of gigya.com, a company that helps businesses identify . those who visit their websites. Gigya counts the NFL, NBA and NHL professional sports . leagues, and media outlets including the CBC, CBS, NBC, Forbes, . CNN, al Jazeera and Fox among its customers. It was not . immediately clear how many of them were affected. In a blog post, Gigya CEO Patrick Salyer said the company discovered 'sporadic failures with access to our service'. SEA has previously taken credit for hacking sites including the New York Times, Huffington Post, the Guardian, Microsoft, Reuters and the BBC . The executive said hackers had rerouted Internet traffic from Gigya's website to an outside computer server. That server generated the message saying that their site had been hacked by the SEA. The hackers rerouted Gigya's web traffic by tweaking the company's web address on Internet registry Whois.com so that it would point visitors to the outside server. Mr Salyer said the registry entry on Whois.com was fixed about an hour after the company detected the breach, and the executive sought to reassure the company's clients. He said: 'To be absolutely clear: Neither Gigya's platform itself nor any user, administrator or operational data has been compromised and was never at risk of being compromised,' he wrote. SEA is a state-sponsored organisation based in war-torn Syria that attacks public targets in order to gain publicity and promote its cause in the name of president Bashar Al-Assad (pictured) The SEA posted on its Twitter feed, referring to Thursday's U.S. Thanksgiving holiday: 'Happy thanks giving, hope you didn't miss us! The press: Please don't pretend #ISIS are civilians. #SEA' A previous attack in June saw the Sun and Sunday Times fall victim to the online group. For around 20 minutes, the Sun's website was replaced with a message that said: 'Stop publishing fake reports and false articles about Syria! UK government is supporting the terrorists in Syria to destroy it, stop spreading its propaganda.' After hacking the Guardian in 2013, the group sent a spoof email to staff suggesting they change user names and passwords through a malicious link. Further passwords were then stolen and various Twitter accounts compromised." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Syrian Electronic Army thought to be behind attack on high-profile sites .\nTelegraph, Independent and CNBC are believed to be among those affected .\nIt is thought the online group exploited an ad network that runs on the sites .\nSEA has previously taken credit for hacking sites including New York Times, Microsoft, Reuters, Sunday Times, the Guardian and the BBC ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Andy Murray’s eyes blazed with furious intensity. He glanced up towards the familiar faces that have long accompanied him on these journeys to gladiatorial extremes. ‘Don’t worry about him,’ he muttered. ‘He does this all the time.’ Indeed he does. Novak Djokovic wins the Australian Open all the time. He beats Murray all the time, too; certainly of late. These qualities, combined in Melbourne, became close to irresistible. So Murray was right. Djokovic does this all the time. What does he do? He does Murray. Like a kipper. If this felt different to those other occasions it was because a third Grand Slam title was within Murray’s grasp. That may sound strange, considering he lost the fourth and final set 6-0. Novak Djokovic won his fifth Australian Open title on Sunday after beating Andy Murray in Melbourne . Murray eyes up Djokovic and his Australian Open trophy during the post-match presentations . Champion Novak Djokovic (left) lifts the trophy while Andy Murray (right) lifts the second place gong . Murray shouts out in frustration after losing a point during the first set tiebreak in Melbourne . Following his defeat, Murray sat down and promptly smashed two of his rackets on the ground . Yet Murray was serving to go 5-2 up in the first set tie-break, he won the second set and was a break up in the third. He failed, he said, because he became distracted. And what distracted him? That thing Djokovic does all the time. He was referring to a spell in the third set when his opponent gave every indication of being on his last legs. He limped, he grimaced in pain, he fell awkwardly after a couple of points, almost as if his knees had given way beneath him. It looked like a serious injury. Murray said he was under the impression Djokovic was cramping. And he let that news affect his game. By the time he realised Djokovic was either a gifted thespian, or had powers of recovery that would make Lazarus look like a hypochondriac, the momentum had been snatched away. Djokovic came roaring back, hence Murray’s urgent desire to refocus. It was too late. From appearing to be on the brink of conceding the match — in spirit, if not literally — Djokovic shed his woolly outer layer and bared his teeth. He won the last nine games of the match, straight, turning 3-3 into 6-3 in the third and winning the fourth set to love. It is his fifth Australian Open title, bettered only by Roy Emerson. Murray, meanwhile, claimed not to be greatly distressed by the bagel. It was the third set that troubled him. Djokovic lifts his trophy after wining a remarkable fifth title in his fifth final in Australia . Murray congratulates 2015 Australian Open champion Djokovic after the match . ‘In the fourth he was ripping everything, going for everything and it was going in,’ he said. ‘He got a break up and just let loose. The third was more frustrating. I got distracted. I let what was happening at the other end bother me.’ This may seem a strange explanation. What, after all, is so bad about being a break up and feeling your opponent was about to capitulate? Well, exactly that. Murray said he started feeling too good about the way the match was going and for 10 minutes his focus dropped. ‘Maybe the occasion had something to do with it,’ he added. In a nutshell, he fancied his chances of at last landing this prize after three losing final appearances. He let himself get sucked in and by the time the real Djokovic showed himself, Murray had settled into a complacent groove. It was his fault. He has played in enough matches not to surrender concentration and has indeed been accused of a similar tactic by rivals, exaggerating injuries or discomfort to encourage a false sense of security. British No 1 Murray returns a serve during the opening set of the Australian Open final . Murray slams his racket down in the net in anger after being broke in the second set . Within reason, there are no rules against it. Djokovic didn’t exactly take a dive and if Murray was mentally preparing his winner’s speech when he should have been staring down the No 1 player in the world, that is a tactical blunder of grand proportions. He will know better next time. And there is bound to be a next time. What cannot be ignored, amid the disappointment, is how far Murray has come since back surgery last year. If he ran out of resistance here, it was probably because the first three sets had taken three hours and 12 minutes to complete, and Djokovic was making his usual demands, physical and mental. The baseline rallies were quite immense. The difference between the elite quartet that dominate modern tennis, and the bulk of the field, can be measured in time. It might take three or four returns to gain a point from Tomas Berdych or Marin Cilic. Djokovic insists on greater investment. He uses the initial flurry of returns to get his range. Then he beds in. Epic slugfests are required just to secure a lousy 15-all. The first set took close to one-and-a-quarter hours to complete. The second was longer. Both went to tiebreaks, and Murray’s regrets will begin there. He raced into a 4-2 lead in the first, and was serving to secure a three-point advantage. What a time to record his first double fault of the match. A lengthy rally then ended with Murray hitting the net and he was long for the next point. From serving to lead 5-2, he was now 5-4 down. The shot that surrendered the set — 7-5 in the tie-break — was a tame return from Djokovic’s second serve. Murray had got into a winning position but had failed to win; against incredible competitors like Djokovic, such profligacy rarely goes unpunished. Yet, first, the revival. Murray took the second set after another mighty struggle that at one stage saw Djokovic win 13 consecutive points. Djokovic saved a set point with the score at 5-4 and just when Murray had four set points in the tie-break he hit arguably his poorest shot of the day, long with the court wide open, having manoeuvred his opponent into no man’s land. He recovered and closed it out 7-4 but the next 39 minutes decided the match. Murray began the third set by breaking Djokovic’s serve but then fell under his spell. Djokovic sprinted to the net but fell over and he later appeared to stumble forward as if afforded no balance when he served. Yet, reviewing the match, there were clues that this might be a temporary condition. Djokovic’s passing shot to secure his first point of the set was so magnificent, Murray exclaimed ‘oh no’. When he broke back to level the score at 2-2, Murray was so unnerved he struck a ball high through the gap in the open roof of Rod Laver Arena. With the scores tied at 3-3, Murray earned a break point with an exquisite forehand pass. Djokovic saw saving that game — he played a neat drop shot at the net to take it to deuce — as the turning point of the match. He won every game from there and soon Murray was striking the ground with his racket in frustration. Fans of the British No 1 show their support at the Rod Laver Arena in Australia on Sunday . Murray's fiancee Kim Sears looks up at the big screen in Melbourne after they notice her choice of top . The British No 1 connects with a backhand shot during the second set in Sunday's Australian Open final . Naturally, Djokovic’s explanation for his revival was considerably more innocent than Murray’s claim that he was hoodwinked. ‘At the start of the third set, I was in trouble,’ he said. ‘I needed to regroup and get back on track. I started coming to the net more, shortening the points, because I was exhausted. I had no reason to call a time-out because I was not injured, but I just felt weak. I had a physical crisis. The first two sets had taken the energy from me. ‘I haven’t felt like that too many times in my career. There was a lot of emotion, a lot of tension, but it was a Grand Slam and I wasn’t going to give up. When we played in 2013 it was a similar match, very long from the start, and I felt I had the physical edge over him so I used that memory. ‘I had to earn the right to win and the willpower got me to where I am now. I think in these matches the mental strength plays the most important role. There are a lot of things that can influence your state of mind when you are down — but I wasn’t aware that Andy got distracted.’ The packed Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne during the final of the 2015 Australian Open . Crowds gathered at Federation Square in Melbourne to watch the final on big screens . Put like that, so succinctly and simply, it is hard to dispute Djokovic’s version of events. He was exhausted by a quite superb game of tennis — he also caught a virus during a recent tournament in Doha which may have left its mark — but dug deep and recovered. The final set was extraordinary. In both his semi-final against Stanislas Wawrinka and against Murray in the final, Djokovic has claimed victory with a 6-0 finish. Breaking Murray for the second time, to take the score to 3-0, Djokovic lifted his racket as if giving the arena permission to begin their celebrations. The job duly completed soon after, Murray shook hands, returned to his chair and stared straight ahead. ‘Don’t worry about him, he does this all the time,’ he may have reasoned; but it will have been scant consolation in the circumstances." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-0 in the Australian Open final .\nMurray led 4-2 in the first set tiebreak but a succession of errors cost him .\nThe victory was world No 1 Djokovic's fifth Australian Open title in his fifth final ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "High street giant John Lewis sold a tablet computer every second during a £179 million Black Friday rush that broke the department store's 150-year sales record. Branches in London, York, Liverpool and Southampton also achieved record daily takings as shoppers rushed to snap up pre-Christmas bargains, while online sales for the week were up 42.2 percent on last year. The Black Friday discounts and price matching deals helped the retailer to sales totalling £179.1 million, its highest ever weekly figure which was up 21.8 percent on the same period a year ago and 56.8 percent up on the previous week. Record breaking: High street giant John Lewis sold a tablet computer every second during a £179 million Black Friday stampede that broke the department store's 150-year sales record . It also eclipsed the previous record of £164.4million, which was set during the week before Christmas last year and despite the large numbers of people through the doors, John Lewis said the atmosphere within stores had been 'calm'. The chain's electrical department was the star performer with weekly sales up a record 40.9 percent. Samsung big-screen TVs were selling at the rate of one every minute on Friday. Bargain-hunting shoppers had logged on to the John Lewis website when the clock struck 12 on Thursday night, sending traffic numbers up 300 percent in the early hours of Friday morning. Tablet and mobile traffic also increased 70 percent between midnight and 8am on Friday. However, demand for products meant the website temporarily crashed as it struggled to cope, and some online visitors were asked to order their purchases over the phone instead. Website: Bargain-hunting shoppers had logged on to the John Lewis website when the clock struck 12 on Thursday night, sending traffic numbers up 300 percent in the early hours of Friday morning . Campaign: The chain's heart-warming penguin advertising campaign appears to have been paying off with the store reporting record takings . Despite the success of Black Friday, the chain, which has already won hearts this Christmas with its penguin-themed advertising campaign did not offer Cyber Monday sales. On Black Friday the chain said tablet and computer sales had risen 127 percent on the year, TVs and other visual equipment jumped 131 percent, and small electricals lifted by 66 percent. Fashion also performed well for the week, rising 16.7 percent compared to a year ago, and posting record single-day sales on Black Friday. John Lewis 49JL9000 HD TV , normally £899 . Black Friday deal: £699 . iPad Mini , normally £199 . Black Friday deal: £149 . Beats Headphones : 25% off . Sony Bravia KDL55W8 LED TV , normally £899 . Black Friday deal: £799 . Canon PowerShot S200 Digital Camera, HD 720p , normal price £229 . Black Friday deal: £149 . Operations Director Dino Rocos said: 'There was clearly huge customer anticipation of Black Friday this year and we knew we had high expectations to meet, both in terms of the products we had on offer through our Never Knowingly Undersold commitment, and in ensuring that we fulfilled customer orders as promised. 'While the sales figures are attention-grabbing, for me our biggest achievement was delivering an operation which ran like clockwork. 'We picked and packed 87 percent more online parcels on Saturday than we did last year, and to have delivered successfully on customer expectation is a testament to the work of our Partners both on Black Friday itself and in our forward-planning. 'Our website coped well with exceptional demand whilst the atmosphere in our shops remained both seasonal and calm with customers enjoying extended opening hours and the great offers to be had.' The group has 42 John Lewis shops - 31 department stores, 10 John Lewis at Home, and a shop at Heathrow Terminal 2. It also owns supermarket Waitrose, which has around 280 outlets. Independent retail analyst Nick Bubb said: 'John Lewis can certainly be pleased with their operational success in handling all the extra volume of business last week and they look to have got more than their share of Black Friday spending, but how much has been pulled forward from December and how much was pulled away from other high street retailers by that huge Black Friday spike remains to be seen.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "London, York and Liverpool branches enjoy record daily takings .\nWeekly sales up 21.8% on the previous week and 42.2% on last year .\nFigure also beats highest ever figure of £164.4m set last December .\nElectrical department sales up 40.9% and one Samsung TV sold per minute .\nWeb traffic in the early hours of Friday morning was also up 300% ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "When car crash victim Natalie Lander came out a coma, she was given news which left her torn between joy and terror. With her own life still hanging in the  balance from a broken back and brain injuries, doctors announced she had been four weeks pregnant at the time of the accident – even though the mother of one believed she was unable to have any more children. It was still unclear whether she would walk or talk properly again, and doctors recommended she consider a termination. Survivor: Natalie with partner Marcus and children Alfie 4, and baby Max. Doctors didn't know if she would survive a terrible car smash . But Mrs Lander, 31, and husband Marcus . were not willing to give up so easily – and a year on, having amazed . doctors with her progress, she has given birth to a healthy boy named . Max. Mrs Lander’s car spun out of control on a wet manhole cover as she drove to work in July 2011. Her back was broken in four places and . her neck in two, and she also sustained a smashed pelvis, damage to her . vocal cords and brain injuries. She was cut out of the car and . airlifted to hospital, where doctors told her husband, a 37-year-old . civil engineer, that they didn’t know if she would survive. Natalie was told when she was recovering in hospital (left) that she was four weeks pregnant. She went on to have a healthy baby boy called Max (right) The wrecked car: Natalie broke her back in four places and her neck twice as well as smashing her pelvis . Natalie and Max . But she came . out of a coma, and doctors carried out a routine scan to check she was . not pregnant before starting further treatment – and it showed that she . was. It was all the more surprising because Mrs Lander has Polycistic Ovary Syndrome, which makes it difficult to conceive. She has a four-year-old son, Alfie, . but thought she couldn’t become pregnant again. Mrs Lander, from . Walsall, said: ‘When I found out I was pregnant, I was torn between . being overjoyed and terrified. 'I was so worried that Alfie wouldn’t have . a mum who could look after him properly, let alone another baby. ‘The doctors recommended that we could consider terminating the pregnancy, but we wanted to fight for our baby.’ She added: ‘I was terrified that the . accident would somehow have affected my baby. Natalie was involved in the horrifying accident as drove to work in July 2011 . 'I was paralysed down my . left hand side, and could barely speak in more than a whisper because of . the damage to my vocal cords – nobody could tell me how far I would . recover.’ While pregnant, Mrs Lander underwent four months of  intensive physiotherapy, which helped her learn how to walk and talk again. ‘I was trying to concentrate on getting myself better, but I was so worried about the little baby growing inside me,’ she said. ‘Medics kept telling me he would be . fine, but I wouldn’t believe it until I held him in my arms.’ Max was . born in March, and after a lot of hard work both mother and baby are . doing well. Mrs Lander has even gone back to her job in sales a few days . a week. Doctors are thrilled at their . progress, although they have warned it will take Mrs Lander another year . before she is fully recovered. But she added: ‘I can’t ever thank them enough for saving my family.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Natalie broke her neck twice and her back in four places. Doctors didn't know if she would walk and talk again .\nShe was astonished to be told she was four-weeks pregnant when brought out of a coma - she had thought she couldn't have any more children .\nGave birth to baby Max earlier this year ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ed Miliband kicked off the final Labour party conference before next year's General Election by promising to set out his 'new plan' for British families 'yearning for change'. Addressing activists gathering in Manchester, the Labour leader claimed that the country 'doesn't work for most working people' and insisted that Britain 'needs a change of government and we are going to do it'. Mr Miliband, speaking passionately at the impromptu gathering outside the Midland Hotel, also suggested that he was moving on swiftly from any alliance formed between parties in the lead up to the Scottish referendum. Scroll down for video . The leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, speaks to activists as he arrives at the Midland Hotel in Manchester today - with wife Justine visible in the audience (left) The conference season will be dominated by the fallout from the referendum result and the divisions between the three Westminster parties over how the next stage of devolution will happen. David Cameron and Mr Miliband have clashed over how to proceed, with the Prime Minister determined to make changes to ensure 'English votes for English laws' at Westminster as part of a package of reform - something that Labour fear will erode the influence of their Scottish MPs. The Labour leader indicated that he was moving on from the alliance forged between the three Westminster parties in the Scottish referendum campaign as he spoke in Manchester. He said: 'The last few months have been about keeping our country together. The next eight months are about how we change our country together. 'And we know that yearning for change is there right across our country. Constitutional change matters, but we know that something else matters even more: this country doesn't work for most working people and we, the Labour Party, are going to change it.' Mr Miliband, speaking at the start of the Labour Party Annual Conference in Manchester, was pictured arriving with wife Justine (right) Setting out his priorities, he said: 'This conference is about all of those families treading water, unable to benefit from the recovery. This conference is about all of those young people who worry about their future. 'And this conference is about our National Health Service sliding backwards under this Government. 'This week we set out Labour's plan for Britain's future: rewarding hard work, ensuring the next generation does better than the last, protecting and improving our public services. 'And this week we show how we are going to change Britain so it works for everyday working people and not just a privileged few at the top. Addressing activists, the Labour leader said the country 'doesn't work for most working people' 'Our plan starts today by showing how we build the homes our country needs, because so many young families are struggling to get on the housing ladder. 'We are going to change it so we build a future for all our young people throughout the United Kingdom. 'This is the last conference before the general election. Britain needs a new plan for you and your family, Britain needs a new government and we are going to make it happen and we are going to show how this week.' The Labour gathering in Manchester begins with a women's conference addressed by deputy leader Harriet Harman, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper and shadow equalities minister Gloria De Piero, before the main conference gets under way tomorrow. In an interview with the Guardian, shadow chancellor Ed Balls said the party will seek to fight the election on the twin issues of stagnant living standards and safeguarding the NHS. But he stressed that Labour would only pursue changes that are 'credible and costed', ruling out free universal child care in the next parliament, as well as free bus passes for 16 to 18-year-olds." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Labour leader delivered unexpected speech at Midland Hotel, Manchester .\nClaimed Britain 'doesn't work for most working people' and 'needs change'\nIndicated he was moving swiftly on from this week's referendum alliance .\nSaid: 'This conference is about all of those families treading water'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Safaris are famed for offering the chance to get up-close with the world's most amazing wildlife. But one couple had a closer brush with nature than intended, after they returned to their hotel room to find a giraffe drinking from their pool. Kali Sakai and her husband had booked a room for two at the Kariega Game Reserve in South Africa and made the discovery after returning from breakfast to find the unannounced guest making use of their facilities. Scroll down for video . Caught in the act: The couple returned back to their hotel room after breakfast to find the giraffe happily drinking from the pool . Quick drink: The couple were staying at the Kariega Game Reserve in South Africa when they experienced the 'exhilarating encounter' Awkward moment: The giraffe seemed a little startled when Kali used her camera to snap some pictures . Kali, 40, said: 'When I looked out the window, my brain tried to makes sense of what I was seeing but it didn't quite compute initially. It just didn't seem real or even possible.' The giraffe had managed to discover a private plunge pool raised off the ground and protected by foliage and decided it would serve as a good watering hole. Kali said: 'It was exhilarating. Even though I crawled to the window and was below the window line, when I stuck the camera up on the windowsill, the giraffe was a little startled. But it held its ground. 'I peeked over and flashed a giant smile in hopes of reassuring it. It kept sticking its tongue out as it studied me. It was hilarious. 'Clearly it thought there was no danger as it bent back down and continued to drink. Time to go: After drinking all it needed from the room's plunge pool, the giraffe trundled off back into the wildnerness . Final goodbye: The giraffe didn't disappear without a last turn back in which it appears to stick out its tongue . 'Our ranger later told us that they have seen this giraffe before in the chalet area. 'For some reason this giraffe is very bold, curious and thirsty. I don't think they chlorinate the water in the winter since it's way too cold to use. 'So by all accounts the water is really clean and the giraffe only has to dip his neck half as far since the pool is embedded in the deck.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kali Sakai, 40, was on holiday with her husband at the Kariega Game Reserve in South Africa .\nThe couple crawled to the window to snap the pictures of the giraffe .\nAnimal appeared unbothered by its audience before sticking its tongue out as it left ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A teenage girl with mental health issues was kept in a police cell for two days because there were no free NHS beds in the whole country. The 16-year-old was detained by Devon and Cornwall officers on Thursday after allegedly causing a breach of the peace at Torbay Hospital. She was sectioned under the Mental Health Act on Friday. But there were no free beds for children with mental health issues in England, so she stayed in a cell. Police bought her McDonald’s food and her mother visited, bringing officers chocolates to thank them. Devon and Cornwall officers on Thursday took the 16-year-old girl into custody after an alleged breach of peace. NHS England last night eventually provided her with a 'local bed' (file photo) The issue was finally resolved last night when NHS England said she would be put in a ‘local bed’ at once. Earlier, Assistant Chief Constable Paul Netherton had revealed his frustration on Twitter, saying: ‘This can’t be right! … Custody on a Fri night is no place for a child suffering mental health issues. Nurses being sourced to look after her in custody!?’ Police can detain anyone having a mental health crisis for up to 72 hours, but problems arise if detainees need an inpatient bed. A report earlier this year found that there are fewer than 2,000 beds for young mental health patients in England. MP Sarah Wollaston, a former GP, described the delay in finding a bed as ‘abhorrent’." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Detained by Devon and Cornwall officers after an alleged breach of peace .\nPolice bought her McDonald’s food; mother thanked them with chocolates .\nIssue resolved last night when NHS found the teenage girl a 'local bed'\nEarlier, police chief tweeted over matter, saying 'this can't be right'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Caroline Foxley, pictured yesterday, as she was led away in handcuffs after being locked up over fears she was planning to evade jail for benefit fraud by fleeing to Russia . Handcuffed to a prison officer, wealthy benefits cheat Caroline Foxley heads to custody following fears she was preparing to flee to Russia. The 59-year-old was suspected of trying to leave the country ahead of her sentencing after attempting to move £40,000 to a bank in Moscow. A court heard she had also made a fresh application to claim benefits within a day of being convicted last month of illegally taking £20,000 in handouts for ‘pocket money’. The ‘greedy’ mother-of-two used the welfare system even though she had cash in a Swiss bank from the £306,000 sale of a Cotswolds home which she used to fund her childrens’ expensive private school education. Foxley was on bail awaiting sentence when she was summoned back to court on Thursday amid fears she was preparing to flee the country. Prosecutors called for her bail to be rescinded after describing how she had also defied a court order to surrender her passport. Gloucester Crown Court was told how Foxley made contact on Tuesday with Swiss bank Habibsons, where she had deposited the remains of the money from the £306,000 property sale. She was said to have been ‘anxious’ to transfer £40,000 from the account to her son’s bank account in Moscow. Prosecutor Martin Steen said: ‘She still has her passport and is seeking to transfer funds to Moscow, perhaps in preparation for flight. She is also seeking to move it outside the realm where she may be able to make recompense for the loss.’ He added: ‘In the absence of her abiding by her bail conditions and taking steps to move money we are concerned she will not attend for sentence.’ Mr Steen said Habibsons had been contacted by the prosecution and had agreed not to make the money transfer. The court heard how Foxley also tried to claim Jobseeker’s Allowance and housing benefit last month, shortly after her conviction for benefit fraud. Mr Steen added: ‘She asserted she had very little funds. She said she had just £100 in one bank account. She made no mention at all of any other funds which may be available to her.’ Foxley used the money she received through falsely claiming benefits to pay fees to private schools, including Cheltenham Ladies College, for her children . Judge Jamie Tabor QC agreed to the prosecution’s request and remanded Foxley in custody until sentencing. He said: ‘This lady has been obtaining benefits for a long time and has a Swiss bank account with a lot of money in it. During her trial, Foxley, pictured, was described as 'greedy' and 'thoroughly dishonest' for claiming the handouts, despite having over £300,000 in a Swiss bank account . ‘It would appear it has still got a bit of money in it because she tried to move it earlier this week.’ During her trial, Foxley admitted that the Swiss bank account was in her name, but regarded the money from the sale of the house bought by her late partner as ‘in trust’ for him and, after his death, for their children. She claimed she did not use the money except to pay for schooling and other expenses for her children. But trial prosecutors said the money disqualified her from benefits that are only open to those with assets of less than £16,000. Foxley had once qualified for income support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, council tax and housing benefits but only until March 30, 2007 – when she earned £306,000 from the sale of the house near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. She paid the money into a bank account in India and began using it to pay for schooling at Malvern College, Bloxham School in Banbury and Cheltenham Ladies’ College – where fees start at more than £21,000 a year. The remainder of the money was then ‘spirited away’ to Zurich. Referring to Switzerland’s tight-lipped bankers as ‘the Gnomes of Zurich’, trial prosecutor Stephen Mooney suggested Foxley was keen to make the most of the country’s famously secretive finance laws. He added: ‘No doubt she was taking advantage of the notorious and well-documented reluctance of the Gnomes of Zurich to give out information about their bank accounts.’ Mr Mooney said Foxley had treated the benefits as ‘pocket money to top up a wealthy lifestyle.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Caroline Foxley, 59, was convicted of falsely claiming welfare benefits .\nReceived the handouts despite having £300,000 in a Swiss bank account .\nHad used some of the money to pay private school fees for her children .\nWas awaiting sentence but has been locked up over fears she was to flee .\nCourt heard how she had tried to move some of the cash to Russia .\nAttempted to move £40,000 into her son's bank account in Moscow .\nBut prosecution say they contacted the bank and stopped the transaction .\nWas also revealed she tried to claim benefits just days after her conviction .\nClaimed that she had little funds and only had £100 in one bank account ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A convicted Arizona serial killer whose body was discovered last month in an isolation cell committed suicide by overdosing on antidepressants, it was revealed today. Dale Hausner, 40, was found guilty in a series of random shootings on pedestrians, bicyclists and animals that terrorized the Phoenix area between 2005 and 2006. The former airport janitor was given six death sentences and hundreds of years in prison for shooting dead six people and attacking 19 others in the course of 14 months. Final act: Convicted serial killer Dale Hausner, pictured left during his initial court appearance in 2006 and right in his booking shot, committed suicide last month by overdosing on antidepressants . Death in gaol: Hausner was found dead his cell at the Eyman state prison complex in Florence June 19 . Hausner was found unresponsive June 19 in his cell at the Eyman state prison complex in Florence. He was pronounced dead about an hour later at a hospital in Anthem, according to Arizona Department of Corrections officials. Forensic pathologist Dr. Gregory Hess, of the Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office, said the cause of death was ‘amitriptyline intoxication.’ Amitriptyline is one of a variety of antidepressant medications sold under the brand name Elavil . A toxicology report stated that Hauser had more than 50 times the recommended dose of the drug in his system. Prison officials said it wasn't immediately clear how Hausner obtained the antidepressants. DOC officials said the department was conducting a complete investigation into the circumstances of Hausner's death and the autopsy report was part of that probe. Silent killer: Hausner's cause of death was 'amitriptyline intoxication.' Amitriptyline is one of a variety of antidepressant medications sold under the brand name Elavil . The report stated that Hausenr had left a suicide note, but its contents have not been revealed. Attorney Tim Agan, who represented Hausner during the trial told the station AZ Central that his former had been contemplating suicide for years, and that his fellow inmates on Death Row knew that he was stockpiling drugs. ‘My understanding is the other inmates knew it was coming,’ Agan said. Hausner always denied any involvement in the attacks and suggested his former roommate might have carried out some of the crimes. Hausner was arrested in August 2006 with his roommate, Sam Dieteman, at the apartment they shared in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa. Inside, police found guns, news clippings of the killings and a city map marked with the locations of some of the shootings. Dieteman, who pleaded guilty in two of the killings and was sentenced to life in prison, testified against Hausner, saying they cruised around late at night looking for strangers to shoot. The ‘serial shooter’ attacks and an unrelated ‘Baseline Killer’ case kept neighborhood watch groups on high alert in the summer of 2006. Families stayed inside and authorities called meetings that drew hundreds of people. Outlaws: Hausner (left) was arrested in August 2006 with his roommate, Sam Dieteman (right), who pleaded guilty in two of the killings and was sentenced to life in prison . Death wish: Since his convictions, Hausner had waived his appeals and asked in a letter to the court 'to be executed as soon as possible' Police said their big break came when one of Dieteman's drinking buddies called police to say Dieteman had bragged about shooting people. On March 13, 2009, Hausner was convicted of 80 crimes, including six counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, cruelty to animals and other charges, according to the station AZ Family. Last victim: Hausner shot dead Robin Blasnek, 22, in Mesa on July 30, 2006, marking the end of his bloody rampage . Hausner was found guilty of murdering David Estrada, Nathaniel Shoffner, Jose Ortis, Marco Carillo, Claudia Gutierrez-Cruz, and Robin Blasnek. Even though Hausner had denied any involvement, he took an odd turn during the penalty phase of his trial when he apologized to the families of every victim. Since his convictions, Hausner had waived his appeals and asked in a letter to the court ‘to be executed as soon as possible.’ The 40-year-old inmate was scheduled to attend a hearing to determine if he was competent to waive the appeals. Dale Hausner’s brother Randy said, ‘It’s a shame it happened this way rather than the victims getting a final say at his execution, but either way, it’s over.’ County authorities have said that while he was awaiting trial in 2006, Hausner tried to kill himself with an overdose of cold tablets. Following Hausner's death last month, his most recent lawyer, Garrett Simpson, said, ‘I have rarely met a person who had a more miserable life. ‘He was a very wounded soul, and I am really sorry his life worked out like that, and that's taking nothing from the appalling losses that were afflicted.’ 2005 . June 29: David Estrada, 20, who was shot to death in Tolleson . June 29: A horse that was found shot to death in Tolleson . July 20: A horse that was shot and wounded in Tolleson . July 20: A dog that was shot to death . Nov. 11: Two dog that were shot and wounded . Nov. 11: Nathaniel Shoffner, who was killed . Dec. 29: A dog that was shot to death . Dec. 29: A man who was wounded. Dec. 29: Jose Ortis, 44, who was fatally shot . Dec. 29: Marco Carillo, who was fatally shot . Dec. 30: Three dogs that were shot . Dec. 30: A woman, who was wounded . 2006 . May 2: A victim who was shot in the back while walking . May 2: Claudia Gutierrez-Cruz, 20, who was fatally shot while walking in Scottsdale . May 17: A man stabbed in an attack in a parking lot . May 30: A man who was wounded . May 31: A man who was shot in the side while walking . May 31: A man shot in the left side . June 8: A man who was shot in the right side . June 8: Arsons at two Wal-Mart stores . June 11: A woman who was shot in the left hip . June 20: A man who was shot while sitting in a parking lot . June 20: A man who was shot in the torso . July 1: A woman who was shot while walking . July 1: A man who was shot behind a strip mall . July 3: A man who was shot while pushing his bicycle . July 8: A victim who was shot in the back of the head . July 8: A man who was shot in the torso while walking . July 22: A man who was shot . July 30: Robin Blasnek, 22, who was fatally shot in Mesa. Source: Murderpedia.org ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Dale Hausner had 50 times the recommended dose of the drug amitriptyline in his bloodstream, toxicology report said .\nHausner, 40, was convicted in 2006 of 80 crimes, including six counts of murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and cruelty to animals .\nInmate had waived his appeals and asked the court to execute him as soon as possible ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "An amateur mixed martial arts fighter at a Spokane event on Friday attempted a spectacular maneuver: an off-the-cage roundhouse kick aimed right at his unwitting opponent's face. It failed spectacularly. Instead of landing his kick, the ill-fated go-getter wound up landing face first in the middle of the ring. That left him wide open for his opponent to leap in and pummel him, which the opponent did. The amateur brawler was likely attempting to replicate professional UFC fighter Anthony Pettis's signature Showtime kick. Pettis, a UFC championship titleholder, got his nickname Showtime from the move. It also helped him become the UFC lightweight champion, as well as a fan favorite. As the Deadspin writer who first pointed out the failed attempt says, it's 'a spectacular reminder that we must dare to dream.' Spectacular move: An amateur MMA fighter (right) near Spokane attempted a spectacular move during a cage match on Friday . Off the cage: The fighter was trying to catapult himself off the cage and propel a flying kick toward his opponent, who can be seen just behind the pole at center . Fail: The fighter succeeded in propelling himself...right into the mat, where his opponent pounced . Oops: All the amateur fighter succeeded in doing was take a beating for his poor decision making . How it's supposed to look: Here, pro UFC fighter Anthony Pettis uses his signature Showtime kick . The kick has earned Pettis the nickname Showtime and helped him become the UFC lightweight champ as well as a fan favorite ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The fighter at a Spokane mixed martial arts cage match ended up being the one who suffered after he tried the difficult maneuver ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Killed: Ahmed Samir Assem, 26, was shot dead on Monday in Cairo . Shocking footage has captured the moment an Egyptian photographer filmed his own death through his lenses. The grainy footage shows an Egyptian solider aiming and shooting at Ahmed Samir Assem, before the film goes black. The 26-year-old photojournalist was shot dead on Monday as he took photos outside the Republican Guard building in Cairo, where some believe the ousted president Mohamed Morsi is being held. He was one of at least 51 people killed when security forces opened fire on a . large crowd that had camped outside. Mr Assam, a freelance photographer was working for Egypt's Al-Horia Wa Al-Adala newspaper. 'At . around 6am, a man came into the media centre with a camera covered in . blood and told us that one of our colleagues had been injured,' said . Ahmed Abu Zeid, the culture editor of Mr Assem’s newspaper told The Daily Telegraph. 'Around an hour later, I received . news that Ahmed had been shot by a sniper in the forehead while filming . or taking pictures on top of the buildings around the incident. Scroll down for video . Caught on camera: Shocking footage has captured the moment an Egyptian photographer filmed his own death through his lenses . 'Ahmed’s camera was the only one which filmed the entire incident from the first moment. 'He . had started filming from the beginning of the prayers so he captured . the very beginnings and in the video, you can see tens of victims. Ahmed’s camera will remain a piece of evidence in the violations that . have been committed.' The military claimed it opened fire because a ‘terrorist group’ attacked in an attempt to storm the building. Terrifying: The grainy footage captures two soldiers on the roof of a building in Cairo . Filming: The footage zooms in and out as photographer Ahmed Samir Assem surveys the scene . Planning: The soldier disappears out of sight behind the yellow stone building . Horrifying: He then reappears with his gun ready for action before he aims at the photographer . Moment of death: The grainy footage captures a solider aiming and shooting at Ahmed Samir Assem, before the film goes black . But Mr Morsi’s supporters said the shootings were unprovoked. In an emotional news briefing, Muslim Brotherhood members branded military chief General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi an ‘assassin and a butcher’. But Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the . country’s top Muslim cleric, urged Egyptians to ‘shoulder their . responsibility to stop the bloodshed’ instead of ‘dragging the country . into civil war’. Al-Shaimaa Younes, who was at the . sit-in, said military troops and police forces opened fire on the . protesters during early morning prayers. Tragic: Mr Assem was working as a photographer for an Egyptian newspaper . 'They opened fire with live . ammunition and lobbed tear gas,' she said by telephone. 'There was panic . and people started running. I saw people fall.' 'Women and children had been among the protesters, she said. Today Egyptian authorities escalated their crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood by ordering the arrest of its spiritual leader, while the group remained steadfast in its defiance of the new military-backed administration and refused offers to join an interim government. The prosecutor's arrest warrant . issued for the Brotherhood's supreme guide, Mohammed Badie, as . well as nine other leading Islamists will almost certainly stoke anger . among the group's supporters and fellow Islamists. The men are suspected of instigating . the violence on Monday, according to a statement . issued by the prosecutor general's office. Even as the new prime minister began reaching out to form a Cabinet and restore a measure of stability, the military-backed leadership has come under fierce criticism from those who supported its toppling of President Mohammed Morsi last week . Several groups in the loose coalition participating in the political process have sharply criticized the transitional plan, saying that sidelines them in the transition. After a week of violence and mass demonstrations, Egyptians were hoping that the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday will significantly calm the turmoil in the streets. The sunrise-to-sunset fast cuts down on activity during the day, but the daily protests have been largely nocturnal affairs, and some observers expect the Islamist camp will likely use it to rally its base. Still, the warrants highlight the . military's zero-tolerance policy toward the Brotherhood and other . Islamists, who continue to hold daily mass protests and sit-ins . demanding reinstating Morsi and rejecting what they describe as a . military coup. The military already has jailed five . of Brotherhood leaders, including Badie's powerful deputy Khairat . el-Shater, and shut down their media outlets. Morsi himself remains in . custody in an undisclosed location. In the face of Islamist opposition, . the military-backed interim president, Adly Mansour, issued a fast-track . timetable on Monday for the transition. His declaration set out a . 7-month timetable for elections but also a truncated, temporary . constitution laying out the division of powers in the meantime. The accelerated process was meant, in . part, to send reassurances to the U.S. and other Western allies that . the country is on a path toward democratically-based leadership. Army snipers were caught on camera shooting at a large crowd of Egyptian men this morning . The crowd of Morsi supporters had assembled in the square in the early hours of the morning. At least 51 people were killed . But it has faced opposition from the . very groups that led the four days of mass protests that prompted the . military to step in last Wednesday. The top liberal political grouping, . the National Salvation Front, expressed reservations over the plan late . Tuesday, saying it was not consulted - 'in violation of previous . promises' - and that the declaration 'lacks significant clauses while . others need change or removal.' It did not elaborate but said it had . presented Mansour with changes it seeks. The secular, revolutionary youth . movement Tamarod that organized last week's protests, also criticized . the plan, in part because it gives too much power to Mansour, including . the power to issue laws. A post-Morsi plan put forward by Tamarod called . for a largely ceremonial interim president with most power in the hands . of the prime minister. At the heart of liberals' objections . is that they wanted to write a new constitution, not amend the one . written under Morsi by an Islamist-dominated panel. That constitution . contained several articles that drew fierce criticism from liberal . quarters, and helped sparked street protests and violence in 2012. Other objections centered on superpowers of the interim president. However, the only Islamist party that backed military's ouster of Morsi . after millions took to the streets on June 30 demanding him to leave, . has been vetoing rewriting the constitution. Meanwhile, new Prime Minister Hazem . el-Beblawi, who was appointed by the interim president on Tuesday, is . holding consultations on a Cabinet that will face the difficult task of . guiding the deeply divided country through what promises to be a rocky . transition period. In what is seen as an attempt at reconciliation, . el-Beblawi has said he will offer the Brotherhood, which helped propel . Morsi to the presidency, posts in his transitional government. A Brotherhood spokesman said the . group will not take part in an interim Cabinet, and that talk of . national reconciliation under the current circumstances is 'irrelevant.' He spoke on condition of anonymity because of concerns for his . security." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Grainy footage captures the soldier .\nas he shoots from his vantage point .\nThe film goes black the moment the bullet struck Ahmed Samir Assem, 26 .\nShot dead outside Egyptian army's Republican Guard officers' club in Cairo .\nArrest warrant issued for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Martin Sculpher said he joined the EDL, pictured clashing with police in Birmingham, after feeling 'let down' by politicians in the wake of the 7/7 attacks . A tube worker who cut the bodies of victims from the mangled wreckage at Edgware Road station in the wake of the 7/7 bombings claims he is 'fighting to protect Britain' after joining the English Defence League. Martin Sculpher, who was publicly honoured for his bravery, has turned to the far-right group after becoming disillusioned by politicians in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. The 52-year-old from east London believes by aligning himself with the group, which stages protests against what it sees as the spread of Islamic extremism, he is fighting to protect the country's future. He told The Sunday Times he joined because he felt 'let down' by ministers including former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who 'pontificated about terror in London' with their 'heads in the clouds' about 'what's going on in this country'. Mr Sculpher, who met his wife through the EDL, does not feel guilty about being a member of the radical group, dismissing the idea they incite racial hatred blaming the media for its bad reputation. He said: 'It is not racist to challenge a radical ideology of Islam.' The father said the group was in its infancy and that it would make mistakes, adding 'I hate the Nazi element as much as I hate radical Islam'. Prior to his career on the London Underground, Mr Sculpher worked as a bomb disposal apprentice at the Ministry of Defence. When terrorist bombers Mohammed Sidique . Khan, Shehzad Tanweer, Hasib Hussain and Germaine Lindsay, struck on . July 7, 2005, Mr Sculpher was head of the Underground's emergency . response unit. Mr Sculpher led a response team at Edgware Road tube station, crawling under the wreckage of the twisted carriage to cut the bodies of victims free from the tunnel . He was alerted to the bomb detonated at Edgware Road station by ringleader Khan, killing six people. He . led a response team to the scene and crawled under the mangled wreckage . of the train to help search for victims and free bodies from the . twisted carriage. Richard . Barnes, who chaired the London Assembly inquiry into the tragedy, . publicly recognised Mr Sculpher and his colleagues' bravery. Mr . Sculpher was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in the wake . of his experiences, leaving him suffering insomnia, weight loss and . nausea when he smelt burning meat. He turned to alcohol and by 2009 was living in a hostel for the homeless in Luton. Evidence of the destruction wrought by the bomb which exploded on a train travelling between King's Cross and Russell Square. Twenty-seven people were killed in the blast . The 52-year-old . has said he will never ride on a London bus again or step foot inside the . first two carriages of an underground train. During treatment for his post-traumatic stress disorder, Mr Sculpher said his therapist advised he read the Koran to learn more about the culture. But he said he was shocked by what he read. He joined the United Peoples of Luton, formed by Tommy Robinson. Staying with the group when it was renamed the English Defence League, Mr Sculper met his wife through it. He added: 'I want to do something for my children's children.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Martin Sculpher was publicly honoured for his bravery helping victims .\n52-year-old felt 'let down' by politicians in wake of terrorist attacks .\nTurned to far-right group to 'fight to protect Britain's future'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Devastated by the worst nuclear disaster in history, Chernobyl is now a barren ghost town slowly being forgotten. These astonishing aerial photographs of the former power plant and the neighbouring city of Pripyat show how they are becoming hidden from view as the surrounding forest closes in. Following the disaster - which occurred during a systems test on April 26, 1986 -  the Ukrainian government evacuated 350,000 residents from Chernobyl and Pripyat. Scroll down for video . Swamped: These astonishing new photographs show how Chernobyl - the site of the world's worst nuclear accident - and surrounding city of Pripyat are being reclaimed by the surrounding forest . Ghost town: This image shows Pripyat, which was founded in 1970. Its 50,000 residents were evacuated a few days after the 1986 disaster . Open: This file picture taken in the '90s shows how Prypiat looked before the forest completely closed in around it . Bare: This 1986 picture shows Prypiat following the mass evacuation. It housed 47,000 inhabitants, including 17,000 children before the disaster . Eerie: The city of Pripyat, top right, and the Chernobyl power plant, centre, are surrounded by the forest . An exclusion zone covering an area of more than 1,000sq miles around the abandoned . plant was created to protect people from the effects of any lingering radiation. These pictures of the zone - taken from a height of 10,000 metres, show how after 27 years of remaining largely uninhabitable, the surrounding Red Forest is slowly reclaiming the plant and the city. Pripyat was founded in 1970 for the Chernobyl Nuclear . Power Plant and grew to a population of 49,360 before it was evacuated a few days after . the disaster. The pictures, as reported by EnglishRussia.com, show its residential buildings spurting out from the thick woodland below. The secret Duga-1 complex can also be seen among the dense woodland. The . radar system could detect launches of a potential enemy in North America. But despite its hi-tech capabilities, it is now left to ruin. Forgotten: The Chernobyl power plant is now a scar on the otherwise large swathe of woodland . Different: This file picture of Chernobyl nuclear power plant shows just how much it has changed since the disaster, with the forest now completely enveloping it . Hidden: Following the disaster in 1986, a Exclusion Zone was set up around the site which has now been swamped by the Red Forest . Surrounded: This image shows 'Chernobyl-2' which at the time of the disaster was completely secret. It was a radar system which could detect launches of a potential enemy in North America . The accident on April  26,1986, created a huge explosion and fire which released large quantities of radioactive particles . into the atmosphere, spreading over western USSR and . Europe. Although tens of . thousands of people evacuated the area, a few residents refused to . leave. A handful of older residents moved back to be close to family . graves. Tourists may obtain . day passes, and some workers who are rebuilding parts of the site are . allowed in for limited hours only each month.  Scientists say the area will . not be safe to live in for another 20,000 years. Efforts . to contain the contamination and prevent a greater catastrophe involved . more than 500,000 workers and cost 18 billion rubles. The . official casualty count of 31 deaths has been disputed and there have . also been numerous long-term effects such as cancers and deformities. Dangerous: Scientists say the area will not be safe to live in for another 20,000 years . Panoramic: This shows the photographer's view as the plane flies over the Ukraine . Tough job: A worker patrols Prypyat on Sunday as dismantling work continues at the scene of the world's worst nuclear accident . Important: Workers need to constantly help protect against any possible future radiation leaks ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Former power plant and neighbouring city of Pripyat are slowly becoming hidden from view by Red Forest .\nUkrainian government evacuated 350,000 residents from Chernobyl and Pripyat following 1986 disaster ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Manchester United's woes deepen for new manager David Moyes after back-to-back Premier League defeats put their title defence in serious doubt. Everton and Newcastle both celebrated unlikely wins at Old Trafford last week and now United fans are beginning to wonder whether they will finish in the top four, let alone win the league. But can the Scot turn things around? Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown is on hand this Thursday to answer the all-important questions. Pain game: Manchester United slumped to back-to-back defeats as they crashed at home to Newcastle on Saturday . Under pressure: New Manchester United boss David Moyes is not enjoying the best of times in the league but will be hoping his players pick themselves back up when they travel to Aston Villa this weekend . Who should United target in the January transfer window? Will they kick-start a revival at Aston Villa? And can Moyes get the . best out of Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie at the same time? Things are starting to liven up at . the bottom of the table too. West Ham entertain fellow strugglers . Sunderland in a must-win clash for both sides. With a potential selection crisis, should under-fire boss Sam Allardyce risk recovering striker Andy Carroll this Saturday at Upton Park? Arsenal continue to lead the table but will they maintain their challenge when they take on Manchester City in Saturday's lunchtime kick-off? And must Tottenham defeat rivals Liverpool at White Hart Lane to keep their top four hopes alive? Red alert: Liverpool take on Tottenham this weekend - will they keep up their winning form? You can email direct to Martin at [email protected]. You can also use the comments section below and log in on Thursday to post your questions for Martin to answer live. Alternatively, log on to Twitter and send your question to @MailOnlineSport using the hashtag #TackleKeown . So, what are you waiting for? Tackle Keown! Tackle Keown: The Sportsmail columnist is waiting to answer your questions . Arsenal legend: Keown enjoyed a successful spell with the Gunners, winning three Premier League titles ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Will Arsenal beat Manchester City to maintain their title charge?\nShould West Ham risk Carroll in must-win match against Sunderland?\nDo Spurs need to beat Liverpool to keep their top four hopes alive?\nCan Chelsea bounce back against a resurgent Crystal Palace?" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Nigel Farage faced criticism tonight after demanding to be allowed to join other party leaders at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph this weekend. The Ukip leader claimed millions of Ukip voters had been snubbed while leaders of smaller parties were allowed to attend. But a senior government source told MailOnline Mr Farage was wrong to make the sombre wreath laying ceremony 'all about him'. Ukip leader Nigel Farage hit out at the 'closed shop' of British politics which meant Ukip would not be represented at the Cenotaph ceremony . David Cameron will lead other politicians including Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Alex Salmond in laying wreaths after the Queen during Sunday's service. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport today insisted said the long-standing position was to invite a representative from parties with six or more MPs. Ukip only has a single member in the Commons, Clacton MP Douglas Carswell. However it won the European Parliament elections in May, and Ukip is targetting 100 seats in next year's general election. Mr Farage complained that the 'closed shop' of the British political system prevented him from attending the event. He said: 'I think it's actually quite a snub to all the millions of people that have voted Ukip.' Prime Minister David Cameron will lead other politicians in laying wreaths after the Queen during the Remembrance Sunday ceremony . Speaking on his LBC phone-in, Mr Farage said: 'We're not invited and I could say to you that personally I would like to be because this is a subject that I care very deeply about. 'But what I think is, the whole point about political representation at the Cenotaph is it's not the politician that matters, it's the voters behind the politician that matter. 'And in the last national election Ukip got 4.4 million votes and none of those people are being represented on Sunday despite the fact there are political parties with far smaller votes than that being represented.' He added: 'Whether it's me or somebody else doesn't really matter. But I do think that we won the last election we should have had some representation on Sunday. And I think it's actually quite a snub to all the millions of people that have voted Ukip.' Mr Farage said it was for the Government to invite him 'but I'm afraid with this as with everything else, British politics operates like a closed shop and they don't' want anyone new to get involved'. 'Well they're in for a terrible shock and I'll tell you something, Ukip will be there next year.' But a senior government source said: 'How dare Nigel Farage make the day of remembrance and the laying of wreaths all about him? It tells you all you need to know about him.' The Ukip leader also expressed surprise that eBay had halted auctions for the Tower of London poppies - and admitted he wanted to use the website to buy one himself. Mr Farage also called for the Tower of London poppies to be allowed to stay for longer to give more people chance to see them . All the 888,246 ceramic flowers used in the Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red installation have sold for £25 each through Historic Royal Palaces, which runs the Tower, with the proceeds going to service charities. The internet auction site has cancelled any listings for the items following reports that one user had listed two of the poppies for sale, one at GBP49.99 and the other for GBP65. An eBay spokesman said: 'We are not permitting resale of the limited edition Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red ceramic poppies on eBay.' But Mr Farage said: 'I was very surprised to hear that eBay had done that, because whatever you think, you may say it's insensitive, but hang on - when people bought these poppies there was no commercial contract that said they couldn't sell them on. 'So I'm rather surprised by this. I have a slight confession, I didn't get in in time to buy any, nearly everyone I work with has got some, but I said to the children 'don't worry, we'll buy them on eBay in a few weeks time'.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Nigel Farage claims millions of Ukip voters have been snubbed .\nInsists Ukip won the Euro elections but other smaller parties do attend .\nWestminster is 'in for a terrible shock' and Ukip will be there next year .\nRules state parties with six MPs are represented - Ukip has just one ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Black Friday fatigue is setting in. Early discounting, more online shopping and a mixed economy meant fewer people shopped over Thanksgiving weekend, the National Retail Federation said Sunday. Overall, 133.7 million people shopped in stores and online over the four-day weekend, down 5.2 percent from last year, according to a survey of 4,631 people conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the trade group. Total spending for the weekend is expected to fall 11 percent to $50.9 billion from an estimated $57.4 billion last year, the trade group estimated. Scroll down for video . Crazy: Discount store shoppers were prepared to wait in long lines on Black Friday - but the decision of many retailers to open on Thanksgiving has affected the sales figures for the busiest shopping day of the year . Part of the reason is that Target, J.C. Penney, Macy's, Wal-Mart and other major retailers pushed fat discounts as early as Halloween. Some opened stores even earlier on Thanksgiving. All that stole some thunder from Black Friday and the rest of the weekend. Still, the preliminary data makes retailers worried that shoppers remain frugal despite improving employment and falling gas prices. Matt Shay, the trade group's CEO, said he thinks people benefiting from the recovery may not feel the need to fight crowds to get the deepest discount on a TV or toaster. And those who feel like the recession never ended may not have the money and will stretch out what they spend through Christmas. And shoppers are still feeling the effects of high food prices and stagnant wages. 'While they're more optimistic, they're very cautious,' Shay said. 'If the deals are not right for them, they're not going to spend.' Bottom line: Expect more deep discounts, all season long. 'Every day will be Black Friday. Every minute will be Cyber Monday,' he said. Shoppers walk through a Best Buy Co. store in Peoria, Illinois ahead of Black Friday sales across the nation . That could be what it takes to get shoppers to open their wallets for the holiday shopping season, which accounts for about 20 percent of annual retail sales. Besides economic factors, people are becoming more discerning when they shop. Armed with smartphones and price-comparison apps, they know what's a good deal - and what's not. Kimani Brown, 39, of New York City, was among the Black Friday defectors. After four years of braving the crowds, the sales failed to lure him out this year. 'I consider myself a smart shopper. And it's not as alluring as it used to be,' Brown said. 'It's a marketing tool, and I don't want to be pulled into it.' He also said the frenzy pushed him to overspend, and he paid the price in January on his credit card statement. Instead, he said he will look online Monday, the online shopping day often called Cyber Monday. Some who went shopping on Thanksgiving felt they were doing it against their will. Cathyliz Lopez of New York City said she felt forced to shop on the holiday. 'It's ruining the spirit of Thanksgiving,' the 20-year-old said Thursday. 'But I was checking all the ads, and the best deals were today.' The National Retail Federation is still predicting a 4.1 percent increase in sales for the season. That would be the highest increase since the 4.8 percent gain in 2011. Some stores and malls had reason to be optimistic. Dan Jasper, a spokesman at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, said customer counts are up 5 to 6 percent for the four-day weekend. One plus: Shoppers were buying more for themselves, a sign of optimism. 'They felt confident in the economy,' he said. People get an early start on Black Friday shopping deals at a Walmart Superstore in Rosemead, California, as many retailers stayed opened during the Thanksgiving celebrations . CEOs at Target and Toys R Us said they saw shoppers not just focusing on the doorbuster deals but throwing extra items in their carts. Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren told The Associated Press on Friday that he's hoping lower gas prices will help spending. 'There's reason to believe that confidence should continue to grow. That should be good for discretionary spending,' he said. Some of those discretionary dollars are migrating online. Target said Thanksgiving saw a 40 percent surge in online sales and was its biggest online sales day ever. And Wal-Mart reported Thanksgiving was its second-highest online day ever, topped only by Cyber Monday last year. From Nov. 1 through Friday, $22.7 billion has been spent online, a 15 percent increase from last year, according to research firm comScore. On Thanksgiving, online sales surged 32 percent, while Black Friday online sales jumped 26 percent. In stores, shoppers spent $9.1 billion on Black Friday, according to research firm ShopperTrak, down 7 percent from last year. That was partly due to a 24 percent surge in Thanksgiving sales, to $3.2 billion. ShopperTrak estimated that in-store sales for the two days combined slipped half a percent to $12.29 billion." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Retailers blaming fall on stores opening on Thanksgiving now instead of day after .\nOver four-day weekend 133.7 million people shopped online and in stores .\nThat is five-percent down on the year before and total spending is expected to fall from $57.4 billion to $50.9 billion ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "What appears to be the first 'true-colour image' of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been revealed by Rosetta scientists. And in a surprising twist, rather than being the 'charcoal black' that Esa expected, the image suggests the ancient comet is in fact a dusty red. Up until now, all of the spectacular images of the comet seen by the public have been taken by Rosetta's Navcam, which can only capture images in grey-scale. Scroll down for video . True colours? The image, due to be released at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco on December 15, was taken by the taken by a Rosetta instrument dubbed Osiris. Up until now, most of the spectacular images of the comet have been released in gray-scale . But the latest image, which is being described as 'true-colour' by Redditors, reveals what the comet would look like if it was to be viewed by the naked eye. The image is due to be released at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco on December 15. It was taken by an instrument dubbed Osiris, which is a dual imaging system operating in the visible, near infrared and near ultraviolet wavelength ranges. While it doesn't have colour sensors, it does have filter wheels to allow engineers to select of imaging wavelengths in red, green and blue. 'Darker than coal: In September, the Alice instrument on Rosetta mapped the comet's surface, recording the first far-ultraviolet light spectra of the comet's surface.From the data, the Alice team said the comet is unusually dark - darker than charcoal-black - when viewed in ultraviolet wavelengths. Pictured is an artist's impression of what they believed it may look like . Each photo can then be combined to create a 'true colour' image. The latest image is blurred because the comet moved between exposures. A summary accompanying the image says: 'will discuss the colour variegation observed on the comet surface and its relationship to surface morphology and cometary activity'. According to Business Insider, this suggests the image is a colour composite made to emphasis various features on the comet's surface, rather than being 'true colour'. In September, the Alice instrument on Rosetta mapped the comet's surface, recording the first far-ultraviolet light spectra of the comet's surface. From the data, the Alice team said the comet is unusually dark - darker than charcoal-black - when viewed in ultraviolet wavelengths. Back from the dead: Philae (pictured) broke hearts earlier this month when, in its dying moments, it managed to send back valuable data from comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko . Philae broke hearts earlier this month when, in its dying moments, it managed to send back valuable data from comet 67P. But, all is not lost. Rosetta engineers claim the plucky probe could come back to life as soon as March next year, as comet 67P gets closer to the sun. The probe is currently receiving an hour of sunlight during the comet's 12-hour day, with its batteries frozen in temperatures of -170°C. In a recent Reddit 'ask me anything' session, engineers at mission control said: 'Philae needs to be heated until we can think of starting to charge the battery. The batteries were meant to be recharged by solar panels, but because Philae hopped a couple of times after the first touchdown, it ended up in shadow. 'It is like trying to power your house with solar panels when you live in Alaska just below the Arctic Circle during the winter,' said Michael Maibaum, Philae systems engineer. Engineers claim the seasonal change toward spring in Philae's hemisphere will bring the probe into much more sunlight over the next few months. That, coupled with the fact that the comet is getting closer to the sun, should warm up the batteries enough to keep them charged. Stephan Ulamec, manager of the Philae lander, added that he was 'very optimistic' that it would soon wake up. The amount of science that the team will be able to do will depends on how long it takes to recharge the batteries, he said. 'We're a bit surprised at just how unreflective the comet's surface is and how little evidence of exposed water-ice it shows,' said Alan Stern, Alice principal investigator at the time. This finding contradicts this latest picture of comet 67P, and Esa has yet to confirm whether this is a 'true colour' image. For several months, there has also been controversy over why colour images, and other data, from Rosetta's comet have been kept behind closed doors. 'The scientists who develop the instruments that are put on Rosetta have the right to use the data for their own purposes for six months – we have difficulties to even get pictures from them,' Paulo Ferri, Rosetta mission director told MailOnline. 'After six months, they will be open to the science community. But they are very, very cautious.' Mr Ferri says, 'there must be something big' in the image which has caused the secrecy up until now. He believe data from Rosetta could help explain how the solar system formed 4.5 billion years ago. There has also been some controversy over why colour images of Rosetta's comet have been kept behind closed doors.'The scientists who develop the instruments that are put on Rosetta have the right to use the data for their own purposes for six months – we have difficulties to even get pictures from them,' Paulo Ferri, Rosetta mission director told MailOnline. An artist's impression of Rosetta and 67P are pictured ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Up until now, images of the comet seen by the public have been taken in the grey-scale using Navcam .\nThe image will be released at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco on December 15 .\nEsa has yet to confirm if this is 'true colour' or if the colours were used to highlight geographical features .\nScientists had previously said comet was 'blacker than charcoal' following data from the Alice instrument .\nThere has been some controversy over why such colour images of the comet have been kept a secret ." } ]