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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": "A-list celebrities joined some of the greatest political figures of a generation at the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela. The guest list, featuring names from the world of film, music and fashion, reaffirmed the inspirational leader's status as an icon of pop culture as well as politics. Famous friends of the anti-apartheid leader such as the supermodel Naomi . Campbell, U2 lead singer Bono and South African actress Charlize Theron, . were all pictured arriving at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO: . Naomi Campbell flew in for the service at the 95,000 capacity FNB stadium in Johannesburg . The supermodel spoke to reporters about her admiration for Mandela, who she first met in 1993 . U.S. chat show host and philanthropist . Oprah Winfrey was also expected to fly to South Africa for the service, . but failed to show. Richard Branson, who helped Mandela set up The Elders human rights group, sent his wishes to those at the memorial via Twitter. Campbell is one of the most famous faces to have been regularly pictured with the late world leader. Seen in London this week, the supermodel wore black as she prepared to fly to South Africa for the service . In an emotional statement, Campbell described Mandela as 'my mentor, my honorary grandfather, my Tata' Their lasting friendship began after she met him in 1993. Later in 1998, she organised a charity fashion show for the Nelson Mandela Children's fund. She . secured a host of high profile names from the world of fashion to . appear at a Versace show at Mandela's presidential residence. The show . later which appeared in a documentary called Naomi Conquers Africa. After . his death, the model released a statement in which she described Madiba . as: 'A figure of strength, hope, freedom, selflessness and love.' The A-listers listened to speeches by world leaders, including an address President by Barack Obama . It read: 'I join everyone across the . world in mourning his passing. However, he was much more than just a . figurehead to me - he was my mentor, my honorary grandfather, my Tata. 'Since . meeting him in 1993, he guided me and gave me a reason for being in the . tough times of my life. He changed my perception of the world. 'It will take time to come to terms with his absence, but I know his energy and impact will forever be in the core of my spirit. Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron was spotted entering the stadium flanked by security . The South African-born star blew kisses to the gathered crowds who cheered her arrival in the stadium . Sat in the stands, the Hollywood star listened to a rousing speech by American president Barack Obama . 'My heart goes out to the entire Mandela family - Mama Graca, Mama Winnie, Zindzi, Malengani, Josina and the rest of the family.' The South African-born actress Charlize . Theron was one of the first big name arrivals at the 95,000-capacity stadium, where the event is being held. She first met Mandela in 2004 and was famously pictured walking hand in hand with the aging leader. Theron, who was born in Transvaal . Province in South Africa, later said she shed tears of joy after meeting . the former president, who helped to overhaul the divisive apartheid . regime in her homeland. Theron visited the former president at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg in 2004 . She was famously moved to tears after meeting the man who brought peace to her home nation . The two were said to have maintained a close private relationship but Mandela publicly praised the actress after her Oscar success in 2004, when she won the gong for Best Actress in Monster. The U2 singer Bono was also in . attendance. He was a long-time friend of Mandela's . and paid a moving tribute to him in the Irish Times this week. In . an article called: 'My friend Nelson Mandela, the man who could not . cry', Bono wrote: 'As an activist I have pretty much been doing what . Nelson Mandela tells me since I was a teenager. Bono was surrounded by TV cameras as he arrived at the service in the Soweto district of Johannesburg . The U2 lead singer dressed in black for the service which he attended with his wife Ali Hewson, left . 'He . has been a forceful presence in my life going back to 1979, when U2 . made our first anti-apartheid effort. And he’s been a big part of the . Irish consciousness even longer than that.' The pair become close through the Rock star's charity work in Africa. As well as anti-apartheid protests, Mandela and Bono, real name Paul Hewson, also collaborated in raising awareness of the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Bono was pictured sharing a joke with his friend the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu, and George W Bush, who was also among those paying their tributes to Madiba today. The former president once revealed that, despite holding different political views, he had become 'pals' with the Irish rock star due to their shared interest in battling AIDS in Africa. The former President of the United States, George W Bush and Bono share a joke during the ceremony ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "South African actress Charlize Theron cheered by crowds .\nShe arrived with U2 singer Bono who was close friend of Mandela .\nBritish supermodel Naomi Campbell arrived dressed in all black ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The two women in Nelson Mandela’s life sat three seats apart at his memorial yesterday. Widow Graca Machel exchanged only a few words with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the woman she replaced. Winnie, 77, bent down to kiss 68-year-old Graca on the lips before taking her seat at the service, held in a football stadium. Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie bent down to kiss his widow Graca Machel at the memorial on Tuesday . The two women in Mandela's life, Winnie (left) and Graca (right), sat three seats apart . The pair embraced for a few moments before Winnie took her seat at the start of the memorial . The two women, both wearing black . jackets, dresses and turbans, held on to each other for a few moments, . but while Winnie was smiling, Graca simply stared ahead, her face drawn. Both . women are hugely respected by many in South Africa and were loudly . cheered by the crowd in the stadium. Winnie is admired for her role in . the struggle against apartheid; Graca for the selfless grace with which . she looked after Mr Mandela in his old age having married him in 1998. Firebrand . Winnie has also attracted a great deal of criticism, not least in 1986 . for endorsing the violent practice of ‘necklacing’ – burning opponents . alive using tyres and petrol. In . 1988 she was convicted of kidnapping and being an accessory to assault . in connection with the death of a 14-year-old boy who was accused of . being an informer, but her six-year jail sentence was reduced to a fine . on appeal. Winnie has also . maintained a tenacious grip on the Mandela legend. Although married to . him for 38 years, 27 of those were while he was imprisoned on Robben . Island. Graca Machel married Mandela (pictured together in 2002) on his 80th birthday and is commended for nursing him through years of ill health . Graca Machel, pictured with US President Barack Obama, was given a warm reception at the memorial . Their divorce was . finalised six years after he walked free, but Winnie fought the divorce . in court and still uses the Mandela name, having added it to her maiden . name. Winnie, who was Mr Mandela’s second wife, visited him occasionally . during the 181 days he was ill before his death. Graca, . the widow of former Mozambican president Samora Machel, spent every day . by his bedside. But it emerged yesterday that Winnie made sure she was . by her former husband’s bedside in his final hours. A . close family friend has told how, when he heard that Mr Mandela was . dying, he arrived to see both women standing over his bed. Bantu . Holomisa said he could feel the ‘tension’, but it was not clear if he . meant tension between the two women or just their shared concern for Mr . Mandela. ‘They said on the . phone that Madiba doesn’t look good,’ Mr Holomisa said. ‘I immediately . drove straight to his home and went to his bedroom. Winnie Madikizela Mandela said she and Graca Machal (pictured, left, on Nelson Mandela's 86th birthday) said they refer to one another as sisters . Nelson and Winnie Mandela (pictured in 1991) divorced in 1996. Although married for 38 years, 27 of those where while he was imprisoned . ‘Winnie and Graca were at the bedside of Madiba. You could see the tension.’ Ever . since Mr Mandela’s death last Thursday, Winnie has been by far the more . visible of the two women. She grabbed the limelight last Sunday at a . church service held on South Africa’s national day of mourning, sitting . in prime position next to South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma. She . expressed little emotion during the service, but showed a flash of . anger when the pastor Mosa Sono mistakenly called her Graca. For her part, Graca has decided to mourn her husband’s death in private at the nearby family home. Previously, Winnie insisted they have a close bond. She said: 'I call her little sister and she . calls me big sister, we share everything. 'When she talks . to me, she talks about \"our husband\". 'We are an extended family, we are both in the same situation emotionally.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, 77, bent down to embrace Graca Machel, 76, before taking her seat .\nBoth wore black to the service and were separated by three seats .\nWinnie previously described Nelson Mandela's widow as her 'little sister'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A father-of-two and self-confessed 'caveman' has undergone a dramatic transformation, shaving off his unkempt beard and cutting several inches off his hair, as part of Good Morning America's new Valentine's Day makeover series. Arron McCall, 41, a CrossFit gym owner from Peoria, Illinois, was volunteered for the program's Make Over My Man series by his wife Kelly, who confessed that she had grown tired of being unable to see her husband's face, thanks to his lengthy beard and messy hairstyle. 'It's been three years since I've seen my husband's face,' Mrs McCall told Good Morning America host Lara Spencer. Scroll down for video . Before: Arron McCall, from Peoria, Illinois, had been growing his beard for a number of years . After: The 41-year-old CrossFit trainer was almost unrecognizable after undergoing the GMA makeover . A new man: GMA's team of style experts revamped Mr McCall's entire look, from his hairstyle down to his shoes and socks . 'He looks kind of like a wild man right now. Sometimes it's difficult when we go to restaurants as a family - you can see people turning around to stare at him. 'He looks scary to some people.' The couple's two children were also in complete agreement about their father's look, with his daughter telling the GMA cameras: 'I tell my dad he looks like a hobo when he embarrasses me. 'Like when we're in public and he'll have food stuck in his mustache or something.' Even Mr McCall admitted that his style was perhaps more than a little dated, although added that being on the pulse in term's of the latest fashions and styles means little to him in his job as a CrossFit instructor and gym owner. 'So if I had to describe my look, I would say maybe it's \"caveman\"?' he said. Family man: The father-of-two had an emotional reunion with his wife Kelly following the 60-minute makeover . Style icon: After emerging from the show's 'time machine', Mr McCall was met with rapturous applause from both his wife and the rest of the GMA audience members . Surprise! Mr McCall was only allowed to see his reflection after showing off his new look to his wife . And it wasn't just Mr McCall's hair and beard that were being made over by GMA's team of experts; many of his favorite wardrobe staples were also up on the chopping block. 'My husband's closet is all CrossFit or workout T-shirts,' his wife explained, while his daughter added: 'It's not OK for my dad to wear cat shirts.' Undoubtedly realizing that partaking in GMA's makeover program would save him years of nagging from his beloved wife, Mr McCall agreed to put himself in the hand's of the show's expert team of stylists, which included stylist Gretta Monahan, hair stylist Ted Gibson and makeup artist Carmindy. The team had their work cut out for them, after being given just one hour to completely transform Mr McCall in time to spend a romantic Valentine's Day week with his wife, but managed to perform a style miracle before revealing the fitness fanatic's new look. Decked out in a blue suit from Zara, plain white shirt and sunglasses, Mr McCall emerged from the program's 'time machine' to rapturous applause, pausing to greet his wife before checking out his new look for the first time. Fitness fanatic: The gym owner admitted that style and fashion weren't really big parts of his day-to-day life working as a CrossFit trainer . Fee-line fine: Mr McCall's daughter insisted that her dad get rid of his cat T-shirt as part of the makeover . 'Oh my god, I don't recognize myself,' Mr McCall exclaimed after looking in a mirror for the first time since his makeover. 'He looks so different, he looks great,' Mrs McCall chimed in. 'It's the best present ever.' And it seems that Mr McCall felt just as positive about his transformation; after being quizzed by GMA host Ms Spencer about whether or not he was missing his once-lengthy locks, he insisted that he hadn't even thought about it 'yet'. The doting husband added that he would perhaps like to try and style his beloved cat T-shirt with his new look however, saying: 'I could definitely still wear the cat shirt.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CrossFit trainer Arron McCall, 41, from Peoria, Illinois, was volunteered for the show's Make Over My Man for Valentine's Day series by his wife Kelly .\nGMA's team of style experts had just one hour to perform the makeover ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A suspect involved in a car chase in southwest Houston died after his car slammed into a Starbucks, creating a noise that sounded like a bomb exploded, witnesses said. The chase occurred Tuesday morning after a plainclothes officer observed a man leaving a GameStop carrying several Xboxes and behaving suspiciously, according to police. According to KTRK, an officer in an unmarked car followed the suspect's as uniformed cops spoke with GameStop employees, who told them they had been robbed at gunpoint. Aftermath: A car chase suspect in southwest Houston died after his car slammed into a Starbucks, creating a noise that sounded like a bomb exploded, witnesses said . Police radioed in for backup and a marked cruiser attempted to cut off the fleeing car, which blew a red light and clipped another vehicle. The suspect's car then went hurtling into a Starbucks, located in an angular building at the corner of South Rice and Bissonnet in Bellaire, smashing into the facade and overturning. An employee at the cafe described the crash as sounding like a bomb exploded, but no patrons at the store were injured. Police approached the vehicle with guns drawn. A search of the car was conducted to see if the suspect was connected to any other robberies. Wreckage: Debris was scattered on the road after a crash ended a car chase in an area southwest of Houston, which killed the suspect . Suspect: Police say they searched the car for a connection to other robberies and found a BB gun in the suspect's possession . Crash scene: The suspect hit another car after speeding through an intersection before hurtling into the Starbucks . Fatality: Officers approached the car with guns drawn and searched it to determine a connection to other robberies. While the suspect died on the scene, there were no other injuries. Authorities later confirmed the man died on the scene and that he had a BB gun in his possession. A Starbucks in Watertown, Massachusetts, was damaged in a crash over the weekend when a sedan struck several vehicles before driving into the front of the store. CBS reports that two people suffered minor injuries and that the cause of the crash was still under investigation." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The chase began Tuesday morning after a plainclothes officer saw a man leaving a GameStop with several Xboxes .\nAfter officers were told the GameStop had been robbed at gunpoint, a police cruiser tried to stop the suspect fleeing in his car .\nThe suspect's vehicle blew a red light and struck a car before slamming into the Starbucks .\nThe suspect died on the scene but no others were injured ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "It is 14 years to the day since Lionel Messi joined Barcelona - a moment in time to spark one of the greatest footballing combinations ever seen. The Argentine's wizardry has been reserved solely for the Catalans, who owe much of their recent success to the 27-year-old. To celebrate the anniversary, both Messi and the club posted separate reminders of his registration from all those years ago. Lionel Messi posted this picture on his Facebook page to celebrate 14 years as a Barcelona player . Messi broke through at the Nou Camp within years - here taking on Asier Del Horno against Chelsea in 2006 . Messi quickly became a phenomenon after being thrown into the deep end at Barcelona . Appearances: 460 . Goals: 367 . Honours: Spanish League (La Liga): 6 . Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey): 2 . Spanish Supercup: 6 . Champions League: 3 . FIFA Club World Cup: 2 . UEFA Super Cup: 2 . Ballon d'Or: 4 . Messi said on Facebook: 'On 17th of September 2000, I arrived at FC Barcelona. Today it's my 14th anniversary at the club. 'I'd like to say thanks to all my teammates, managers, fans, board directors and the staff I've had the pleasure of working with and the amazing support they have always given me. Hugs!' Messi's time at the Nou Camp has been nothing short of phenomenal to date. The Argentine has clinched no fewer than six La Liga titles as well as three Champions League winners' medals. Since breaking through into the first team in 2004 Messi has been at the heartbeat of the club and embodies their football philosophy. Only Cristiano Ronaldo rivals the forward for genuine excitement on the ball in the world. Now 27, Messi is still happy with life at Barcelona and has won a bucket load of trophies . VIDEO All Star XI: Messi highlights ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Lionel Messi joined Barcelona on September 17, 2000 .\nThe Argentine has won six La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues'\nMessi could become the most decorated player in history ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The former president of Europe will get nearly £600,000 of taxpayers’ money for doing nothing, it was reported last night. Herman Van Rompuy, 67, is entitled to the money as a ‘transitional allowance’ over the next three years after finishing his term as European Council president yesterday – to help ‘ease’ him back into life outside Brussels. The Belgian politician will be paid £133,723 a year – 55 per cent of his basic salary – until December 2017, on top of his annual EU pension of £52,000. Herman Van Rompuy is entitled to the money as a ‘transitional allowance’ over the next three years after finishing his term as European Council president yesterday . The Daily Telegraph said last night that Mr Van Rompuy will also receive a £21,000 one-off payment. Under EU rules, Mr Van Rompuy does not have to do any work for his ‘transitional allowance’, which will be eligible for reduced-rate EU ‘community’ tax, rather than the Belgian income tax rate. Mr Van Rompuy has been replaced by Donald Tusk, who is being offered a package of pay and perks which total more than five times what he was earning as Polish Prime Minister. Labour peer Baroness Ashton, who finished her job as the European Commission’s High Representative of Foreign Affairs in October, is receiving the same £133,723 allowance –although, at 58, she is not entitled to a pension. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said the payments showed the EU was a ‘racket which looks after its own'. Mr Farage, who in 2010 was fined £2,700 by the European Parliament after he said Mr Van Rompuy had the ‘charisma of a damp rag’, said: ‘Van Rompuy’s term in office has seen millions driven into poverty and unemployment by the eurozone crisis but he himself has hit the jackpot. ‘The EU is a racket which looks after its own.’ Mr Van Rompuy’s golden goodbye is one of several ‘transitional allowances’ being paid out to numerous European Commissioners who are standing down from the last Brussels executive - with the bill totalling £30 million. David Cameron clashed with Mr van Rompuy during his term in office, once calling a halt to a meeting in Downing Street after a disagreement . The Belgian has been replaced by Donald Tusk, who is being offered a package of pay and perks which total more than five times what he was earning as Polish Prime Minister. His wife Malgorzata persuaded Mr Tusk to leave Polish national politics despite his initial reluctance, because of the “prestige, better money and less problems at work”. In his first day in the job, Mr Tusk likened Eurosceptics to the military threat posed by Russia in Ukraine. He spoke of “threats to the EU coming both from outside and inside”, adding: ‘Today not only are eurosceptics questioning the EU’s value, we have also enemies, not only sceptic.’ Mr Van Rompuy, a former Belgian prime minister, plans to steer clear of frontline politics in his retirement. He has revealed he will be concentrating on his hobby of writing Haiku poetry - although he will give occasional lectures at the College of Europe in Bruges, which is a training school for EU officials. Labour peer Baroness Ashton is in line for a £133,723 allowance after finishing her job as the European Commission’s High Representative of Foreign Affairs in October. Former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has replaced Mr van Rompuy . Mr Van Rompuy has been no stranger to enjoying the perks of life as a top Brussels bureaucrat since taking on the post at the end of 2009. On one occasion four years ago, he faced criticism after using his official motorcade - made up of five limousines - to ferry himself and nine members of his family on 325-mile round trip from Brussels to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport for a private holiday in the Caribbean. In June, Mr Van Rompuy clashed with British Prime Minister David Cameron and was ‘shown the door’ at Downing Street after talks about the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission. When Mr van Rompuy refused to guarantee a vote of all 28 EU leaders over whether Mr Juncker should be given the job, Mr Cameron declared there was ‘no point in continuing this meeting’. The European Union last night defended Mr Van Rompuy’s transitional allowance as “the price for the total independence” of senior European Union officials - adding that recipients of ‘transitional allowances’ must also “ask permission for any job they would like to do for 18 months after leaving”." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ex-President of the European Council given a 'transitional allowance'\nThe fund is to help ‘ease’ him back into life outside Brussels .\nBelgian will be paid £133,723 a year – 55% of his basic salary .\nPayments until December 2017 on top of annual EU pension of £52,000 ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Gordon Brown has pledged to remain a backbencher despite mounting calls for him to return to front-line politics in the wake of his barnstorming pro-Union speech. The former Labour prime minister is credited with stopping the nationalist poll surge in its tracks. Former Tory defence secretary Liam Fox said he had ‘played a blinder’ while Labour MP John Mann said it had been ‘Gordon Brown who won it’ – and that he should lead the party north of the border. Scroll down for video . No return: Rumours of Mr Brown's return started after he made a comment which some mistakenly interpreted as a hint he may want to stand as an MSP - but he denied any wish to return to mainstream politics . But Mr Brown, who still sits as an MP but is rarely seen in Westminster, says he has ‘no desire to return to the political stage’. On the final day of campaigning for the Union on Wednesday, the former Labour leader made a powerful speech, urging voters to ‘hold their heads high’ and vote No. Better Together believes it persuaded many Labour voters to return to the No camp, eclipsing the contribution made by Alistair Darling, the former Labour Chancellor and leader of the Better Together campaign. Yesterday, Dr Fox praised Mr Brown’s ‘positive contribution’ to the battle, saying he became ‘more likeable’. He added: ‘I think he did play a blinder. ‘And I think what was interesting was when Gordon Brown, who can often seem very cold and calculating, when he actually got his teeth into something that mattered to him he became much more animated, and I think much more likeable as a person. ‘Probably a lesson in there for all of us.’ Speaking before the vote, Mr Mann said: ‘Next first minister or first prime minister? Certainly the person to lead Scottish Labour.’ Quiet life: Mr Brown, pictured casting his vote on Thursday, sits as an MP but is rarely seen in Westminster . For Mr Brown, who visited a primary school yesterday morning, a decision to stand in the Scottish Parliament would be a challenge to the present Labour leader north of the border, Johann Lamont. Rumours of a return started after he made a comment which some mistakenly interpreted as a hint he may want to stand as an MSP in the Scottish Parliament. He said: ‘If (Alex Salmond) continues to peddle this deception then I will want to join Johann Lamont in fighting him and securing the return of a Labour Government as quickly as possible.’ But on Tuesday, when he was asked if he was going to return to frontline Scottish politics, Mr Brown said: ‘No. I’m in this debate for one reason and one reason only. ‘This is an irreversible decision affecting the future of children in Scotland including my children. This is a decision which will be important for generations to come. This is not like an ordinary vote – this is no going back. ‘That is why I am in this debate and I have no desire to come back into mainstream politics.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Tory Liam Fox said he 'played a blinder' in thumping pro-Union speech .\nBut Mr Brown said he was only in debate to protect Scotland's children .\n'I have no desire to come back into mainstream politics,' he added ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISIS militants have blocked all mobile phone networks in the largest Iraqi city they control, as they fear people may tip off coalition forces about their whereabouts. The move represents a change of tactic by the extremist organisation who, up until now, have tried to win support of locals by targeting them through phone services. It also comes in the wake of a string of recent victories by Iraqi troops, backed by Shiite and Kurdish militiamen. Scroll down for video . ISIS militants took control of Mosul in June during their rapid advance across northern Iraq . Residents in Mosul described a scene of 'chaos' and paralysis' in the city after the militants announced their decision on their Mosul-based radio network. Businesses were at a standstill as residents tried to understand what was happening, they said. Some are still able to access the Internet, which operates under a different network. The militants took control of the city, in northern Iraq, in June during their rapid advance across northern Iraq, after the Iraqi military virtually crumbled when confronted by the group. The U.S. began launching airstrikes on August 8 and has conducted at least 22 strikes around the city of Mosul alone. The city has come to represent the expanding power and influence of the extremist group, which started in Iraq but spread to Syria, where it grew exponentially in the chaos of the country's civil war. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the group's reclusive leader, made his first video appearance in Mosul in July to announce his vision for a self-styled caliphate, a form of Islamic state. ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi outlined his vision for a caliphate, a form of Islamic state, in July . Baghdad-based political analyst Hadi Jalo said that the latest move by the IS group shows the militants are losing confidence after the recent victories by Iraqi troops. 'Even the people in Mosul, who hate the Shiite-led government, are becoming less sympathetic with the militants - whose main victims are Sunnis, not Shiites, nowadays,' said Jalo. An official in one of the Iraqi mobile phone operators said his company is investigating the issue, but declined to give further details. Until now ISIS had tried to win local support by targeting people's phones - but have now blocked all phone networks in Mosul, the largest city they have control over . In parts of Syria under its control, the group now administers courts, fixes roads and even polices traffic. It recently imposed a curriculum in schools in its Syrian stronghold, Raqqa, scrapping subjects such as philosophy and chemistry, and fine-tuning the sciences to fit with its ideology. In Syria, government warplanes kept up air raids on the northern city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State group, killing at least seven people today, activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said one of the raids struck the house of a judge facing the Islamic State group's tax collection centre. Another air raid targeted an ISIS group checkpoint. An activist who uses the name Abu Ibrahim al-Raqqawi said eight airstrikes killed at least seven people, including four women and a child. Al-Raqqawi, who is based outside Syria, heads a collective of activists on the ground in Raqqa. On Tuesday, similar airstrikes killed at least 95 people in Raqqa, most of them civilians. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she is 'horrified' by the reports that Syrian government airstrikes had killed dozens of civilians and demolished residential areas." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISIS militants have blocked mobile phone networks in Mosul, north Iraq .\nExtremist group had previously tried to target local support via phones .\nComes in the wake of a string of recent victories by Iraqi troops over ISIS ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Britain's economy will experience the fastest growth in a decade in 2015 due to the slump in oil prices with household income expected to see a leap of 4%, according to economists. In a forecast due to be published today, the EY Item Club predicts a growth of 2.9% this year - the highest since 2005 - with families likely to see their real incomes rise by almost 3.7%. The numbers are significantly higher than the 2.4% prediction given by George Osborne in his autumn statement last year. Economists predict the fastest growth in Britain's economy in ten years thanks to the slump in oil prices . The Item Club, whose predictions are based on the Treasury's economic model, says the fall in oil price is acting as the catalyst. The forecast expects the price of crude to settle to between $40 and $60 a barrel, then recover, reported The Sunday Times. As well as oil prices tumbling, wholesale gas prices have fallen by a quarter in the past year and the price of coal has been falling for three years. And yesterday, Prime Minister David Cameron urged companies to pass on extra profits made from falling oil prices to their employees. Mr Cameron said it was time for workers squeezed by years of austerity to get their reward. Speaking in Washington D.C., he told a press conference: 'Falling oil prices is going to benefit a lot of businesses and a lot of countries and we want to see those benefits passed through in all the ways they can be.' President Barack Obama gave Mr Cameron a pre-election endorsement last night, praising Britain’s economic performance. Ed Miliband, left, accused David Cameron, right, of denying the cost of living crisis, after the Prime Minister said 'Britain deserves a pay rise' Suggesting Britain should stick to its economic course, Mr Obama said: ‘On the economy, I would note that Great Britain and the US are two economies that are standing out at a time when a lot of other countries are having problems. So we must be doing something right.’ Mr Cameron's comments followed the release of statistics which showed falling oil prices, and the economic recovery, have pushed many companies' profitability to a 16-year high. But in response, Labour leader Ed Miliband accused the Prime Minister of trying to 'magic away' families' money problems. He said: 'Week after week, month after month, year after year, this Government has shown a tin ear for what is really going on. 'They have denied the cost of living crisis. They have been woefully out of touch with the daily struggles of families. They have rubbished the idea that people are worse off.' He added: 'Five years of denial, complacency and failure on living standards, and less than four months before an election, he claims to have woken up to the problem. 'You can't wipe out five years of failure on living standards with pre-election pleading. You can't magic away people being £1,600 a year worse off by trying to take credit for falling oil prices.' The Prime Minister, in Washington for talks with Barack Obama, said: 'Obviously I want to see companies' success passed through in terms of wage increases'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "EY Item Club predicts a growth of 2.9% this year - the highest since 2005 .\nFigures are more than the 2.4% given in the Chancellor’s autumn statement .\nForecast expects price of crude to settle to between $40 and $60 a barrel .\nYesterday, David Cameron urged companies to pass on extra profits made from falling oil prices to their employees ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "It is a milestone her parents feared she would not reach. Courageous Harmonie-Rose Allen began her very own countdown to Christmas today, opening the first door of her advent calendar, with help from her mother. The one-year-old watched in awe as her mother Freya Hall helped her daughter, revealed the festive chocolate lurking inside. Miss Hall and her partner Ross Allen, feared their daughter would not be with them to celebrate Christmas after she was struck by a vicious bout of meningitis. Harmonie-Rose lost both her arms and legs to the disease. Doctors were forced to remove the tip of her nose and warned her parents she could suffer long-term vision and learning problems. Brave Harmonie-Rose Allen opens the first door of her advent calendar today, with the help of mother Freya Hall, after losing all four limbs when she was struck by a bout of meningitis . The one-year-old is beaming again after the killer bug struck 10 days after she walked for the first time in September. Her parents feared she wouldn't survive to enjoy Christmas with them . Despite the ordeal she has faced, the toddler is finally smiling again. Medics warned her parents she had a 10 per cent chance of surviving when she fell victim to the killer bug in September - just 10 days after taking her first steps. Three months on and the family are preparing to spend Christmas in hospital. Miss Hall, 20, said: 'She has such a strong character and its beginning to come back now, she knows what she wants. 'She has got her smile back. Ross and I are extremely proud of Harmonie. She has come so far and fought so hard to be here with us. 'We will make her life as amazing, and fulfilling as we can. She's our perfect little princess and she will always be perfect. 'To be told that she had 10 per cent chance of survival and to be here now is incredible and means so much to us how hard she's fought. 'I don't know what I would do without her.' The couple first noticed something was wrong with Harmonie-Rose in September, when she woke in the night coughing and unable to breathe. They took her to the Royal United Hospital in Bath but doctors could not find anything seriously wrong and she was sent home. Harmonie-Rose's parents Freya Hall and Ross Allen first noticed something was wrong when she woke in the night coughing and soon developed a tell-tale rash. Doctors told the couple their daughter had a 10 per cent chance of surviving, preparing them for the worst . Meningitis Research Foundation estimates that there are around 3,400 cases of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia every year in the UK and Ireland. This means that every day nine people become ill with the diseases. With one in ten people dying, a death will occur almost every day. A further two people will be left with life-altering after effects as severe as brain damage, deafness and multiple amputations. Meningitis vaccines offer excellent protection, but they are not yet available for all forms. So it's vital to know meningitis symptoms and what to do if you suspect someone has meningitis or septicemia. Symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia: . Other signs in babies: . Septicaemia can occur with or without meningitis. Not everyone gets all the symptoms and they can appear in any order. Source: Meningitis Research Foundation . But the next morning Harmonie-Rose turned blue and they took her back to the same hospital. Following an assessment they were told it was just a virus and were again sent home. But hours later Harmonie-Rose became floppy and lethargic and they rushed back to the hospital, where a rash was spotted. Within four hours, the toddler's body was covered with the purple rash, leaving her parents lost for words. Miss Hall, a full-time mother, said: 'She had a cold for about a week before we took her to the hospital but she was also teething. 'She was still happy and playing right up until we took her to the hospital the second time. 'We saw the spot on her nose and it did not go away, the nurse acted very fast and within seconds her room was filled with doctors and nurses. 'Every time we looked at Harmonie she was becoming covered with more purple like bruises. 'Harmonie was then taken to adult intensive care and we did not hear from them until about four hours later. 'When we walked in to see Harmonie I could have fainted. 'She was asleep and was more covered in the rash than before, this was when we realised it was really severe. 'The doctors told us she would lose the tip of her nose and that was only if she survived. 'He told us he was very worried about our little girl and that she may not survive, my whole life was turned upside down within a second I was so angry and upset. 'The rash was literally covering her from head to toe, it was purple and a dark purple. 'Gradually the whole of her arms and legs were purple; they weren't just dots anymore, they had changed the colour of Harmonie's skin.' Harmonie-Rose has undergone more than 10 operations and is now out of immediate danger, but her mother says she still faces a number of challenges on her road to recovery. Since the youngster's diagnosis, friends, family and members of the public have been raising funds to help Harmonie. The brave toddler, pictured with her mother, fought the bug, but doctors were forced to amputate her arms and legs, as well as the tip of her nose. She has undergone 10 operations but is now out of immediate danger . Friends and family have helped raise more than £60,000 for the Help4Harmonie appeal to help pay for the one-year-old's future rehabilitation, hydrotherapy and adaptations to her home . To date the Help4Harmonie appeal has raised more than £60,000, which will be used for rehabilitation, hydrotherapy and home adaptations. Her mother added: 'Hope4Harmonie have just hit the £60,000 mark and it's incredible. Thanks to our families who started it. 'The support has really helped and it's overwhelming. People from all over the world are supporting Hope4Harmonie. 'Life will never be easy for Harmonie but knowing we have this kind of support fills me with warmth that Harmonie will lead as normal life as possible.' Anyone wishing to donate to the cause should visit her Just Giving page here." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Harmonie-Rose Allen, 1, was struck by a bout of meningitis in September .\nShe fell ill with the killer bug just 10 days after walking for the first time .\nDoctors warned her parents their daughter had a 10% chance of surviving .\nShe fought the disease but medics were forced to amputate both her arms and legs as well as the tip of her nose .\nShe has undergone 10 operations but is finally on the road to recovery .\nHer mother Freya Hall, said: 'She has such a strong character and its beginning to come back now. She has got her smile back'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A bride-to-be became pregnant after having sex with a dwarf stripper on her hen night, it has been claimed. The woman had to confess to cheating on her husband with the adult entertainer earlier this year after giving birth to a baby with dwarfism at a hospital in Valencia, Spain, it was reported. It is alleged that the woman’s husband believed the child was his until it was born. Neither the couple nor the hospital have been named. Hen party: A bride-to-be became pregnant after having sex with a dwarf stripper on her hen night (file picture) Spanish news website Las Cinco del Dia (The Daily Five), which broke the story, said: ‘Neither her closest female friends nor her family knew she had had sex with the dwarf stripper. ‘But once she had her son in her arms, she broke down and confessed what had happened. As you can imagine no-one that sleeps with a stripper at her hen night broadcasts it, or at least they try to take their secret to the grave. ‘But the protagonist of this episode had no choice but to confess and could never have pretended the boy was her husband's because of a little problem - the child was born with dwarfism.’ A Spaniard working as a dwarf stripper, who asked to remain anonymous, said: ‘I know colleagues working out of Valencia but I'm not aware of any of them getting involved in something like this. Location: The woman had to confess to cheating on her husband with the adult entertainer earlier this year after giving birth to a child with dwarfism in Valencia (file picture) in Spain, it was reported . ‘They're mostly men in their forties and fifties and who's going to want to sleep with a man that age. There must be about ten of us doing this line of work in Spain. ‘More often than not it's a joke thing and the women are very shy and don't even want you to touch them. You often go along with a normal stripper who blindfolds the woman and then you take his place and pretend it's him that's still dancing. 'You take the blindfold off, congratulate her and go. At most you sometimes get asked to stay behind and have your picture taken with the bride-to-be. I'm astonished at the idea someone's fallen pregnant like this and the woman has managed to keep it a secret even from her closest friends. ‘It's certainly something that's catching peoples' interest. I've even had a call from a radio station in Uruguay earlier on but told them I couldn't help.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Spanish woman had to confess to cheating on her husband with dwarf .\nIt was after she gave birth to baby with dwarfism at hospital in Valencia .\nWoman's husband believed child was his until it was born, it is claimed ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "It is the wish list of a dying Australian man who, doctors say, has just weeks left on Earth. Former corporate high-flyer Peter Short, 57, from Camberwell, Victoria, has terminal oesophageal cancer. Two weeks ago, he was told he has just 90 days to live. But, in his own words, 'everyday's a ball' - and there's just three things he wants to do before he passes on. 'That Bucket List movie did dying such a disservice,' he told Daily Mail Australia, referring to a 2007 comedy flick. 'It's not about rushing around and trying to do all the bloody things you wanted. 'It's about being close to the people you're close to.' Peter Short, centre, is pictured here with his wife Elizabeth and son Mitchell . Touching embrace: Short is pictured here with his son, Mitchell, during a forthcoming documentary about the end of Peter's life . Mates: Peter Short is currently spending precious time with his family including his son Mitchell and wife Elizabeth . Peter Short was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer five years ago. He recovered, but on January 28 this year doctors told him it had returned in a terminal form . He is going to tick off the first item on his list on Friday, when he goes for a drive down a windy road in his Porsche with his son, Mitchell, 27. They will rip through the Black Spur line of road in Yarra Valley and go for a dip in the Elidon Weir. 'That'll be a great day,' Short told Daily Mail Australia. Another wish will be completed on February 1. That's Mitchell's first day of work in his graduate job. That evening, Peter wants to crack open a bottle of red with him. And then there is his final hope. He told a Senate inquiry last month he wants to have a 'magnificent' death - 'not... swallowing a whole lot of pills hoping it works and spitting them half back up'. But voluntary euthanasia - also known as voluntary assisted suicide - is not legal in Australia. So as the final item on his bucket list, he wants to confront Prime Minister Tony Abbott about the Liberal Party's position against euthanasia. 'I'm not going to die with a thing on the wish list,' Short told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday, the 14th day of the 90-day death sentence he was given by doctors. '(But) if I'm going to die without Abbott having talked to me I would consider that a major failure for him as well as me.' Short wants to press Mr Abbott to consider a conscience vote on the issue - something that was recommended by a Senate committee early in November. A former executive at Coles and Shell, Short is the subject of a new documentary, Fade to Black, which concerns his fight for voluntary euthanasia in Australia. He has helped raised more than $100,000 for the film. In the trailer of his forthcoming documentary, Short says: 'I will go out of my wonderful life at a time of my choosing with my dog Missy's ears in my hands and my family by my side' On Friday, Short will ride in his Porsche through the Black Spur line of road to a freshwater dam in the Yarra Valley. There, he will paddle with his son . The cancer (the white bits in the above graphic) has metastasised to his lungs . 'I will go out of my wonderful life at a time of my choosing with my dog Missy's ears in my hands and my family by my side,' he said in the film's trailer. There are parallels between his situation and that of Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old US woman who killed herself as her body began to succumb to the ravages to brain cancer. Voluntary euthanasia is the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. In some parts of the world, including Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the US states of Oregon and Washington, some forms of voluntary euthanasia are legal. In 1996 in Australia the Northern Territory passed the world's first euthanasia legislation, the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1996. Four patients died through assisted suicide under the Act, but the legislation was overturned by Australia's Federal Parliament in 1997. Short said he felt like a friend had died when Ms Maynard died last month. 'We're the two souls who, for whatever reason, have found themselves in similar spots,' he explained to Daily Mail Australia. Ms Maynard went on an extensive media campaign to promote voluntary euthanasia prior to her death. She tearfully told CBS News: 'I don't want to die. 'If anyone wants to hand me a magical cure and save my life so that I can have children with my husband, you know, I will take them up on it.' 'Anyone who has walked a mile in my shoes and knows what they're facing and has felt the just bone-splitting headaches I get sometimes or the seizures or the inability to speak or the moments when I'm looking at my husband's face and I can't remember his name...' Despite his tragic condition - the cancer has metastasised in his lungs - Short told Daily Mail Australia: 'I can do something good at the end of my life. 'It's great leadership for my son. And, you know, everyday's a ball.' Over the past year, he has had a stream of farewell events with family and friends where he has said a 'little speech' - but he has lived to tell the tale. 'You never know what's around the next corner,' he said. 'It's always another exciting something happening. 'Sooner or later, I'm going to turn around a corner and say 's*** it looks like it's all coming to an end.' His main fear is not death, but rather the pain he and his family will experience. Short hopes to live until the end of February. Lifeline 13 11 14 . Peter Short, right, served as the General Manager of Coles Express . Good times: Peter Short is pictured with wife Elizabeth on holidays ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Peter Short, 57, from Camberwell, Victoria, has terminal oesophageal cancer .\nDoctors believe he will die in the next 76 days, but he hopes to live for as long as possible .\nHe may try manage his death depending upon the circumstances .\nBefore he goes, he wants to crack open a bottle of red with his son on the day he starts his new graduate job .\nThere's more on his wish-list, too - including a conversation with Prime Minister Tony Abbott ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Lee Gaskell’s late try was the difference as Bradford beat Leeds 20-14 in the last West Yorkshire derby between the teams before the Bulls are relegated to the Kingstone Press Championship. Matches between the two neighbours were season highlights through the 2000s as both clubs battled for Super League supremacy, but Friday’s encounter at a rain-sodden Headingley Carnegie was a world away from those days. Moments of quality were few and far between in a match punctuated by errors. Derby winner: Lee Gaskell goes over for a late try as Bradford Bulls beat Yorkshire rivals Leeds Rhinos . On-loan winger Danny Williams, a Leeds academy graduate, gave Bradford a fifth-minute lead, only for it to be wiped out by Mitch Achurch’s effort. The scrappy nature of the match continued after the break, with tries from Luke Gale and Brett Delaney both coming on the back of ball spills. Gale’s penalty gave the Bulls a 12-10 advantage heading into the final 15 minutes but Luke Briscoe appeared to have given the Rhinos bragging rights. However, Gaskell took Gale’s offload and jinked his way to the line to send the Bulls fans wild, before the latter’s last-minute two-pointer made sure of Bradford’s second major scalp in as many weeks. Delight: The soon-to-be relegate side celebrate Gaskell's late winner . Bradford have had the better of their West Yorkshire derbies with Leeds in Super League despite their recent woes and the four-time champions were quickest out of the blocks against a Rhinos side missing a host of stars. Gale’s break gave the Bulls good field position and the scrum-half then kicked for the corner, where Williams profited from a mistake by Tom Briscoe to touch down. Leeds were finding it difficult to match Bradford’s early enthusiasm and it took a storming run by prop Brad Singleton to spark them into life. His charge downfield took the Rhinos deep into the Bulls half before Leeds shifted the ball from left to right and levelled through Achurch, who showed good footwork to evade Joe Arundel. The hosts looked to be in again when Josh Walters galloped towards the Bradford line after pouncing on a Bulls mistake in his own 20, but he was hauled down by Elliot Kear. Roar: Luke Gale is congratulated by team-mates after going over in the first half . All was not lost for Leeds as Adam Sidlow was sin-binned for preventing Walters from getting a quick play of the ball. The Rhinos failed to make the Bradford forward pay for his indiscipline and were forced into a reshuffle themselves when Ben Jones-Bishop hobbled off with a leg injury. Luke Briscoe replaced the Salford-bound winger and his early fumble summed up a poor opening 40 minutes. The second period got off to a promising start as Sidlow and Rob Burrow both made good yards after breaking the line. Hope: Brett Delaney scores for Leeds Rhinos at Headingley Carnegie . But it was another error which led to the next score, Tom Briscoe again spilling a kick, this time allowing Gale to tap ahead and touch down. It was Leeds’ turn to profit from a mistake next, Delaney picking up close to the Bulls line after Zak Hardaker’s pass had gone to ground before going over. Bradford edged ahead once more when Gale slotted over a penalty from in front after the Rhinos were penalised for holding down. Leeds hit back again through Luke Briscoe’s try after Liam Sutcliffe was first to a Danny McGuire kick but Gaskell stepped his way to the line to give Bradford their first win over the Rhinos in six attempts." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Lee Gaskell late try the difference at Headingley Carnegie .\nBradford Bulls are relegated despite win over rivals .\nMatch played out on Yorkshire Day ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Remote Russian roads don't have rules, you've just got to reach the other end. And in this amusing video, one daring driver decides to play chicken - with a tank. Singing 'We are going to crash head on, go,' as he approaches the behemoth of a tank, it's really heart-in-the-mouth stuff. The driver is full of confidence that he will win this game of 'chicken' with the army tank . And he is proved right, as the tank turns sharply off the dirt track and onto the scrubland . The tank makes a turn just in time as this shot shows how close the two came to a crash . But some 20 or so yards ahead, the truck takes a left, and out of the way of the brave (and perhaps a little erratic) car driver. 'Ha, scared,' yelps a more-than-pleased driver, before uttering the word of the game we all knew he was playing; 'chicken.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Motorist full of confidence as army tank looms on single track road .\nAs tank turns sharply off, car driver shouts his delight .\n'Ha, scared,' he exclaims, before shouting 'chicken' out of window ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The victims of a serial paedophile who carried out a sustained campaign of abuse against them while they lived in his care at a children's home today celebrated as they saw their attacker jailed for life. John Allen was found guilty of committing historical sexual abuse against 18 boys and one girl aged between seven and 15 at his residential care home in Wrexham, North Wales. The 73-year-old had already spent six years in jail over abuse in the 1970s and avoided prosecution in 2003 over more alleged attacks when legal proceedings collapsed. Stephen Fong (centre) celebrates outside court after seeing John Allen jailed for life at Mold Crown Court . The 73-year-old was jailed for life with a minimum of 11 years after abusing children between 1968 and 1991 . In the third dealing with the court, the paedophile was told he must spend at least 11 years behind bars for committing 'grave' offences against children at the Bryn Alyn care home he ran in Wrexham, north Wales. Mold Crown Court heard how the man's victims considered him 'untouchable' over decades of sustained abuse as they had no one to report his behaviour to while under his care. Today they hugged one another and their families after seeing the sex offender jailed, with one man telling Sky News he felt as though his 'life sentence' had been lifted. 'The validation of these crimes that happened 41, 42 years ago was more important than the sentence for me,' said Kevin Edwards. 'When you carry these horrendous crimes against you, you're carrying a sentence yourself far greater than prison. 'When someone comes along and says \"now we believe you,\" my life sentence has been slightly lifted. 'This trial will, I hope, send out a message to councils, social services and police forces. We're coming for you, the police are coming for you, you can't hide anymore. Punching the air in victory, the 73-year-old's victims and their families stand outside Mold Crown Court after seeing the paedophile sentenced to life behind bars for abusing them as children in north Wales . Steve Fong (right) and Kevin Edwards (left) embrace after seeing their abuser jailed decades after the attacks . Allen's victims were jubilant outside Mold County Court as they celebrated with family after seeing him jailed . The 73-year-old was taken into a police van to be driven to a cell where he will spend at least 11 years . 'One more victim is too many.' Stephen Fong, another of his victims, described Allen as 'a monster'. 'Hopefully he will die in prison. That is not a very nice thing to say and some people might not want to hear that but that is how I feel,' the 50-year-old added. 'It's fantastic to know that, after so many years, the ex-boys and ex-girls have come together collectively as one and I believe we have got the verdicts we needed. 'I was not a big fan of this justice system until today. Hopefully we can now put this to bed.' Sentencing today Mr Justice Openshaw said there were 'recurring themes' among the reasons why his victims hadn't come forward sooner. In 1995, after Allen was jailed for six years over a string of offences against young boys, an inquiry was launched to look at the abuse of children in Gwynedd and Clwyd areas. Following its publication in 2000, more complainants came forward with claims they had been abused by the 73-year-old. But the case was stunted by a Crown Court judge who reportedly ruled that Allen would not receive a fair trial because of the publicity about his previous convictions. In 2012 he was arrested amid fresh allegations and found guilty last week of 33 offences against young boys and one against a girl. 'Complaints were made with social workers and from time to time with the police but these were never investigated,' said the judge. 'These complaints were dismissed as, literally, incredible. 'The fact is the boys did not complain because they knew it would pointless to do so and it gave the belief that the defendant was untouchable.' Today the paedophile was condemned for his 'grave' offences against children over such a long period of time. 'There have no doubt been more prolific offenders but seldom can there be so many grave offences committed on so many victims over a long period of time, causing so much anguish and misery,' added Mr Justice Openshaw. In 1968 Allen, a hotelier with no background in child care, set up the Bryn Alyn care home (pictured) John Allen pictured in 1971 with children at the Wrexham care home where he abused young boys and girls . At its height, 120 boys were sent into Allen's care at Bryn Alyn by 14 different local authorities, with many coming from across the country, said the judge. Later, some girls were given accommodation in the home described as a 'highly sexualised atmosphere.' Allen denied all offences during the six week trial to the shock of complainants present at the sentencing. He was given a discretionary life sentence for seven serious sexual assaults and received concurrent terms of 10 years for 23 indecent assaults. One count of gross indecency with a child brought a sentence of two years. He was cleared of two other serious sexual assaults. Jon Brown, NSPCC lead for tackling sexual abuse, described the man as one of the most prolific sex offenders of his time. 'John Allen's reign of terror over a dark period of several decades puts him high up the scale of the most prolific child abusers of recent times and his sentence quite rightly reflects the severity of his despicable crimes. 'Instead of nurturing the vulnerable children in his care he abused his power and subjected them to constant, horrendous sexual attacks. 'His manipulative and devious behaviour allowed him to hide behind a shroud of respectability while his helpless victims suffered intense emotional trauma. 'Allen was able to evade justice for so long because he created an atmosphere of terror where no one was able to oppose him and where he effectively silenced his victims.' Allen was jailed for six years in 1995 for child sex abuse. In 2003 more charges were dropped against him . After John Allen was found guilty by a jury of historical sexual offences, it was alleged the 73-year-old had at one point supplied young boys for Westminster 'paedophile parties' alleged to have taken place at Dolphin Square, a luxury complex in central London. The apartments have been mentioned on numerous occasions amid allegations of abuse carried out by political heavyweights such as Sir Peter Hayman and Cyril Smith. Metropolitan Police are actively investigating claims of historical abuse, while the Home Secretary has ordered an inquiry into whether such atrocities ever happened under the noses of influential politicians. Last week Dennis Parry, a former leader of Clwyd County Council claimed Allen played a hand in the alleged ring of paedophilia. 'My information was that not only was he an abuser, he was a supplier. 'There was movement between Holland and this country, and Dolphin Square was part of the set-up,' he was reported as saying in the Sunday Times. Further inquiries are being made about claims the paedophile transported young boys between Ipswich and north Wales on the whims of other sexual offenders. It has been alleged that Allen was not only an abuser but also a supplier and helped transfer boys in his care to Dolphin Square, in central London, which is at the centre of an allegation that MPs used it to abuse boys ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "John Allen has been jailed for life over decades of sustained abuse .\nThe 73-year-old ran a care home in Wrexham, north Wales, in the 1970s .\nEvaded prosecution in 2003 despite claims of abuse from multiple victims .\nToday victims celebrated outside court as 'untouchable' man was jailed ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "This is the moment a disgusted takeaway customer caught a chef washing his feet in a kitchen sink. The picture, which appears to show a chef next to a food preparation area, was taken at the Neel Akash Indian and Bangladeshi Restaurant in Salisbury, Wiltshire. According to the restaurant owner the incident happened because the chef had dropped hot oil on his foot and needed to cool the area down. Scroll down for video . Putting his foot in it: A customer at the Neel Akash Indian and Bangladeshi Restaurant in Salisbury, Wiltshire, took this picture of a chef at the restaurant washing his feet in the kitchen sink . The restaurant has a five star rating from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) - the highest rating possible. The diner, who has asked not to be named for fear of reprisal, said: 'When I saw this chef washing his feet in the kitchen I felt sick to my stomach instantly. 'The only thing that I could think about was that nobody would believe me so I must get proof - hence the grainy photo. 'This is a restaurant I've eaten from many times, so I was totally shocked and upset. I will never step foot in there again. 'This is quite a popular takeaway in the area with people travelling from all over the rural surrounding villages to collect a curry. 'I used to really like the place, I just don't understand now how a five-star FSA rating was achieved.' The eaterie has a 5-star rating from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) - the highest rating possible . Restaurant owner Mohammed Shajahan, said it was an isolated incident and was not reflective of their consistently impeccable food hygiene standards. He said:'The only reason the employee had his foot in the sink is because he had dropped hot oil on his foot and quickly needed to cool the area down in order to stop it from becoming a severe burn. 'After the member of public sent me this picture I immediately apologised to him and asked the staff member why they had broken the health and safety rules. 'After the incident happened the member of staff was asked to hand in his resignation and has now left my restaurant. 'This type of incident will never happen again.' A spokesperson for the FSA said: 'We cannot comment on individual cases. 'However, food hygiene must be the priority for all food business operators and if any person has concerns about an individual business then they should report these to their local environmental health team.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Incident took place at Neel Akash Indian and Bangladeshi Restaurant .\nThe Salisbury restaurant has five-star rating from Food Standards Agency .\nRestaurant owner said the chef had dropped hot oil on his foot ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "BBC radio presenter who said women should 'keep their knickers on' during radio discussion about Ched Evans is to be investigated by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom. Nick Conrad was leading a live debate on BBC Radio Norfolk about Evans, a former Sheffield United striker, who was released from prison in October after serving half of a five year prison sentence for raping a teenage girl. There had been speculation Evans would return to play for the team, leading to criticism from sexual abuse charities as well as the resignation of a number of the club's patrons including Charlie Webster. Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill said she would ask for her name to be removed from a stand at Sheffield United's ground if the player was reinstated. During the discussion about Evans on the BBC show Mr Conrad suggested women should be more aware of a man's sexual desire and how 'difficult' it is for them to stop. Scroll down for video . Nick Conrad (left) - a BBC Radio Norfolk talk show host - will be investigated by Ofcom after he suggested women should 'keep their knickers on' during a discussion about convicted rapist Ched Evans (right) He said: 'I think women need to be more aware of a man's sexual desire that when you're in that position that you are about to engage in sexual activity there's a huge amount of energy in the male body, there's a huge amount of will and intent, and it's very difficult for many men to say no when they are whipped up into a bit of a storm.' The 29-year-old presenter was labelled ignorant by rape charities after his comments. He also said: 'What I'm trying to say is that women also have to understand that when a man's given certain signals he'll wish to act upon them and if you don't wish to give out the wrong signals, it's best, probably, to keep your knickers on and not get into bed with him. Does that make sense?' At the time Katie Russell, a spokeswoman for the Rape Crisis England and Wales charity, said the debate around Evans had highlighted broader issues about the way we discuss men and women and sexual abuse. She said: 'The idea that men's sexual desires render them incapable of taking responsibility for their actions or respecting another person's right to choose what happens to their body is unfounded, outdated and offensive to men.' Norfolk Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Jenny McKibben also criticised Mr Conrad's comments, and a number of people posted tweets showing their distaste for his comments. Listeners also complained to the broadcaster and the BBC and Mr Conrad both apologised. The father-of-one found himself compared to fictional character Alan Partridge, who is known for making politically incorrect comments, after the show. He further attracted criticism when he said during the live debate he said: 'It's the old adage about if you yank a dog's tail don't be surprised when it bites you.' Ched Evans has continued to protest his innocence and is pictured with girlfriend Natasha Massey (right) Ofcom is now investigating after a number of complaints were received following Mr Conrad's comments. A spokesman for the watchdog said: 'Ofcom is currently investigating whether the use of derogatory language against women in this live debate about convicted rapist Ched Evans met generally accepted standards.' Ched Evans was released from prison in October after serving half of his sentence for the rape of a teenage girl at a hotel in Rhyl in 2011. An appeal against his conviction was rejected by three judges at the Court of Appeal in 2012, but his case is due to be looked at by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Since he has been released the 25-year-old has repeatedly protested his innocence and insisted that sex with the woman had been consensual. The former footballer also posted a statement on his website saying he will continue to fight to clear his name. Charlie Webster (left) stepped down as patron of Sheffield United after the club announced that Evans would be allowed to train with them agai,n while heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill (right) said if he was given a contract she wanted her name removed from a stand at the Bramall Lane ground, where the team regularly play . Singer Paul Heaton (left) and businesswoman Lindsay Graham (right) also stood down as patrons at the club . On November 11 - less than a month after Evans was released from prison - Sheffield United issued a statement confirming he would be allowed to train with them again. This statement provoked widespread criticism and speculation that he could be given another contract. The furore led to the club losing a number of its patrons and seeing many sponsors threaten to leave in the nine days that followed. After the announcement television presenter Charlie Webster stood down as patron. She was followed by singer Dave Berry and businesswoman Lindsay Graham. The next day heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill confirmed she would ask for her name to be removed from the stand at Bramall Lane if Evans was offered a contract. The stand was named after her in recognition of her success at the London 2012 Olympics. Mrs Ennis-Hill was then subjected to abuse from Twitter trolls threatening her with rape. Two days later former Beautiful South frontman Paul Heaton also resigned as a patron of United's Community Foundation over the Evans affair. On November 20 Sheffield United confirmed it had revoked the offer for Evans to train with them and would not be offering him a contract. Evans was then understood to be in talks with Oldham, a league one team. But the club confirmed today they would also not be signing him. FA chairman Greg Dyke was also drawn into the row after he said discussion over whether Evans, should play football again was ‘not an important issue’. The Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland's (PFAI) solicitor Stuart Gilhooly also attracted criticism after he said Evans deserved a second chance." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Nick Conrad led live debate on BBC Radio Norfolk about rapist Ched Evans .\nIn debate about him Mr Conrad said women 'should keep their knickers on'\nEvans was released from prison in October after serving half of sentence .\nSpeculation over if he would return to Sheffield United provoked criticism .\nEvans has continually protested his innocence, saying sex was consensual .\nPresenter also said women need to be 'more aware' of men's sexual desire .\nListeners complained and branded the 29-year-old presenter 'ignorant'\nBBC and Mr Conrad apologised after the show following raft of complaints .\nOfcom to investigate whether Mr Conrad broke the 'accepted standards'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ahead of World Cup combat in Brazil, the Republic of Ireland blew a chance to provide England manager Roy Hodgson with another encouraging pointer. Six days after holding Italy scoreless, Ireland were a goal in front through Kevin Doyle, and a man to the good, against Costa Rica deep into the second half of the Freedom Cup and seemed set fair for only their second win under Martin O’Neill. But then, things went horribly awry. After Celso Borges converted a penalty in the 64th minute, Robbie Keane saw a penalty two minutes later saved by replacement ‘keeper Patrick Pemberton – it was only Keane’s second miss for Ireland. Matchwinner: Kevin Doyle hit the only goal of the game as Ireland saw England's Group D foes Costa Rica . Republic of Ireland: Forde; Kelly, Keogh, Duffy, Wilson (McClean 39); Pilkington (McGeady 64), Whelan, Green (Hendrick 64), Quinn (Cox 83); Keane (Hoolohan 83), Doyle (Long 70). Scorer: Doyle 18. Costa Rica: Navas (Pemberton, 46) Umana, Gonzalez, Duarte; Diaz, Cubero, Borges, Mora; Campbell (87 Calvo), Urena (Brenes 78), Ruiz (Bolanos 74). Scorer: Borges 64. Ref: Raul Castro (Honduras) Referee: Alexandru Dan Tudor (Romania) On a . tempestuous night, which saw a spattering of cards, missiles thrown and . post-match invasions by fans, Hodgson will have noted another incident . which, unwittingly, may be of benefit to England. After . Riccardo Montolivo’s broken shin in Craven Cottage, Giancarlo Gonzalez, . the Costa Rica central defender, faces a World Cup ban after being sent . off for violent conduct following an ugly aerial tangle with Doyle . before half-time. It was . Ireland who struck first through Doyle in the 18th minute, when the . Wolves striker placed a glancing header into the bottom corner following . a pin-point cross by Marc Wilson. Doyle’s . goal was almost fated as the PPL Stadium is under the shadow of the . Commodore Barry Bridge, named after the founder of the US Navy and, like . Doyle, a native of County Wexford. It was Doyle’s 13th international goal and his first since September, 2012, as he seized his recall moment. Look out behind you: Costa Rica's Keylor Navas fails to stop Doyle's shot . Ireland . seemed comfortable at half-time but the positioning of James McClean at . left-back for the injured Wilson was a weakness which Costa Rica seized . on. After 64 . minutes, they were level when Celso Borges smashed in a penalty, awarded . against 'keeper David Forde for catching the busy Marco Urena as he . surged into the box. Improbably, . Ireland were gifted a chance to restore their lead when referee Castro . awarded a soft penalty after Stephen Quinn tumbled under a challenge by . Heiner Mora. Battle for possession: Costa Rica wideman Joel Campbell controls the ball as Stephen Quinn looks on . But Keane, complete with trademark shuffle, was thwarted as Pemberton dived correctly to his right to push the ball away. Ireland had time to regroup but apart from a late flurry, the win which manager Martin O’Neill was seeking, eluded them. With one win in six games under O'Neill, Portugal  are up next for Ireland in New Jersey on Tuesday night." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ireland took the lead after Kevin Doyle's excellent first-half header .\nGiancarlo Gonzalez was sent off for the Central Americans for a foul on Doyle .\nCelso Borges levelled from the spot before Robbie Keane missed from 12 yards ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Toni Kroos has no intention of being a Manchester United player next season. The Bayern Munich midfielder has been a long-term target for the Old Trafford club, especially as his contract situation with the German champions remains unresolved. Kroos, 24, has a year left with Bayern and has yet to accept their offer of an extension, giving a nod to a possible move away. All smiles: Toni Kroos, in training for Germany on Thursday, believes he will be at Bayern Munich next season . Raring to go: Manchester United target Kroos will feature for Germany at this summer's World Cup in Brazil . Kroos flourished under new Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal at Bayern and is thought to be keen to work under his old coach again, but he has since claimed the English giants are not on his radar. Speaking to Bild he said: 'I am expecting to play for Bayern Munich next season. There was a lot of speculation, but Manchester is and was not an issue. 'At this point in time I am fully focused on preparations for the World Cup.' Kroos was the subject of a £20million offer from United with the two clubs having agreed a deal for his services when David Moyes was still in charge. Meanwhile, Bayern's president Karl Hopfner, claims Kroos is unlikely to receive a better contract offer from the German club. Done deal: Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos for £20m . Green light: The deal to bring Kroos to Old Trafford was agreed when David Moyes was still in charge . Speaking to German sports magazine Kicker, Hopfner said that the offer Kroos has received will not go any higher at the moment. 'It was the same with Michael Ballack, and eventually we retracted our offer (to extend his contract). Kroos has a contract until 2015. 'There will definitely be further talks. At some point, the player has to decide what he wants. I'll be taking a leaf out of Uli's book certainly: certain financial boundaries will not be crossed.' When asked to talk about how Kroos' offer won't increase Hopfner said: 'That is how things stand. No question, but on whether a big offer could change their stance Hopfner replied: 'I don't know. Things change very quickly.' Kroos is currently training with the Germany squad ahead of the World Cup." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Bayern Munich ace Toni Kroos has been a long-term target for Man United .\nThe 24-year-old has a year to run on his Bayern Munich contract .\nBut Kroos believes he will remain with the German champions next season .\nMan United and Bayern have agreed a £20million deal for the midfielder ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Luis Suarez has been handed the No 9 shirt at Barcelona and will be unveiled on Wednesday after joining the Catalan Giants from Liverpool in a £75million move from Liverpool. The disgraced Uruguay striker, whose World Cup ended after he savagely bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini, will inherit the coveted squad number from Alexis Sanchez, who was sold to Arsenal to fund Suarez's move to the Nou Camp. But fans hoping to see the traditional grand unveiling for stars joining Barca will be disappointed. While the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cesc Fabregas, Alexis Sanchez and Neymar have all been paraded in front of thousands of adoring fans at the Nou Camp in recent years, Suarez will have to make do with a plain old conference room. VIDEO Scroll down for Barcelona reveal Luis Suarez's number 9 shirt . Good riddance: Luis Suarez has joined Barcelona from LIverpool in a £75m transfer . Come in No 9: Suarez has been handed the coveted striker's shirt by the Catalan Giants . Disgrace: Suarez is banned for four months after biting Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup . Talent: Suarez won both the PFA and Football Writers player of the year during a stellar last season . VIDEO Suarez appeal rejected . This is because Suarez is banned from entering the Nou Camp stadium due to his four-month ban from all football activity imposed by FIFA following his bite on Chiellini. Instead of juggling footballs and posing with his family on the pitch, Suarez will smile for the cameras in a room called Auditorium 1899, which is near to the Nou Camp. Barcelona do their best to sell Auditorium 1899 as better than the average business facility, saying that it 'combines elegant wooden decoration with large format photographs of FC Barcelona players in action and several plasma screens dotted around the room.' However, whether it could be described as 'Mes que un conference room' is unlikely. HOW THE STARS HAVE ARRIVED AT BARCELONA... Star attraction: Thousands turned out at the Nou Camp to greet Neymar after he joined Barcelona . Back home: Cesc Fabregas waves to supporters during his presentation at the Nou Camp in 2011 . Flicks and ticks: Zlatan Ibrahimovic shows off after moving to Barcelona for big money in 2009 . AND HERE'S WHERE SUAREZ WILL BE UNVEILED! Auditorium 1899: The room where Suarez will be presented as a Barcelona player is functional not glamourous . February 2007: Makes his international debut for Uruguay against Colombia but is sent off in the final minutes after being shown a second yellow card for dissent. November 2007: Joins Ajax from Uruguayan side Nacional but is later suspended by the Dutch giants after a half-time dressing-room altercation with team-mate Albert Luque. July 2010: During the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals, Suarez prevents Ghana's Dominic Adiyiah from scoring in the final minute with a deliberate handball on the line and is subsequently sent off. A penalty was awarded but missed by Asamoah Gyan and footage showed Suarez celebrating on the sidelines. Uruguay eventually went through to the last four on penalties. November 2010: Handed a seven-match ban by the Dutch FA and fined by his club for biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal during an Eredivisie match. October 2011: Following his move to Liverpool in January 2011, is involved in a tackle with Everton's Jack Rodwell and goes down with apparent minimal contact. Rodwell is then sent off. October 2011: Alleged to have racially abused Manchester United's Patrice Evra during a Premier League match. Later found guilty by an independent regulatory commission, banned for eight matches and fined £40,000. December 2011: Seen making an offensive gesture towards Fulham fans. At this time he had already been charged by the FA over the racism incident, although not yet punished, but was handed a further one-match ban for the gesture. February 2012: United and Liverpool meet again at Old Trafford and more controversy ensues as Suarez refuses to shake Evra's hand before kick-off. October 2012: Celebrates a goal against Everton by diving in front of Toffees boss David Moyes, who had earlier claimed that \"divers\" such as Suarez were putting fans off the English game. January 2013: Handles the ball prior to scoring Liverpool's winner in the FA Cup third-round tie at Mansfield. April 2013: Bites Branislav Ivanovic on the arm but escapes punishment on the pitch as the referee fails to see it, and scores Liverpool's equaliser seven minutes into stoppage time as they draw 2-2 with Chelsea at Anfield. Fined by club the following day and charged with violent conduct by the FA. Subsequently handed a 10-match ban by an independent regulatory commission, which Liverpool opt not to appeal against. June 2014: Television replays show Suarez moving his head towards Chiellini, who responded by swinging an arm before chasing the referee to apparently insist he had been bitten on his shoulder. Banned by FIFA from all football for four months, as well as nine international matches, and ordered to pay a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Luis Suarez has joined Barcelona from Liverpool for £75m .\nLiverpool confirmed the transfer on Friday morning .\nUruguay striker is banned from all football activity for four months after his bite on Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup .\nBan means Suarez cannot be unveiled on the pitch at the Nou Camp .\nStriker will be unveiled on Wednesday in the club's 'Auditorium 1899'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Football can be a wretchedly knee-jerk place sometimes. Only 10 days ago, when Manchester United appeared to be on an upward curve, young Tyler Blackett, so composed in the victory over QPR, was hailed as the thoroughbred colt flying up on the rails to resolve Louis van Gaal's defensive malaise. One week later, after Manchester United's defensive capitulation at Leicester City - United conceded four goals in 21 minutes and Blackett was sent off in a 5-3 defeat - the defender was pitied as an over-exposed rookie. The reality for this young footballer most probably lies somewhere in between. Those who have worked closely with the defender truly believe that Blackett will train on, given time and opportunities. Tyler Blackett has broken into the first team at Manchester United this season . Blackett (third from left) playing football during his childhood before joining Manchester United . Blackett (bottom row in red tracksuit bottoms) celebrates winning a trophy with Fletcher Moss Rangers . Blackett (back row, third from right) had success with Fletcher Moss Rangers as an eight-year-old . At United, they are wary of making long-term predictions but they see a tall, athletic and pacy defender of significant potential. That Blackett is a left-footed centre half - confident in possession - only adds to the appeal. It is why England scouts will be monitoring his progress closely in the lead-up to Euro 2016. Blackett is undoubtedly improving and some of the snap judgements that have followed his performance at Leicester betray the work ethic and qualities that have so impressed the coaching staff at United in the past six months. His dedication and professionalism have been impeccable. On Tuesday, United players were granted a day off but still Blackett came in, determined to push himself, picking over his performances and organising an extra session in the gym. Blackett does not miss a chance to place himself ahead of his defensive rivals. Last week, the squad went out in Manchester city centre for an organised bonding meal, aimed at uniting the raft of new signings that have arrived this summer. Blackett has been promoted to the first team at Manchester United by Louis van Gaal . Blackett has shown his dedication to his career by training on his days off . The following day had been scheduled as a free but there Blackett was once more, using everything United's hi-tech training ground can offer to further his game. It is not only his attitude that has struck Van Gaal and his close-knit team of advisers. For a defender, the goals against column is the ultimate measure of success, but coaches have been lifted by Blackett's distribution. At home to QPR, 97.9 per cent of Blackett's 97 passes were successful, a better record than any other United player on the day. Even in defeat against Swansea and catastrophe against Leicester, Blackett's passing hit the right notes, extending beyond the 90 per cent mark in both games. It should also be noted that Blackett was not one of those involved in the humiliation at MK Dons. Blackett was sent off after he brought down Leicester's Jamie Vardy in the 5-3 defeat . We cannot airbrush the Leicester debacle from the scrapbook, but the one-match suspension against West Ham this weekend and the chance to come up for some air will do Blackett some good. There has been enormous pressure on the broad shoulders of the 20-year-old defender, who had not played a minute of competitive football for Manchester United before this campaign. He has now played 443 minutes and is only the defender to have started every game under Van Gaal. At the end of this season, Blackett's contract will expire. United, you would assume, will be looking to tie him down sooner rather than later, especially as uncertainty lingers over the club's desire to stay faithful to their roots and hand opportunities to local talent. On Sunday evening, when he lay down on his pillow with a whirlwind of thoughts swirling around his young mind, he will have been reassured by the presence of his loved ones. Blackett got his first taste of first team experience on loan at Blackpool last season . The young defender was also sent on loan to Birmingham in the second half of the season . In the inner city district of Hulme, Blackett still lives with his parents, who were this week described to Sportsmail in the most glowing terms: 'They are incredibly supportive and offer sensible advice,' said a source close to the family. Tyler Blackett's stats this season (via Opta) 'They are there at every single game and they are still in that wonderland as they realise their son is playing regularly for Manchester United. Can you imagine the pride they must be feeling?' Blackett's development has been quite remarkable. Only six months ago, he was cutting his teeth at the coalface in the Championship. Away from the sanitised environment of academy football, it was at times a brutal induction under Lee Clark at Birmingham City. His final appearance lasted only 45 minutes, as Blackett was withdrawn at half-time with Birmingham trailing 4-0 at home to Blackburn. Five weeks earlier, he was replaced after 23 minutes when Birmingham went 2-0 down to Sheffield Wednesday. Blackett's family have been a constant source of support, first cheering on their boy as a five-year-old with the local youth team Fletcher Moss Rangers. 'They'd be there every single weekend, in rain, wind or hailstorms,' says Tony Taylor, who coached Blackett in those tender years between five and nine, 'That's important. We could tell that Tyler was gifted from his very first sessions. At five years old, he was a stand-out player. He was strong, quick and technically excellent from a very young age.' Way back when, Blackett was a goalscoring winger, which perhaps goes some way to explaining his authority in possession. 'He was a tricky and skilful wide player,' Taylor continues, 'Maybe because he was tall and powerful, United saw his potential as a defender.' Blackett has progressed through the youth teams at Manchester United and into the first team . Fletcher Moss is one of the success stories in an era when youth football is increasingly threatened by depleted resources, below-par facilities and the disinterest of the PlayStation generation. The club, established in the 1980s after a group of eager teens went bucket in hand pleading for donations at the local pub, has produced a series of England internationals. Wes Brown, Danny Welbeck, Ravel Morrison, Ipswich's Cameron Stewart and Swansea's Kyle Bartley are all graduates of the Fletcher Moss academy, positioned near to Wythenshawe, one of Greater Manchester's more socially deprived districts. Blackett's family still reside only a stone's throw away. 'He comes back to see the coaches quite often,' Taylor reveals, 'He spends time talking with the younger kids and he comes in to help coaching them.' Manchester-born Blackett has been at United since he was seven . Both Louis van Gaal and England coach Gary Neville have been impressed by what they have seen in Blackett . Blackett speaks with Manchester United U21 manager Warren Joyce - who is one of his mentors . The defender's level-headed approach is admirable. His parents must take much of the credit. So too must the United academy, where Blackett first trained at the age of seven. United are sensible at youth level, operating within more modest means than several of their direct Premier League rivals. Money, United believe, can be a distraction, a complication and counter-productive to a player's development. A club source explained: 'They have good habits here. If you give them £20,000-a-week at a young age, then it could be the biggest contract they ever get. 'The lifestyle changes and the money soon runs out. They get the flash cars, the best clothes, the best food but then they may do the least work. We are giving them life skills and producing strong characters that want to work more and do more. Then the money will look after itself.' Blackett has represented England at U16 level through to U21s but qualifies to play for Barbados and Jamaica . This month, Blackett's emergence attracted interest from sportswear manufacturers Nike and he last week signed a commercial deal in London. This was another of those 'days off', a term which does not really exist in his vocabulary. Again, Blackett scheduled an individual session at Carrington before heading down to the capital. Senior figures at Old Trafford reassure Blackett constantly. Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt, now major figures on the coaching staff at Manchester United, are part of the fabric and a valuable source of advice. Gary Neville has offered his backing face-to-face. Reserve-team manager Warren Joyce is a personal mentor to many of the club's rising stars. And despite some teething problems, Blackett's star is shining brighter than most at Old Trafford. Like our Manchester United Facebook page. VIDEO United can still be successful ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Tyler Blackett has broken into the Manchester United side this season .\nThe 20-year-old defender has just signed his first commercial deal with Nike .\nBlackett was sent off at Leicester and will miss the game with West Ham .\nHis contract at Manchester United runs out this summer ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The car belonging to a Georgia couple who disappeared after traveling to meet a man claiming to sell a classic Mustang was found in a lake Monday with two bodies nearby. Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson said the bodies were found in the car 69-year-old Elrey 'Bud' Runion and his wife, 66-year-old June Runion, had been traveling in toward McRae, in southern Georgia. Steverson says the bodies have not officially been identified as the Runions and authorities have been in touch with the family. He said the car was found not far from McRae. Scroll down for video . Disturbing development: Police searching for missing couple Elrey 'Bud' Runion (left) and his wife, June Runion (right), have discovered two bodies near a lake in Georgia . Drowned: The Runions' Champagne-colored 2003 GMC Envoy was discovered submerged in a lake Monday . The grisly discovery came just hours after 28-year-old Ronnie Adrian 'Jay' was arrested in connection to the couple's disappearance and charged with giving false statements and criminal attempt to commit theft by deception. Steverson says Towns, who surrendered himself to police earlier today, was the last person to speak with the couple by phone. During a press conference held Monday afternoon, Sheriff Steverson told reporters that Bud and June Runion's Champagne-colored 2003 GMC Envoy was discovered drowned in a lake. Two bodies - a man and a woman - were found not far from the submerged vehicle. ‘It’s not the outcome we had hoped for, but obviously it’s one we have to deal with,’ said the sheriff, according to 11Alive Atlanta. He added that officers on the scene will collect evidence and analyze the vehicle and the bodies in order to find out what happened. So far, Towns has not been charged with harming the Runion couple, but Steverson said he believes the 28-year-old had something to do with their disappearance. Last Thursday, Bud Runion, a Vietnam War veteran, and his wife set out on a 180-mile journey from Marietta to McRae to meet a would-be seller of their dream car, a 1966 Mustang. Break in the case: Ronnie Towns (left), 28, has been arrested and charged with criminal intent to commit deception and lying to investigators in the case of the Runion couple (right) missing since they traveled to the southern part of the state to buy a vintage car off Craigslist . Drwam car: The missing couple's daughter say their father had wanted a 1966 Mustang ever since he had returned from duty in Vietnam in 1966 . They were reported missing by their daughter after failing to turn up at her home to baby sit their grandchild. The couple's last phone call was to Towns, police claim. Daughter Virginia Owens said she became suspicious after her parents failed to show up to babysit her children on Friday and didn't answer their cell phone. The couple were driving a champagne colored 2003 GMC Envoy and cell phone data shows they made it to McRae by Thursday evening. Police say the phone number the Runions called traces back to a disposable cell phone, signals from which they are tracking in hopes of finding the couple. Worried sick: Daughter Virginia Owens said she became suspicious after her parents failed to show up to babysit her children on Friday and didn't answer their cell phone . Holding out hope: The bodies found Monday near the Runions' car have not been officially identified as the missing couple . A missing person's report has been filed with Cobb County police. Owens and her sister, Stephanie Bishop, say the last conversation they had with their parents was one in which they had expressed excitement over the car. They said their father had wanted the car ever since he returned from duty in Vietnam in 1966 . the Runions' grown children have set up a Facebook page to assist in the search and provide updates." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Champagne-colored 2003 GMC Envoy was discovered submerged in a Georgia lake Monday .\nBodies were found near the car Elrey 'Bud' Runion, 69, and his wife, 66-year-old June Runion, had been traveling in .\nRonnie Towns, 28, was arrested for giving false statements and criminal attempt to commit theft by deception earlier in the day .\nSheriff's officials say Towns was the last person to speak with the couple by phone .\nThe Runions set out on 180-mile road trip Thursday to meet someone who responded to Bud's ad seeking a 1966 Mustang ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sunderland ended their pre-season tour of Portugal with a 0-0 draw against Vitoria Setubal in Albufeira. The Black Cats recovered from their narrow defeat to CD Nacional last time out as they avoided a similar result against Setubal, however in truth it was a dull affair with few chances of note. The Premier League side were very unfortunate not to receive a penalty in the second period after Adam Johnson appeared to be taken down in the box, but his protests were waved away. Find a way: Emanuel Giaccherini tries to find a way past the Setubal defence . Applause: Steven Fletcher applauds the travelling Sunderland faithful in Portugal . Sunderland: Pantilimon, Mavrias, O’Shea, Roberge, van Aanholt, Bridcutt, Gomez, Giaccherini (Ba 76), Johnson, Wickham, Fletcher (N’Diaye 59). Vitoria Setubal: Ricardo Baptista, Venancio, Joao, Paulo Tavares, Giovani, Miguel Pedro, Marcos, Quieros, Dani, Ney, Ziquinha. Subs not used: Cattermole, Brown, Dixon. The former Manchester City winger also went closest to breaking the deadlock when his long-range effort went just wide of goal. After a quiet opening it was the home side who showed the first signs of threatening to break the deadlock, having the ball in the net as early as the 12th minute through Giovani - but the goal was correctly ruled out for offside. Just minutes later the hosts were again unfortunate not to take the lead when Queiros' effort was brilliantly blocked by Costel Pantilimon at point blank range. The visitors stepped up their game slightly in the second half, with Johnson's long-range strike inches away from giving the Black Cats the lead. Poyet's side ended their three-match tour with a win, defeat and a draw, scoring one goal in the process. Sunderland face friendlies against Real Betis and Udinese before their season opener away at West Brom in a fortnight." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Gus Poyet's side managed a draw at the Estadio Muncipal de Albufeira .\nSunderland had previously drawn and won in their first two tour games .\nThe Black Cats were unfortunate not to get a penalty in the second half when Adam Johnson was taken down in the box ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Centres Adam Ashley-Cooper and Kurtley Beale inspired the Waratahs to victory over the Crusaders in a thrilling Super Rugby final. A blazing start brought 14 unanswered points in the first 15 minutes for the Waratahs, who enjoyed home advantage in Sydney. They were pegged back but Ashley-Cooper's second try and Bernard Foley's late penalty earned a 33-32 win. Winners: New South Wales Waratahs celebrate after defeating the Canterbury Crusaders in the Super 15 final . We're the champions: Rob Horne (left) and Israel Folau (right) celebrate with the prestigious trophy . Foley kicked 23 points while Beale provided the creative spark for the minor premiers. Matt Todd and Nemani Nedolo crossed for the Crusaders and Colin Slade kicked 20 points after assuming the duties from the injured Dan Carter. Foley slotted the Waratahs in front following a ruck infringement and they scored the game's opening try just four minutes in. Beale's misplaced pass to Foley opened up the space and when the ball was worked back across, it was Beale again who sent his midfield partner Ashley-Cooper crashing over. Foley missed the conversion but kicked two penalties to reward his side's early dominance, with the Tahs enjoying 75 per cent possession in the first quarter-hour. The . Crusaders finally got into the game when, after Nadolo was stopped on . the left wing, they regrouped down the right and Kieran Read offloaded . for flanker Todd to burst over from 30 metres. Joyous mood: Beale (left) and Michael Hooper (right) look on top of the moon after winning the final . Disappointed: Canterbury Crusaders' players look disappointed after losing to the North Wales Waratahs . Carter converted but an ankle injury forced him to hand over to Slade, who responded to Foley's next shot to leave the score at 17-10. Slade and Foley traded penalties and it was 20-13 at the interval but the lead lasted less than three minutes into the second half. The rolling Nadolo was adjudged by the television official to have dotted down without putting a toe in touch and Slade's conversion and subsequent penalty put his side ahead for the first time. Foley levelled but got lucky when his charged-down kick spun safely to team-mate Beale. High challenge: Waratahs ace Will Skelton is tackled by Richie McCaw and Corey Flynn in the Super 15 final . Pass and move: Winning skipper Folau is tackled by Canterbury Crusaders flanker Matt Todd . Slade landed another penalty and Andy Ellis made a crucial tackle on Nadolo to preserve the lead. But the Waratahs were not to be denied and after a long spell of probing, Ashley-Cooper took another Beale pass and slipped past Dominic Bird for his second try, converted by Foley. Wing Rob Horne was unable to gather on the end of a fast but ragged Waratahs move and they were behind once more with four minutes left when an offside gave Slade an easy chance. But a ruck infringement allowed Foley to slot over from 40 metres and Ashley-Cooper gathered the kick-off to allow his team to chew up the final seconds." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Adam Ashley-Cooper and Kurtley Beale were in impressive form in the final .\nNew South Wales Waratahs won 33-32 against Christchurch Crusaders .\nBernard Foley's late penalty helped North South Wales Waratahs seal a win ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair faces being called to give evidence in Parliament about the letters to on-the-run IRA suspects . Tony Blair faces being called to Parliament over a secret deal with Sinn Fein which allowed suspected IRA bombers to avoid prosecution. The former Prime Minister is set to be summoned by the Northern Ireland select committee to explain the controversial 'comfort letters' sent to on-the-run suspects telling them they were not being sought by the police. MPs are warning that if he fails to appear there will be 'bad publicity'. The policy led to the collapse of the trial of suspected Hyde Park bomber John Downing in March. The peace process plan agreed between Sinn Fein and Mr Blair's Labour government saw around 200 letters of assurance sent to on-the-runs telling them they were not wanted by UK authorities. The letters did not rule out future prosecutions if new evidence emerged. The Northern Ireland committee is investigating the deal after the collapse of the case against Downey, who was accused of the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing which killed four soldiers. In May last year Mr Downey was arrested at Gatwick Airport and charged with killing Squadron Quartermaster Corporal Roy Bright, Lieutenant Anthony Daly, Trooper Simon Tipper and Lance Corporal Jeffrey Young. Seven horses were also killed in the attack as the soldiers travelled from their barracks to Buckingham Palace. But the case against Mr Downey collapsed after it emerged he had received a letter clearing him to travel to the UK. The committee has taken evidence from senior police officers in Northern Ireland, and Labour politicians who served as Northern Ireland Secretary in the Labour government. Mr Blair is understood to have provided written evidence to the committee, but could be called to appear in person to answer questions direct from MPs. IRA suspect John Downey walked free from court in March after the Hyde Park bomb trial collapsed . Committee chairman Laurence Robertson told the Sunday Telegraph: ‘Mr Blair has not found a date in his diary. ‘We are going to have to press him. Technically we can compel him to attend. ‘I don’t want to have to get to that point yet but others on the committee will want to do that. ‘There is going to be bad publicity … if he doesn’t come because people will draw their own conclusion. ‘I take the view Mr Blair has a duty to come and explain it. He is right at the thick of it.’ Mr Blair’s office has previously suggested the sticking point has been finding a suitable date to fit in with his role as a Middle East peace envoy and when the committee is sitting. A spokesman for Mr Blair said: 'Tony Blair has already given evidence in person to the Hallett Review and has said he is happy to also give evidence to the Committee, we are in discussions about the best way to do that given the current demands of his Middle East role.' The spokesman said they did not know anything suggestions Mr Blair could appear via video link. On Thursday the results of another inquiry into the affair, led by Lady Justice Heather Hallett, will be published. Lady Justice Hallett's report is expected to address secret negotiations between Mr Blair and Gerry Adams, the Sinn Fein president, on how to deal with \"on-the-run\" suspects. Because they had not been convicted, they did not fall within the scope of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, which saw jailed paramilitaries released early. For . more than 30 years, John Downey had the IRA bombing in Hyde Park . hanging over his head - and the families of four victims denied justice." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Former Prime Minister set to be summoned by Northern Ireland committee .\nMPs warn there will be 'bad publicity' if Blair fails to make an appearance .\nLabour government did deal with Sinn Fein as part of the peace process .\n200 'comfort letters' told on-the-run IRA suspects they were not sought .\nMay 21, 1974 - John Downey, then 22, is convicted in Dublin of membership of the IRA.\nTuesday July 20, 1982 .\n- IRA Hyde Park bombing. A Morris Marina car containing 20-25 pounds of .\nexplosives with wire nails as shrapnel is left in South Carriage Drive.\nIt killed four soldiers as they rode through the park to the changing .\nof the guard. The explosion injured other members of the Royal Household .\nCavalry and killed seven horses as they travelled from their barracks .\nto Buckingham Palace. An artist's impression of a suspect is released by .\nthe police.\n1983 - Downey is identified as the suspect and an arrest warrant is issued over the bombing.\nOctober 21, 1984 - .\nThe Sunday Times publishes Downey's picture and alleges he is wanted .\nover the bombing. Meanwhile, Scotland Yard prepares to seek his .\nextradition largely based on fingerprint evidence on parking tickets.\n1985-1987 - The Sunday Times publishes three more articles repeating that Downey is wanted by police.\nNovember 21, 1989 .\n- The then attorney general Sir Patrick Mayhew considers Downey's case .\nand decides the finger print evidence is not compelling enough to seek .\nextradition.\nJune 1991 - a review by Scotland Yard backs up the decision not to seek extradition.\n1993 .\n- Scotland Yard decide: ‘The subject is not extraditable but is .\nobviously arrestable should he be detained within the UK .\njurisdiction...’\nAugust 29, 1994 - the warrant for Downey's arrest is accidentally removed.\nOctober 31, 1994 - when the error is spotted the warrant is recirculated.\nApril 10, 1998 - the historic Good Friday Agreement is signed. It provides a framework for the early release of serving prisoners.\nFrom July 1998 .\n- as part of the extended negotiations between the British government, .\nSinn Fein, and the Northern Ireland government, the names of 187 On The .\nRuns (OTRs) - including Downey - can be submitted by Sinn Fein for .\nchecks whether they are wanted by authorities in Northern Ireland or in .\nthe UK.\n2001 - the UK makes a commitment not to pursue those who might benefit from early release schemes.\nJuly 20, 2007 .\n- Downey, 62, of County Donegal, receives a ‘letter of assurance’ that .\nhe is not wanted in Northern Ireland or the UK when in fact there is an .\noutstanding warrant against him in the UK. The letter is sent by the .\nPolice Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on behalf of the secretary of .\nstate for Northern Ireland and the attorney general. The letter .\nreassures Downey that he can visit his son and grandchild in Canada. He .\nalso travels several times to the UK and Northern Ireland.\n2008 - .\na chain of emails between two PSNI officers indicates that the PSNI .\nknew that Downey was wanted over the Hyde Park bombing by the .\nMetropolitan Police and that this was not mentioned in the 2007 letter. In .\nthe summer, before travelling with his wife to Canada, Downey contacts .\nthe Canadian authorities for a temporary residence permit. He says: ‘The .\nreason for the above application is that I served a term of .\nimprisonment in Portlaoise prison in the Irish Republic in 1974...I was .\nnamed in some British newspapers as being responsible for the Hyde Park .\n& Regents Park bombings in 1982, which I strenuously deny. No .\nwarrant was ever issued by the British authorities to have me extradited .\nand I understand from contacts which have taken place between British .\nand Sinn Fein that they, the British, have no further interest in me. I .\nhave strongly supported the peace process from the very beginning of the .\ntalks and I believe that the only way forward for all people on the .\nisland of Ireland north and south is in peaceful co-operation and mutual .\nrespect and understanding for each other...’ The application is .\ngranted.\n2009 - .\nDowney visits Londonderry and Belfast in his role to promote greater .\nunderstanding between Republican and Loyalist ex prisoners.\n2010-2013 .\n- he visits the United Kingdom seven times without incident and in 2012 .\nattends the National Commemoration of the Hunger Strikes in Northern .\nIreland.\nMay 19, 2013 .\n- Downey is arrested at Gatwick Airport en route to Greece. He .\nallegedly told police: ‘I am surprised that this had come up as I have .\ntravelled in and out of the UK on a number of occasions to see family .\nand I have travelled to Canada from Dublin. When I went to Canada I .\ncontact the UK government to check it would be OK as I didn't want any .\nproblems. They said that would be fine.’ He is subsequently charged over .\nthe murder of four British soldiers and causing an explosion.\nJanuary 2014 .\n- a trial date is listed at the Old Bailey before Mr Justice Sweeney.\nInstead, Downey's defence team launch an 11th hour bid for the case to .\nbe thrown out due to an ‘abuse of process’.\nFebruary 2014 - .\nTrial judge Mr Justice Sweeney throws out the case because of the PSNI .\nerror in sending the letter and not correcting the false impression it .\ngives Downey. The final ruling was handed down on Friday February 21 but .\ncould not be reported until the prosecution had decided in discussion .\nwith the Attorney General not to appeal." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The vice-chairman of the FA David Gill has called on Sepp Blatter not to stand for re-election as president of FIFA. Saying the FIFA president's decision to run for a fifth term in 2015 was 'disappointing' today, Mr Gill added: 'The very fact in 2011 he was clear it was just for four years, that should have been the situation. 'To change his mind is disappointing. He added: 'I think we need to move on. I think we need a full, frank and open debate about what Fifa needs going forward.' Scroll down for video . Vice-chairman David Gill, pictured, has said Sepp Blatter should not stand for re-election as president of FIFA . Mr Gill . also challenged Mr Blatter on his astonishing attack on the British media. 'The statement from Mr Blatter yesterday was totally unacceptable and . factually incorrect. 'To try to portray it as a racist or discriminatory . attack is sheer ... totally unacceptable.' Mr Gill . agreed Mr Blatter's comments had left 'a stain' on FIFA. The move came just hours after former UEFA president Lennart Johansson also called for Blatter not to stand again. Following UEFA's Congress meeting in Sao Paulo, Johannson said: 'I think it is time he went.' After Blatter spoke to UEFA's . Congress to announce his intention to stand for a fifth term as . president, both FA chairman Greg Dyke and Dutch football federation . president Michael van Praag spoke out against the Swiss. Shock: FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup . Handy work: Blatter hands over the World Cup trophy Qatar's emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani . They said they had no confidence in Mr Blatter to oversee the change that FIFA needs in the light of these corruption scandals. This followed Van Praag's earlier comments, in an interview with a Dutch newspaper, that Blatter had to shoulder much of the blame for the tarnished image of the world governing body in the light of corruption allegations around the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid. 'Mr Blatter, this is nothing personal but if you look at FIFA's reputation over the last seven or eight years, it is being linked to all kinds of corruption and all kinds of old boys' networks things,\" Van Praag said he had told Mr Blatter in the meeting from which reporters were barred. 'FIFA has an executive president and you are not making things easy for yourself and I do not think you are the man for the job any longer. 'I told him \"I like you very much ... this is nothing personal. But you are now saying that Qatar was the wrong choice (for the 2022 World Cup), but you are not blaming yourself you are blaming your executive committee. 'Yesterday you said something about racism against Qatar and people are not taking you seriously any more. This is not good for FIFA and it is not good for the game. 'Yes you are leading the reforms at the moment, but all these problems occurred in the period before the reforms and you were still president and you responsible and I believe you should not run any more.\"' Kicking up a storm: Dyke, pictured during a England promotional event last week, has spoken out against Blatter . FIFA . has been rocked by allegations that Qatar bribed officials to secure . votes for the 2022 World Cup and Blatter did nothing to ease the . situation by accusing the British media responsible for the expose of . ‘racism and discrimination’ yesterday. Even though FIFA’s main sponsors . have now called for an investigation into the claims. Blatter attended UEFA’s Congress on Tuesday morning ahead of FIFA Congress – he required the protection of Sao Paulo’s Shock Battalion riot police officers to gain access to The Renaissance hotel where UEFA are staying – and Van Praag said he expected  members of Europe’s governing body to be united in opposing Blatter at next year’s presidential election. ‘The election for the FIFA presidency is only next year but it will be good if Europe is well prepared and ready to make its choice,’ he said. ‘If you are in a post for 16 years there comes a time when you have to ask whether you are still contributing.’ Not holding back: Jack Warner criticised Sepp Blatter during interview with ITV . The day began on Monday with a former Blatter ally – the now disgraced Jack Warner – claiming FIFA would not change until 78-year-old Blatter had gone. After three decades on ExCo a corruption scandal forced Warner to quit in 2011, having been linked to payments made by the man at the centre of the current Qatar scandal, Mohamed Bin Hammam. And while Blatter is expected to tell Congress this week that he intends to stand for a fifth term, Warner said: ‘If Blatter had one modicum of decency he wouldn’t even be at FIFA still. ‘I have been with FIFA for 30 years....I am still the longest serving elected officer of FIFA, and under Mr Blatter? I am saying to you under Mr Blatter, FIFA will never change.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "FA vice-chairman has called for president of FIFA not to stand again .\nFormer UEFA president Lennart Johansson also says Blatter's time is up .\nFA chairman Greg Dyke speaks out against under pressure FIFA president .\nDutch football president says Blatter has tarnished FIFA's image .\nDisgraced Jack Warner says FIFA 'will never change' under Blatter .\nBlatter under fire over corruption allegations surrounding Qatar World Cup ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The scoreboard at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh may have been slow to start but England got off to a flyer, taking two golds and one silver medal on the opening day of the diving. Jack Laugher, 19, tumbled and twisted his way clear of the 1m springboard field to win gold by a huge margin, before Alicia Blagg and Rebecca Gallantree took the 3m synchronised title. Laugher produced a diving masterclass with a score of 449.90 — well ahead of Australians Matt Mitcham, who took silver with 404.85, and Grant Nell, who clinched bronze with 403.40. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Commonwealth Games: Day 7 review . Golden boy: Jack Laugher proudly poses with his medal after winning the men's 1m springboard event . Technique: Laugher was the clear winner in the men's 1m springboard event at the Royal Commonwealth Pool . Lift off: The 19-year-old won Team England's second medal on the opening day of the diving competitions . Free-falling: Laugher, a former junior world champion, led from the halfway point on Wednesday . Laugher said: ‘I didn’t realise I would be so far ahead. It feels amazing, it’s been my dream since I was a kid.’ Scotland's James Heatly, grandson of five-time Games diving medallist Sir Peter Heatly, was ninth with 345.60. The 17-year-old from Edinburgh had qualified in 10th. Home pool: Scottish diver James Heatly finished in ninth position with a score of 345.60 . It was a tighter finish for surprise winners Blagg and Gallantree. They trailed eventual silver medallists — Jennifer Abel and Pamela Ware of Canada — heading into the final dive. But they nailed a forward three-and-a-half somersault dive to clinch a gold medal with a total of 300.24. ‘I literally cannot believe what has happened.’ said Blagg. ‘Is this real life? My family are stunned as well. Rebecca is my hero.’ Earlier in the day Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow kept their composure to win a silver medal in the 10m synchronised, despite the faulty scoring equipment. Judges were forced to write their scores on cardboard flashcards after attempts to fix the electronic system failed. They appeared unfazed, opening up an early lead with an impressive 52.80 score for their first dive. Beautiful dive: Tonia Couch (top) and Sarah Barrow perform a perfectly synchronised dive in Edinburgh . All smiles: The two English girls celebrate their silver medals despite just missing out on the top prize . VIDEO Commonwealth Games: Day 7 review . The pair, who finished fifth at the London Olympics, were marked down on their third dive, a tough inward three-and-a-half they had struggled with in training. Nevertheless, they retained the lead until the final dive, when they were overhauled by the Canadian Olympic bronze medal pairing of Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion. There was silence among the crowd as Couch and Barrow’s final score was announced as 69.12, giving them an overall score of 307.92, behind the Canadian gold medallists on 310.65 points. Barrow admitted to some regret. ‘Our last dive is normally pretty good so were a little bit disappointed not to hold onto first,’ she said. ‘But our training wasn’t brilliant so we’re pretty pleased with a medal. We’ve got the individual tomorrow and we’re both going into it with a good chance.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Laugher scored 449.90 for his six divers, finishing some way ahead of Mitcham and Nel, who scored 404.85 and 403.40 respectively .\nHis win took England's diving medal tally to two golds on the first day .\nEarlier on Sarah Barrow and Tonia Couch claimed silver in the women's synchronised 10m platform .\nTom Daley competes in the men's synchronised 10m platform on Friday .\nScotland's James Heatly, grandson of of five-time Games diving medallist Sir Peter Heatly, finished in ninth position ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Click here for more from our brilliant Match Zone, including this map of Lionel Messi's dramatic winner for Argentina. If Argentina's players really did rise as . one against their coach during the half-time interval of their opening . group encounter, one can only imagine how uncomfortable a scene it was . in their dressing room after 45 minutes here. Held . by a determined, if rather negative, Iran, you have to wonder who got . it in the neck this time. Was it Lionel Messi for leading the calls for Alejandro Sabella to dump his 5-3-2 formation and switch to 4-3-3? Or have the mutterings of dissent escalated into an all-out mutiny against the man in charge? In the end Messi came to their rescue, breaking the deadlock of a bruising encounter with a quite brilliant 90th minute goal. But what a struggle a proved to get there, the evidence here . suggesting that all is not well inside camp Argentina if Messi's public . criticism of Sabella's tactics provides an accurate measure of the . atmosphere. VIDEO Scroll down for Hilarious commentator's reaction to Messi's winner against Iran . Joy: Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the winner against Iran . Argentina (4-3-3): Romero 8; Zabaleta 6.5, F Fernandez 5.5, Garay 6, Rojo 7; Gago 6.5, Mascherano 6, Di Maria 6 (Biglia 90), Aguero 7 (Lavezzi 77), Messi 7.5, Higuain 5.5 (Palacio 77) Goal: Messi 90 . Iran (4-2-3-1): Haghighi 7.5, Montazeri 6.5, Hosseini 7, Sadeghi 7, Pouladi 7.5, Shojaei 6 (Heydari 76), Teymourian 6, Nekounam 6.5, Hajsafi 7 (Reza Haghighi 88), Dejagah 7.5 (Jahanbakhsh 85), Ghoochannejhad 7. Booked: Nekounam, Shojaei . Att: 57,698 . Referee: M Mazic (Serbia). MOM: Romero (ARG) They were disjointed and defensively disorganised, at times a shadow of the team we expected to see take this South American World Cup by storm. Sunday is the anniversary of Diego Maradona's one-man demolition of England in Mexico but the great man, here among the supporters yesterday, would not have been left convinced that another World Cup can be won on this evidence. Indeed, had it not been Had it not been for some outstanding goalkeeping by Sergio Romero this could have been a repeat of England-USA 1950, such were the opportunities Iran created. They were also incredibly defensive, but under the instruction of Carlos . Quieroz they were a team simply conscious of their weaknesses and . playing to their strengths. And they were fit too, Quieroz's success in . persuading Iran to end their domestic season in April clearly proving a . benefit. Drama: Messi cuts inside and lets fly with a left-footed shot in the final seconds . Stunner: Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi is beaten by Messi's strike in injury time . They might fallen to Messi's genius in the end but they deserve respect for making this the contest it was at a jumping Estadio Mineirao. At times they were nothing short of heroic, even if they weren't always terribly easy on the eye. And while there might have been times when they appeared more interested in acquiring Messi's shirt – the . captain had a crack before kick-off and four more players followed the . Barcelona superstar off the field at half-time – they also displayed . genuine ambition to try and progress beyond this group. For the . tiny pocket of Iran fans - many of them here armed only with cash . because international sanctions mean they can't access their bank . accounts overseas – there was cause for excitement beyond the simple . fact that their team was playing Messi and his international colleagues. There was a chance on goal for the side that battled to a goalless draw . in their opening game against Nigeria, Jalal Hosseini meeting a . free-kick with a header that flew wide. Joy and pain: Messi finally found a way through the red Iran wall in epic encounter . But it did not take long . for Argentina to seize control of this game, with Javier Mascherano – . winning his 100th cap – and Fernando Gago very much in command in . midfield. The fact that Iran did not concede sooner than they . did owed much to the heroics of their goalkeeper, Alireza Haghighi . denying Higuain and Aguero with two marvellous saves. But they . were under so much pressure, their defence stretched in particular by . the direct running of of the excellent Angel Di Maria. Messi, . dropping deeper and deeper to get the ball, went close with a free-kick, . while Ezequiel Garay really should have struck with the delivery . Argentina's number 10 then planted on his head. As it was his effort . drifted hopelessly over the crossbar. It was becoming rather . frustrating for Argentina, and more than a little alarming when Hosseini . threatened with another header. But it was as a defensive unit that . Iran were impressing, even if such negative tactics must have gone . against the instincts of a coach who used to stand alongside Sir Alex . Ferguson every week. Scare: Iran's Reza Ghoochannejhad spurned a great chance to score when he directed his header at keeper . Iran's Reza Ghoochannejhad reacts after missing a chance to score . Close call: Iran's Masoud Shojaei and Ashkan Dejagah appeal for penalty . So close: Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero tips Ashkan Dejagah's haeder over the bar . The sight of Aguero throwing a corner flag . to the ground at the sound of the half-time whistle summed up the mood . of these Argentina players. They had had 78 per cent of the ball in that . opening 45 minutes – and completed 265 passes to Iran's 63 - but no . real joy, Iran proving that talk of a 10-0 formation was not quite the . joke they claimed it to be. That said, a rare counter attack . early in the second half almost resulted in what would have been an . astonishing goal for Iran. A headline writer's nightmare too. After a . marvellous burst down the right flank Masoud Shojaei delivered a . similarly impressive cross, only for Sergio Romero to produce an . excellent save to stop Reza Ghoochannejhad's close-range header. Messi . would threaten from 20 yards in response but Iran would hit back with . another couter-attack that demanded yet another save from Romero, this . time to tip a goal-bound header from Ashkan Dejagah over his crossbar. Ghoochannejad would go close again, bursting clear only to see Romero deny him again. So . it was left to Messi to finally produce the goal a game this . enthralling deserved; a classic Messi goal, driven low and at an angle . from just outside the penalty area with that wonderful left foot." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Messi scored scored an injury-time winner to secure qualification for last 16 .\nArgentine coach Alejandro Sabella had come under fire over his tactics .\nAshkan Dejagah went close for Iran with header which was tipped over the crossbar by keeper .\nDejagah had strong claim for penalty after he was clipped by Pablo Zabaleta ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Tiger Woods was all smiles on Tuesday - thanks to a full set of teeth. Woods gave a play-by-play of getting his front tooth knocked out last week when he was in Italy to celebrate girlfriend Lindsey Vonn breaking the World Cup ski record. The golfer chatted with the media during a practice round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona on Tuesday. Scroll down for video . Tiger Woods chatted with the media during a practice round prior to the start of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on Tuesday in Arizona . Missing something? Tiger Woods lost one of his front teeth after a cameraman knocked it out last week before he congratulated his skier girlfriend Lindsey Vonn on her win at the women's World Cup in Italy . He said he was wearing his skeleton-patterned mask to try to blend in and was standing behind photographers at one of two podium presentations. Woods said a videographer stood up and banged into his mouth, adding the mask covered the blood and he was in pain. Woods said one tooth was chipped and the other was knocked out. They were permanent teeth — not caps - and he had them replaced. A race official said he was not aware of the incident and nothing was reported. Nicola Colli, secretary general of the organizing committee in Cortina D'Ampezzo, also claimed last week to have been alongside Woods during the so-called crush of paparazzi his agent claimed caused him to lose a tooth. 'I was among those who escorted him from the tent to the snowmobile and there was no such incident,' Colli said. 'When he arrived he asked for more security and we rounded up police to look after both him and Lindsey.' The golfer revealed the gap in his mouth as he congratulated Vonn following her winning run- her 63rd World Cup victory. 'During a crush of photographers at the awards' podium at the World Cup event in Italy, a media member with a shoulder-mounted video camera pushed and surged towards the stage, turned and hit Tiger Woods in the mouth,' Woods' agent Mark Steinberg said. 'Woods's tooth was knocked out by the incident.' The identity and network of the camera operator was not included in the statement, nor was it clear what Steinberg claims became of the tooth. Previous pictures of the golfer show the tooth that was knocked out was discolored. Something to hide? Woods, who surprised Vonn after her win, covered his face with a mask last week . Surprise! Lindsey Vonn was overjoyed to see her boyfriend at the finishing line in Italy during the race last Monday . Record breaker: Vonn became the most successful female in Alpine skiing World Cup history when she won the Super-G on Monday, her 63rd victory in the competition ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Woods talked today about getting his front tooth knocked out when he was in Italy to celebrate girlfriend Lindsey Vonn breaking World Cup ski record .\nWoods said a videographer stood up and banged into his mouth, causing the mask he was wearing to fill with blood .\nThe golfer chatted with the media during a practice round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona on Tuesday ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Julie Neville, wife of footballer Phil Neville (right), revealed her husband has never mopped or used a Hoover after he made his first coffee in December . Phil Neville has failed to tackle a single piece of housework during his 15-year marriage, his wife revealed yesterday. The football pundit, who has just made his first cup of coffee at the age of 37, has no idea where the ironing board is kept and would not know how to turn on an oven. ‘All his talent is in his toes, that’s for certain,’ a remarkably sanguine Julie Neville said. Mr Neville, who played 59 times for England and won six Premier League titles with Manchester United, first hinted at his lack of skill around the house on BBC Radio 5 at the weekend. In an insight into the cosseted life of top footballers, he said he ‘sprinted into the kitchen’ and phoned his wife to ask ‘how the hell do I make a cup of coffee’ after the Daily Mail’s chief sports reporter Matt Lawton asked for one during an interview at the couple’s £3.6million Cheshire home. The father of two later told how he made it with a ‘kettle… two little scoops of coffee’, and laughed: ‘I’ve lived in a bubble all my life.’ His wife then revealed in a separate radio interview that he had never used a vacuum cleaner, mop, dishwasher or washing machine. And yesterday, when asked if he had any redeeming talents around the house such as putting the rubbish out or mowing the lawn, she told the Mail he did neither. She added: ‘Ironing? Oh gosh no, he wouldn’t even know where we keep the ironing board… He wouldn’t know how to turn an oven on. ‘I’ve never known anything else and I’m super-domestic so I don’t really mind. Phil is an amazing father and husband – just not domesticated in any way.’ Speaking about her husband’s first attempt to make a cup of coffee, the 39-year-old said: ‘If you’d seen it you would not have thought it was classed as a coffee. I didn’t taste it, but it didn’t look good.’ But the Mail’s Matt Lawton was more generous, saying: ‘For a first go, it was very good.’ Scroll down for video . Embarrassing: Neville, who has won 59 caps for England, was forced to admit he did not know how to make instant coffee after he phoned his wife for 'urgent' instructions for how to make the drink during an interview . Long relationship: The Neville couple, pictured left in 2000 and right in 2003, have been together for 18 years . As for Mr Neville, he has insisted he would ‘never drink the stuff’ anyway but confirmed that he has made tea. Mrs Neville, who owns online natural, sport performance and gluten-free products firm WinNaturally.com, is a former girlfriend of David Beckham. In June, more than 400 viewers complained about Mr Neville’s ‘robotic’ and ‘monotonous’ BBC commentary debut during England’s first World Cup game against Italy. Afterwards, he joked: ‘I helped everyone get to sleep.’ Manchester United players’ inability to cope with everyday tasks was revealed by ex-coach Brian McClair in 2004 when he said ‘none of the players can change a tyre on their cars’. FATHER . Neville Neville, 65, who was known for being the agent for his sons, is a former league cricketer and commercial director of Bury FC. His unusual name is featured in the classic terrace chant 'Neville Neville is the name of your dad', set to the tune of David Bowie's song Rebel Rebel. MOTHER . Jill Neville, 63, has been company secretary of Bury FC for more than 20 years and also general manager for the last five years. She was awarded for the freedom of the borough of Bury in 2012. At the time she was said to still be playing rounders and netball, and promoting sport in the area. THREE SIBLINGS . Gary Neville - England’s most-capped right-back in history - spent his whole career at Manchester United. He won eight Premier League titles, three FA Cups, one League Cup and two Champions Leagues. The 39-year-old is now a coach for England as well as a pundit for Sky Sports. Phil Neville hung up his boots at the end of the 2012/13 season after racking up 505 Premier League appearances for Manchester United and Everton. He won six Premier League titles, three FA Cups and one Champions League. The 37-year-old father-of-two is now a pundit for the BBC. Tracey Neville, 37, who went to school in Bury with her two brothers, is a twin of Phil - and a retired England netball player. She won a bronze at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, before retiring due to injury in 2004. She is now director of netball for the Manchester Thunder team. Father and son: Neville Neville (left) and Gary Neville (right) observe a football match at Everton in 2011 . Sportswoman: England netball player Tracey Neville (centre) watches on at the 2002 Commonwealth Games ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Phil Neville made his first cup of coffee last month for Daily Mail journalist .\nFootballing star confessed he had to ring his wife Julie for instructions .\nDuring interview with BBC he told presenters he made his first ever cup of instant coffee three days ago and had also sampled a glass of red wine .\nMrs Neville revealed he has also never used a mop, vacuum or dishwasher .\nShe told BBC Radio 5 Live 'It's not just drinks-making he doesn't excel at'\nMrs Neville said her husband had not made her a hot drink in 18 years ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Three fans blagged their way into England's hotel in Rio and met all of Roy Hodgson's players after telling security they needed the TOILET. Andy Richardson, 22, Alex Hill, 20, and Josh Pearce, 19, gained entry to England's Royal Tulip Hotel after making their way past 20 armed guards and had selfies taken with all of the players. The trio drank beer just feet away from Steven Gerrard and Co before asking the England stars to pose for photos with them. VIDEO Scroll down for: Take a look at England's 5-star World Cup Royal Tulip Hotel in Rio . How've we managed this? England fans pose with Frank Lampard after blagging their way into the team hotel . All smiles: England captain Steven Gerrard and frontman Daniel Sturridge posed for photos with the fans . The boss: England managed Roy Hodgson was more than happy to oblige for a picture . Can we have a photo please? England goalkeeper Joe Hart and midfielder Jack Wilshere pose for the camera . Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Daniel Sturridge, Joe Hart and Leighton Baines all duly obliged as the pals got some brilliant World Cup momentos. After chatting with the players, the three friends celebrated their coup by drinking six pints of beer between them and polishing off a club sandwich before calmly walking out the front door. On Tuesday, Andy, from Worcester, told how they blagged their way past security at the luxury Golden Tulip hotel on Sunday by saying they needed the loo. They then jinked their way through dozens of FA officials, hotel staff and more security guards before coming face to face with their heroes in the lobby. The Birmingham City fan added: 'I found out the England squad had just arrived in Rio so got out of bed and tried finding where they were. 'We found out it was called Royal Tulip. The taxi driver first took us to the Royal Rio Hotel and that was not it. 'Then another hotel called Golden Tulip and again they said no and then suddenly he took us on a 25-minute drive to where they were staying. Sneaky: The fans, pictured with Everton left-back Leighton Baines, told security they needed the toilet . 'We got out and there was armed police everywhere so we sun bathed on the beach for three hours. Then we thought ‘f**k it’ we are going in. 'There were 20 armed police and I hopped towards them saying I needed the toilet. 'They fell for the trick and suddenly we were in. Roy Hodgson was there so we started off getting a photo with him. 'Within the next three or four hours we got pictures with most the squad. We ended up having six beers and a club sandwich as we did it. 'We walked out the hotel and the Brazilian kids started shouting and running. Posers: The three supporters asked Liverpool and England midfielder Jordan Henderson for a quick snap . Thirsty work: The pals revealed they ended up having six beers and a club sandwich in the England hotel . 'They must have thought I was famous. Suddenly I had them wanting me to sign and have photos with them. What a day.” Andy, who works at Muller Wiseman Dairies, flew out to Rio on June 5 with his two mates after they bought tickets for all England’s opening matches. Student Alex said: 'It was pretty mad to come out to Brazil and actually meet the England team. We couldn’t quite believe it when we got past the guards. 'It was all a bit of fun but makes you think about how seriously the authorities are taking security when three lads on a jolly from England can meet the players by blagging the guards.' Saint: Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana was happy to take time out to pose with the trio of England fans . Speaking from the family home in Worcester, Josh’s mum Tracey Pearce, 46, added: 'I was shocked when I saw the lads put the photos up on Facebook. 'But it is just like them to be cheeky and go for it. 'They wouldn’t have caused any harm and I am so glad they have got all those photos with the players to remember the trip.' The England team landed in Rio at 8.30am on Sunday morning after flying into a private military base from their pre-World Cup training camp in Miami. Roy Hodgson and his squad’s official tour bus was then accompanied by a host of police outriders and vehicles as they made their way through the city to the Royal Tulip hotel on Sao Conrado beach. Young guns: Defenders Luke Shaw and Chris Smalling have their picture taken with supporters . A fearsome-looking team of 24 Brazilian military police also lined up at the hotel’s main reception, all carrying semi-automatic weapons and riot shields, to meet the stars as they got off the bus. They will be on duty 24-hours a day for the month-long tournament as the team enjoy the hotel’s indoor and outdoor pools, five-star restaurants and bars. In contrast to previous tournaments, England have just two floors of the 17-floor, 418-room hotel, with the public and fellow guests allowed to mingle freely with them. In May, the FA insisted it wasn’t worried about England’s World Cup hotel even though out-of-date food was seized from the Royal Tulip. Health inspectors took 2.362kg of unusable butter as well as salmon and Parma ham. Bizarrely, the luxury venue was also fined for not providing condoms to guests. Safe pair of hands: Goalkeepers Fraser Forster and Ben Foster were one of many England players approached ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Three England fans sneaked into team hotel after telling security they needed the toilet .\nCaptain Steven Gerrard was happy to pose for a photo with the supporters .\nPals also got pictures with Roy Hodgson, Daniel Sturridge, Frank Lampard and Leighton Baines .\nTrio revealed they enjoyed six beers and a club sandwich inside the hotel ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cate Edwards, daughter of disgraced politician John Edwards, today admitted that it would have been far easier to stay angry at her father after he had an affair while her mother was dying of cancer. However she said that with 'commitment and persistence' she now has a good relationship with him and had even met his lovechild, five-year-old Quinn. John Edwards, a one-time presidential hopeful, began an affair with videographer Rielle Hunter on the campaign trail in 2004, around the time his popular wife Elizabeth revealed that she was battling advanced breast cancer. Elizabeth Edwards died in 2010 at the age of 61. His eldest daughter Cate told Katie Couric on Monday that her father gave her the news of his  devastating affair in person. Scroll down for video . Cate Edwards talked today about her anger at her father John Edwards following his affair while her mother Elizabeth was dying from cancer . She said: 'My . dad told me, he really felt like he needed to be upfront with me. I was . an adult so he felt like he could have that conversation. It was very . difficult.' Couric, who had interviewed John and Elizabeth Edwards on the campaign trail, asked Cate Edwards if she was 'enraged' by her father's actions. Ms Edwards said: 'There's . anger but there's still so much . love there. We both worked together to work through it and get our . relationship to the point that it is today, which is that we have a great . relationship.' She added: 'It was hard, it took a lot of commitment but I wouldn't have had it any other way. 'We've been through so much together, our family has been through a lot and he was there, we were both there through all of that. 'It's not simple... I think it would be easier to have stayed angry. Forgiveness is tough and it takes commitment and persistence... and a lot of love.' The 31-year-old also revealed that she had met her father's youngest daughter from that affair with Hunter, five-year-old Quinn. Cate Edwards appeared on Katie Couric's chat show on Monday to talk about her charity work for breast cancer research in her mother Elizabeth's memory (pictured on the screen behind her) Family: Cate (center) was very close to her mother Elizabeth (seen here in 2008), who died of cancer in 2010. She works to raise awareness of advanced stage breast cancer. The picture shows the family on the campaign trail with her father John and younger siblings Emma Claire and Jack . She told Katie . that the little girl was 'cute and adorable' but they didn't see each . other much as Ms Edwards lives in DC and Quinn with her mother in North . Carolina. She added that Quinn had a great relationship with her father. Following the testing . time of a public sex scandal, Ms Edwards was by her father's side in . 2011 when he was indicted on six felony counts for allegedly misusing . campaign funds in an effort to hide his relationship with Hunter. A federal jury eventually found Edwards not guilty on one count and deadlocked on the others. Ms Edwards said that following all the trials that life had thrown at her, she was shown 'just how much strength you can garner'. She also used the opportunity to raise awareness for a campaign to help those with advanced stage breast cancer. Support: Cate Edwards was by her father's side during his criminal trial in 2011 . It is an issue she feels passionately about after losing her mother . Elizabeth to the disease. Ms Edwards said: 'I'm doing really well now but I think about my mom every single day. She's a huge part of my life still. 'I'm doing a lot of great work in her honor, things I think that would make her proud.' She said that following her cancer diagnosis, her mother focused on making every day count. She said: 'She didn't bury her head in the sand. She didn't hole up in her bedroom. She decided this was her opportunity to live out her last days. 'She showed her children a graceful, graceful way to live.' Sisters: Cate Edwards said that her half-sister Quinn was 'cute and adorable'. John Edwards fathered the child with Rielle Hunter in a scandalous affair that ended his high-flying political career . Mistress: Videographer Rielle Hunter had an affair with John Edwards on the campaign trail and then wrote a book about it ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cate Edwards told Katie Couric on Monday that her father had revealed his affair to her in person .\nShe described her half-sister Quinn as 'cute and adorable'\nMs Edwards said: 'Forgiveness is tough and it takes commitment and persistence... and a lot of love'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Islamic State have released new shocking photos of a 'gay 'man being thrown off a roof and stoned to death. Following a trial in an Islamic State court, the man was taken to the roof of the building and thrown to his death in front a large crowd below. The horrific act was carried out in Tel Abiad in the Islamic State capital of Raqqa in Syria. Plummeting to his death: The unnamed man was accused of being homosexual and sentenced to death by an Islamic court in Raqqa. The final act: The large crowd of men are shown hurling rocks at the victim's broken body. Local residents are also shown participating in the sickening scene. The man is described as a ‘child of Lot’ and accused of committing acts of sodomy. Lot is referred to in the Bible and the Qur'an, where it is claimed the people of Sodom and Gomorrah carried out sinful acts and were severely punished by God. It is not the first occasion that Islamic State have published photos of such persecution. Another man accused of committing homosexual acts was thrown off the same building last month. Bearing witness: A large crowd of fighters and local residents of Raqqa is shown gathering to watch the horrific punishment outside the Islamic court building in Tal Abiad. A large crowd of fighters and local residents of Raqqa are shown gathering to watch the horrific punishment outside the Islamic court building in Tal Abiad. Amongst some of the bearded fighters, a number of children can be seen in the crowd, watching the horrific act. Dozens of men line a high wall, hoping to get a better view of the atrocity from their vantage point. Hidden from view: Three niqab clad women can he seen waiting for the punishment to be carried out. Women are rarely seen watching public executions in Islamic State territory. The final act: The victim is shown being thrown off the top of the building by three Islamic State fighters. Unusually, three niqab clad women can he seen waiting for the punishment to be carried out. They stand under the bombed out remains of the court building, away from the main crowd of men and boys. One bearded fighter with his head covered by a red and white scarf, is holding a megaphone. Standing at the front of the crowd, the man announces the court findings, sentencing ‘the child of Lot’ to death. The victim’s legs and hands appear to have been bound together whilst his eyes have been covered by a black blindfold. The man is described as a ‘child of Lot’ and accused of committing acts of sodomy. According to the Quran, Lot's people of Sodom and Gomorrah carried out sinful acts and were severely punished by God. Following the announcement, the guilty man is shown being thrown off the building’s roof by two fighters. Another fighter stands on the roof, watching the man fall to his death. The victim’s legs and hands appear to have been bound together whilst his eyes have been covered by a black blindfold. His broken body is shown lying on the ground, broken concrete and twisted metal litters the ground around his corpse. The final photo shows the crowd enthusiastically hurling large rocks at the dead man's body." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A large crowd of men is shown gathering outside to watch the punishment .\nThe man was accused of being a 'child of Lot' and thrown off the court roof .\nAccording to the Quran, Lot's people of Sodom and Gomorrah carried out sinful acts and were severely punished by God .\nThe horrific punishment was carried in the ISIS capital city of Raqqa ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The blood clot that sent Hillary Clinton to the hospital on Sunday is located between her brain and her skull behind her right ear, it was revealed this afternoon. The Secretary of State's doctors say they found the clot in a large vein in her head - though it is in a blood vessel that runs across the surface of her brain and is not in the brain itself. Doctors said Clinton has suffered no brain damage or stroke and that she is expected to make a full recovery. Scroll down to see the media vigil outside of Clinton's Hospital in NYC . Health scare: Hillary Clinton's doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up exam on Sunday . Distraught: Chelsea Clinton, seen here in a 2007 file photo, was seen looking upset as she left her mother's hospital on Monday . 'In all other aspects of her recovery, the Secretary is making excellent progress and we are confident she will make a full recovery. She is in good spirits, engaging with her doctors, her family, and her staff,' Drs Lisa Bardack and Gigi El-Bayoumi said in a statement. A clot occurs when a blockage builds up, either from partial thrombus (coagulated blood) or an outside compression. When the vein becomes blocked, the coagulated blood may extend to veins draining the area, which could lead to a lack of oxygen and tissue death. For Clinton, 'the particular vein they're talking about, there are enough other areas for the blood to travel through so it doesn't build up in the brain,' Dr Sanjay Gupta told CNN. The condition can be treated with blood thinners administered over several months until the clot breaks down. A distraught-looking Chelsea Clinton . visited her mother in the hospital this afternoon as she recovered from the clot, which stems from a concussion . earlier this months. The former First Daughter was seen walking out of New York-Presbyterian Hospital looking troubled. Her mother is likely to ring in the New Year from her hospital suite so her doctors can keep a close eye on her condition. Clinton, 65, was admitted to the hospital on Sunday and CBS New York reports that doctors want to monitor her for at least another 48 hours. Doctors are keeping her under their watchful eye as they adjust the dose of her anti-clotting medication. Chelsea, who was spotted by the New York Daily News, was to first member of Clinton's family to be seen publicly at the hospital. There is no word on the whereabouts of her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Chelsea, 32, a special correspondent for NBC News, looked upset as she left the hospital - cell phone in hand. She ignored questions from a reporter and went back inside. Aides and doctors say Clinton contracted a stomach virus in early December and became dehydrated, then fainted, fell and hit her head on December 9. She was diagnosed with a concussion on December 13 and hasn't been seen in public since. The seriousness of a blood clot 'depends . on where it is,' said Dr Gholam Motamedi, a neurologist at Georgetown . University Medical Center who was not involved in Clinton's care. Political force: Clinton is known as President Obama's most popular cabinet members - and among the names mentioned for a possible 2016 presidential run . Medical care: Clinton was admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital so doctors could monitor her medication . 'In the course of a routine follow-up MRI on Sunday, the scan revealed that a right transverse sinus venous thrombosis had formed. This is a clot in the vein that is situated in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. It did not result in a stroke, or neurological damage. To help dissolve this clot, her medical team began treating the Secretary with blood thinners. She will be released once the medication dose has been established. In all other aspects of her recovery, the Secretary is making excellent progress and we are confident she will make a full recovery. She is in good spirits, engaging with her doctors, her family, and her staff.'From Dr Lisa Bardack, Mt. Kisco Medical Group, and Dr Gigi El-Bayoumi, George Washington University . The new health scare may bring back . some painful memories for the former first lady, who suffered a large . blood clot in her leg back in 1998. In a 2007 interview with the New York Daily News, Clinton called the 1998 clot 'the most significant health scare I've ever had.' Most clots in the legs are . treated with six months of blood thinners to allow them to dissolve on . their own and to prevent further clots from forming, he said. A clot in a lung or the brain is more . serious. Lung clots, called pulmonary embolisms, can be deadly, and a . clot in the brain can cause a stroke. Clinton's illness led her to cancel an . overseas trip and scheduled testimony before Congress about the attack . on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. When her absence was reported, several pundits and newspapers accused Clinton of making her illness seem worse than it was to dodge questions from lawmakers over the consulate attack, which claimed the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The New York Post called her concussion a 'head fake.' Florida Rep Allan West said Clinton had a case of the 'Benghazi flu,' while Fox News contributer Charles Krauthammer dubbed it an 'acute Benghazi allergy.' First family: Mrs Clinton is pictured with daughter Chelsea Clinton and husband Bill during the closing Plenary session of the seventh Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in 2011 . Reines said doctors will continue to assess Clinton's condition, 'including other issues associated with her concussion.' Earlier this week, The National Enquirer . reported that brain cancer was behind Mrs Clinton's health problems and . that she was facing a barrage of medical tests to confirm the . diagnosis. But a spokesman for the Democrat labelled the claims 'absolute nonsense' and insisted Clinton was recovering well from the fall and subsequent concussion. Only days before her concussion Clinton had said she was in excellent health during an interview with Barbara Walters. Hillary Clinton has a blood clot located in the vein in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear, a condition called transverse sinus venous thrombosis. The transverse sinus is located beneath the brain and allows blood to drain from the back of the head. It is the most common sites for clots inside the head, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. A clot occurs when a blockage builds up, either from partial thrombus (coagulated blood) or an outside compression. When the vein becomes blocked, the coagulated blood may extend to veins draining the area, which could lead to a lack of oxygen and tissue death. For Clinton, 'the particular vein they're talking about, there are enough other areas for the blood to travel through so it doesn't build up in the brain,' Dr Sanjay Gupta told CNN. Symptoms and signs can include headache, nausea, vomiting and seizures, although the condition was detected in Clinton with a routine MRI scan following her treatment for concussion. Doctors questioned whether this concussion, paired with the fact Hillary had a similar clot in her leg in 1988, led to the condition. 'You don't typically see blood clots forming in veins after this sort of concussion,' Dr Gupta said. 'She is somebody who has formed these blood clots before. There are some people who more likely develop blood clots. Does she clot more vigorously than normal? That with the brain injury - the concussion - could have led to it.' The condition can be treated with blood thinners administered over several months until the clot breaks down. Other treatments include using a shunt to drain pressure on the brain or surgery - yet doctors said neither are necessary for Clinton. 'The most concerning thing was... the fact that this could be a blood clot pushing on her brain,' Dr Gupta said. 'That's not what this is. You wouldn't treat something like that with blood thinners. It's not a mass or a collection of blood pushing on the brain but it is something you'd want to address fairly quickly.' Detractors have claimed Clinton's advancing age and health make her too old to realistically serve as a two-term president were she elected in 2016. 'I am, thankfully, knock on wood, not only healthy, but have incredible stamina and energy,' Clinton told Barbara Walters. Clinton has a history of fainting, having experienced a brief spell in in 2005 during an appearance before a women's group in Buffalo. The former first lady is expected to step down from her role as Secretary of State in the beginning of 2013 when President Obama begins his second term. At a State Department press conference in January 2012, she announced that she would be stepping down from the 'high wire of American politics' after 20 years as first lady, a senator from New York, and finally U.S. Secretary of State. She told reporters at the press conference that 'it would be a good idea to find out how tired I really am.' 'Stamina:' At 65 years old, Clinton bragged to Barbara Walters just days before fainting in early December that she is healthy and has plenty of energy and stamina ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Secretary of state hospitalized at New York-Presbyterian hospital after follow-up exam found the clot .\nWas treated for a concussion earlier this month after fainting while she battled a stomach virus .\nDoctors expect a full recovery and say there has been no brain damage ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "An unconscious woman raped by four Vanderbilt football players was 'thrown out like a piece of trash' once they were done with her, prosecutors said today as they wrapped up their case. A jury in Nashville, Tennessee heard attorneys' closing arguments on Tuesday afternoon and must now decide whether to find Brandon Vandenburg, 21, and Cory Batey, who turned 21 today, guilty of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery. Last week, the alleged victim testified that Vandenburg, whom she was dating, plied her with alcohol one night in June 2013 and the next thing she remembers is waking up in a strange dorm room. The jury saw surveillance footage showing her being dragged to Vandenburg's dorm room. Deliberations: A jury will decide whether to find Brandon Vandenburg, pictured left on Tuesday, and Cory Batey, pictured right on Monday, of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery . Waiting game: The defense gatherers after the jury was read the charges against Vandenburg and Batey . Support: Batey gets a hug from a friend after the jury leaves the room to begin deliberations on Tuesday . Inside the room, Vandenburg switched on porn and encouraged Batey and two others to assault the woman with a water bottle and rape her, prosecutors said. The jury was shown graphic cell phone footage of part of the alleged sexual attack, which the men had recorded. Vandenburg then sent some footage to friends. One of the men, Brandon Banks, allegedly anally raped the woman with the water bottle as Vandenburg said, 'squeeze that s***', the video showed. Batey then allegedly urinated on her. 'It wasn't just about sexual gratification and fun, it was about degrading her, humiliating her,' Deputy District Attorney Tom Thurman said in his closing arguments on Tuesday. The woman was then 'thrown in the hall like a piece of trash by the man she trusted, Brandon Vandenburg,' Thurman said. 'She's not a piece of trash,' he continued. 'She's a victim. Not an alleged victim. A victim. A victim that had the courage to take that stand and face her attackers. A victim that had the courage to come in here and fight for justice.' The woman testified last week that she could not remember any of the attack. Throughout the trial, the defense had argued that the men had become swept up in a promiscuous college culture, where people walked around naked and binged on alcohol. Questions: On Monday, Batey, pictured as he testified on the stand, said he blacked out from drinking so much on the night of the attack and could not remember what had happened . But Thurman said that was not the culture that was revealed during the trial. 'The culture you really saw was entitled athletes thinking rules don't apply to them, that's the real culture you saw here,' he told the court on Tuesday. 'Their mindset that they could get away with anything. \"The rules don't apply to us\".' Defense attorneys for the men had also argued that due to the copious amounts of alcohol they had consumed - one estimate put Batey's consumption at as many as 22 drinks - they were not aware of their surroundings. Batey took the stand on Monday and claimed he had 'blacked out' and didn't remember what happened that night in Vandenburg's dorm room until he later saw cellphone images. 'I was just drunk out of my mind,' Batey testified. 'This is something I would never do in my right state of mind. I'm just sorry.' But Thurman dismissed the claim, pointing out that Batey had lucidly texted a friend to say he wanted a quesadilla - with the word correctly spelled - just 30 minutes before the alleged attack. He then went for a shower and made phone calls to friends before hanging out with his girlfriend. 'Attackers': Jaborian 'Tip' McKenzie, left, and Brandon Banks, right, are also accused in the rape case . Regrets? McKenzie also took the stand during his teammates' trial and insisted he had not touched the girl . 'Is that a blackout?' Thurman asked. 'Is that a person who doesn't know what he's doing? Is that a person who's not acting knowingly?' Similarly, he said that Vandenburg had been drinking, yet nobody during the trial testified that he was not aware of his surroundings. In the aftermath of the attack, Vandenburg pressured his friends to delete the graphic videos and attempted to destroy evidence on cellphones and computers, prosecutors said. He also emailed the victim and pressured her not to say anything negative about him, they said. 'Are those the actions of a person who is not criminally responsible?' Thurman asked. 'There's an inference of guilt when you attempt to destroy evidence... Innocent people don't destroy evidence.' But Vandenburg's attorney interpreted his client's attempts to destroy the photos a different way. 'He at least had the sense afterwards to be upset about it,' Fletcher Long told the jury. Injuries: Katherine Parnell, a nurse at Metro General who carried out a rape kit on the victim, said the young woman had multiple bruises across her thighs and buttocks, and scratches on her feet . He also insisted that Vandenburg had not penetrated the woman so could not be found guilty of rape. Vandenburg had consumed too much alcohol to be able to rape her, according to earlier testimony. Long added that there was not enough evidence that Vandenburg had encouraged the other men to rape the woman. The jury will now have to decide whether Vandenburg should be convicted of rape even though he didn't penetrate the victim, and whether Batey was so drunk that he could not have formed the intent to commit the crime. 'I care what the law is, and they haven't met it,' Long said in his closing arguments. All four men are charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Vandenburg is also charged with tampering with evidence and unlawful photography. All four have pleaded not guilty, including the two men not on trial: Jaborian 'Tip' McKenzie and Brandon Banks. McKenzie also testified at the trial, saying he didn't touch the woman but took pictures. A trial date for the two men has not yet been set." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS .\nBrandon Vandenburg, 21, and Cory Batey, 21, are on trial for raping an unconscious student in a dorm room in June 2013 with two other men .\nVandenburg 'took her back to his room after she blacked out from drinking and then encouraged the three others to sexually assault her'\nShe testified last week that she can remember nothing of the attack .\nVandenburg's attorney says his client did take photos of the attack but should not be found guilty of rape because he did not penetrate her .\nBatey's attorney said he was so drunk he didn't know what he was doing .\nBut prosecutors said both men were in control and were 'entitled athletes who thought rules didn't apply to them'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Hundreds of gypsy mourners took to the streets of Wales today to pay tribute to a man who died after being in a coma for the last 22 years. Andrew Colwyn - known as 'the boy' - was 24 when he was hit by a drunk driver in 1992, leaving him bedridden and unable to communicate with family or friends. In true big fat gypsy style, his funeral procession today was lead by a horse and carriage, and followed by five trucks full of flower displays including pints of beer, security vans, and a pack of cigarettes. Other displays gracing the streets of Splott, Cardiff, were boxers and Ford pick-up vans, celebrating his love of cars and amateur boxing. Scroll down for video . Dozens of gypsies took to the streets of Wales today to mourn the death of Andrew Colwyn, known as 'The Boy', who spent the last 22 years in a coma after being hit by a drunk driver in 1992 . Mr Colwyn (pictured right) was 24 when the crash happened in 1992. Today his funeral procession was followed by truck containing flowers shaped into a boxer and a pint of beer (left) Among the more bizarre tributes was this design, made to look like a pack of cigarettes, with the word 'brother' pinned across the bottom . He died on November 20, and was watching over for the night by family and friends ahead of the formal service today. Mr Colwyn, a former scrap metal worker, was described as 'popular and well-respected' and was known by everyone in the Welsh gypsy and traveller community. His body was taken through the streets in a horse-drawn carriage, followed by five pick-up trucks full of flowers, including displays made into pints of beer, a security van, and the word 'brother'. His cousin, also named Andrew Colwyn, 20, said: 'He was a very nice guy and everyone had a nice word to say about him. 'People have come over from all across the country to pay tribute to The Boy today, West Wales and all over the place. 'The Boy was very popular and well respected back in the day. But he got knocked over by a drink driver, 22 years ago now, and he just never recovered. 'We wanted to give him a proper send-off and that's why all the flowers represent what he loved. He loved boxing, The Boy did, he was an amateur boxer, and he loves his trucks and his dogs too.' Mr Colwyn's family said he was an amateur boxer and loved cars, which explains this tribute shaped like a yellow Ford pick-up truck . A picture of Mr Colwyn is seen underneath the inscription 'Uncle Boy', a nod to his nickname 'The Boy'. To either side are boxing gloves, as Mr Colwyn was an amateur boxer before he was hit by a drunk driver . Among the flower displays was this blue Securicor van, presumably a reference to his love of vans . A pair of greyhounds (pictured front left and right) were also among the tributes to Mr Colwyn, which were paraded through the streets of Cardiff on the back of five trucks . Cousin John Price, 23, said: 'He was The Boy to everyone who knew him - and everyone did. 'Go and knock on any door here in Splott, ask them if they know The Boy, and they'll tell you everything about the terrible accident that happened. 'He was in hospital for seven years after the accident and then his mum and dad looked after him full-time. They idolised him - he was their world. 'But he's with them now and he isn't suffering anymore and that's what matters. 'We've done this send-off for him to pay our respects and say our goodbyes at last because this is it really. Once you're gone you're gone but there's nothing we can do about that. 'But we can show our respect and how important he was to us all and how much we'll miss him.' Police in Wales were forced to close roads along the procession route today after dozens of mourners showed up, saying there was the potential for disruption . Mr Colwyn's body was watched over by close family and friends during the 24 hours after he died, according to gypsy tradition, before being drawn through the streets of Cardiff by horse and carriage . Mr Colwyn, a scrap metal worker, was described as a 'popular and well-respected' man who was known throughout the Welsh traveller community . A traditional gypsy vigil was held all night for Mr Colwyn on Monday with the body left with family members at the Rover Way traveller site overnight. His cousin Mr Colwyn added: 'It's a very old tradition. We don't eat any meat from the moment The Boy died to the moment he's buried. 'And there's no telly in the room where he is either, not until he's laid to rest. We left it quiet and respectful for him as well as a big fire to keep the body warm.' Cardiff officials closed roads for the procession earlier today, saying there was a potential for disruption and a high amount of traffic. Around six police officers were in attendance near St Alban's church, where the service was held." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Andrew Colwyn was 24 when he was hit by a drunk driver in Wales in 1992 .\nSpent 22 years in a coma before dying at his family home two weeks ago .\nDozens of mourners marched through Cardiff today in tribute to 'The Boy'\nFloral tributes included trucks, beers, greyhounds and a pack of cigarettes ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "David Cameron dramatically played the patriotic card yesterday by accusing Ed Miliband of trampling on the rights of the English by blocking ‘home rule’ measures for England. In a move designed to upstage the Labour conference, which started on Friday, the Prime Minister raised the stakes in the bitter war of words that has raged since the Scottish referendum. Mr Cameron called on Mr Miliband to drop his opposition to Tory plans for ‘English votes for English laws’ to match devolved powers for Scotland, which have been promised now the Scots have voted to reject independence. He accused Labour of ‘overriding’ the rights of the English and Welsh – and warned it could lead to a fierce backlash. Scroll down for video . Mr Cameron called on Ed Miliband to drop his refusal to back Tory plans for ‘English votes for English laws’ to match devolved powers for Scotland, which have been promised after Scots voted 'No' The provocative move came as a Mail on Sunday poll showed big support in England for Mr Cameron’s home rule measures. English voters say the three party leaders were ‘panicked’ into a last-minute pledge of more cash for Scotland because they feared Alex Salmond and the Scottish Nationalists were heading for victory. Labour reacted furiously to Mr Cameron’s new attack on Mr Miliband. They believe his ‘English votes for English laws’ plan is a Tory trap – because it would mean scrapping the voting rights of 41 Scots Labour MPs at Westminster, potentially wrecking Mr Miliband’s hopes of forming a government. In effect, Mr Cameron is turning the row into a personal battle with Mr Miliband to prove which of them stands up for England. In a hard-hitting article for today’s Mail on Sunday, Mr Cameron says: ‘The challenge to Labour and Ed Miliband is clear: either resolve this issue with us, or explain to the people of the rest of the UK why they shouldn’t have the same powers as we are devolving to the people of Scotland – why, for instance, Scottish MPs should be able to vote to vary income tax rates in England, when the Scottish Parliament is going to be setting Scottish income tax rates in Scotland.’ A Labour aide accused Mr Cameron of ‘cynicism’ – and said his package of measures had been ‘drawn up on the back of a fag packet’. But Tory chiefs are convinced they have forced Mr Miliband on to the back foot with the surprise move to tie extra money and home rule for Scotland to similar measures for England and Wales. Labour MPs have waded in, claiming Mr Miliband must do more to show he is ‘pro-English’. In a message aimed directly at Mr Miliband, Mr Cameron writes in The Mail on Sunday: ‘Millions of people in the rest of the UK have been asking: “Why can’t we have the same powers and rights as Scotland?” ‘Why should Scottish MPs be able to vote on English schools, English hospitals, English or Welsh income taxes, when English or Welsh MPs would have no say in such matters in Scotland? It is fundamentally unjust to have the views of the people of England and Wales overridden in this way. Labour reacted furiously to Mr Cameron’s new attack on Mr Miliband, who is in Manchester for the party's conference this weekend . Mr Cameron will host an ‘English votes for English laws’ summit at his official country residence Chequers on Monday. He has invited senior Tory MPs including John Redwood (pictured) and Michael Gove . There was a ‘crying need’ for England and Wales not to be discriminated against, he argued, adding that if the rights of the English and Welsh were trampled on it could lead to serious trouble. The ‘English question’ was ‘a basic unfairness at the heart of our democracy’ – and must be put right. Mr Cameron will host an ‘English votes for English laws’ summit at his official country residence Chequers tomorrow. He has invited senior Tory MPs including John Redwood, who has led the campaign for a new English Parliament, and Conservative grandees Peter Lilley and Bernard Jenkin to discuss the issue with Cabinet Ministers Michael Gove and William Hague. Mr Salmond yesterday claimed Mr Cameron had already started to go back on his vow to give Scotland a better deal, saying people had been ‘tricked by Westminster into believing there would be an immediate offer of extra powers… and within 24 hours of the polls closing they start to tear up the commitments.’ The Tory-Labour feud came as it emerged Alistair Darling is poised to quit politics after being upstaged by his old boss Gordon Brown in the ‘No’ campaign. The former Labour Chancellor says he will decide soon whether to resign from his Edinburgh seat at the next Election. Alistair Darling led the No camp to victory in Thursday’s referendum, but was eclipsed in the last days of the campaign by Mr Brow . Mr Darling led the No camp to victory in Thursday’s referendum, but was eclipsed by Mr Brown, whose passionate oratory was credited with winning over wavering Yes supporters. It was particularly galling for Mr Darling, 60, who until a few weeks ago had barely been on speaking terms with Mr Brown since falling out over how to handle the economic crisis when they were in power. Asked if he would stand again, Mr Darling – who has been tipped for a possible return to the front bench in a reshuffle later this month – said: ‘I am making my mind up.’ The news came as Mr Brown gave another barnstorming speech in which he promised to force Westminster to stick to its promise of extra devolution for the Scots – and dispelled any speculation about his own future by saying that he was ‘too old to be the comeback kid and too young to be an elder statesman’. Mr Brown, 63, said ‘the eyes of the world’ were on the party leaders in Westminster over the pledge to give the Scots greater devolution. ‘These are men who have been promise makers and they will not be promise breakers,’ the former Prime Minister said. Mr Brown said a draft Scots Home Rule Bill would be ready by ‘in time for Burns Day’ – January 25 – but it cannot become law until after next year’s General Election." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cameron called on Miliband to back Tory plans to block Scottish MPs .\nThe plans would mean MPs in Scotland could not vote on English issues .\nThe three party leaders pledged more powers to Scotland ahead of vote .\nLabour reacted furiously to the attack on Miliband, accusing PM of 'cynicism'\nCameron will host an ‘English votes for English laws’ summit on Monday ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Islamic State group stoned two men to death in Syria Tuesday after claiming they were gay, a monitor said, in the jihadist organisation's first executions for alleged homosexuality. 'The IS today stoned to death a man that it said was gay,' the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that the victim was around 20 years old. He was killed in Mayadeen in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, near the border with Iraq. Scroll down for video . The Islamic State group stoned two men to death in Syria Tuesday after claiming they were gay, a monitor said. Pictured are Isis fighters in the Syrian city of Raqqa . The Britain-based Observatory said Isis claimed it found videos on his mobile phone showing him 'practising indecent acts with males'. In a separate incident on Tuesday, an 18-year-old was also stoned to death in Deir Ezzor city after the group said he was gay, the Observatory said. Activists on social media said that the dead men were opponents of IS and that the group had used the allegation as a pretext to kill them. The United Nations said this month the IS had carried out several executions by stoning of women in Syria it accused of adultery. The jihadists proclaimed a 'caliphate' in June after seizing swathes of Iraq and Syria. Activists say IS carries out regular public executions - often beheadings - in areas it controls. The jihadists proclaimed a 'caliphate' in June after seizing swathes of Iraq and Syria . Meanwhile, it emerged today that a former U.S. Marine has joined a growing foreign legion of Western fighters battling ISIS on the frontline just weeks after he starred in a survival reality TV show. Photos have emerged on social media that apparently show Joshua Bell, 28, who appeared in the third season of Naked and Afraid, a reality survival show produced by the Discovery Channel. In 'Nicaragua Nightmare', Bell alongside his fellow contestant, Amanda Leigh, had to survive 21 days in the Central American jungle. The episode was aired in early September 2014 and saw Bell suffering with fever and sickness while helping a female fellow contestant make a bikini out of small strips of duct-tape. Just two months later, on November 10, Bell arrived on the frontline in the besieged city of Kobane . Bell is among the latest foreign volunteers - many of them ex-US, British and Canadian military - to join a group called The Lions Of Rojava, who have been mounting a brave counter attack against Islamic State terrorists in northern Syria over the past few months. The Lions Of Rojava act as a foreign legion for the Kurdish People's Protection Unit (YPG) - a group that has been mounting a brave resistance against ISIS in Kobane for more that two months. Bell was a contestant on Naked and Afraid on September 7. In the show, both contestants are strangers and have to work together to survive unassisted in a hostile environment. Brave: Joshua Bell, 28 (second from right) is among the latest foreign volunteers to join a Kurdish anti-ISIS group called The Lions Of Rojava. Here he is pictured with Brits James Hughes (left) and Jamie Read (right) Television: Just weeks ago Joshua Bell (right) appeared in the third season of Naked and Afraid, a reality survival show produced by the Discovery Channel . In each episode, contestants have to strip naked and meet each other in a tough environment, normally in the middle of a thick jungle or a remote island. The two survivalists have to find clean water, food and build a weather proof shelter. Bell is 28-years-old and was born in Florida. At the age of three, he and his family moved to South Carolina before switching to Roxboro, North Carolina, when he was just six years old. He is understood to have served for four years in the US marines, reaching the rank of Corporal and being deployed to both Afghanistan and Iraq." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Isis have stoned two men, 18 and 20, to death in Syria for being gay .\nOne was killed in Mayadeen, near the Iraqi border, the other in Deir Ezzor .\nActivists said the men were opponents of Isis and the allegation a pretext ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Colonel Gaddafi's eldest son Saif has hired a group of South African mercenaries to smuggle him out of Libya and into a friendly African country, according to information received by the International Criminal Court. The Court, based in the Hague, said Saif, 39, whose current whereabouts are the source of much speculation, had been in contact with them through intermediaries to discuss the possibility of surrendering for trial. Saif escaped even though his motorcade . was hit by a Nato air strike as it left Bani Walid on Oct. 19, the day . before his father died in Sirte. Praying for salvation: Saif Gaddafi has allegedly hired a team of South African mercenaries to smuggle him to safety . Three of his brothers were killed in the war. Sources this week reported he had taken refuge with Tuareg nomads, who his family had helped financially in the past, in the borderlands between Libya and Niger. The Gaddafis befriended desert tribes in Niger, Mali and other poor former French colonies in West Africa. Other African countries received Libyan largesse during the 42-year rule of Gaddafi, a self-styled African 'king of kings'. U.S. military and government representatives held security talks in neighbouring Niger with local officials in Agadez, which has been a way station for other Libyan fugitives, including another son of Muammar Gaddafi, Saadi. Justice: The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is keen to bring Colonel Gaddafi's eldest son to the Netherlands for trial . A U.S. military plane has been spotted at Agadez airport. A top regional official declined to say what the talks with the Americans were about, but spoke of escape plans by Saif al-Islam and former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, both wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity. 'Senussi is being extricated from Mali toward a country that is a non-signatory to the (ICC) convention. I am certain that they will both (Senussi and Saif al-Islam) be extricated by plane, one from Mali the other from Niger,' said the official, who asked not to be named. He said there were at least 10 airstrips in the north of Niger near the Libyan border that could be used to whisk Saif al-Islam out of the country. However, a member of parliament from northern Mali, Ibrahim Assaleh Ag Mohamed, denied Senussi or Saif al-Islam were in his country and said they would not be accepted if they tried to enter. The arrival of the U.S. delegation followed remarks by Mohamed Anako, president of Agadez region, who said he would give Saif al-Islam refuge. 'Libya and Niger are brother countries and cousins ... so we will welcome him in,' he said. The ICC has warned Saif al-Islam, who is understandably anxious not to be captured by Libyan interim government forces in whose hands his father  was brutally killed last week, that it could order a mid-air interception if he tried to flee by plane from his Sahara desert hideout for a safe haven. ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said: 'There are some people connected with him that are in touch with people connected with us ... it's through intermediaries,' 'We have some information that there is a mercenary group trying to help him to move to a different country, so we are trying to prevent this activity,' said Moreno-Ocampo. 'We are also working with some states to see if we can disrupt this attempt. Some of them are South Africans allegedly.' On the run: Saif al-Islam gestures to reporters in Tripoli on August 23. The ICC said he was in 'informal contact' with them about the possibility of surrenering to stand trial . Moreno-Ocampo said the ICC was not making any deal with Saif al-Islam but was explaining through the contacts that he had to face trial because he had been indicted for war crimes. 'He says he is innocent,' said the prosecutor. France, a backer of February's revolt against Gaddafi, reminded African states of their obligations to hand Saif al-Islam over to the international court. 'We don't care whether he goes on foot, by plane, by boat, by car or on a camel, the only thing that matters is that he belongs in the ICC,' said Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero. Niger, Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso, a swathe of arid states to the south of Libya, are all signatories to the treaty that set up the ICC. Algeria, which took in Saif al-Islam's mother, sister, brother Hannibal and half-brother Mohammed, is not a signatory. Nor is Sudan or Zimbabwe. Leaders of Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) would like to run their own trials, but acknowledge that their writ barely runs in the deep south. Nato countries, now winding up a mission that backed the revolt, have expressed little enthusiasm for hunting a few individuals across a vast tract of empty continent. Saif al-Islam was once seen as a liberal reformer, architect of a rapprochement with Western states on whom his father waged proxy guerrilla wars for decades. But he responded with belligerent rhetoric after the revolt erupted in Libya. The ICC accuses him of hiring mercenaries to carry out a plan, worked out with his father and Senussi, to kill unarmed protesters inspired by 'Arab Spring' uprisings elsewhere. Niger's government in the capital Niamey has vowed to meet its ICC commitments. But 750 km (400 miles) north in a region where cross-border allegiances among Tuareg nomads often outweigh national ties, the picture looks different. Some of the tens of thousands of people who eke out a living in the Sahara, roamed by smugglers and nomadic herders, say there would be a welcome for the younger Gaddafi. 'We are ready to hide him wherever needed,' said Mouddour Barka, a resident of Agadez. 'We are telling the international community to stay out of this business and our own authorities not to hand him over - otherwise we are ready to go out on to the streets and they will have us to deal with.' A U.S. military aircraft flew 25 wounded NTC fighters out of Tripoli on Saturday for medical treatment in the United States. Britain has also taken in wounded fighters." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Colonel Gaddafi's eldest son reportedly hiding with Tuareg desert nomads close to the Niger border ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The global list of the great and good attending today's memorial event for Nelson Mandela in South Africa reads like a Who's Who of world leaders in politics, business, music and fashion. As tens of thousands of South Africans converged in sorrow, celebration and pride on Soweto's World Cup stadium, they found themselves taking their seats side-by-side with presidents, priests and queens at a memorial service for the global icon. Representing the U.S., President Barack Obama has flown in for the day of remembrance and celebration for the anti-apartheid icon who died last week at age 95. Air Force One touched down at a military base near Johannesburg on a rainy morning. Side-by-side: Scores of VIPs and dignitaries watch from the tribune as rain lashes down during the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela . U.S. President Barack Obama (centre) shares a moment with Denmark's Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (left) as his wife, first lady Michelle Obama looks on (right) Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (bottom left) and his successor Francois Hollande (bottom right) Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel, right, and his former wife Winnie Madikizela Mandela, left, sit on stage . Irish band U2's lead singer Bono and South African actress Charlize Theron take their seats together . British Prime Minister David Cameron, top centre, attends the memorial . Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, is greeted after arriving for the memorial service . Hob-nobbing: Ed Miliband (ringed) appears to be staring at Bill Clinton and Nick Clegg greeting each other . Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, centre, and German President Joachim Gauck, top right, take their seats . Former South African President F.W. de Klerk arrives for the official memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela . Joining Obama on the 16-hour trip from Washington was first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were also scheduled to attend the memorial service, but traveled to South Africa separately. French President Francois Hollande and his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy will attend as will the German President Joachim Gauck. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Cuban President Raul Castro were also pictured arriving at the stadium. The President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas accepted the invitation, but Israel's top leaders were conspicuous by their absence. Israel announced neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor President Shimon Peres will attend the event citing costs and health reasons. Tycoon Sir Richard Branson, supermodel Naomi Campbell and musicians Bono, Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel are among those expected at the memorial service. Sir Richard and singer Peter Gabriel devised 'The Elders' forum of statesmen and activists set up by Mr Mandela. French President Francois Hollande (left) is greeted by officials on his arrival at Air Force Base Waterkloof, Pretoria . A screen shows South African former president Nelson Mandela during his memorial service . Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, right, arrives with Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan . President Barack Obama (left) and first lady Michelle Obama (right) arrive at Waterkloof Air Base for the memorial service in honor of former South African leader Nelson Mandela . Filling up: The First National Bank (FNB) Stadium, also known as Soccer City, ahead of former South African President Nelson Mandela's national memorial service . Former British Prime Minister John Major (left) and current deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (centre) waiting for the start of the memorial service . Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and wife of Zimbabwe's President Grace Mugabe (centre) arrive at Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria . National Anthem: Mass ChoirWelcome and Opening Remarks: Programme DirectorsTribute by Family Friend: Andrew MlangeniTribute by Family: General Thanduxolo MandelaTribute by the Grandchildren: Mbuso MandelaAndile MandelaZozuko DlaminiPhumla MandelaTribute by UN Representative: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonTribute by AU Commission Chair: Dr Nkosazana Dlamini ZumaTribute by Foreign Dignitaries: President Barack Obama (USA)President Dilma Rousseff (Brazil)Vice-President Li Yuanchao (China)President Hifikepunye Pohamba (Namibia)President Pranab Mukherjee (India)President Raúl Castro Ruz (Cuba)Keynote Address by the President of the Republic of South Africa:His Excellency Jacob ZumaSermon: Bishop Ivan AbrahamsVote of Thanks: Premier of Gauteng, Nomvula Mokonyane . U2 singer and activist Bono, 53, said the anti-apartheid icon had inspired him to campaign against Aids and world poverty. He took his seat next to South African actress Charlize Theron. Miss Campbell, 43, who Mr Mandela described as his 'honorary granddaughter', has helped raise money for the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and his former political party the African National Congress. Grammy-award winning artist Annie Lennox, 58, has a long association with Mr Mandela after performing at his 70th birthday concert in 1988. U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey will also be there. Three previous British Prime Ministers - Sir John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown - are to join current PM David Cameron at the official memorial ceremony. Also at the national memorial service in Johannesburg's FNB Stadium are Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband. It is thought to be the first time for many years that all of the UK’s surviving prime ministers have travelled to an event abroad, and reflects the deep respect in which Mr Mandela is held within British politics. Mr Obama will lead the tributes along with United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. South African actress Charlize Theron attends the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela . Not attending: Russia's President Vladimir Putin signs the book of condolence as he visits the South Africa's embassy in Moscow . Putin paid yesterday tribute to late former South African President Nelson Mandela as he signed . Russia's President Vladimir Putin, who is not attending, described Mandela as a 'great humanist' as he signed a book of condolence at the South African embassy in Moscow. Having signed the book, Putin bowed his head in front of Mandela’s portrait and offered condolences to South African Ambassador Mandisi Mpahlwa. At the funeral on Sunday, political guests will include Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout – who is representing his country in place of its prime minister Jiri Rusnok. Mr Rusnok was forced to apologise after he was recorded saying: 'The idea of going gives me the shivers.' South African President Jacob Zuma will . give the keynote address and former South African President F.W. de Klerk will play a major part. Mr Mandela's family and friends also will . speak at the ceremony, which will include a sermon. - Afghan President Hamid Karzai. - Angolan Vice President Manuel Vincent. - Argentinian Acting President Amado Boudou. - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. - Bahamas' Prime Minister Perry Christie. - Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid. - Belgian Prime Minister Elio di Rupo and King Philippe. - Benin's President Boni Yayi. - Botswana's President Seretse Ian Khama. - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and three predecessors, including Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. - British Prime Minister David Cameron, deputy PM Nick Clegg and former Prime Minister Tony Blair. - Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza. - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and three of his predecessors. - Chadian President Idriss Deby. - Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao. - Comoros' President Ikiliou Dhoinine. - Congo's President Joseph Kabila. - Croatian President Ivo Josipovic. - Cuban President Raul Castro. - Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout. - Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Prince Frederik. - Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh. - East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. - El Salvador's Foreign Minister Jaime Miranda. - Equatorial Guinea's President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. - European Union Council President Herman Van Rompuy. - Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. - French President Francois Hollande and his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy. - Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba. - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. - German President Joachim Gauck. - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama. - Guinean President Alpha Conde. - Guyana's President Donald Ramotar. - Haitian President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. - Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Congress party leader Sonia Ghandi. - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. - Irish President Michael Higgins. - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta. - Ivory Coast's President Allasane Ouattara. - Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. - Jordanian Queen Rania and Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour. - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. - Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. - Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane. - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. - Malawi's President Joyce Banda. - Malaysian Energy Minister Maximus Ongkili. - Mauritius's Prime Minister Dr, the Hon Navinchandra Ramgoolam - Mexican President Pena Nieto. - Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid. - Mozambique's President Armando Emilio Guebuza. - Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba. - Nepalese Foreign Minister Madhav Prassad Ghimire. - The Netherlands' Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans and King Willem-Alexander. - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou. - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. - Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Crown Prince Haakon. - Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain. - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. - Philippines' Vice President Jejomar Binay. - Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski and former President Lech Walesa. - Portuguese President Cavaco Silva. - Saudi-Arabia's Deputy Prime Minister Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. - Senegalese President Macky Sall. - Serbian President Tomislav Nicolic. - Seychelles President James Michel. - Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak. - Slovenia's President Borut Pahor. - South Korean Prime Minister Hongwon Chung. - South Sudan's President Salva Kir Mayardi. - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Prince Felipe. - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa. - Sudanese Vice President Bakri Hassan Salih. - Suriname's President Desire Delan Bouterse. - Swaziland's Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini. - Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Princess Victoria. - Swiss President Ulrich Maurer. - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete. - Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. - Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki. - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. - U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay. - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his predecessor Kofi Annan. - U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as well as former presidents George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary. - Uruguay's Foreign Minister Luis Almagro. - Vatican official Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana. - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. - Zambia's President Michael Sata. - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Representing the U.S., President Barack Obama made address .\nFormer Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were also there .\nFormer British Prime Minister has arrived in Johannesburg .\nMusicians Bono, Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel were expected .\nSir Richard Branson and supermodel Naomi Campbell invited ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York City may be known for its luxury skyscrapers and bustling streets, but just a few miles south of Manhattan, there is an altogether different sight to behold. Languishing in the water just off Staten Island, scores of boats are left to rust in a little-known ship graveyard - just a stone's throw from the city's lights. Images captured by US photographer Gordon Donovan reveal the haunting scenes at the Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard in Rossville, Staten Island, which is only accessible by meandering through a cemetery and knocking on private homes to ask for permission to pass. The photographs show great hunks of metal languishing in the water on the south side of Staten Island, which is fewer than 20 miles from Manhattan and 18 miles from Brooklyn. Haunting: Photographs have revealed the eerie scenes at Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard in Rossville, Staten Island - just an hour south of Manhattan . Left to rust: The shipyard harbors disused and decommissioned ferries, tugboats, warships and barges that are left at the site until they are dismantled or salvaged . Final resting place: Another image by Gordon Donovan shows the rusting and peeling paint of a retired service vessel in shallow waters of the Arthur Kill . The dumping ground, which is one of the largest marine scrap yards on the East Coast, harbors disused and decommissioned ferries, tugboats, warships and barges that are ravaged by the elements until they are dismantled or salvaged. Before the boats were dumped at the graveyard, the site was used as the slip for The Blazing Star Ferry, which transported passengers and cargo across the Arthur Kill to Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The graveyard has been at the site since the 1930s, when Witt's Marine Equipment company worked to collect, salvage and re-sell materials from wrecked ships and the proud owner, John J. Witte, amassed hundreds of warships at the site. It is now overseen by New Jersey's Donjon Marine Company, which has put 12-ft metal walls around the perimeter in a bid to block it from prying eyes. But while the graveyard remains a little-known secret even among New Yorkers, Donovan - the photographer - has been visiting the site for seven years. Eerie: The shipyard can only been seen if visitors walk through a cemetery and ask for permission from private property owners to enter and reach the water . Ghostly: An image shows the Bayou Plaquemine, which was built in 1921 for the U.S. Army. The vessel and crew were assigned to the Fourth Service Command during World War II and based at Fort Barrancas, Florida before the vessel was eventually retired in 1972 . Ancient: The colorful pipes and control panel of an oil barge can be seen at the graveyard, while in the background is a jail cell on board a New York Central barge . Rotting: The rusty vessels are hidden behind a 12ft fence near the water's edge but can be accessed by asking for permission from private homeowners nearby . Still: Donovan, a photograph from the UK, has taken photographs of the ship graveyard over the past seven years during his visits to New York City . He explained that the docks are only accessible by properties owned by families nearby, but that the homeowners allowed him to get a closer look once he asked for permission. 'The area is filled with exposed spikes aged by the elements, most of these boats have just rotted in the water,' he explained. 'The boats photographed were made out of materials taken from Mother Earth and used to serve a purpose. When they became obsolete, they were discarded and have slowly rotted and sank in the muck off Rossville as Mother Earth takes them back.' The graveyard has been a final resting place for a ship that took part in D-Day and a World War II submarine destroyer that was the first ship manned by an all-black crew. Donovan's images also reveal a barge that contains a jail cell to ship prisoners. Left behind: The collapsing bridge of a retired vessel at the graveyard, which opened in the 1930s and now . Forgotten: The graveyard has been a final resting place for a ship that took part in D-Day and a submarine destroyer that was the first ship manned by an all-black crew . Out of order: Waters seep over a rusting barge as the tide rises at the ghostly ship graveyard, which is about 20 miles south of Manhattan and 18 miles from Brooklyn . Tipping point: In this image, the graveyard, which is located on Arthur Kill Road in Rossville, can be seen from an open train box car sitting on the deck of a barge . Resting place: Before the ships were dumped at the graveyard, the site was used as the slip for The Blazing Star Ferry, which transported passengers and cargo across the Arthur Kill to Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. It now harbors vessels until they are dismantled and parts are re-used . Among other vessels that have been left there to rust is a New York City Fire Department fireboat named in the honor of Abram S. Hewitt, who was elected mayor of the city in 1886. The ship served from 1903 - the year he died - until 1958, when it was scrapped. During its lifetime, it helped rescue survivors when the General Slocum passenger boat sank in the East River in 1904. 'Most of the names have been taken off - spray painted over - but the New York City Fire Department fireboat Abram S. Hewitt is there,' Donovan explained. 'It has sunk in mud over the years and only the smoke stack is still visible.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Vessels are dumped at the Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard in Rossville, Staten Island - just an hour from Manhattan .\nThe decommissioned ships are left there to rust until they are salvaged or dismantled for their parts .\nThe little-known ship graveyard has been home to ferries, barges and warships, including ones that served in World War II and others that are responsible for saving New Yorkers from tragedies in its rivers .\nIt is only accessible through a cemetery and by entering onto private property ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Martha Stewart is set to expand her home goods empire by opening a cafe in New York City. According to Bloomberg, the eatery will be located in the Starret-Lehigh Building in Chelsea, where Martha Stewart Living is headquartered. The opening date has not yet been revealed, nor is it clear whether the cafe will serve recipes created by the 73-year-old homemaking maven herself. Scroll down for video . The Martha empire: Martha Stewart is set to expand her home goods empire by opening a cafe in New York City . Location, location: The eatery will be located in the Starret-Lehigh Building in Chelsea, where the Martha Stewart Living is already headquartered . Claudia Shaum, a spokeswoman for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc, told AdAge that cafe managers are now hiring baristas for the soon-to-be-open cafe. The news comes in the wake of major financial losses for Martha's company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia - to be precise, a $1.8million loss last year. According to AdAge, in October it agreed to farm out most of its magazine operations to Better Homes and Gardens publisher Meredith Corp. to reduce costs. Some speculate that competitors like Gwyneth Paltrow - who recently opened her second Goop pop-up store - and Blake Lively are to blame for the loss. In early November, Gwyneth announced the opening of a pop-up shop in Dallas, Texas, where shoppers could buy the products featured on her lifestyle website. This was the second pop-up shop for Goop. In May, she opened her first in Los Angeles' Brentwood Country Mart, where the pricey goods on the shelves included $650 vintage spoons and a $2,350 vintage Christian Dior backgammon set. Head to head: Some speculate that competitors like Gwyneth Paltrow - who recently a Goop pop-up store in Dallas - and Blake Lively are to blame for the financial loss recently suffered by Martha's company . Martha recently courted controversy after sharing a photo of herself celebrating Thanksgiving with fashion photographer Terry Richardson. Within minutes, Ms Stewart's account was flooded with comments from her followers, many of whom were horrified to see her associating with the photographer, who is facing more than a dozen accusations that he sexually abused young models while working with them on various photoshoots. Despite the outcry, however, Martha continues to have a group of very devoted fans. 'Martha Stewart Cafe in NYC? I'm in,' wrote one person on Twitter. 'No opening date yet - but anxious to go,' said another." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Martha Stewart Living, which sells lifestyle magazines and cooking products, reported a $1.8 million loss last year ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A vast new hostel for cross-Channel migrants hoping to sneak into Britain is to be opened in Calais as temperatures are expected to plummet. The 'cold weather emergency centre' in a 40,000sq ft warehouse fitted with beds and hot showers will be opened when temperatures fall below -5 centigrade. It will be able to house 1,500 of the estimated 2,000 refugees currently living rough in the northern French port. Scroll down for video . A vast new hostel for cross-Channel migrants hoping to sneak into Britain is to be opened in Calais; the hostel will be opened  as a 'cold weather emergency centre' and will feature beds and showers . Migrants line up for food in the northern French port; the centre will be able to house 1,500 of the estimated 2,000 refugees currently living rough in the northern French port . The centre will become the first large-scale shelter for Calais migrants since the controversial Sangatte Red Cross hostel was bulldozed in 2002. That centre was used as a stepping stone to Britain by an estimated 18,000 refugees during its six years of operation. Calais prefect Denis Robin said the centre, two miles from the town's ferry port, would be available for use within the 'coming days'. He said: 'The cold weather plan will provide shelter for all those people left outside when temperatures fall. 'We need a space that can house around 1,500 people, that they can reach on foot, but one that is not in the town centre, because encouraging migrants to remain in the town centre is a sensitive issue in Calais.' A separate day centre offering hot food and showers to only the most vulnerable women, children and elderly migrants will also be opened. The British government has argued that providing beds and showers for migrants will only encourage more to come to Calais hoping to stow away aboard lorries and ferries to Dover. The centre will become the first large-scale shelter for Calais migrants since the Sangatte Red Cross hostel was bulldozed in 2002; it was used as a stepping stone to Britain by an estimated 18,000 refugees . The British government has argued that providing beds and showers for migrants will only encourage more to come to Calais hoping to stow away aboard lorries and ferries to Dover . But Mr Robin insisted the shelters were 'humanitarian gestures', adding: 'Neither of these centres are in any way new Sangatte-type hostels in Calais.' Tensions have been mounting in the town in recent months as hundreds more refugees fleeing war zones in the Middle East and poverty in Africa flood across Europe. Mass brawls between rival gangs left more than 70 people injured during July and August. In October, Home Secretary Theresa May promised to give France £12million to tighten security in Calais after 250 illegal immigrants stormed the ferry terminal hoping to make it across the Channel. The UK also offered Calais an 11-mile long high security fence used at a NATO summit in Wales to keep the migrants out of the terminal. Calais Mayor Natacha Bouchart recently blamed the UK's 'generous' state benefits for their influx of refugees. She said: 'Calais is a hostage to the British. The migrants come here to get to Britain. 'The situation here is barely manageable. The UK border should be moved from Calais to the English side of the Channel because we're not here to do their jobs.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The hotel is 40,000sq ft and will feature beds and hot showers .\nAnd comes as a day centre offering hot food and showers is to open .\nThe hostels are being compared to the Sangatte Red Cross hostel ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Jose Mourinho lauded Oscar's contribution as Chelsea beat Crystal Palace on Saturday to consolidate their place at the top of the Premier League. The Brazil forward struck a sublime free-kick after six minutes to put Chelsea on their way to a seventh win from eight games this season in a feisty 2-1 London derby victory at Selhurst Park. Oscar's fine form last season and his selfless displays convinced Mourinho to play him ahead of Juan Mata, who left for Manchester United in January. Oscar has impressed for Chelsea this season, particularly against Arsenal and Crystal Palace . The 23-year-old's form tailed off as Chelsea's title challenge faltered, while it was suggested he was preserving himself for the summer's World Cup finals in Brazil. Mourinho does not regard Oscar as simply a playmaker, as the Brazilian continues to flourish. 'Oscar, in this moment, is not a number 10,' the Blues boss said. 'He had an evolution, a mental, tactical evolution that allows him to be a fantastic player. 'Can he physically improve? Of course. People forget that he is still so young.' Jose Mourinho was full of praise for the Brazilian, saying he has evolved into a fantastic player . When Cesc Fabregas, who scored Chelsea's second, was the subject of close attention against Palace, it was Oscar who dropped deep to fill the Spaniard's role. Mourinho added: 'He's not a number 10 that plays with the ball at his feet, he's a number 10 that looks back, looks to the side, analyses the game and sees where the team needs him to move to get the ball and also to create balance. 'In the first half when they had (James) McArthur playing man to man with Fabregas, I was so happy with that. 'Fabregas was taking McArthur from the central area and Oscar was dropping back to play. Julian Speroni dives in vain as Oscar puts Chelsea ahead against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park . 'And Oscar and (Nemanja) Matic controlled the game completely for us.' Palace responded with a late Fraizer Campbell goal, which proved merely a consolation, but was set up by Wilfried Zaha, who helped the Eagles to promotion in 2013 after signing for Manchester United. Zaha has had limited opportunities to impress back on loan at Selhurst Park, with Palace boss Neil Warnock determined for the winger to improve his decision making. Warnock said: 'Wilfried has been working very hard with me for the past 10 days. 'He knows what I think about him and what I am going to do with him. He's clear about that. Neil Warnock said Wilfried Zaha has been working hard to improves his discipline since rejoining the club . 'His discipline is a lot better. He's learning when to do his tricks and when not to do his tricks. 'If he gets the ball in the right area, he's as good as anybody. 'He has gone to a massive club early on in his career where you don't get a lot of coaching. I think that's what he needs. 'His attitude has been super for me.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Oscar has impressed for Chelsea this season .\nJose Mourinho said he has evolved into a fantastic player .\nOscar scored as Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A footballer was left with a horrific injury after his chin was ripped apart by a 'bladed' stud on an opponent's boot. Gary Fawcett, 30, was attempting to stand up after a tackle when another player 'ran over' his face. He suffered a 6cm-long gash which cut down to his jaw bone and needed 13 internal and 17 external stitches. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT . Gary Fawcett was left needing 13 internal and 17 external stitches after his face was ripped open by a bladed football boot during a match . The 30-year-old was playing for Garstang FC, against Eagley in Bolton, Greater Manchester, in the amateur West Lancashire Football League when the incident happened . Mr Fawcett, an agricultural fitter, said: 'The blade caught me on the chin and just sliced down. 'It wasn't too painful at the time. When you're playing football, your blood is pumping and the adrenaline is going. 'I ran into the changing room straight away though - I knew something was up. My friend drove me back to Preston so I could be closer to home. 'In the car it really started hurting. Blood was pouring out. We had a gauze from the medical kit which I was using to hold it together.' The incident happened last Saturday as Mr Fawcett captained his team, Garstang FC, against Eagley in Bolton, Greater Manchester, in the amateur West Lancashire Football League. Mr Fawcett, of Preston, Lancashire, had scored a goal and assisted another when he was struck down 40 minutes into the match. The player did not realise the seriousness of the injury at first and held the gash together with an instrument from a first aid kit, but he was later taken to hospital . Mr Fawcett (back row, third from right) says the incident wasn't malicious and he does not blame his opponent . Mr Fawcett (pictured before the injury) now faces an 18-month wait to find out if he will he scarred for life . He says he does not blame the opponent as insists the injury was accidental and not caused maliciously. After being taken off the pitch he was rushed to Royal Preston Hospital, where he needed three injections in both the top and bottom of the cut before the stitches. 'The stitches took a good two hours,' he said. 'I wanted him [the surgeon] to take his time. He's done a really good job but it was taking so long that the anaesthesia was starting to wear off. 'My girlfriend had joined me at the hospital but she couldn't watch the stitches. It was quite horrible.' Mr Fawcett now faces an 18-month wait to find out if he will be permanently scarred. His team went on to draw 3-3. Bladed studs were the brainchild of ex-Liverpool player Craig Johnston, who called then 'Traxion' soles and said they allowed players to run faster. He convinced sports firm Adidas to take up the idea, which they incorporated into their iconic 'Predator' boots, which sold by the thousands after their launch in 1994. The boots were promoted by footballers David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane and rugby player Jonny Wilkinson, making them hugely popular amongst youngsters. Alex Ferguson (left) called for the boots to be banned before they caused two injuries to Wayne Rooney (right), one of which required him to wear a headband to protect a gash in his forehead . Rooney was left with a huge gash in his leg after Fulham's Hugo Rodallega tackled him in 2013 . But Johnston later warned football boot firms that the blades were becoming 'lethal weapons' due to their development using different materials. His fears have since been proved right with a series of injuries. In 2001, Sunderland youth team goalkeeper Craig Turns needed 33 stitches after a bladed boot sliced open his face and, the following year, Burnley striker Andy Payton was forced to retired after needing 38 stitches in his leg. After then-Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane broke his foot in 2005, the team's then-manager Alex Ferguson called for blades to be banned. The most famous injury said to have been caused by the studs came in 2012, when Wayne Rooney needed 10 stitches after being caught by Fulham's Hugo Rodallega. The same player then needed stitches in his head last year after receiving a cut to the forehead in training. Bladed boots were championed by, among others, David Beckham but following a spate of injuries have since faced claims they are dangerous ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT .\nPlayer in amateur league left with part of chin hanging off after incident .\nHe collided with opponent as he attempted to stand up after a tackle .\nThe 30-year-old didn't realise the seriousness of the injury at first .\nBut he later needed 30 stitches to the 6cm-long gash on his face .\nFollows series of controversies surrounding the use of bladed studs ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The family of a Massachusetts firefighter escaped a massive house fire early Wednesday morning. The five-member family's safety isn't thanks to the experienced fireman, though, but to his six-year-old daughter. Six-year-old Victoria Pierro was woken up just after 4.30am, police say, when a fan in her room lost power. The kindergartner smelled smoke, saw fire, then rushed to alert her parents, CBS Boston reports. 'She was outstanding,' Kevin Breen, Swampscott fire chief, told the Boston Herald about the kindergartner. 'She did everything we talk about. She kept her head. She didn’t go hide.' Victoria: A firefighter's 6-year-old daughter is being credited with saving her family from an early-morning house fire that destroyed their Swampscott home . Kindergartner: Six-year-old Victoria was woken up just after 4.30am  when a fan in her room lost power. The kindergartner smelled smoke, saw fire, then rushed to alert her parents . FOX reports that Victoria's mother was in the living room of their Swampscott home when the little girl came to alert her. Lori Pierro grabbed her daughter and yelled 'Fire! Fire! Fire!' before running up the stairs to wake her husband Anthony and sons Nicholas, 15, and Christian, 12. The flames quickly tore through the roof of the two-story home, but thanks to the little girl, the family managed to escape through a rear door with just seconds to spare, according to CBS. Lori: Once alerted of the fire, Lori Pierro grabbed her daughter and yelled 'Fire! Fire! Fire!' before running up the stairs to wake her husband Anthony and sons Nicholas, 15, and Christian, 12 . The family reportedly had an evacuation plan in place that helped them to escape the fire, but that would have been useless had the six-year-old not jumped to action. Anthony's fellow firefighters arrived just moments later and CBS reports that it took the responders nearly an hour to bring the flames under control. The fire destroyed the family's home, car, newly-bought Christmas presents, and other possessions. The family and fire chief credit the family's safety to little Victoria, and Lori said she doesn't know what the fate of her family would have been if her daughter didn't know what to do. Sleeping: Victoria's fireman father, Anthony, and her two brothers slept as the flames broke out. It was Victoria's quick action that led the family to escaping the blaze with only seconds to spare . Loss: The fire destroyed the family's home, car, newly-bought Christmas presents, and other possessions . Accidental: Investigators say the fire started in the family's garage and is believed to have been accidental . Anthony has been a firefighter for 12 years and praised his daughter's heroism, the Boston Globe reports. 'We feel badly for [Anthony's] loss,' Breen told the Globe, 'but for someone who’s trained to say that he got out with 30 seconds to spare is pretty scary,' Investigators say the fire started in the garage and is believed to have been accidental. The Globe reports that the family has been staying with a neighbor, and many have brought clothes and other donations to the family. The Swampscott Fire Department has even set up a donation fund to help the family." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Victoria Pierro, 6, sprang into action early Wednesday morning when a fire broke out in her family's home .\nPierro's heroism led the family to escape the massive blaze with only seconds to spare .\nThe kindergartner woke from her sleep and alerted her parents the second she smelled the smoke and saw the fire ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The reason Education Minister Christopher Pyne called Clive Palmer’s senator-elect in Western Australia Zhenya ‘Dio’ Wang by the name 'Wong' has been explained after ABC journalist Leigh Sales asked Mr Wang the proper pronunciation of his name. In Australia the WA Senator is known as Wang so when Mr Pyne appeared on the ABC 7.30 Report and called him Wong Ms Sales quickly picked him up on it. But after speaking with Mr Wang she has admitted it was in fact her that was wrong. Scroll down for video . Christopher Pyne appeared on the ABC's 7:30 Report on Tuesday night after his education reforms were rejected . Clive Palmer’s senator-elect in Western Australia Zhenya ‘Dio’ Wang . Mr Wang told her his name was pronounced ‘Wong’ in spite of the Romanised spelling of his name using the 'a' vowel. ‘So Christopher Pyne was right and I was wrong,’ Ms Sales clarified. On Tuesday night, Mr Pyne explained: 'Well some people pronounce it Wang, some people pronounce it Wong; it depends where you are on the spectrum. But if you wish to pick me up on that Leigh, that's a very small thing and I'm surprised you'd bother with it.’ ‘Never the less, Dio and I are good friends and I will continue to try and get their support,' he replied to the quip. Mr Pyne appeared on the 7.30 Report after his higher educations were rejected by senators on Tuesday. Palmer United senators Dio Wang and Glenn Lazarus joined independents Jacqui Lambie and Nick Xenophon, as well as Labor and the Greens to defeat the Education Minister’s bill. ABC journalist John Barron reported on Twitter that 'Senator Wang's office says in China is would be \"Wong\" but they use \"Wang\" to avoid confusion with Senator Penny Wong.' Mr Pyne scolded Ms Sales, instructing her to study a bachelor of political science after being asked about the frequency of which he met with the crossbenchers and the quality of the relationships they shared. ABC journalist Leigh Sales, pointed Mr Pyne's slip when pronouncing the name of cross bencher Zhenya 'Dio' Wang who he insisted he had an 'excellent relationship' with him . The higher education reforms were rejected by the Senate on Tuesday night with a vote of 33-31 . 'I have met with some of the crossbenchers many, many times – in fact I've met with some of them six or seven or eight times, but I'm not going to go through the day-to-day machinations of how government works, Leigh,' he said. 'You can go and study that at university if you wish to, in a bachelor of political science. The reality is that I'm working closely with the cross bench, I secured four of their votes today and I'll be back at it again tomorrow with a new reform bill.' The higher education reforms, which include a reduction in government funding and permit universities to set their own fees, were rejected by the Senate on Tuesday night with a vote of 33-31. Pyne was also forced to deny 'harassing' senators in order to get them to support his higher education reforms. Palmer United Party Senator Glenn Lazarus accused the Education Minister of pestering him and others in a statement on Tuesday, saying he'd been 'inundated with text messages from Christopher Pyne' despite having never given him his mobile number. Palmer United Party Senator Glenn Lazarus accused the Education Minister of pestering him . But Mr Pyne dismissed the accusations, suggesting that the 'seven or eight' messages he'd sent Senator Lazarus were entirely acceptable and telling ABC's 7.30 Report that he would be 'happy to send him more'. 'Senator Lazarus is the only crossbench senator who has refused to meet with me to discuss these reforms, so the only avenue he's left to me to be able to communicate with him, besides letters, is SMS,' Mr Pyne told Ms Sales. He then added: 'I hope you didn't mind the fact that I sent him a Christmas card today, Leigh, I'm sure he won't.' 'I would have sent him seven or eight texts and I'm happy to send him more texts.' Mr Pyne claimed that Mr Lazarus told a reporter he was happy for the Education Minister to send him 'as many texts as he wanted' after the post had been published, saying: 'I'm as confused as the next person about Senator Lazarus wanting me to send him texts or not'." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Education Minister said it was a 'very small thing' to call Senator Wang by the name 'Wong'\nHe made the comment while talking on the ABC's 7.30 Report .\nGlenn Lazarus has accused the Minister of 'harassing' him and other crossbenchers in order to gain their support for higher education reforms .\nMr Pyne defended himself by saying Mr Lazarus was the only crossbencher who had refused to meet with him for discussions, forcing him to text .\nThe Senator claimed Mr Pyne is 'embarrassing himself' after being 'inundated with text messages .. virtually begging me to support reforms'\nThe reforms were rejected by the Senate on Tuesday night with a vote of 33-31, with Senators Lazarus amongst those who voted against the bill ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Early evening but the sky is already ink black over New Bolsover in Derbyshire, and the thick November fog is slowly lifting. Even so, the Skinner household is incredibly easy to spot. As you drive through the streets lined with brick terraces, past the social club and allotments, it leaps out at you. Parts can even be seen from a mile away. Let’s face it, there are probably astronauts in the International Space Station who can pinpoint this address. Because this little two-bedroom, mid-terrace house doesn’t so much shout ‘Christmas!’ as scream ‘Christmas!!!’ like an over-excited elf who’s had one too many sherries. Scroll down for video . Wayne Skinner, pictured, from Bolsover, Derbyshire covered his home in Christmas lights to raise money for the local Air Ambulance service . Covering the entire front of the home are thousands of twinkling lights, while a 6ft plastic Santa stands sentry outside the front door. Dotted around him are geographically challenged penguins, glowing snowmen, and flashing stars and snowflakes. There’s even a blue-and-white reindeer — not from Lapland, but a warehouse in Wigan — whose flashing red nose was once a fire alarm. A 20ft Christmas tree bedecked in even more lights looms from the front garden, and icicles dangle from three metal arches propped against the front wall. Subtle, it ain’t. But for 26-year-old Wayne Skinner, whose labour of love this is, it’s a source of much pride and hundreds of hours of hard work. ‘To those people who’ve said it looks tacky or cheap, I say: “You try putting up something like this,” ’ he tells me. ‘The children and families who come to look at it absolutely love it. And we’re doing it for a good cause, so I don’t see what the problem is.’ The good cause this year is the local Air Ambulance Service, which will receive the money that the visitors who come to gawp at the spectacle are encouraged to donate in a box outside the house. Of course, the display — lit from 4pm to 9.30pm each evening — is not to everyone’s taste. Wayne’s father John, who is outside greeting onlookers while wearing a red elf’s hat and Christmas tree jumper, confides that some of the neighbours have been a ‘little bit bah humbug’ about the whole thing. ‘I don’t understand it because all we’re doing is giving something back to the community,’ he says. But the neighbours I speak to are more diplomatic. ‘It can be a little distracting with the lights sometimes, because they’re so bright, and what with us having little ones to put to bed,’ says Lynsey Greveson, who lives a few doors down. ‘But they’ve been doing it for as long as we’ve been here, and they’re doing it for charity.’ Another neighbour, Philip Ratcliffe, adds: ‘When they turn it on, it makes our lights flicker. But I don’t think anyone round here is going to be bothered about something for charity.’ Someone who is bothered, however, is the street’s postwoman. She refuses to walk down the Skinners’ 8ft long path for ’elf and safety reasons — fearing she may trip over a penguin’s flipper or reindeer antler. The extravagant display, with at least 20,000 bulbs,  is lit between 4pm to 9.30pm every night and adds £500 to the quarterly electricity bill . Instead, the family have had to fix an American-style postbox on their front wall for her to use. But for the endless stream of people who pull up in their cars to take photos or just gawp, the display brings some welcome winter cheer and ‘a little bit of Blackpool’ to the area. In fact, some of the lights — including the large Santa, teddy and mouse — have come from the Blackpool Illuminations. They were bought by Wayne for £100 each when the Golden Mile had a sale in 2008. One onlooker says wistfully: ‘I’d love my house to look like this.’ Another adds: ‘I want one of those flashing reindeers.’ Wayne says his lightbulb moment came in 2002 after he put up a few Christmas lights at the front of his family’s house and they started attracting attention. Each year he has added more and more lights — and the display is now so big it even has its own switching on ceremony a month before Christmas, complete with shire horses pulling a sleigh containing his mum Susan dressed as Mrs Santa. Wayne — a trainee electrician who works full-time at a local DIY store — starts putting his light show together in October. He spends several hours a day on it for seven weeks until it’s complete. He has no idea how many bulbs he uses, but ‘there must be at least 20,000’. The most expensive piece, costing more than £200, is his all new, all sparkly matrix board with 322 lights. ‘They’re like the ones you see on The X Factor,’ he enthuses proudly. ‘You can programme them to make lots of different pictures, such as sleighs and Space Invaders.’ The white star at the top of the house was sold off by the council because it was damaged and couldn’t be used on a public street. Other pieces have been donated or picked up from auctions, end-of-year sales and the internet. The Christmas theme carries on inside the house, and will remain in place until January 5 - and will take to mid February to fully dismantle . Though Wayne is on the minimum wage, he has spent hundreds of pounds — perhaps even thousands — on making his display as magical as possible for passers by. What’s less magical is the electricity bill, which is footed by his dad. ‘It costs him £500 for the quarter — but that’s for everything in the house, too, including the heating,’ says Wayne. ‘It was worse before we went on to LED lights, which are more energy efficient. We’d eat up a lot of energy then, even though we didn’t use the kettle, cooker or shower while the lights were on in case we blew a fuse.’ Last year, a kindly electrician installed a new fuse box for free so the charity display wouldn’t have such a big impact on the household’s day-to-day living. But it hasn’t quite solved the problem. ‘There’s only one main cable that comes into the house, so we still don’t use the cooker while the lights are on — it could be a bit dicey,’ says Wayne. ‘We boil the kettle and use a Thermos flask so we can have cups of tea throughout the evening.’ Amazingly, the festive overload continues inside. A wall-mounted plastic fish sings Paul McCartney’s Wonderful Christmastime at full blast to anyone who steps through the front door. After squeezing through the narrowest of hallways, you arrive in a living room festooned with decorations. There’s also a split-screen monitor showing CCTV footage from a camera hidden behind the ear of the snowman outside. An onlooker quips: ‘You have to around here — if you left your shoes on the floor, someone would nick ’em.’ In the front room, Wayne has set up an 8ft long Victorian village snow scene, complete with moving figures dancing away to Greensleeves. ‘I wanted something just for me that wasn’t anything to do with the lights outside,’ he says. Hanging from the ceilings are hundreds of baubles. ‘We kept some of them up all year because we never got round to taking them down,’ says Wayne. The house might not be appearing in House Beautiful magazine any time soon but, as Wayne proudly shows me the spaghetti of circuitry and wiring needed to make the entire operation run like clockwork, there’s no denying the level of skill involved. And it’s not only the vibrant visual display that he has to think about. Every year he arranges a jingly soundtrack to co-ordinate with the lights. This year, Frozen’s Let It Go seems to be the people pleaser. ‘The music is on very low — so we don’t have to have the speakers at a million decibels, we have a low-range transmitter set at 93FM so people parked outside can listen to it on their car radios.’ Wayne, a self-confessed electronics geek, starts telling me about transformers, trip switches and breakers. It all sounds awfully technical. But he’s also super-safety-conscious. ‘As it’s a fire hazard, we never turn on the lights without someone being in the house,’ he says. ‘And I keep all the wiring cool with a fan so it doesn’t overheat. I know what I’m doing.’ So far, his displays have raised £2,000 for charities — including the Motor Neurone Disease Association and SANDS stillbirth charity, after a family friend lost her baby. This year’s display will remain until Twelfth Night (January 5), when Wayne will start the laborious task of taking it all down. He should finish in the middle of February, depending on the weather. Then every single light and fitting is crammed inside the tiny house — meaning the Skinners have to squeeze past a 6ft Santa on the landing even in the middle of July. But by then, Wayne’s already planning the next extravaganza." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wayne Skinner has spent thousands building up his Christmas themed display since buying his first lights in 2002 .\nThe display with 20,000 bulbs, is lit between 4pm and 9.30pm daily and draws so much power he cannot use a kettle .\nHe said the display adds around £500 to his electricity bill for the quarter, but luckily his father pays the bill .\nMr Skinner said his festive display is designed to raise funds for the local Air Ambulance service ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Astonishing images have emerged of Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney having a gash to his head stitched amid allegations he suffered elder abuse before his death. The actor, who died earlier this year at the age of 93, is shown in one picture having a large wound on his head treated by medics. In a second image, he is pictured with a missing tooth and other facial injuries. Scroll down for video . The actor, who died earlier this year at the age of 93, is shown in one picture having a large wound on his head treated by medics . In a second image taken in January 2012, Mickey Rooney is pictured with a missing tooth and other facial injuries . The shocking photos were revealed for the first time amid claims the star may have suffered abuse in the years before he died in April this year . The shocking photos were revealed for the first time amid claims the star may have suffered abuse in the years before he died in April this year. The National Enquirer reports that Rooney, of Westlake, California, was treated for the cut to his head in December 2011. A month later, in January 2012 - two years before his death - he was pictured with a missing tooth and apparent facial contusions. According to the National Enquirer, some members of the star's family are preparing to hand a file over to law enforcement chiefs which they believe may explain his death. In the Enquirer's article, Rooney's eighth wife Jan Chamberlin vehemently denies any suggestion that she may have abused the star. During his career Rooney made 361 films. But his estate was reported to have been worth just $18,000 when he died . She is quoted in a statement as saying: 'I deny each and every allegation that I mistreated Mickey. We were married for almost 40 years and I would never harm him.' During his 80-year movie career Rooney made 361 films. But his estate was reported to have been worth just $18,000 when he died. The actor rests next to Hollywood legends including Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, Jayne Mansfield, and Charlie Chaplin, in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The Enquirer reports that the two sides of Rooney's family held separate funerals on April 19. At the time of his death, the actor had been living with his stepson Mark and Mark's wife Charlene. Mickey Rooney (left) is pictured in 2006 with his eighth wife Jan (centre) and stepson Christopher (right) In September 2011, it was reported that Rooney had filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court that accused his stepson Christopher Aber and Mr Aber's wife Christina and others of charges including elder abuse and fraud over the previous decade. A court judgment was later reached which appeared to have brought the three-year legal row to a conclusion and in which, according to the Hollywood Reporter, the abuse allegations were dropped. The judgment said that Rooney's conservator and Aber 'have agreed to resolve all the matters of controversy between them and have consented to the terms of this judgment'. Aber was asked to pay $2.865m, it has been reported - but the ruling was not enforced. The Hollywood Reporter said that Christopher Aber and his wife admitted no wrongdoing in the court documents." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Images show actor Mickey Rooney having treatment for a gash to his head .\nAlso shown with a tooth missing in a second picture taken in January 2012 .\nComes amid allegations he may have suffered elder abuse before he died .\nThe Hollywood legend passed away in April with just $18,000 to his name ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Police are solving less than a third of all crimes reported, with conviction rates varying depending on where people live. Figures released by the Ministry of Justice reveal that criminals are more likely to escape prosecution in London, where fewer than a quarter are caught. On public transport conviction rates are even worse, with just 13 per cent of all crimes solved by British Transport Police. New figures released by the Ministry of Justice show that police are solving fewer than one in three crimes . Despite overall crime falling since 2004, conviction rates have remained at just 30 per cent, the Daily Mirror reported. In total, there were 3.5 million crimes committed in England and Wales during 2013/14, but only a million ended in a criminal being convicted. Around 704,000 crimes were reported in London over the past year, but the Metropolitan Police managed to solve 169,000 of these cases - 24 per cent. In Wales the situation is more positive. In the last 12 months the force convicted 10,800 criminals for 18,600 - a success rate of 58 per cent. Police forces in Northumbria, Cumbria, Norfolk and Hertfordshire all have success rates of more than 40 per cent and appear in the top five in a list of conviction rates. The Metropolitan Police, appears in the lowest five forces for conviction rates. Warwickshire, West Midlands and Bedfordshire also appear in this group with low conviction rates - less than the average 29 per cent for England and Wales. British Transport Police, which covers crimes on railways and roads is at the bottom of the conviction rate league table - with a success rate of just 13 per cent. The figures include crimes where an offender has accepted a caution, or where a crime has been 'taken into consideration' as part of other proceedings. A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police said the force had 'introduced measures to bring more offenders to justice as part of our total war on crime.' However, despite the low conviction rates, it is feared that the prison population could swell by 15 per cent by 2020 to almost 100,000 - leaving jails struggling to cope with a surge in violent and sexual offenders. The Ministry of Justice predicted the number of prisoners in England and Wales will rise every year until the end of the decade. It means thousands more prison places will be needed, because the current capacity is only 88,015. Sex offenders are also being jailed for longer, with average sentences increasing by 2.4 months to almost six years when compared to 2013." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Police in England and Wales are solving less than a third of all crimes .\nDespite overall crime falling conviction rates have remained at 30 per cent .\nConviction rates vary by area - just 25 per cent of crimes solved in London .\nBut in Wales, Dyfed Powys police has a conviction rate of 58 per cent .\nCrime victims on buses and trains have the worst prospect of justice .\nThe British Transport Police clear 13 per cent of crime reported to them ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown answered your questions on Thursday ahead of the weekend's Premier League action. Top of the agenda this week was Manchester United's defence. Keown believes that none of the current back four would make any of Sir Alex Ferguson's squads. Also discussed this week is the North London derby and the centre backs who could make a move to the top sides in the Premier League in January. Find out Keown's thoughts on all that, plus the other big clash of the weekend, Liverpool v Everton on Saturday. Email your questions to Martin HERE or send your tweets to @MailSport using #TackleKeown in time for next week's questions." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Manchester United's current defence would not have made any of their teams in the last 20 years .\nMario Balotelli has not yet managed to reach the highs of Euro 2012 .\nRon Vlaar is not mobile enough to play for either Man United or Arsenal ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The battle to get the Budget through has taken on school-yard proportions, with Palmer United Party Senator Glenn Lazarus telling Education Minister Christopher Pyne to 'stop harassing me'. Senator Lazarus, who is the Leader of the Senate for PUP, claims Mr Pyne is virtually begging him to support the higher education reforms and has urged him to stop his 'desperation'. 'Christopher Pyne is embarrassing himself and needs to stop harassing me and other cross benchers,' said Senator Glenn Lazarus. War of words. 'Christopher Pyne is embarrassing himself and needs to stop harassing me,' said Senator Glenn Lazarus of the Palmer United Party . 'I have never given Christopher Pyne my mobile phone number,' said Senator Lazarus as the battle to get Budget measures through the Senate before the last sitting day becomes more desperate . 'I am being inundated with text messages from Christopher Pyne virtually begging me to support the Abbott Government’s higher education reforms. 'I have never given Christopher Pyne my mobile phone number.' The Senator claims that Christopher Pyne’s office and other Abbott Government ministers have been in constant contact with his office and those of other cross-benchers 'offering all sorts of deals and incentives to get our support for the higher education reforms'. But Senator Lazarus insists that 'I won’t be bought and I am not prepared to horse trade'. 'It is clear that the Abbott Government is so desperate they will stoop to any level to win support. 'The majority of Australians do not want increased education costs. 'The higher education reforms are nothing more than a sinister Abbott Government budget cutting measure. Education Minister Christopher Pyne insists that 'let’s be clear: there is no viable alternative to these reforms' Senator Glenn Lazarus says he doubts that Christopher Pyne, pictured here talking with the Prime Minister, will retain the education portfolio in the new year . 'The Abbott Government’s higher education reforms are bad to the core and will only significantly reduce funding to universities which in turn will significantly increase the cost of higher education in Australia.' Senator Lazarus went on to doubt whether Christopher Pyne will retain the education portfolio in the next year and insisted that 'Palmer United will be voting down the higher education reforms'. Any vote held this week on education reforms seem likely to fail. With Labor and the Greens opposing the changes, the government would need support from 6 of the 8 cross-bench senators. Mr Pyne will only say that he's still negotiating with them. He stated that: 'In the final week of Parliament for 2014 the Government is urging the Senate to pass the vital higher education reforms to secure the future of our universities and spread opportunity to more Australians.' 'Without these changes our universities will be condemned to a slow decline – losing their competitive edge in our region and internationally. 'Let’s be clear: there is no viable alternative to these reforms.' Independent senator John Madigan and Family First's Bob Day won concessions on student debt interest rates from the minister on Monday. Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm could likely support the changes but even he is critical of the government's negotiating process. 'They're hopeless at convincing me to vote for their legislation,' he said. Victorian Andrew Broad expects Mr Pyne to stump up some kind of support package for regional universities. That could sway a few votes. Independent senator Nick Xenophon is still sceptical about what he believes to be a 'radical shift'. If it goes to a vote this week, he's expected to say no. The third independent, Jacqui Lambie, has been steadfast in her opposition." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Glenn Lazarus says the Education Minister should 'stop harassing me'\nThe Senator claims Mr Pyne is 'embarrassing himself' after being 'inundated with text messages .. virtually begging me to support reforms'\nMr Pyne says there is 'no viable alternative' to the government's higher education Budget proposals ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Everyone loves a brand new pair of jeans but wearing them in can be a pain - literally. Now a Welsh denim brand has come up with an innovative solution. 'Artisanal' denim brand Hiut, which is based in Cardigan in west Wales, employs 50 'denim breakers' who wear each pair of jeans for six months before they are sold. The first batch of pre-worn jeans, all of which have been thoroughly washed, are to be auctioned off today but more will follow should the venture prove a success. Scroll down for video . Denim breakers: Five of the 50 'denim breakers' employed at the Hiut factory in Cardigan . Hiut, which specialises in raw and selvage denim, says the wearing-in process will give the jeans a fashionably vintage look as well as making them soft and comfortable. The environmentally-friendly distressing method is the brainchild of David Hieatt, who, with his wife Clare, founded the company in 2011. 'The idea is that they [the breakers] wear them in for us and then we sell them on,' explained Mr Hieatt, in an interview with the Guardian newspaper. 'We’ve just about got them all back. We’re washing them – well, a guy who has been washing jeans for 30 years is – and we’ll auction them off. 'The idea is that you break the denim in for the customer. It’s an experiment but so far, so good.' Looking good: The six-month wearing-in process results in soft, fashionably distressed denim . Eco-friendly: Hiut's denim is all raw which means it isn't washed during the manufacturing process . Fashionable: Distressed denim is currently in vogue but making it can be disastrous for the environment . Hiut is one of a growing number of companies specialising in 'raw' denim which, unlike the regular version, is not washed during the manufacturing process. This reduces the amount of potentially poisonous dye running off into local rivers - something that has proved an environmental disaster in India and Bangladesh where the majority of high street jeans are made. Making the problem worse is the vogue for fashionably 'distressed' denim which is usually created via a combination of chemicals and machinery. Mr Hieatt's method, as well as providing jobs for 50 locals, dispenses with all that. 'Good raw jeans, when you get them, are like wearing cardboard,' says denim breaker Cameron Stewart, 24. 'Luckily, they wash them first [before they are sold]. If you wear something every day, it will smell. By wearing them I’m adding value to them.' Eco-friendly distressed denim does, however, come at a price. Basic men's jeans start at £130 for a plain organic cotton pair, while those made from tough selvage cost £230. Women's jeans, which are currently only available in skinny fit, cost £124.99. Despite the expense, Mr Hieatt, whose factory replaced the old Dewhurst denim workshop which used to be one of the main employers in Cardigan, says that his method of making jeans is much better for everyone. 'In the old factory, they used to wash denim in the river,' he explains. 'The waters ran blue which, of course, wasn’t good, for the wild salmon and seals especially. '80 per cent of the environmental impact of jeans come from washing and ironing. It’s shocking.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hiut is a Welsh denim brand based in Cardigan in west Wales .\nEco-friendly jeans are worn for six months before being sold .\nJeans made from selvage are 'like cardboard' when first made .\nOnce worn in, they are soft, comfortable and fashionably distressed .\nFirst batch of worn-in men's jeans is being auctioned off today ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A company in the United Arab Emirates is putting a new spin on dinner with the world’s largest rollercoaster restaurant. Located in a luxury shopping mall in Abu Dhabi, ROGO’s has a network of 30 individual rollercoaster tracks that deliver food and drinks straight from the kitchen to customers’ tables. Sealed containers travel along a network of double loops, spirals and turns that is spread out through the 14,000-square foot restaurant at Yas Mall, on the man-made Yas Island. Scroll down for video . Fast service: ROGO’s has a network of 30 individual rollercoaster tracks that deliver food and drinks . Customers place their orders on tablet computers and then sit back and wait for their meals, which are served in pots, to race along the track. The highlight of the 360-seat restaurant is a gigantic tornado-shaped spiral that gets narrower from top to bottom. Jessica Wadih Al-Absi, chairman and chief executive of JWA Group, the restaurant’s operator, told Gulf Business: ‘Each table has its own individually designed rollercoaster track and a unique silent delivery system that thrills diners as they get to watch their food make a gravity-defying 360-degree journey to their table. The highlight is a gigantic tornado-shaped spiral that gets narrower from top to bottom . A network of double loops, spirals and turns is spread out through the 14,000-square foot restaurant . ‘Our technology makes dining fun as it transports both cold and hot food and drinks along the multi-spiral, double loop and tornado tracks.’ She added: ‘Each dish is presented in individual pots, making it a real journey of discovery from start to finish, and one that we know will resonate with children and fun-loving adults alike.’ In addition to Germany and Abu Dhabi, the restaurant’s parent company has locations in Kuwait and Sochi, Russia." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Unique concept restaurant has opened in a shopping mall in Abu Dhabi .\nROGO's has 30 individual rollercoaster tracks that deliver food and drinks .\nRestaurant's highlight is a gigantic tornado-shaped spiral .\nFood is delivered in pots after customers place orders on tablets ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Something very strange is happening in our skies. From Aberdeen to Devon, Llandudno all the way to Norwich, thousands of people reported hearing a series of loud bangs in the sky around 10.30pm on Saturday. Many have described the mysterious noises as sounding like explosions or rumbles of thunder. Others thought they were similar to sonic booms — the sound a supersonic aircraft makes when it passes through the sound barrier. Some said the bangs sounded more like a series of loud, crackling pops and so suspected fireworks. However, when they looked outside, none were to be seen. Scroll down for video . Armageddon comes: Britain was shocked by a loud rumbling on Saturday night - is the end, perhaps, nigh? As soon as the noises had ended, social media websites, such as Twitter and Facebook, were buzzing with chatter about what the bangs could have been. No one, it appeared, had a clue. But what made matters even more puzzling was that it emerged that a loud bang had been heard in Buffalo, New York — thousands of miles from Britain — around the same time. So, what on earth could it have been? There’s no doubt that as soon as an event like this occurs, it becomes hard to separate fact from fiction. Though social media is brilliant at spreading information quickly, it’s as fast at circulating incorrect stories. Many attention-seekers falsely reported they had heard noises. Others innocently reported similar noises they heard at the same time for which there will be perfectly ordinary explanations — such as military training or, indeed, fireworks. Fireworks were in Croydon (pictured) - but they were hardly loud enough to be heard nationwide . The most persuasive of these reports was the sound recording made by Claudia Angiletta, from Croydon, South London, who said she could not see any fireworks and was therefore baffled by the noises. However, it emerged there was a large and very loud fireworks display for a wedding party on Saturday night at the Walcountians Sports Club, which is just four miles from the centre of Croydon. Saturday was a still night and the sound would have easily carried for miles. But as fireworks in London are most certainly not loud enough to be heard in Aberdeen, Catherine wheels can’t possibly account for the nationwide reports of this seemingly other-worldly phenomenon. Some of the explanations are positively outlandish, but we must consider them all for, as Sherlock Holmes famously observed: ‘When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.’ The most bizarre accounts have been propagated by those who suspect the world is coming to an end. According to a blog called The End Time, which seeks to chronicle ‘the end of days’, the noises may signal our doom. ‘I believe the booms are manifestations of spiritual warfare we happen to hear on this side of the veil or the preparations God is making for imminent tribulation judgments,’ says the blog. You don’t need to be the atheist Richard Dawkins to dismiss such an explanation, but the idea that the noises are a manifestation of divine displeasure is widely accepted by many. Thousands melodramatically used the Twitter hashtag — which signals a much- discussed topic — #OMG WeAreAllGoingToDie when they reported the bangs, though often in jest. Other wild explanations involve aliens, as so many conspiracy theories do. A lack of corroborating visual evidence — such as spaceships or little green men — makes this harder to press home. Theories: There was no shortage of ideas when it came to the possible source of the noises . Then there is The Hum theory. This is a widely reported low frequency noise that is said to occur in parts of Britain and North America. There have been different reports of the noise for at least 40 years. For example, in 2011 in the village of Woodland in Co. Durham, residents claimed to be hearing it for days. Often, there are rational explanations for The Hum, such as nearby factories or people suffering from tinnitus, but some occurrences remain genuinely mysterious. However, what was heard on Saturday night was not a humming, but more of a series of explosions. One of the more believable explanations is that the noises were caused by an ultra top secret American aeroplane that uses a ‘pulse detonation engine’ to power it to five times the speed of sound. According to Dr Bhupendra Khandelwal, a scientist at Sheffield University working on the technology behind these engines, the strange sounds could have been made by such a plane. ‘When we run a test engine it’s a real industrial noise you can hear it for miles,’ he says. No aircraft have used such engines to travel at supersonic speeds, though a persistent conspiracy theory maintains that the Americans have a plane called Aurora powered by pulse detonation. As such theories go, Aurora is the oldest of chestnuts — it has been around for at least a quarter of a century. A widespread version is that the Americans have secretly developed a hypersonic spy plane to replace the defunct Blackbird spy plane, and that it flies around the world on clandestine missions. Of course, this conveniently ignores the fact that with increasingly sophisticated satellites, there is little or no need for the Americans to develop fearsomely fast — and expensive — manned aircraft. It seems more plausible that Aurora was simply the name given to the project that developed America’s range of stealth aircraft, such as the B-2 bomber. And even if there was such an aircraft, it is highly unlikely it would have been heard the length and breadth of Britain on Saturday night. Could it be? An artist's image of the so-called Aurora project. Enthusiasts say one possible power source is a 'pulse detonation engine', whose sound is said to resemble that caught on an audio clip on Saturday . Theory: Aurora is rumoured to be a top secret aircraft in development since 1989. Last year Lockheed Martin announced it was developing a similar SR-72 spy plane (illustrated) said to be able to accelerate up to Mach 6 . After all, there seems little point in developing an aeroplane quite so absurdly noisy. Some suggested weather conditions, such as thunder, might be the source, but the Met Office dismissed this. Another suggestion made by people pointing out that Britain has a severe terror warning in place is that the bizarre bangs were controlled explosions carried out by the police. But this is highly unlikely. So, if is not secret planes, fireworks, God, the police or aliens, then what is the only possible explanation left? The most plausible answer is simple and, surprisingly, has barely been considered. The noises heard are likely to have been caused by a massive meteor entering the atmosphere above Britain. Though we think of meteors as visual phenomenon, they do, in fact, make a noise — and the larger the meteor, the bigger the sound. Compare the reports over the weekend to the eyewitness testimonies given in the East Riding of Yorkshire in December 1795 when a 56lb meteorite hit the ground near the village of Wold Newton. A PDE engine works by using force from a series of explosions, caused by mixing a fuel mist and air intake, to thrust itself forward. Its contrails appear to look like 'rings on a rope' (pictured), or a spine . ‘I heard noises in the air like the report of cannon at a distance,’ said Mr L. Wilson. An 11-year-old boy called Charles Prestin also heard the sound, which he described as being like ‘the noise as of firing of cannon, heard at the above time a hissing in the air’. Many local inhabitants thought the repeated noises were ‘guns at sea’. Witnesses of other meteorite falls over the centuries have recorded hearing similar sounds. ‘A noise like thunder or the rolling of drums broke overhead, followed by a whizzing noise or the sound of escaping steam,’ said one. All these reports from over the years sound extremely similar to those recounted over the weekend. Dr Caroline Smith, the curator of meteorites at London’s Natural History Museum, agrees that the sound may have been made by a fireball — a meteor burning up as it hits the atmosphere. One possible explanation is that the loud noise and ground shaking could have been a meteorite breaking up in the atmosphere, which would result in a sonic boom - a claim backed by expert Dr Caroline Smith . ‘From what I’ve seen, it could be the noise effects from a fireball,’ she says. ‘You certainly get a series of explosions and it is possible this occurred over Britain on Saturday.’ What this does not explain is how the noise could be heard in the U.S. The most rational explanation is that what was heard in upstate New York was something else — perhaps the sonic boom from an aircraft — and its timing was coincidental. If the noises were made by a meteor and it landed in the UK, then somewhere there is going to be a very big crater. However, it is more likely that whatever made the noise landed with a big splash and its secrets are at the bottom of the sea. For those who don’t believe it was a meteor — and it does seem strange no airline pilots have reported any bright lights as they flew above the cloud cover — there can only be one explanation left. It was Father Christmas on a practice run." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Noises were heard from Llandudno to Croydon, from Devon to Norwich .\nLoud, crackling pops sounded like fireworks - but none were to be seen .\nGuns, jets, meteorites, fireworks or fantasists all could be to blame .\nOne expert said it could be 'pulse detonation engine' from top-secret jet ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "An Iraqi refugee who made ‘dubious’ claims about having cancer, falling and injuring himself, and his father dying so he could continue to receive disability welfare while overseas finally came unstuck when the Department of Social Services refused to believe he’d received death threats from Iraqi insurgents. Ali Mahmood, who has a degree in chemical engineering but has never worked in Australia, first legitimately claimed Disability Support Pension - which can be $800 a month - for his spinal scoliosis in 2003 when he arrived in the country on a humanitarian visa. However, over the past decade Mr Mahmood left Australia to visit Iraq on four separate occasions –remaining outside of Australia for longer than the 13-weeks allowed in order to still receive DSP. Each time he sought extensions to his ‘portability period’ with excuses such as his father had died (it later turned out to be his divorced wife’s father) and that he had cancer, which there is no medical record of. Ali Mahmood's appeal to keep his disability welfare has been rejected after a tribunal concluded he did not have any evidence to prove his life was threatened in Iraq that stopped him from returning to Australia . It wasn’t until his final trip to Iraq, on 30 November 2012, that the 54-year-old came unstuck for his absences when the Sunni Muslim claimed his life was in danger from Shia Muslims in his home country. Mr Mahmood did not notify Centrelink that he was going overseas this time and after email correspondence - where he asked to be allowed to still claim - Centrelink refused the request and decided that the DSP should be cancelled from 1 March 2013. His Family Tax Benefit (FTB) instalments were also cancelled as of 22 March 2013 after he failed to provide an estimate of his income. After the Social Security Appeals Tribunal agreed to stop his payments on the recommendation of Centrelink, a determined Mr Mahmood took his case to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Residence in Australia is a pre-condition for receipt of a DSP. If recipients go overseas they are required to notify Centrelink in advance. There is a 13-week portability period - the period you can still claim while overseas - for DSP. He arrived back in Australia on 1 March 2014 and claimed he was unable to leave Baghdad before because of death and kidnapping threats made by insurgents. Senior Tribunal Member D Letcher QC said in an Administrative Appeals Tribunal, in Adelaide on October 24, that he ‘did not accept the applicant’s account for a number of reasons’. The reasons included the fact Mr Mahmood made no contact with the Australian embassy in Baghdad ‘and resisted all efforts to have him contact it. I infer that this was because he knew that any embassy enquiry would show he was not under any threat’. The judgement went on: ‘The applicant has a history of overstaying his absences and seeking extensions of the portability period for dubious reasons and, having regard to all the evidence before me, I consider that this is what occurred on this occasion.’ Mr Letcher said there was ‘no independent corroboration’ and that ‘the applicant was a very unsatisfactory witness, being evasive, contradictory and inconsistent in his demeanour and responses to questions’. Mr Mahmood refused to attend the hearing in person for cross-examination. ‘I do not accept that he received any threat to his life or well-being in Baghdad,’ Mr Letcher concluded. In the Administrative Appeals Tribunal the full list of outrageous claims Mr Mahmood made to the Department of Social Services over ten years to try and keep his welfare payments while overseas were also revealed. In 2007, he claimed he left Australia because his dad was very ill and died two days after he arrived. ‘At the hearing, the applicant (having given evidence that his father was alive in 2012) said that the deceased in 2007 was his wife’s father. I note that the applicant and his wife separated in 2006, were divorced on 23 January 2007, and the applicant professed to know nothing of his wife’s whereabouts or activities “for the last 8 years”,’ Mr Letcher said. During the 2008 trip, he claimed that he had fallen and hurt himself, and was granted another extension. On 23 February 2010, he advised that he had been diagnosed with cancer and was receiving chemotherapy. Extensions to his portability period were granted until April, and then June and, finally, August 2010. His further application for an extension on 30 August 2010 was refused because he did not provide any current treatment information. He appealed that decision to the SSAT but was unsuccessful. ‘In evidence to this Tribunal, the applicant said that his abdominal cancer had been diagnosed on biopsy in Damascus and chemotherapy commenced. ‘Later, he consulted doctors in Jordan and was told that it had all been a mistake and he had no cancer. He did not bring back to Australia any hospital or medical reports, x-rays or pathology results,’ Mr Letcher revealed." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ali Mahmood arrived in Australia in 2003 and started receiving Disability Support Pension for his spinal scoliosis .\nOver ten years he travelled to his home country of Iraq four times .\nEach time he visited he applied for an extension on the time he could be outside Australia and still receive his welfare payments .\nThe maximum time is ordinarily 13 weeks but from 2012 he left for 78 weeks .\nHe claimed his life had been threatened by insurgents and he couldn't get back to Australia .\nA tribunal didn't accept his excuses and called his previous stories 'dubious'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Leonardo da Vinci's mother may have been a Chinese slave according to new research by an Italian historian and novelist. Angelo Paratico has spent the last 20 years living and working in Hong Kong, researching the links between his homeland and China over the past half a millenium. Mr Paratico said documentation he has uncovered during two years of research forms the basis of his latest book Leonardo Da Vinci: A Chinese scholar lost in Renaissance Italy. Angelo Paratico claims Da Vinci used his mother as inspiration for Mona Lisa, pictured, and looks Chinese . The book, which is due to be published next year, uncovers evidence, Mr Paratico claims, that links Da Vinci and the Far East. Speaking to the South China Morning Post, Mr Paratico said: 'I am sure up to a point that Leonardo's mother was from the Orient, but to make her an oriental Chinese, we need to use a deductive method.' 'One wealthy client of Leonardo's father had a slave called Caterina. After 1452, Leonardo's date of birth, she disappeared from the documents. She was no longer working there.' Da Vinci's father was legal notary and it is believed his mother was called Caterina, who according to some reports, was a local peasant. But Mr Paratico's new work claims it is most likely Da Vinci's mother was a slave. Supporting his theory, Mr Paratico said: 'During the Renaissance, countries like Italy and Spain were full of oriental slaves.' He claimed that there were certain aspects of Da Vinci's life and work suggest an oriental link. He added: 'For instance, the fact he was writing with his left hand from left to right... and he was also a vegetarian which was not common. Mona Lisa is probably a portrait of his mother, as Sigmund Freud said in 1910. On the back of Mona Lisa, there is a Chinese landscape and even her face looks Chinese.' A new work by historian and novelist Angelo Paratico claims that the mother of Leonardo da Vinci, pictured, may have been a Chinese slave . Mr Paratico said he believes the only way to solve the mystery is to exhume  some of Da Vinci's relations in Florence and extract some DNA. Mr Paratico has written several novels including Ben, which involves a young James Bond being sent off to kill Benito Mussolini to recover compromising letters sent between the dictator and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. His latest book is an English translation of a Latin work on Emperor Nero written in the 15th Century. Another book on da Vinci suggests that the artist, who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, was also a weatherman. Geologist and Renaissance art expert Ann Pizzorusso claims the artist, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer was also the first to see the swirling patterns of water and air at the heart of a hurricane. She came to this conclusion after seeing drawings of biblical floods by Leonardo in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle and outlines them in her book Tweeting da Vinci. Vortex: Geologist and Renaissance art expert Ann Pizzorusso claims Leonardo da Vinci to the first to see the swirling patterns of water and air at the heart of a hurricane, as evidenced by this drawing ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New research claims Leonardo da Vinci's mother may have been Chinese .\nAngelo Paratico has spent the past two years working on the theory .\nThe historian claims there are strong links between da Vinci and China .\nHe said authorities should exhume da Vinci's relatives to extract DNA .\nMr Paratico has also written a novel featuring James Bond in World War II ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A brave little boy born with his intestines on the outside of his body has celebrated his fourth birthday by swimming in the pool for the very first time. Jaylen Cornish, from Victoria, was born with gastroschisis, a condition which means his intestine formed outside his bowel, meaning he is unable to eat or drink. The little blue-eyed fighter spent the first two years of his life in hospital, and so for his mum Katie, this moment was a big step for both of them. Scroll down for video . Clad in a $600 'dry' wetsuit specially designed for him, Jaylen had his first taste of the pool when he fearlessly plunged into the water with the aid of his mum . 'The surgeon said to me look it's a lot worse than what we thought it was,' Ms Cornish said. 'They said we're not sure whether he's going to survive the operation.' The condition affects one in 4,000 children, and was picked up very early on in Ms Cornish when she had her 14 week scan, reported The Herald Sun. Jaylen was taken from her soon after he was born and underwent ten operations to remove dead part of his intestines and insert feeding tubes. His body needs to be kept dry so that there is no risk of infection, a mammoth task which Ms Cornish tackles alone as a single single parent . 'He has got an opportunity in life to do things he has never been able to do before. Swimming is a big thing,' Ms Cornish said . In total, Jaylen has had 22 operations and has only spent six months of his life away from hospital. 'We’ve nearly lost him, but he's come out battling, he’s the strongest boy I’ve ever known,' said Ms Cornish. Now, clad in a $600 'dry' wetsuit specially designed for him, Jaylen had his first taste of the pool when he fearlessly plunged into the water with the aid of his mum. His body needs to be kept dry so that there is no risk of infection, a mammoth task which Ms Cornish tackles alone as a single single parent. Jaylen Cornish was born with gastroschisis, a condition which means his intestine formed on the outside of his body, meaning he is unable to eat or drink . The condition affects one in 4,000 children, and was picked up very early on in Ms Cornish when she had her 14 week scan . 'We’ve nearly lost him, but he's come out battling, he’s the strongest boy I’ve ever known,' said Ms Cornish . 'Every time we go past a pool or whatever he will start pointing and say 'mummy I want to go swimming, mummy water,' Ms Cornish told 9 News. 'He has got an opportunity in life to do things he has never been able to do before. Swimming is a big thing,' she said. 'I think this is the best gift that anyone could ever ask for.' Jaylen's condition means that his life has been filled with hospital visits, supported by his devoted mum who moved from Yarra Junction to Oakleigh to be closer to Monash Children's Hospital where Jaylen receives life-saving aid. The four-year-old requires constant care, and relies on tubes inserted into his body which pass essential fluids and nutrients to keep him healthy and happy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Jaylen Cornish, 4, was born with a rare condition which means that his intestines grow on the outside of his body .\nWhen he was born he underwent ten operations to remove dead part of his intestines and insert tubes .\nHe cannot eat or drink but receives essentials nutrients through tubes .\nHis wish for his fourth birthday was to go swimming .\nThanks to a generous donation, he was able to experience swimming for the very first time ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Council leaders across England are demanding more control as constitutional turmoil over the proposed new terms for Scotland deepens. The leaders of 119 councils warned that voters in England will not accept greater devolution to Scotland unless there is a similar redistribution of power south of the border. The councils – including 65 controlled by Labour, 40 by the Conservatives and ten by the Liberal Democrats – want powers over tax and spending similar to those being given to Holyrood in the aftermath of Scotland’s No vote in September’s independence referendum. The leaders of 119 councils warned that voters in England will not accept greater devolution to the Scottish Parliament (pictured) unless there is a similar redistribution of power south of the border . Among those who have issued the warning are the leaders of several big councils in the traditional Tory heartlands, including Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Oxfordshire county council, which covers David Cameron’s constituency of Witney. There is also a growing clamour for ‘English votes for English laws’, ensuring legislation that no longer affects Scotland cannot be forced on to the rest of the UK by the votes of Scottish MPs. Yesterday, Labour’s Ed Balls criticised proposals being drawn up by the Coalition, expected to be unveiled before Christmas, to ensure the influence of the predominantly Labour MPs in Scotland is reined in. Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, the Shadow Chancellor said the Prime Minister was ‘trying to play party politics with our constitution and the future of our country’. Yesterday, Labour’s Ed Balls criticised proposals being drawn up by the Coalition to ensure the influence of the predominantly Labour MPs in Scotland is reined in. He insisted: ‘The Government’s own McKay Commission said there is an issue of fairness around voting – we need to find a way to solve that... but if you start having different classes of MPs, you will destroy the Union and undermine prosperity in every part of our country. I’m not going to be part of that.’ But former Labour MP Andrew Mackinlay said: ‘If Labour agree that the Scots Parliament shall fix income tax rates in Scotland it must also accept that Scots MPs in Westminster can no longer vote on income taxation levels for the rest of the United Kingdom. ‘A commitment to devolve income tax levels to Holyrood without simultaneously addressing the perversities of the West Lothian question is frankly outrageous. ‘There is a tipping point when the voters in England will say this far and no further. Labour seem to be blind to this.’ Instead of a system of English votes, which would permanently hobble its powerbase at Westminster, Labour is trying to focus on devolution of power to the regions. It has proposed scrapping the House of Lords and replacing it with an elected second chamber of senators representing different parts of the country. Shadow communities secretary Hilary Benn said devolution within England is now inevitable: ‘Devolution isn’t just for Scotland. If we want to get the economy moving in all parts of the country, we need to give local communities more power to shape their own future.’ The council leaders, in a letter to the Observer newspaper, called on Chancellor George Osborne to use his autumn statement on Wednesday to set out a ‘new settlement for England’ which devolves power from Westminster and shares out tax and spending across the UK ‘on a fair basis’. They wrote: ‘Earlier this week, the Smith commission [on Scottish devolution] set out a better deal for Scotland, granting more control over funding and recognising the importance of devolving power down beyond Holyrood. It’s England’s turn now. ‘The people we represent, who look north of the border with envy at the greater control Scots are to get... will expect nothing less.’ The leaders also claimed local government could not afford any more austerity cuts. ‘Funding for services provided by councils has borne the brunt of austerity, while demand continues to rise,’ they wrote. ‘Further reductions without radical reform will have a detrimental impact on people’s quality of life.’ However, local government minister Kris Hopkins warned: ‘Local government accounts for a quarter of all public spending and must play its part in paying off the deficit left by the last administration. ‘Since 2010, this Government has delivered a fair settlement to every part of the country while giving them greater financial independence so they can increase revenue and protect frontline services.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Council leaders want same powers as those promised to Holyrood .\nSeveral big councils in the traditional Tory heartlands are among them .\nThere is also a growing clamour for ‘English votes for English laws’" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Peering intently down the barrels of his 12-bore shotgun, Prince Edward steadies himself and takes aim… then, astonishingly, appears to shoot over the head of his young son. By any standards it is a startling image and evidence, it would seem, that Edward has broken one of the cardinal rules of gun safety. Instead of shooting with his son behind him, which good practice dictates, six-year-old James, Viscount Severn – wearing ear defenders – appears to be 10ft in front, and only a few feet to his father’s side. Prince Edward, right, takes aim while his son, James, Viscount Severn, left, stands some 10 feet in front and a few feet to his father's side . Six-year-old James, holds onto his black Labrador while his father Prince Edward, right, looks at the dog at the Queen's Sandringham Estate . Former Minister Norman Baker, who was responsible for gun laws during his time at the Home Office, said last night: ‘There are some basic principles that should be observed for safety reasons and they appear not to have been followed. I personally think it is not appropriate to have children that young at shoots anyway.’ Mike Yardley, a leading shooting instructor, said: ‘You should never have children in front of you because the problem with children is they run around. It’s not something I would allow. ‘Sometimes you have a dog forward of the shooter, but not people. They are always behind. But it’s very difficult for me to judge it without seeing the situation. ‘It’s bad practice to have people closely forward of the shooter’s line. But the individual shooter must always have the final decision as to what he considers to be safe.’ The incident happened while Edward, the Earl of Wessex, was aiming at a pheasant during a shoot on the Queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk yesterday morning. A witness said he swung his gun from left to right as the bird rose from a maize field. A countryside manager, who organises pheasant shoots in the south of England, insisted that bystanders, especially children or dogs, should always stand ‘ten to 15 metres behind the shooter, never in front’. He added: ‘The same applies if the children and dogs are used as pickers-up. They must stand behind until the shooter has shot. And most shoots I’ve come across do not even allow young children.’ Buckingham Palace insisted last night that the ‘perspective [of the pictures] is very misleading. At no time during the shoot was Viscount Severn directly in front of the Earl of Wessex. ‘As always during any sporting event on the estate, the highest safety standards were adhered to. Any suggestion that the Earl would risk his son’s welfare in any way is simply untrue.’ Prince Edward, right, stands alert looking for a target to his right, while his son James stands to his left and slightly ahead of his position . Buckingham Palace described the perspective of the photographs as 'very misleading' claiming at no time was Viscount Severn, right, 'directly in front of the Earl of Wessex' centre. 'Any suggestion the Earl would risk his son's welfare in any way is simply untrue,' claimed the Palace . Despite the criticism, Edward, 50, was supported in some quarters. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation described him as an experienced shot and said he was ‘taking every precaution’. A spokesman said: ‘The child is wearing ear defenders. Everyone who shoots puts safety first. Prince Edward would not have taken an unsafe shot. I believe the camera foreshortened the distance between the two. The child is not in front of the barrels.’ However, the association’s own website clearly states: ‘Always be aware of the direction in which the muzzle of your shotgun is pointing and never point it in an unsafe direction.’ Dressed in a camouflage jacket and matching hat, young James kept control of their black labrador during the shoot. At one stage he seemed to pull the dog back when it appeared to try to jump up at his father. Edward was also joined by his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and his 11-year-old daughter, Lady Louise Windsor. All are believed to be staying with friends at Wood Farm on the 20,000-acre estate. An onlooker said: ‘James is not old enough to shoot himself, but it seems like he was having great fun.’ Six years ago Edward was seen reacting violently when two black labradors appeared to grab a dead pheasant during a shoot on the Queen’s estate. Photographs showed him rushing at the animals with his shotgun tucked under his arm and a 4ft stick raised in the air. He could then be seen bringing it down several times towards them, but it was not clear whether the prince actually hit either of the dogs. The RSPCA investigated the incident, but announced there would be no prosecution as there was ‘insufficient evidence’ to support the allegation that he mistreated the animals. The golden rule of shooting is captured in a poem called A Father’s Advice, in which shooting enthusiast Mark Hanbury Beaufoy writes: ‘If a sportsman true you’d be/Listen carefully to me/Never, never, let your gun/Pointed be at anyone.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prince Edward raised his 12-bore shotgun to his shoulder during the shoot on the Queen's Sandringham Estate .\nPrince Edward's son James, Viscount Severn, appeared to be standing slightly forward and to his father's side .\nBuckingham Palace insisted that at no stage was Viscount Severn placed in any danger during the shoot .\nPrince Edward, 50,  brought his six-year-old son, who held a black Labrador, on the shoot yesterday morning ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "It is said that you can tell a lot about a person by looking at their bookshelf and music collection. And now experts have found that certain songs can even affect how generous a person is likely to be. Japanese scientists discovered that listening to a pleasing song makes individuals more generous, but they become less altruistic if they are played a tune they dislike. Japanese scientists have found that listening to a pleasing song makes individuals more generous, but they become less altruistic if they are played a tune they dislike. This graph shows changes between the allocation of money before and after listening to pleasing music, disliked music and silence . It has previously been proven that music has the ability to strongly affect a person’s emotions and sometimes even control them, with recent studies showing that emotion evoked by listening to a song can affect activity in the limbic and paralimbic brain structures. Researchers from the Nara University of Education, Japan, conducted an experiment to examine whether music has the power to promote altruistic behaviour. They asked 11 male and female students, with an average age of 21 years, to complete a questionnaire in which they described their musical tastes and emotional experiences through music. Individuals then listened to ‘chill inducing’ music that they liked, as well as a track they said they disliked. Both of these tracks were followed by silence, according to the study published in Frontiers in Psychology. The researchers concluded: ‘Preferred music promotes altruistic behaviour, whereas disliked music is associated with selfish behaviour'. So, listening to Justin Bieber (pictured) could make his fans more generous, but people who aren't fans may become more selfish . They were given money and were asked to share it with people who were represented as stylised figures on a computer screen. This money was distributed before and after listening to the music, with both men and women doling out more money after listening to their favourite songs. Both sexes were stingier with their donations after hearing music that they disliked, and silence had no effect at all on their generosity. Consequently, the researchers concluded: ‘preferred music promotes altruistic behaviour, whereas disliked music is associated with selfish behaviour, and what differentiates these behaviours is the emotional response dictated by the listener’s musical preferences. The study also found that that on the whole, men were more generous than women, and whether the music had words or not did not make a difference to an individual’s generosity. The study also found that that on the whole, men were more generous than women, and whether the music had words or not did not make a difference to an individual’s generosity. An image of One Direction, whose music could either make people more or less generous, is pictured . Scientists at the University of Cambridge claimed last month that listening to hip hop can help suffering from depression. 'There is often a message of hope in among the lyrics, describing the place where they want to be – the cars they want to own, the models they want to date,' the researchers wrote. In an article in The Lancet Psychiatry, the team claims that lyrics which speak of overcoming hardships and struggles can offer refuge. Researchers recommend The Message by Grandmaster Flash (pictured) & The Furious Five, released in 1982, which includes the lyrics: 'I can't take the smell, can't take the noise Got no money to move out, I guess I got no choice' to help beat depression . 'Much of hip-hop comes from areas of great socioeconomic deprivation, so it's inevitable that its lyrics will reflect the issues faced by people brought up in these areas, including poverty, marginalisation, crime and drugs,' said Dr Akeem Sule, of the University of Cambridge. 'In fact, we can see in the lyrics many of the key risk factors for mental illness, from which it can be difficult to escape. 'Hip-hop artists use their skills and talents not only to describe the world they see, but also as a means of breaking free. 'We believe that hip-hop, with its rich, visual narrative style, can be used to make therapies that are more effective for specific populations and can help patients with depression to create more positive images of themselves, their situations and their future.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Researchers from the Nara University of Education in Japan, discovered that music has the power to promote altruistic behaviour .\nFavourite tracks make people more generous while silence has no effect .\nWhile tracks that they disliked reduced how altruistic they were likely to be .\nAltruism based on music is dependent on people's personal preferences .\nWhether a song has words did not make a difference in the experiment ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "When it comes to hiring a car, men want to be in the driver’s seat more than women do, and they want a luxury sports car that can ferry them to their destination in style. A survey has found that 80 per cent of men prefer to drive when they hire a car while on holiday, compared to just over a fifth of women (22 per cent). And it may come as no surprise that their ideas of the 'perfect' car hire differ greatly. Scroll down for video . Holiday: Men prefer to drive, especially if it's a sport car, while women want a larger sport utility vehicle . In the survey conducted by travel search website Skyscanner, almost a fifth of men said they would prefer to drive a sporty Aston Martin or Jaguar, compared to just 12 per cent of women. The top choice for women (40 per cent) was larger sport utility vehicles – Range Rovers or Jeeps – in contrast to just 28 per cent of men. Luxury Range Rovers proved to be popular as they were voted the top car brand with one in four of those surveyed, while the Mini Cooper was one of the least popular with just two per cent of the vote, said Skyscanner. The survey found out what British holidaymakers are looking for in their 'perfect' car hire. As for the most important features, air conditioning was a clear winner with 39 per cent of the vote, although cost-savvy Brits ranked fuel efficiency highly with almost a quarter of respondents considering it their ‘must have’ option. Four times as many men than women rated a convertible roof as the most important feature, while twice as many women want a coffee maker. Sixteen per cent of respondents said a sat nav is their 'must have' option when hiring a car . But when it comes to ‘dream’ features, laid-back Brits appear to want to take it easy, as 27 per cent say they want the option of a hands-free auto pilot. Three options – in-car wifi, a seat massager and an amphibious car – were in a three-way tie with 13 per cent of the vote. Rounding out the top five was the option of a fridge (12 per cent) to store drinks and snacks. Even though long road trips can be stressful for couples and lead to rows, an ejector seat was the least popular option (one per cent)." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Just 22% of women prefer to behind the wheel of a hired car, says study .\nOf those polled, most women want to drive a larger sport utility vehicle .\nA fifth of men said they would prefer to drive an Aston Martin or Jaguar .\nAs for the most important features, air conditioning was a clear winner ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Islamic State is working to inspire sympathizers inside the U.S. to target and kill American servicemen at home, according to new intelligence. Fearing an attack like the one carried out by an ISIS-supporter on Canada's parliament two months ago, which resulted in the death of a uniformed soldier, U.S. officials are asking servicemen to scrub their social media accounts of anything that might identify them as a member of the military. The FBI and [Department of Homeland Security] recommend that current and former members of the military review their online social media accounts for any information that might serve to attract the attention of ISIL [ISIS] and its supporters,' the joint memo obtained by ABC News said. Scroll down for video . New threat: American servicemen are being warned to scrub their social media accounts out of fear that ISIS supporters in the U.S. may use sites like Facebook and Twitter to identify them for attacks on the homeland. Above, troops arrive in Fort Campbell, Kentucky on March 21, 2014 after deployment in Afghanistan . The bulletin was issued to law enforcement agencies on Sunday and advised troops to 'routinely exercise operational security in their interactions online' as the recent attack on Canada may 'embolden' and 'motivate' others loyal to ISIS in the U.S. Members of the American special operations forces and other military branches told ABC that they deactivated, scrubbed or locked their Facebook and other social media accounts before the U.S. started leading a coalition to bomb ISIS in Iraq and Syria in August. But according to the latest memo, the strongest warning issued by the FBI to U.S. military yet, fresh intelligence suggests that ISIS is revamping efforts to target the homeland. 'The FBI recently received reporting indicating individuals overseas are spotting and assessing like-minded individuals who are willing and capable of conducting attacks against current and former U.S.-based members of the United States military,' the bulletin added. Copycat? Fresh intelligence suggests ISIS is looking to inspire copycat attacks like the one on Canada's parliament in October. Above, bystanders tend to a fallen soldier in the attack . Fears: The attack on Canada's parliament is believed to have been carried out by ISIS sympathizer Michael Zehaf-Bibeau (left), who shot dead 24-year-old Canadian soldier Nathan Frank Cirillo (right) A day before the U.S. carried out it's largest bombing raid on ISIS in September, the terrorist group's spokesman issued a chilling statement asking supporters in the U.S. and Europe to kill any 'disbelievers' whether they be soldiers or civilians. 'Do not ask for anyone's advice and do not seek anyone's verdict,' ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani said in an audio speech posted online on September 21. 'Kill the disbeliever whether he is civilian or military, for they have the same ruling. Both of them are disbelievers. Both of them are  considered to be waging war.' Social media has been perhaps one of ISIS's biggest tools, aiding in the terrorist's groups expansion in Syria and into Iraq. Several sympathetic Westerners have used sites like Facebook and Twitter to contact fighters in the Middle East, and many have been persuaded to travel to Turkey and cross the border to join the jihad. Chilling: ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani issued a statement in September, asking supporters in the U.S. and Europe to kill all 'disbelievers'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued their strongest warning yet on Sunday .\nBulletin asks servicemen to 'review their online social media accounts for any information that might service to attract the attention of ISIL [ISIS] and its supporters'\nU.S. officials fear a copycat incident like the recent attack on Canada's parliament which resulted in the death of a uniformed soldier ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "It is one of the world’s most popular ski destinations. But resorts in the Austrian Alps are currently struggling with an almost total lack of snow. Snow-making machines have been placed on the slopes of Gschwandtkopf mountain in the western Austrian village of Seefeld in a bid to try and attract holidaymakers. Rosskopf mountain in the Tirol district of Austria is currently struggling with an almost total lack of snow . Similar problems have affected other Austrian resorts, including Flachau in Salzburg and Rosskopf mountain in Tirol, at a time when the snow is usually plentiful. Tourism bosses have blamed the lack of snow on unusually warm winter weather. The ski season in Austrian runs from the beginning of December to the end of March. But Ski Club Great Britain, which publishes online snow forecasts for ski resorts around the world, reported today that there was barely any snow at many resorts. However, despite the absence of snowfall in recent days, up to four inches is expected to fall over the next week. Temperatures in the Alps were recently revealed to be rising faster than anywhere else in the world, with Alpine resorts attempting to adapt to climate change. A bearer of a T-bar lift is displayed on a snowless slope on Gschwandtkopf mountain in Seefeld . Snow-making machines stand on a snowless slope on Gschwandtkopf mountain in western Austria . Snow cannon stand on the green meadow which is a usually popular skiing piste in Flachau, Salzburg . A recent Austrian climate report found the country’s temperatures had risen twice as fast as the global average since 1880, with the number of sunshine hours in the Alps increasing by 20 per cent. Alpine countries are already shifting their focus to adaptation solutions, acknowledging that climate change will not be stopped or turned around anytime soon. Low-lying resorts have long invested in snow cannon to ensure white slopes during the ski season but some have radically changed their marketing strategies – like Switzerland’s Stockhorn ski region, which dismantled its ski lifts to refocus on winter hiking and snowshoeing. Although France remains the most popular ski destination for British skiers, 400,000 tourists from the UK chose Austria as their ski destination last year. Chairlifts have been taken out of operation on the ski pistes at Flachau in Salzburg . Snow-making machines have been placed on the slopes of Gschwandtkopf mountain in western Austria . Tourism bosses in Seefeld, Austria have blamed the lack of snow on unusually warm winter weather . The news comes after it was revealed that family skiing holidays to Austria could soar in price by up to £140 after a new law was passed guaranteeing foreign workers minimum wage. British tour companies have also threatened to cut back on the number of holidays offered in the European country following the ruling, which will see their operating costs rise. About 500 UK staff - including chalet workers - in Austria will now have to be paid the minimum wage of £790 a month. Ski resorts such as Seefeld in Tirol, Austria, are among the most popular in the world . Temperatures in the Alps were recently revealed to be rising faster than anywhere else in the world . Three years ago, Alpine regions experienced the warmest autumn in 147 years, resulting in little snow. Following an extremely dry November with high temperatures, some ski resorts in the Swiss Alps have postponed their season opening weekends due to the lack of snow. In Hochfilzen, Tirol, organisers of an international race went to the Grossglockner - Austria's highest mountain - to get snow they needed to prepare their slopes for their track in 2011. It took about five days to truck between 9,200 and 10,500 cubic yards of snow from the Grossglockner, said organizer Thomas Abfalter." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Seefeld in Tirol and Flachau in Salzburg among the resorts worst hit .\n400,000 UK tourists chose Austria as their ski destination last year .\nUp to four inches of snow has been forecast to fall over the next week .\nReport says Austria's temperatures have risen faster than global average ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "This is the terrifying moment a racist thug waved a samurai sword in the street threatening to 'kill all the Poles' before slashing a man in the back. In photographs handed to police by a bystander, Gareth Devlin is seen with the weapon in his hand while walking in the street in Teesside. The 28-year-old was jailed for five years after a court heard how he frightened children by waving the weapon around one summer afternoon. Gareth Devlin was photographed waving a samurai sword in the street before striking it down on the back of a Polish national he threatened to kill . Polish nationals had been drinking on the afternoon in question, when many of the residents on the quiet street were enjoying the Brazil v Netherlands third-place playoff in the FIFA World Cup. Devlin and his friend, 24-year-old Joseph Smithson, approached the men, shouting: 'Come on!' Teesside Crown Court heard. Threatening: 'I will kill you,' he struck the sword down on one man's back as he tried frantically to flee the scene. 'One of the witnesses, to their great credit, grabbed a camera,' prosecutor Paul Cleasby said. 'He was a keen photographer and he was able to take photographs of the assailants. 'That at the time proved to be the best evidence. 'Your Honour sees Gareth Devlin with a sword in his hand in broad daylight walking down the street. The 28-year-old threatened the group of Poles shouting: 'I will kill you' before striking one of them . Devlin was jailed for five years for the attack after a bystander handed in the photographs to police . 'He has attempted to disguise himself with a hood over his face.' 'Were it not for his quick thinking and good work, the Crown would not have the case that they have,' Gazette Live. Sentencing the father-to-be to five years in jail, Judge Simon Bourne-Arton QC, the Recorder of Middlesbrough, said: 'You, Mr Devlin, took part in a very bad attack upon this Polish gentleman for reasons only you can understand. 'You know, and you’ve set out in your letter, that only a sentence of custody can be considered, and a lengthy sentence at that.' He told Smithson the time he had spent on remand - equal to an eight-month sentence - was enough custody for his crime. Outside court, Detective Constable Alan O’Donoghue, of Cleveland Police, said: 'We very much welcome the sentence given today. 'It sends a clear message that people cannot behave in this way, threatening people in broad daylight in the street. 'We will always do all we can to bring offenders before the courts.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Gareth Devlin was photographed waving weapon around in the street .\nThe 28-year-old threatened Polish national before slashing him in back .\nPhotos were used as evidence in case against the father-to-be .\nHe was jailed for five years over racially aggravated attack ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A dog who spent 11 years in a rescue centre because no-one wanted to adopt him has been put down after falling ill. Toby the collie arrived at Hilbrae Pets Hotel as a ten-month old stray in May 2003. But while it was initially hoped the loving dog would quickly find a family, his fear of cars made finding a permanent home almost impossible, staff said. Toby the collie, who spent 11 years in a rescue centre because no-one wanted to adopt him, has been put down by staff . After the centre stepped up the search for a home - including regular updates from his own Twitter account  - a number of prospective owners came forward. But still no home was found and Toby remained at the centre near Telford, Shropshire, until this week when he became unwell. The affectionate collie was put to sleep after a visit to the vets yesterday. Claudia Churchill, a supervisor at Hilbrae Pets Hotel for 22 years, had the sad job of taking Toby on his last trip. She said: 'He lost his appetite, became incontinent and was very sleepy. Everything seemed to be packing up so we took him to the vet. Toby, with Claudia Churchill, who works at the Hilbrae Pets Hotel. She had the sad job of taking Toby on his last trip . 'Normally he would fight to avoid getting into the van, but he just got in without trouble. It is as if he knew it was time. 'When we got to the vet he was examined and it was decided he would be put to sleep. He was in my arms when they did it and it was a very tearful moment. 'Everyone is heartbroken, it is so sad.' Toby's Twitter account - @HilbraeToby - had picked up almost 4,000 followers and his death was announced on the social network, leaving his followers saddened at the news. Toby arrived at Hilbrae Pets Hotel as a ten-month old stray in May 2003. The affectionate collie was put to sleep after a visit to the vets yesterday . After the centre stepped up the search for a home a number of prospective owners came forward. But still no home was found and Toby remained at the centre until this week when he became unwell . Julianna Kaminski, from the centre, tweeted: 'Old age had caught up with him, he had lost interest in all the things he enjoyed, his food, chasing toys in the field, going for walks as well as other problems. 'We don't know exactly how old he was but he had been here many years and we are all very sad. 'Run free @HilbraeToby, no more things to frighten you any more.' One person tweeted: 'Oh bless him. Very sad, wish there had been a happier ending. #RIPToby'." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Toby arrived at Hilbrae Pets Hotel as a ten-month old stray in May 2003 .\nCentre staff initially hoped the loving dog would quickly find a family .\nBut his fear of cars made finding a permanent home almost impossible .\nThe affectionate collie was put to sleep after a visit to the vets yesterday ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Los Angeles Kings star defenseman Slava Voynov pleaded not guilty on Monday to a felony charge of domestic violence against his wife. The 24-year-old two-time Stanley Cup winner, who is currently suspended from playing in the NHL and on $50,000 bail, entered the plea at his arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The Russian international is accused of attacking his new wife, Marta Varlamova, 24, in their home in October and was arrested in a LA hospital after taking her there to be treated for injuries. His wife of four months has already issued a statement denying she is a victim and claims her injuries occurred by accident. Scroll Down for Video . Denial: Slava Voynov at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday after his arraignment for a domestic assault on his wife, Marta Varlamova . During his appearance, a judge denied the District Attornye's request for a criminal protective order against Voynov after her lawyer told the court the couple were still living together. Voynov, who faces up to nine-years in prison if found guilty, faces a single count of corporal injury to spouse with great bodily injury stemming from an October 19 altercation at their home in the LA suburb of Redondo Beach. Prosecutors said Marta, who has a child with Voynov, sustained injuries to her eyebrow, cheek and neck. When he was charged in October, Voynov's lawyer, Craig Renetzky, said in a statement: 'Mr. Voynov is extremely disappointed that the district attorney's office elected to file charges. 'Mr. Voynov maintains his innocence and looks forward to clearing his name in court. We remain confident.' An attorney for Mr Voynov's wife has also released a statement, denying his client is a victim and that she believes the injuries were an accident. 'Not a criminal': Voynov's wife has spoken through her lawyer to say her husband is not guilty and did not hurt her on purpose. Family man: Russian-born Voynov, 24, is pictured with his wife Marta Varlamova - who he married in August. The couple have a young daughter (pictured) The statement from October reads: 'Marta was stunned by the news today and she is devastated. She did not believe, and does not believe, that her husband intended to injure her and she believes that he is not guilty of any crime. 'She is worried about her family's privacy and concerned that she and her family are going to be subjected to ridicule, embarrassment and hatred because of this decision. Mugshot: Voynov is shown in this Redondo Beach Police Department booking photo following his arrest . 'In fact, she has already seen that beginning to happen. 'It is unfortunate that no one seemed to care what she wants, and that the authorities gave little or no weight to her view of the facts of the case. 'Despite this unwelcome news, she still expects her husband to be cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.' The NHL suspended Voynov indefinitely for the duration of his proceedings and he has not played since October 19. However, he continues to be paid. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said: 'We are aware of actions taken today in California, which we will review and evaluate before making any decisions. 'Until further notice, the current terms of Mr. Voynov's suspension remain in place.' Voynov only married Marta Varlamova in August 2014, two months before the alleged assault. On announcing Voynov suspension, the NHL cited a section of the collective bargaining agreement saying they have power to suspend a player during a criminal investigation if failing to do so 'would create a substantial risk of material harm to the legitimate interests and/or reputation of the league'. The NHL's swift response comes in stark contrast to the NFL, which was criticized for failing to appropriately deal with players facing charges, including Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson. Happt day: Voynov only married Marta Varlamova in August 2014, two months before the alleged assault . Rice was only suspended for two games from the Baltimore Ravens after he was arrested for hitting his then-fiance in an elevator at a casino in Atlantic City. But after a website shared a video showing him striking her, the NFL banned him indefinitely and the Ravens released him, amid much public uproar. Peterson, a running back for the Minnesota Vikings and a former MVP, was also suspended indefinitely with play by his team after he was charged with child abuse in Texas. He is accused of allegedly whipping his four-year-old son with a tree branch in May. Voynov's swift suspension also comes a year after the NHL failed to comment or enact a suspension when Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov was arrested on assault charges. Charges in the case were later dropped. In June 2013, Voynov and the Kings agreed on a six year, $25 million contract extension. The Russian has two assists in six games this season." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Slava Voynov is accused of assaulting his wife, Marta Varlamova in October .\nPair had been married for only two months when Voynov, 24, was arrested on October 19 .\nCharged after taking his wife to hospital with injuries authorities believe were not an accident .\nFaces up to nine-years behind bars if he is found guilty of beating his wife .\nMarta, 24, who has a daughter with Voynov, insists her husband did not harm her intentionally ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "It's an annual tradition dating back decades - but this year the White House holiday tour will have a distinctly modern feel, thanks to new, digital décor. As well as the usual gingerbread White House, dozens of trees and many beautiful wreaths, the White House will boast infra-red motion sensors, crowd-sourced lighting patterns and matching robot versions of the first family's two dogs, Bo and Sunny. Keeping with this traditional with a twist theme, the Obamas have also released their first ever interactive White House holiday card. Scroll down for video . A.I.:  The White House Christmas tour will feature robot versions of the first family's two dogs, Bo and Sunny. Pictured, senior advisor for digital media Mark DeLoura begins to prepare the frame for the robot . Bo (pictured left) and Sunny Obama (right) have been immortalised as robot dogs for the White House tour . According to the Washington Post, a group of technology experts based at the White House made a 'robot skeleton' of Bo Obama made of chicken-wire which can swivel its head back and forth. Meanwhile, rather than rotating its head at a set rate Sunny-bot has eyes with infra-red motion sensors that make it turn in the direction of anyone approaching it. Both robot dogs have been made using basic software and hardware - Sunny-bot even has rubber bands as ligaments to give her head flexibility. The two teams worked in their spare time to create the robotic first dogs. The experts even watched videos of Portuguese water dogs barking to decide if they should give the robot dogs a voice - but decided against it as the barking was so loud they worried it may scare small children. Bo and Sunny pictured with First Lady Michelle Obama (left) and daughters Malia and Sasha Obama (right) The National Christmas Tree near the White House (pictured) at a 2006 Christmas peace ceremony . The experts then wrapped roughly a mile of black polyester satin ribbon around the wire frames of the robots to make it look like the Sunny and Bo's fur. And in the festive spirit of sharing and encouraging youngsters into technology, the teams made the codes used on the robot dogs open-source to encourage students to experiment and 'out-Bo Bo.' According to the Washington Post, next year the experts want to build robots with animated joints that can move their paws and even jump. This year's modern with a twist White House decorations also features an interactive digital snowscape that captures the movements of visitors in front of it. The first family take delivery of this year's Christmas tree - pictured are Michelle, Malia and Bo the dog . President Obama pictured playing football with pet dog Bo in 2009 on the South Lawn of the White House . The exhibition is a combination of traditional and digital elements and uses 3-D cameras and a projector paired with a hand made woodland scene. In their first-ever interactive White House Holiday card, the President and First Lady wish Americans a happy and healthy holiday season and New Year. Meanwhile, this year's official White House Christmas tree, which stands 18 feet tall in the Blue Room, honours the service of troops, veterans, and military families. The Christmas tree arrived at the White House from Crystal Springs Tree Farm in Leighton, Pennsylvania, and is trimmed with ornaments decorated by military children living on U.S. military bases all over the world. This year's official White House holiday theme will be announced on December 3." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Annual tradition will have modern twist this year thanks to digital decor .\nRobot versions of first family's dogs Bo and Sunny will greet visitors .\nEach dog has been made by a separate team and behaves differently .\nObamas have just released their first ever interactive holiday card ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Former top prosecutor Sir Keir Starmer says time should be a barrier to justice . Britain's former top prosecutor has controversially defended police who hold suspects in a ‘legal limbo’ for years while alleged crimes are investigated. Keir Starmer, the ex- Director of Public Prosecutions, disagreed with those who have called for time limits on how long a person can languish on bail without being charged. He said time ‘should not be a barrier’ to bringing people to justice for crimes committed decades earlier. A number of high-profile celebrities, including Rolf Harris and Stuart Hall, have been convicted of sex crimes that happened years ago after their victims finally plucked up the courage to complain about the attacks. But there have been mounting concerns about cases where suspects are left on bail for long periods – often with strict curbs to their freedom – without charges being pressed. Veteran disc jockey Paul Gambaccini spent 12 months on bail after being arrested by officers from Operation Yewtree, the inquiry launched after Jimmy Savile was unmasked as a prolific paedophile after his death, only to be told last month (OCT) he would not face sexual assault charges. The openly gay DJ, who was investigated over historic allegations of molesting two teenage boys, told of his ‘12 months of horror and trauma’ having his name dragged through the mud. Home Secretary Theresa May has signalled she wants time limits on pre-charge bail amid mounting concern that police forces are misusing their powers by keeping people dangling for months and even years. In an article in this week’s Radio Times, on sale today TUES, Mr Starmer said the passage of time should not provide immunity against bringing charges against historic offenders. He said: ‘I do not underestimate the impact that delay has on those arrested and subsequently released without charge, such as Paul Gambaccini. Equally, there is the impact on those tried and acquitted. ‘But they are features of our system whatever the time limits for bringing a case. ‘I certainly wouldn’t want to replicate the situation in countries such as North Korea where virtually all those arrested are charged and virtually all those charged are convicted. ‘That some individuals are released without charge and some are acquitted demonstrates the strength, not the weakness, of our approach.’ Police are allowed 24 hours to keep a suspect for questioning after arrest before seeking a further period of detention from a judge. A number of high-profile celebrities, including Rolf Harris, left, and Stuart Hall, right, have been convicted of sex crimes that happened years ago after their victims finally plucked up the courage to complain . In practice, they often quiz a person then release them on pre-charge bail to return for further interview at a later date, giving officers time to build robust cases. But there are currently no restrictions on the length of time a person can spend on police bail which can force innocent people to put their lives on hold, pay thousands in legal fees and suffer the slow assassination of their character. Conditions can also be placed on police bail, which can include curfews and restrictions on movement and financial transactions while an investigation continues. Comedian Jim Davidson lashed out at the system after being arrested under the Operation Yewtree and kept on bail for eight months before being told he would not face any charges. Freddie Starr, another comedian, spent 19 months on bail after being arrest by officers investigating decades-old sex allegations made by 14 women. The case was dropped. Veteran DJ Paul Gambaccini spent 12 months on bail after being arrested by officers from Operation Yewtree, but was told last month he would not face sexual assault charges . Some 30 journalists are currently on bail – some for more than a year – while police investigate alleged crimes including phone hacking and paying public officials for stories. The College of Policing, the professional body that sets police standards, have been asked by ministers to consider introducing time limits for pre-charge bail, which human rights groups believe should be 28 days. Mr Starmer said it was right to prosecute people for historic crimes – whether it was a ‘an Auschwitz guard standing trial in Germany… or a host of greying celebrities on suspicion of historic sex crimes.’ He said there had been a ‘profound shift’ from the long-held view that not bringing a prosecution within a certain period of time was ‘not fair on defendents’. There had been a ‘growing understanding that time runs at different speed for victims,’ particularly those who had suffered sexual violence, he said. ‘In a sense they carry an unresolved issue with them, almost an open wound, for many years, maybe even for their entire lives. ‘We are rightly reluctant to say that those now coming forward to report serious allegations, not infrequently against those in the public eye, that they are simply too late.’ Acknowledging that the passage of time caused ‘difficiulties’ for both the prosecution and defence, because of fading memories and lost evidence, he said it was ‘simply not a good enough reason not to bring a case’. Mr Starmer said: ‘Most importantly, we now understand victims’ interests better and recognise that, for many, achieving closure, the knowledge that someone has been held to account, is an end in itself. ‘We have to be bolder, and clearer, in saying that pure delay should not be a barrier to bringing people to justice. The public does not accept any longer that the passage of time immunises anyone. ‘My own view is that for the most serious offences, and in that I include serious sexual offences, time should never run out.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Britain's former top prosecutor says time 'should not be a barrier' to justice .\nDisagreed with those who call for time limits on how long a person can remain on bail without being charged .\nComes after a number of celebrities, including Rolf Harris and Stuart Hall, have been convicted of crimes committed decades ago ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Americans will spend $2.5billion doing their holiday shopping online in what is expected to be the biggest Cyber Monday to date. With this year's Black Friday bringing in lower sales than last year's, according to estimates, research firm comScore predicts Monday's online sales will break past records. Black Friday, which falls the day after Thanksgiving, saw 5 percent fewer shoppers spending 11 percent less, according to the National Retail Federation. Scroll down for video . Rush: Americans will spend $2.5billion doing their holiday shopping online in what is expected to be the biggest Cyber Monday to date, with Amazon accounting for a bulk of the sales (file photo) So called Cyber Monday, which falls after Black Friday, became the biggest day for online shopping by sales volume in 2010. This year, Amazon has had holiday deals on offer since November 21, with coveted Beats by Dre headphones, selling for $275. PayPal said that global mobile payment volume increased 47 percent this Thanksgiving from last year. Wal-Mart reported 500 million more page views. The retail giant said it had doubled its Cyber Week deals from 2013 to 50. Figures from eBay say the online auction and retail site quickly went through 2,000 iPad Air 2 tablets selling at $399, at a rate of one per second. Big deals on toys offered by Toys R Us, which has had online sales since November 26, include a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles electronic fighting game and dolls based on the characters from Disney's Frozen. Delivery: Amazon workers in Phoenix worked hard to sort packages for delivery in this file photo from November 11, 2010, with holiday sales online building each consecutive year . 'Online is nowhere near its maturity, so Cyber Monday should be big, with a lot of strength in the days leading up to it,' said Forester Research analyst Sucharita Mulpuru. In addition to the Thanksgiving weekend, Mulpuru expected another spike in online retail in December, when shipping deadlines occur. The research firm comScore, which tracks sales behavior in the US based on responses from a panel of 2 million users, expects holiday shopping to total $61billion over November and December. While many began lining up after Thanksgiving to take advantage of deals happening in stores, others were less comfortable in the crowds. Jennifer Donaldson, who dropped into Macy's Fulton Street store, told Reuters she usually shopped online and she found the live retail experience lacking. 'It's crowded, and people are rude,' she said." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Research firm comScore predicting record-breaking day for online retail .\nSales during Black Friday were down 11 percent compared to last year .\nMost retailers have pumped up deals across November, with Amazon and Wal-Mart offering discounts across their sites ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A coral reef in Northern Australia severely damaged by warming seas has managed to completely heal itself in just 12 years, stunned researchers have found. The team found that being left alone to breed on its own was key. The discovery raises hope that other damaged reefs could 'regenerate'. Scott Reef in Northern Australia, where researchers found coral has 'regenerated' itself after almost 12 years following a warming incident . The new research shows that an isolated reef off the northwest coast of Australia that was severely damaged by a period of warming in 1998. It was hit by coral bleaching, caused by higher water temperatures that break down the . coral's symbiotic relationship with algae that provide food for coral . growth. However, the team found Scott reef has regenerated in a very short time to become nearly as healthy as it was before. What surprises scientists, though, is that the reef regenerated by itself, found a study published Thursday in the journal Science. James Gilmour and colleagues studied the Scott system of reefs on the edge of Western Australia’s continental shelf, which lost 70 to 90 percent of its corals to a climate-induced bleaching event back in 1998. Scott Reef is an isolated group of three reefs near the edge of northwestern Australia's continental slope . The researchers found that, although the corals’ reproductive abilities were by the bleaching, coral cover still increased from 9 percent to 44 percent across the entire system in just 12 years. The team say the finding is surprising because researchers have assumed that recovery from such bleaching events depends upon the delivery of larvae from other, nearby reef systems. But, the Scott system of reefs is located 155 miles (250 kilometers) from the mainland or any other reefs. So, Gilmour and his team suggest that herbivorous fish, which remained abundant in the undisturbed Scott system, even after the bleaching, kept microalgae in check and allowed coralline algae to thrive. This set of conditions in turn provided a suitable substratum upon which young corals could establish and grow., they claim. The study suggests that reef systems can recover using local sources of larvae, especially when fish are plentiful and human activities, which have been shown to slow coral recovery in the past, are limited. At first, the reef grew slowly, mostly through the enlargement of existing coral colonies. But to really recover, the coral needs to sexually reproduce, creating sperm and egg that form embryos that then land on the ocean floor and grow into adult corals, if all goes well. These larvae can survive for hundreds of miles, swept along by ocean currents, and colonize new areas under the right circumstances. Larvae floating in from other reefs could have helped the reef, had it not been so isolated. But amazingly, after about six years, the surviving corals matured and began to reproduce, creating even more new colonies than before the bleaching. 'They recovered, and the larvae they produced settled and survived, at much higher rates than is often reported,' Gilmour said. The rate of recovery was attributed to the lack of many local human pressures affecting reefs around . the world, such as degraded water quality and overfishing of herbivores . By 2012, the reef was basically back to its old self. The study suggests that, when it comes to reefs, being isolated from human activity may trump being connected to other reefs. Overfishing, for example, removes fish that keep algae from choking out and outcompeting corals, and sediment and pathogens in runoff water can lead to coral diseases and death. But the results also mean that local decisions about fishing and other issues can help preserve reefs, which are threatened by global warming. 'Managing local conditions is a tangible way to maximize the resilience of coral reefs while the more difficult problem of addressing the causes of climate change are resolved,' Gilmour said." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Scott reef on the northwest coast of Australia was severely damaged by a period of warming in 1998 .\nResearchers found after six years mature corals began breeding again ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sir Cliff Richard: Considering legal action . Top executives at the BBC worked frantically with police behind the scenes to spin their disastrous coverage of the raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home, it emerged last night. The Corporation was plunged into a huge row over its cosy deal with police after it was allowed privileged access to a search of the singer’s £3million Berkshire home. It can now be revealed that even as questions were asked over their apparent ‘collusion’, senior figures at the BBC were engaging in behind-the-scenes discussions with police over what should be said publicly about what had happened. Messages between the BBC and South Yorkshire Police lay bare how – once the row had broken – the BBC bargained with police over what they would say about it. The day after raid, the BBC’s head of newsgathering, Jonathan Munro, offered to tweet a statement exonerating the force from claims it had been the source of its story ‘as a gesture of goodwill’, boasting that the message would ‘reach every newsroom in the UK pretty much instantly.’ In turn, emails show South Yorkshire Police’s head of corporate communications, Carrie Goodwin, sending a public statement to the BBC for approval before it was published. Miss Goodwin wrote: ‘We haven’t mentioned the BBC or any suggestion of any wrongdoing. Is this OK for you?’ Emails also show how staff at both organisations stressed that they were ‘keen’ to maintain their relationship, and wanted to let the ‘dust settle’ as the controversy over their treatment of the pop icon raged. Copies of texts, emails and notes passed to a Parliamentary committee show how the BBC was given the inside track before, during and after the raid. The new evidence emerged as it was claimed Sir Cliff, 74, is preparing to sue the broadcaster over its live TV coverage of the search of his home. The singer is expected to seek damages for breach of privacy if, as he expects, he does not face charges over an allegation of historical sex abuse. He is also said to be considering legal action against the force after it tipped off the broadcaster about the timing and location of the raid. The police investigation began when a man claimed Sir Cliff sexually assaulted him during a Christian rally in Sheffield organised by Billy Graham, the American evangelist, in 1985. A shot from the BBC helicopter showing police arriving at Sir Cliff's £3million home in Berkshire . The BBC posted reporters at the gates of Sir Cliff's home before police arrived to search the home . Police struck a deal with the BBC giving it privileged access after it learned, a month before the August raid, that reporter Dan Johnson knew Sir Cliff was under investigation. The BBC faced a wave of criticism from the public, stars and MPs over its handling of the sensitive police operation. It posted reporters at the gates before police arrived and dispatched a helicopter to hover overhead, allowing officers to be filmed through the windows. Sir Cliff, who vigorously denies any wrongdoing and has not been arrested, was in Portugal and learned of the raid via the TV coverage. Former BBC journalist Sir Michael Parkinson, 79, described the police inquiry as a ‘witch-hunt’ and attacked the BBC for an ‘error of judgment’. Sir Cliff, who vigorously denies any wrongdoing and has not been arrested, was in Portugal and learned of the raid on his home, above, via the TV coverage . Sir Cliff’s lawyer, Gideon Benaim, who denounced the ‘premature and disproportionate’ reporting, was not available to comment yesterday. Neither was Sir Cliff’s spokesman. A report by the Commons home affairs select committee found the BBC acted ‘perfectly properly’ in its dealings with police, but said the coverage caused Sir Cliff ‘enormous, irreparable damage’. South Yorkshire Police said: ‘While we believe our actions in relation to dealing with the media were within policy and were well-intended, they were ultimately flawed and we regret the additional anxiety caused to Sir Cliff Richard.' July 17 Police press chief Carrie Goodwin notes a deal struck with reporter Dan Johnson after he reveals he knows that police are investigating Sir Cliff. She writes in her notes: ‘Consider... notify of search date + location to prevent broadcast.’ August 13 The day before the raid, a member of the police press team emails Johnson an aerial photo of Sir Cliff’s home. August 14 The day of the raid. Johnson is given a running commentary of police progress. At 5.12pm Miss Goodwin texts Johnson, asking: ‘Good day?’ He replies: ‘Bonkers, but brilliant…’ But things turn sour when the story appears on the BBC website, suggesting police tipped off the broadcaster to maximise coverage. Miss Goodwin then texts Johnson at 7.22pm: ‘Not happy about this at all. This wasn’t the case and brings the force into disrepute.’ August 15 In an email, Jonathan Munro, BBC head of newsgathering, offers to post a tweet saying that the force ‘was not the original source’ as a ‘gesture of good faith’. Miss Goodwin replies an hour later, asking for his approval for a police statement explaining why the police acted the way they did. In the 3.11pm email, Miss Goodwin says: ‘We haven’t mentioned the BBC or any suggestion of any wrongdoing. Is this OK for you?’ August 17 Chief Constable David Crompton formally complains to the BBC, saying police worked with the corporation to ‘protect the integrity of the investigation’. August 18 Chief Constable Crompton phones BBC company secretary Phil Harrold. Miss Goodwin notes: ‘[He] acknowledged … like to let the dust settle. Keen to continue to work with the BBC.’ She also wrote that Munro wanted to avoid a ‘war of press releases’." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Row after BBC was allowed privileged access to search of Sir Cliff's home .\nSenior BBC figures then engaged in behind-the-scene talks with police .\nMessages reveal how BBC bargained with them over what should be said ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "He moves slowly but surely and when he wants a rest he simply slinks into the home he carries on his back - it's no wonder Liu Lingchao is known as the 'Snail Man'. Liu, 39, came up with an ingenious way to make a living in the Chinese city of Liuzhou and travel from his rural home a three day's walk away free of expenses. Liu walks to Liuzhou in central China's Guangxi Autonomous Region to collect rubbish to sell for recycling - it's not a lucrative career option but works for him given his overheads are so low. Liu Lingchao, 39, carries his home on his back while he makes his living in the city of Liuzhou . Liu has been dubbed Snail Man by locals as he walks the streets collecting rubbish to sell for recycling . While in the city, he sleeps in his portable home - it's too deluxe to call a tent - and relies only on only his feet for transport. 'My life started to fall apart six-years-ago when I lost my job after my father died, and my marriage broke up and my wife left me,' he said. 'I was struggling to get back on my feet, and then I realised that I really needed to be doing something to get me out of my depression. 'About the only thing that seemed to be possible was getting involved in garbage recycling collecting plastic bottles and stuff, but the best place to do that is in the city and by the time you've paid accommodation and all the rest of it, there isn't much left.' The interior of Liu's deluxe portable home away from home, complete with bedding and decorations . Liu walks about three days from his village to Liuzhou where he doesn't have to pay for accommodation . Liu searches a roadside for garbage he can sell while his portable home sits on the ground . Liu appreciates the nickname given to him by locals accustomed to seeing him wandering the streets with his unique shelter on his shoulders. 'I came up with the idea of making a makeshift home that I could just move around easily,' Liu says. 'And now I put it on my back, and walk to the city where I spend a while collecting garbage and selling it. 'When I've collected enough, I then walk back home again. It means I have to pay nothing on accommodation and nothing on travel either.' The hardy traveller lost his job and his wife, so hit the road with his portable home to make a living . When he needs to make a longer journey, Liu can pack down his home to an easier to manage size . The journey between between the village in which he has a smallholding home and the nearby capital city takes about three days, and with every trip the 'Snail Man' says his little home has evolved. 'I covered it in plastic flowers and tidied it up so that even when I stop in a posh district, it does not look out of place. In fact I even make some money now with people paying me to take photographs. I tell them it's my penthouse, it may be small but it's home and it works.' While his shell remain in its full form while he's in the city, Liu can in fact break in down for his long journey home." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Liu Lingchao, 39, carries his portable home on his back to Liuzhou .\nHe walks three days from his rural home to recycle rubbish in the city .\nLiu took up recycling when he lost his job and his wife left six years ago .\nHe's been named Snail Man and says his shell fits in around posh areas ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Netherlands is known as the liberal bastion of Europe - with relaxed attitudes to drugs and sex - but when it comes to Christmas, things are a little different. According to tradition, around mid-November St Nicholas, or Sinterklaas, is supposed to arrive in the country from Spain where he spreads Christmas cheer, with most towns holding parades. However, Sinterklaas also has a helper - Zwarte Pieten, or 'Black Pete' - who has attracted criticism in recent years over allegations the character is racist. Scroll down for video . Racist? As part of Dutch Christmas tradition towns hold Sinterklaas parades, where a man playing St Nicholas marches through the streets along with his helper Zwarte Pieten, or 'Black Pete' Tensions: While the majority of Dutch people see Black Pete as harmless, the character has become a flashpoint for tensions in recent years over allegations it is racist . Dispute: Supporters argue Black Pete has nothing to do with race, but critics say an 18th century book called St Nicholas and his Servant, from which Dutch traditions are drawn, show the character is based on a slave . As part of the tradition hundreds of Dutch paint their faces black, rouge their lips, and don fuzzy wigs, before marching through town centres with Sinterklaas, who is usually played by a white man. While the tradition has been observed in the Netherlands for hundreds of years, recently it has been a flashpoint for tensions with the black community. At one march in Gouda ninety people were arrested after fights broke out between anti-Pete protesters and those taking part in celebrations. Supporters of the 'Black Pete' tradition argue that the character has nothing to do with race like American comics such as Al Jolson, and instead represents the black of winter. However activists say that an 18th century book, called Saint Nicholas and his Servant, from which many Dutch Christmas traditions are drawn, clearly shows the character is based on a slave. Division: Despite the controversy, that has not stopped most Dutch towns hosting parades featuring people dressed as Black Pete this year, including in Voorschoten (pictured) near The Hague . Investigating: Last year the UN were asked to probe the displays. Officials ruled the parades could be stopped if they risked law and order, but refused to say whether Black Pete was racist . Celebration: As part of Dutch Christmas tradition Sinterklaas is supposed to arrive in the country around mid-November from Spain where he spread cheer until December 5 when presents are exchanged . According to the book, Black Pete helps St Nicholas on his travels, before putting naughty children into sacks and taking them back to Spain when the celebrations are over. Last year the UN made a ruling over the parades after a legal case was brought, with judges saying that the displays could go ahead, so long as they didn't present a threat to law and order. However officials refused to say whether or not the character of Black Pete was racist. Recent polls across the Netherlands show strong support for the character, with between 85 and 90 per cent saying they want him to stay. Following the ruling, right-wing party Livable Rotterdam hung hundreds of Black Pete dolls in the city in celebration, while liberal politicians said it showed a lack of support for the tradition. The country's Prime Minister Mark Rutte also weighed into the debate, coming out in support of the tradition, saying: 'We should not disturb a children's party in this way.' Support: Recent polls show that between 85 and 90 per cent of Dutch want to keep the character, but growing resentment has also sparked violence at some parades . Controversy: While the Voorschoten protest passed off without disruption, at another parade in Gouda, ninety people were arrested after activists clashed with those taking part . Harmless? A man dressed as Black Pete walks through the streets in Voorschoten as part of a parade . Despite the controversy, Sinterklaas parades have continued throughout the Netherlands, including in the city of Voorschoten near The Hague. Dutch Christmas celebrations begin around mid-November, when Sinterklaas is supposed to arrive in the country from Spain, and continues until December 5 when presents are handed out on pakjesavond - literally meaning 'packages evening'. Between those dates Sinterklaas supposedly travels around the country, along with Black Pete, taking part in parades and spreading Christmas cheer. The tradition is taken very seriously by the Dutch, with news channels running a nightly report for children updating them on Sinterklaas's activities that day." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As part of Dutch Christmas tradition towns hold St Nicholas parades .\nSinterklaas marches through the streets along with helper 'Black Pete'\nCharacter has drawn criticism in recent years over allegations it is racist .\nAccording to tradition character kidnaps naughty children in sacks ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "La Decima is a big number at Real Madrid. Larger still is the amount of money the club have spent pursuing it. Since Zinedine Zidane won Real’s ninth European Cup in 2002, the cash sprayed across the continent chasing No 10 has totalled an astonishing £999million. That, of course, includes two players bought for £80m or more in Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale and three times breaking the world record transfer fee (twice in one summer). VIDEO Scroll down to watch Zidane and Ronaldo doing what they do best . Target: Real Madrid have spent £999m since last winning the Champions League in 2002 . Stunner: Zinedine Zidane scores an amazing goal in front of Michael Ballack of Bayer Leverkusen in 2002 . Winning the big one: Zidane celebrates with the Champions League trophy in Glasgow 12 years ago . Number of players signed: 62 . Most expensive player: Gareth Bale £86m . Players signed from Premier League clubs: 20 . Most spent in one season: £226.51m in 2009/10 . It also includes Thomas Gravesen, signed from Everton for £2.5m, and Lassana Diarra, signed from Portsmouth for a quite remarkable £20m. Cheques were written for the best and the rest at an average of £83.5m per year. In for £13.4m came Jonathan Woodgate, who scored an own goal and received a red card on his debut; in for £22.8m came Mahamadou Diarra, last seen getting relegated with Fulham; in for £11.5m came Royston Drenthe, who scored twice in 24 appearances for Reading this season. Big money: Madrid spent £80m on their star man Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 . Brilliant orange: Real topped the Ronaldo transfer with the £86m signing of Gareth Bale in the summer . Flashing the cash: Madrid spent big in 2009, signing Kaka (left) for £56m and Karim Benzema for £25m . Yet there was also Kaka at £56m, once world footballer of the year; there was Karim Benzema at £25m, one of the most sought-after young strikers in Europe; and, at £39.6m, there was Brazilian Ronaldo, the first player bought after Real’ s last European triumph. The most outlandish splurge came in 2009/10 when more than £220m was spent as Ronaldo joined from Manchester United, Kaka from AC Milan, and Benzema from Lyon. Despite all this the furthest the club had progressed in the Champions League in 11 seasons prior to this season was the semi-finals. For six straight years they failed to get beyond the last-16. That is an astonishing feat when you count the number of European Cup winners’ medals amassed by players either before or after their stay at the Bernabeu. Icon: David Beckham moved from Manchester United to Madrid for a fee of £25.5m . Saving not spending: Javier Saviola was a rare free transfer for the La Liga side in 2007 . David Beckham won with United before he joined in 2003. Xabi Alonso did it with Liverpool in 2005 before moving to Madrid four years later. Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben were both shifted on in the summer of 2009 after the arrivals of Ronaldo and Kaka as Real searched for that elusive breakthrough. They could have looked closer to home. Sneijder went on to lift the Champions League that season with Inter, while Robben scored the winning goal in the final for Bayern Munich last May. In total Madrid have had nine Champions League winners on their playing staff in the last 12 barren years, almost a full starting XI – including wobbly-legs himself Jerzy Dudek. Fabio Cannavaro had won the World Cup with Italy the summer before he signed but was unable to bring the biggest piece of club silverware to Real. Were they to beat city rivals Atletico and claim their 10th European Cup, the exorbitant cost would still be questioned – but it would then become an afterthought as celebrations began. Team-mates: Michael Owen (right) joined Beckham in Madrid from Liverpool in 2004 . Season by season guide to Real's spending since 2002 . 13/14Gareth Bale (Tottenham) £85.3m, Asier Illarramendi (Sociedad) £34m, Isco (Malaga) £23m, Daniel Carvajal (Leverkusen) £5m, Casemiro (Sao Paulo) £4.8m = £152.1m . 12/13Luka Modric (Tottenham) £33m, Diego Lopez (Sevilla) £3m = £36m . 11/12Fabio Coentrao (Benfica) £26.4m, Nuri Sahin (Dortmund) £8m, Jose Callejon (Espanyol) £5.5m, Raphael Varane (Lens) £11.5m = £51.4m . 10/11Angel Di Maria (Benfica) £29m, Mesut Ozil (W Bremen) £16.4m, Sami Khedira (Stuttgart) £15.5m, Pedro Leon (Getafe) £8.1m, Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea) £6.7m, Sergio Canales (Racing) £4m = £79.7m . 09/10Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) £80m, Kaka (Milan) £56m, Xabi Alonso (Liverpool) £30m, Karim Benzema (Lyon) £28m, Raul Albiol (Valencia) £15m, Alvaro Negredo (Almeria) £5m, Estaban Granero (Getafe) £4.5m, Alvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool) £4.5m = £223m . Dutch of class: Rafael Van Der Vaart cost Real 11.4m in 2008 . 08/09Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Ajax) £23.8m, Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth) £20m, Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg) £13.4m, Ezequiel Garay (Racing Santander) £10m, Ruben De La Red (Getafe) £3.8m, Javi Garcia (Osasuna) £3.2m = £74.2m . 07/08Arjen Robben (Chelsea) £31m, Wesley Sneijder (Ajax) £25.7m, Pepe (Porto) £24m, Royston Drenthe (Feyenoord) £11.5m, Gabriel Heinze (Man Utd) £8m, Christoph Metzelder (Borussia Dortmund) Free, Javier Saviola (Barcelona) Free, Jerzy Dudek (Liverpool) Free = £100.2m . 06/07Mahamadou Diarra (Lyon) £22.8m, Gonzalo Higuain (River Plate) £18m, Fernando Gago (Boca Juniors) £15m, Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) £11m, Marcelo (Fluminese) £7.8m, Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus) £6.9m, Emerson (Juventus) £6.9m = £88.4m . In the goals: Ruud Van Nistelrooy swapped Manchester United for Real Madrid in 2006 . 05/06Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) £23.7m, Robinho (Santos) £21m, Julio Baptista (Sevilla) £17.9m, Cicinho (Sao Paolo) £6m, Carlos Diogo (River Plate) £5m, Antonio Cassano (Roma) £4.2m, Pablo Garcia (Osasuna) £2.5m = £80.3 . 04/05Walter Samuel (Roma) £20.2m, Jonathan Woodgate (Newcastle) £13.4m, Michael Owen (Liverpool) £8m, Thomas Gravesen (Everton) £2.5m = £44.1m . 03/04David Beckham (Man Utd) £30m = £30m . 02/03Ronaldo (Inter) £39.6m = £39.6m . Hit and miss: Jonathan Woodgate (left) and Thomas Gravesen found it difficult to adapt to Spanish football . Double: Gabriel Heinze (left) and Arjen Robben were added to the squad in 2007 for a combined fee of £32m . Worth every penny: Madrid snapped up Ronaldo (centre) from Inter Milan in 2002 for a snip at £20m . New faces: Isco (left) and Daniel Carvajal are two of Madrid's latest acquisitions ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Madrid have spent more than £80m on two players - Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale .\nReal have broken the world transfer record three times in the last 10 years .\nThey have not been past the semi-final of the Champions League in the last 11 seasons .\nTwelve players have won Champions League before or after their Real days ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "There are 177,147 ways to fasten a necktie, it has emerged - 1,000 times more than previously thought. But the study was not prompted by higher theories of mathematics, but a flamboyant knot worn by a super-villain in Hollywood blockbuster The Matrix Reloaded. The Merovingian, named after a French . royal dynasty, wore his tie in the little-known Ediety knot, which . features two loops around the top of the knot and leaves the skinny part . of the tie hanging on top. Unorthodox: Fans were flummoxed at trying to copy the tie knot worn by The Merovingian (pictured) in The Matrix Reloaded - as the style was hidden much of the time by it being a black tie on a black shirt . Tradition: For years men have opted for the Windsor (right) or the Half Windsor (left) - there are 177,145 others . His . was perhaps the most unusual in a series of unorthodox tie knots in the . film trilogy, which prompted viral tutorial videos on Youtube from fans . trying to copy their style. Mathematician . Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson, of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in . Stockholm, Sweden, watched the videos and realised the 'Merovingian . knot' was missing from a major 2000 study by researchers at Cambridge . University. Along with three other mathematicians, he created a formula for devising tie knots using just three symbols, W, T and U. He said: 'T is a clockwise (turnwise) move of the . knot-tying blade, W is a counter-clockwise move, and U tucks the blade . under a previous bow. 'Whether to start with an inwards or outwards . crossing can be deduced by counting the total number of W and T in the . knot description string, and all possible strings in W and T produce . possible tie knots.' And now for something completely different: The random knot generator lists some of the combinations . Fancy something different today? The website features complicated letter-based sequences . It'll tie you up in knots: One of the 177,000 tie knots which can be achieved according to new research . From the tool, known in logic as formal language theory, he has created a random tie generator which uses the mathematics to teach internet users how to tie random knots. According to the New Scientist, the Cambridge researchers had wrongly assumed people would only make a tuck – folding one end of the tie under the rest to finish the knot – at the end, and that all knots would be covered by a flat stretch of fabric. But their theory did not account for the elaborate knots found in The Matrix, with several tucks and ruffled fabric. The researchers also changed one crucial rule - the limit to how many winding moves people could make before their tie became ludicrously short. The team put that number at 11 - meaning there are 177,147 possible knots in the world. But who could find enough time to tie them all? Visit the random tie knot generator here." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Study by mathematician in Stockholm, Sweden, looked at complex knots .\nHe was inspired to improve on seminal 2000 study by The Matrix Reloaded .\nThe film's Merovingian character had a bizarre tie knot aped on Youtube .\nStudy now offers 177,147 ways to fasten a tie - but could you do them all?" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Commercial pilots have one of the most stressful jobs on the planet, but it appears they are being handsomely rewarded for their work. A government study has found that aircraft pilots and flight engineers are the highest paid group of workers in the UK with an average annual salary of £90,420 in 2014. They beat chief executives and senior officials, who are being paid an average of £81,521 this year, and air traffic controllers, who are raking in £79,874. Scroll down for video . Aircraft pilots and flight engineers are the highest paid workers in the UK, a study has found . Air traffic controllers rank third on the list with annual average salaries of £79,874, according to the study . Based on Pay As You Earn (PAYE) records, the findings are included in the Office of National Statistics’ annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, which was released this month. However, the survey does not include those who are self-employed or celebrities who are not listed on company payrolls, and the listed amounts do not include bonuses or overtime. Rounding out the top five were medical practitioners (£71,141) and marketing and sales directors (£70,742). Aircraft pilots beat chief executives and senior officials, and air traffic controllers for top spot . Lowest paid: Waiters and waitresses had annual salaries of just £12,507, followed by bar staff at £12,948 . Source: Office for National Statistics . Places six through ten were held by information technology and telecommunications directors (£64,511), financial managers and directors (£61,108), senior police officers (£57,896), financial institution managers and directors (£53,621), and senior professionals of educational establishments (£50,367). At the bottom end of the scale, waiters and waitresses had annual salaries of just £12,507, followed by bar staff at £12,948. Hairdressers and barbers were paid £13,373 this year, while kitchen and catering assistants earned £13,396. Other low-paid staff include launderers, dry cleaners and pressers (£13,767), retail cashiers and check-out operators (£13,911), and playworkers (£14,023). As of April, the median gross weekly earnings for full-time employees were £518, an increase of one pound from 2013. According to the study, that is the smallest annual growth since 1997, when record-keeping began. In addition to lifting the veil on Britain’s highest paid workers, the study uncovered unsurprising facts about gender pay disparity. Hairdressers and barbers were paid £13,373 this year - putting them near the bottom of the list . A male chief executive, for example, can earn up to £100,000, while a woman with the same job title is paid an annual salary of just £63,174. In the field of health care, male nurses earn an average of £33,460 a year while their female counterparts take home £31,140. But it’s not the same story for every profession, as female opticians are paid £36,350 – a little over £1,500 than male opticians. Overall, the gender pay gap has narrowed to 9.4 per cent, compared with ten per cent in 2013 – the lowest since 1997, when the gender pay gap was 17.4 per cent." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Office of National Statistics survey ranks top and bottom earners .\nChief executives are second on the list with average salary of £81,521 .\nThey were followed by air traffic controllers (£79,874)\nAt lower end of scale, waiters and waitresses earned just £12,507 .\nUK's gender pay gap has narrowed to 9.4 per cent, study found ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Pushing home a shopping trolley overflowing with nuts, this squirrel looks as though he is storing up for a long winter. The inquisitive rodent is then spotted sipping a can of Red Bull through a straw, playing a slot machine and stopping to play football in what appeared to be a busy day. Photographer Guido Wacker from Gossau, Switzerland, encouraged a group of wild squirrels to explore some props by covering them in nuts. Scroll down for video . Pushing home a shopping trolley overflowing with nuts, this squirrel looks as though he is storing up for a long winter . The inquisitive rodent is then spotted sipping a can of Red Bull through a straw for an energy boost . After they used the nut-covered object three times he removed the snack and waited for them to approach, so he could take the perfect shot. He even captured them operating power tools and a Nikon long-lens camera. 'Squirrels fascinate me as they are very curious.,' he said. 'It all started with boredom - I was with a friend and we started playing with a squirrel and a can of Red Bull. 'To make these funny images I put a lot of nuts on the object then once the squirrel has been on it three times, I take the nuts off. 'People's reactions to the photographs are always very positive - all the photos look very funny.' Photographer Guido Wacker encouraged wild squirrels to explore some props by covering them in nuts . One squirrel was even seen trying his luck on a mini slot machine from Las Vegas . After the squirrels used the nut-covered object three times he then removed the snack . The photographer from Gossau, Switzerland, then waited for the squirrels to use the props, so he could take the perfect shot . He said: 'To make these funny images I put a lot of nuts on the object then once the squirrel has been on it three times, I take the nuts off' He said: 'People's reactions to the photographs are always very positive - all the photos look very funny' 'It all started with boredom - I was with a friend and we started playing with a squirrel and a can of Red Bull'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Photographer Guido Wacker covered props in nuts to attract squirrels .\nThey were seen pushing trolleys full of nuts and using power tools .\nOne was spotted using a slot machine and a long-lens Nikon camera .\nAfter they used the nut-covered object three times he removed the snack ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Water filling the Earth's oceans is older than the formation of the sun, increasing the chances of life emerging among the stars, scientists have revealed. The discovery suggests that water may be a common ingredient in the clouds of dust and gas from which solar systems are born, and not 'special' to our own. This has major implications for the likelihood of life being found on exoplanets orbiting stars beyond the sun, according to researchers. Scroll down for video . This image shows water through time in the formation of the solar system, as scientists have revealed that water filling the Earth's oceans pre-date the formation of the sun . The sun is thought to be 4.5 billion years old, but water on Earth may have formed before then as tiny crystals of ice floating around deep space. Professor Tim Harries, from the University of Exeter, said: 'We know that water is vital for the evolution of life on Earth, but it was possible that the Earth's water originated in the specific conditions of the early solar system, and that those circumstances might occur infrequently elsewhere. 'By identifying the ancient heritage of Earth's water, we can see that the way in which our solar system was formed will not be unique, and that exoplanets will form in environments with abundant water. 'It raises the possibility that some exoplanets could house the right conditions, and water resources, for life to evolve.' The international team of scientists studied ancient ices preserved in comets and asteroids since the early days of the solar system. Using computer simulations, they were able to show that water in the oceans, meteorite samples and comets bore the chemical fingerprint of formation before the solar system took shape. Pictured is the Pacific Ocean . Water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere of a planet 124 light years - or 729 trillion miles - from Earth. The planet is about the size of the gas giant Neptune, and is the smallest and coldest outside the solar system known to contain H2O molecules - the building blocks of life. Scientists claim the discovery is a leap forward in the study of distant exoplanets that may in future uncover evidence of alien life. Researchers used a technique called transmission spectroscopy, which measures dips in light as the planet passes in front of its host star to identify the signs of water vapour. Previously it has only been possible to measure the atmospheric compositions of larger Jupiter-sized extrasolar planets. Using computer simulations, they were able to show that water in the oceans, meteorite samples and comets bore the chemical fingerprint of formation before the solar system took shape. The water contained levels of deuterium - a 'heavy' strain of hydrogen with extra neutrons in its nucleus - that could only be explained by interstellar origins. It meant that at least some of the water in the solar system and on Earth pre-dated the birth of the sun. Lead author Ilsedore Cleeves, from the University of Michigen, said: 'The implication of these findings is that some of the solar system's water must have been inherited from the sun's birth environment, and thus pre-date the sun itself. 'If our solar system's formation was typical, this implies that water is a common ingredient during the formation of all planetary systems. To date, the Kepler satellite  has detected nearly 1,000 confirmed extrasolar planets. 'The widespread availability of water during the planet-formation process puts a promising outlook on the prevalence of life throughout the galaxy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Earth's water may have begun life in the early solar system, says study .\nThis means exoplanets may form in environments with abundant water .\nThe study took a look at ancient ice preserved in comets and asteroids .\nComputer simulations revealed water in oceans and icy comets have chemical fingerprint of formation before the solar system took shape ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Watching a chef at a San Francisco restaurant slam frozen meat into the sidewalk is enough to make your stomach turn, not to mention the customers who may have had the misfortune of eating it. Captured on video outside Lucky River, a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco's Sunnyside neighborhood, the chef appears to lift and slam two slabs of beef up and down onto the ground. When a concerned inspector from the city's health department arrived to question the apparently bemused staff, they simply said the man was attempting to tenderize the meat and 'defrost' it by beating it off the concrete. Food prep: The staff member at Lucky River restaurant in San Francisco prepares to slam the meat to the ground . Crash: The man was simply trying to tenderize the frozen meat before cooking it he and the restaurant later explained . However, when local news made the trip down to examine the exact section of sidewalk they discovered it was covered in gum, cigarette butts and general filth. The owner of the restaurant said that the defrosting incident was an isolated one and that the meat was never used in any meals. KPIX showed the gross footage to neighbors, Steve Vender and London Lacey. 'It's highly unsanitary, I don't know how they're gonna clean the meat off after that. They're gonna wash it but it certainly doesn't look very appealing,' said Vender. Gross: The residue and general muck on any given sidewalk is seen languishing outside the Lucky River restaurant exactly where the meat was being slammed down . Reviews: The Lucky River Restaurant has a satisfactory sanitation score with the San Francisco Public Health Department . Cancerous: A cigarette butt lies on the sidewalk outside the restaurant where the staff member threw down the meat . According to KPIX, Lucky River scored a satisfactory rating on its last health inspection. However, reviews on Yelp have been less than generous, with one person mentioning a boiled caterpillar in the vegetables. 'Yup. They boiled a caterpillar, Extra protein I guess,' they wrote. 'I won't eat there again,' said Lacey. 'I will not eat there at all.' After seeing the shocking video, the San Francisco Public Health Department gave the owners of Lucky River just one month to clean up their act or face closure. If the owners do not get their staff to enroll in an eight-hour Food Manager Class, earn and print food handlers cards and go on remedial food safety courses within one month, the restaurant will be forced to close." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Lucky River restaurant in San Francisco caught practicing questionable food preparation techniques .\nChef was filmed beating the meat on the street in the Sunnyside neighborhood .\nApparently staff didn't think anything was wrong with the practice when they were confronted about it .\nOwner later said the meat wasn't served at the restaurant ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Former minister David Mellor was taped calling a taxi driver a 'sweaty, stupid little s***' but his rant at two foreign security guards was deemed not to be racist. The millionaire Tory was alleged to have launched into an expletive-laden tirade at a Polish guard protecting his home at St Katherine Docks in Wapping, East London. He was accused of having wagged his finger in the face of the security worker and suggested 'people like him' should not be working there, according to The Sun on Sunday. The newspaper later accepted that Mr Mellor was not racist towards guards. Former minister David Mellor was quizzed by police . The story emerged hours after he issued a grovelling apology for his foul-mouthed rant at a taxi driver, saying he would stick to water at 'celebratory lunches' from now on. The former Secretary of State for National Heritage was questioned under caution on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence on March 26 last year. He was not arrested and after Crown Prosecution Service advice, no charges were brought. Mellor issued a grovelling apology for his foul-mouthed rant at a taxi driver after he left Buckingham Palace following his partner Lady Cobham being awarded a CBE (together above) The millionaire Tory allegedly launched into an expletive-laden tirade at a Polish guard protecting his luxury home at St Katherine docks in Wapping, East London. A spokesman for the Met said: 'A 64-year-old man from Tower Hamlets was interviewed under caution by police under suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence on 26 March 2013. 'He attended an East London police station by appointment on May 23. He was not arrested and after Crown Prosecution Service advice, no charges were brought.' Last week, Mr Mellor was secretly recorded berating a cab driver after a visit to Buckingham Palace with his partner Lady Cobham, who had just been awarded a CBE. The 65-year-old barrister and radio presenter could be heard asking the taxi driver: 'Who are you to question me?' before yelling: 'I don't want to hear from you, shut the f*** up. Smart-a**** little b******.' He said: 'I've been in the Cabinet, I'm an award-winning broadcaster, I'm a Queen's Counsel — you think that your experiences are anything compared to mine?' Mr Mellor's career as a minister was ended by scandal including an affair, reported in the Mail in 1992 . But Mr Mellor, who was forced to abandon his ministerial career after an affair in 1992, made an on-air apology. 'I can't think what possessed me to lose it with that cabbie the way I did,' he said. 'OK, I had a case but I threw it away by the way I spoke and I'm really, really sorry about that and I especially want to apologise to you, our listeners for trying your patience and risking my own credibility with you by speaking the way I did. 'Anyway, it's water for me at the next celebratory lunch, I've definitely made that decision. 'Ironically, I'm one of London taxis' best customers and I thank a lot of them for speaking up for me, like Steve McNamara, General Secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association who said and I quote 'I've picked him up myself. He's actually a very nice guy. 'Despite everything he's said, he's not a bad guy. Unfortunately for him he got recorded.' 'Well there's a career in broadcasting awaiting you, Steve, because I couldn't have put it in a more succinct way myself, so I thank you for that. 'I would like to show my appreciation for the London cabbies that I have used for 40 years by making a substantial donation to their Christmas appeal for underprivileged kids.' The former politician has previously flown into rages at chefs and a border guard. On one occasion he told a terrified chef he should 'do his £10-an-hour job somewhere else' during a foul-mouthed outburst at staff of a restaurant near his home, it is claimed. He is said to have launched the rant - during which he called the chef a 'fat b******' - at workers in the establishment just a stone's throw from his plush riverside home. Mr Mellor, who was known as the Minister for Fun, was famously caught cavorting with mistress Antonia de Sancha in 1992. He now lives in a 19th century listed building in exclusive St Katharine's Dock, London, with his partner Penelope, Viscountess Cobham. Servoca, the firm which looked after security at the flats at the time of the incident was not available for a comment. David Mellor has not commented on the incident." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It was claimed he swore at a Polish and Nepalese guard for 10 minutes .\nPolice quizzed him, but he was not arrested and no charges were brought .\nNewspaper which published claims later accepted Mellor was not racist towards guards .\nSince the original publication of this article, we have been asked to make clear that the Sun on Sunday accepted that David Mellor was not racist towards the guards." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "British jihadis fighting for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq have pledged to send militants to fight police in the riot-hit American city of Ferguson, Missouri - providing the protesters embrace Islam. The city has seen widespread disorder after a police officer escaped punishment for shooting dead an unarmed black teenager, and now the Islamic extremists are attempting to take advantage of the anti-authoritarian feeling to convince those involved to adopt ISIS' radical ideology. Using the slogan 'From #IS 2 Ferguson', Birmingham-born jihadi Junaid Hussain, 20 - who has adopted the nom de guerre Abu Hussain al-Britani - this morning tweeted a photograph of a hand-written letter urging the Ferguson rioters to 'reject corrupt man-made laws like democracy' and declare their allegiance to ISIS' leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Scroll down for video . Pledge: The note Birmingham-born jihadi Junaid Hussain, 20 posted on Twitter today is titled 'From #IS 2 Ferguson' and contains a promise to send militants to the Missouri city if protesters pledge allegiance to ISIS . Miliants: The note was accompanied by a photograph of a number of masked young men posing with assault rifles and mobile phone cases bearing the black and white logo of the Islamic State . The note Hussain posted on Twitter today is titled 'From #IS 2 Ferguson' and contains a promise to send militants to the Missouri city if protesters pledge allegiance to ISIS. It reads: 'We hear you and we will help you if you accept Islam and reject corrupt man-made laws like democracy and pledge your allegiance to Caliph Abu Bakr and then we will shed our blood for you and send our soldiers that don't sleep, whose drink is blood, and their play is carnage.' A militant calling himself Abu Dujana urged the Ferguson protests to carry out acts of violence . Underneath the picture Hussain tweeted: 'Accept Islam & give bayah [allegiance] to Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi & then we will send u soldiers that don't sleep! - #IS #Ferguson'. The note was accompanied by a photograph of a number of masked young men posing with assault rifles and mobile phone cases bearing the black and white logo of the Islamic State. It is understood the men in the photograph are militants based in ISIS-held areas of Syria and Iraq, and that one of the men is 20-year-old Hussain. Another militant, who uses the Twitter handle @Abu 3antar Britani and is also thought to be British, tweeted: 'From #IS to #Ferguson we heard your call and we are ready to respond! #FergusonDecision #BeLikeMalcolmX #FightBack'. A third jihadi using the nom de guerre Abu Dujana subsequently posted a photograph of a large knife being brandished by somebody wearing a glove made by the American sports brand Nike. 'For how long will you let these govts oppress u. Draw ur knives and show them a response!! #FergusonDecision #IS,' he wrote. Westernized: A jihadi using the nom de guerre Abu Dujana subsequently posted a photograph of a large knife being brandished by somebody wearing a glove made by the American sports brand Nike . Terror: British jihadi Junaid Hussain, 20 - who has adopted the nom de guerre Abu Hussain al-Britani -used the slogan 'From #IS 2 Ferguson' to share the note pledging support for Ferguson protesters . Abu Dujana later urged people to learn about Bilal Ibn Rabah, a freed slave who was one of the Prophet Mohammed's closest companions. He posted: 'Read the story of Bilal Ibn Rabah oh people #Ferguson and see how an oppressed slave became a hero & warrior through Islam.' Today's developments are far from the first time ISIS militants have spoken about Ferguson. In fact the opportunistic terrorists have repeatedly looked to take advantage of the anti-establishment feeling in the city by calling for the demonstrators to embrace extremist Islam. 'Chilling': The links between Ferguson and ISIS go right back to the first protests in August, when a CNN news report appeared to show a man holding a placard reading 'ISIS is here' Salena Zito - a political columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper - described as 'chilling' the footage of a Ferguson demonstrator purportedly holding an ISIS banner behind a CNN reporter . The militants' attempts to hijack the protests in Ferguson appear to have two intentions. Firstly the militants seem to believe that Ferguson allows them to portray the US as promising black people fair treatment and equality, but treating them with violence and oppression. Secondly ISIS is evoking the names of a number of black civil rights leaders - many of whom, including Malcolm X, were Muslims and members of the Nation of Islam. In drawing comparisons with the civil rights movement, the militants appear to trying to attract new converts from among the many protesters. The links between Ferguson and ISIS go right back to the first protests in August, when a CNN news report appeared to show a man holding a placard reading 'ISIS is here'. The images inspired ISIS sympathisers around the world to use the hashtag #FergusonUnderISIS to urge the protesters to embrace radical Islam." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISIS fighters in Syria post tweets declaring support for Ferguson rioters .\nUrge protesters to embrace Islam and carry out acts of extreme violence .\nUploaded hand-written note vowing to send militants to the Missouri city .\nBut said rioters must first declare their allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "This assortment of products would surely make the Dowager Countess recoil in horror. The matriarch at the centre of Downton Abbey would never allow the Crawley name to be used to endorse anything so common as wine, perfume and even furniture. But that is exactly what the makers of the hit period drama are doing as they attempt to cash in on the show's success on both sides of the Atlantic. Scroll down for video . Now you can even smell like your favourite Downton Abbey character after a seven piece fragrance collection has been launched for £152 . The King Four Poster Bed would not be out of place in Lady Mary's boudoir. It is on sale for £1,750.00 on website Downton Abbey at Home . A Union Jack cushioned inspired by the Crawley family's parlor can be bought for £45 from Downton Abbey at Home . Fans of the show can be their very own Lady of the Manor in this licensed T-shirt priced at £12.99 . Style Statement: You can channel the stylish Crawley women with this elegant range of costume jewellery. This necklace is priced at £16.88 on Amazon . They are using the fictional aristocratic family to sell everything from four-poster beds, to socks, Christmas decorations, make-up and even wine to the period drama's millions of fans. And some viewers might suggest that many of the gifts are lacking of the refinement seen on the popular show depicting the lives of the upper class in the 1920s. However, fans now have the chance to transform their property into their very own stately home by buying furniture inspired by Julian Fellowes's award-winning series. Website Downton Abbey at Home is selling a four-poster bed, influenced by Lady Mary's bedroom, made from solid mahogany for £1,750. Budding Mrs Pattimore's can perfect their cooking in a Downton Abbey style apron priced at £21.84  ($34.99) (left) or they can enjoy a cup of english rose tea for £9.25 ($12.99) (right) Downton Abbey wine, can be bought from the US priced at £11.50 ($14.60) a bottle. Makers describe it as a fine French Bordeaux . A teddy bear based on the Dowager Countess, played by Dame Maggie Smith, is priced a £47.50 ($74.99) And viewers planning to create their own Downton-style parlour can also splash out on a Union Jack cushion crafted in vintage colours for £45. Across the pond American fans of the show can smell like their favourite characters after a seven-piece fragrance set was launched for £152 ($244.99). Lady Mary, Lady Cora, Lady Edith, Lady Rose, Countess Violet, Anna the maid and Daisy the kitchen helper have all inspired their own perfume. Red and white wine, like that served to the family by Carson the Butler, can also be bought for in the US for $14.60 a bottle. This vintage Christmas stocking would be suitable for any Lord or Lady and is priced at £25 . The jigsaw (left) costs £10 and the CD Christmas at Downton Abbey, featuring the vocals of some of the cast, is also on sale for £10.75 . The ambiance of Downton Abbey can fill your home with this garden party scented candle for £14 ($22.99) This Captain Davenport Desk, like the one used by Lord Grantham, is for sale priced at £499 . Marks and Spencer has a range of Downton Abbey make-up for sale . DVD boxsets of all five series of the award winning drama and an official behind the scenes book are also available . The cast of the award winning period drama Downton Abbey starring Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith,Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, and Laura Carmichael . Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham (left) and a publicity photograph this year's Christmas special (right) Julian Fellowes hit drama is filmed at HIghclere Castle near Newbury, Berkshire, owned by the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon . The ITV Downton Abbey Facebook page has a shop offering links to items both on sale in the UK and the US. In the US, products endorsed by the makers of the show can be bought from Shop PBS. The fifth season of the drama set in 1924 starring Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery and Laura Carmichael, has just finished on ITV. It will be back on our screens this Christmas for a two-hour special." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A seven-piece perfume set inspired by the characters is on sale for £152 .\nA four-poster bed inspired by Lady Mary's bedroom is on sale for £1,750 .\nWine, soft furnishings, CDs, T-shirts, and jewellery are also available ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The first police investigation into the death of an elderly hospital patient under the discredited Liverpool Care Pathway has begun, a police force revealed yesterday. The inquiry follows the death of 85-year-old Alice Johnson on a hospital ward in June – less than a month before the deadline set by ministers for the NHS to cease using the pathway. Mrs Johnson was sent to hospital for assessment after staff at her care home suspected the onset of dementia. Probe: Alice Johnson, 85, died at Warrington General Hospital (pictured) in June this year . The Liverpool Care Pathway was supposed to ensure dignified and pain-free dying but it was scrapped after a scathing independent inquiry last year found it had meant ‘uncaring, rushed and ignorant’ treatment of the most vulnerable patients. The inquiry headed by Baroness Neuberger unearthed ‘desperate stories of desperate people’ who had been denied water on hospital wards after they had been assumed to be dying. Ministers branded the system ‘a national disgrace’ and ordered it to be stopped by July 14, 2014. However, medical records released to Mrs Johnson’s daughter Angela show her mother was placed on the pathway in Warrington General Hospital on June 26 this year, the same day that health minister Norman Lamb announced new rules on care for the dying and promised patients that in future ‘their voices, and those of their families, will be heard at all times’. Mrs Johnson died on June 29. Miss Johnson said yesterday she had not been told her mother had been placed on the pathway and only found out when she asked for the records after her death. An inquiry headed by Baroness Neuberger (above) unearthed 'desperate stories of desperate people' Mrs Johnson is officially said to have died from urinary tract infection and dementia. Her daughter said: ‘When I saw her dead in bed, she looked like a mummy, she was all dried up. ‘I had an awful feeling she had been killed. I said to the hospital staff, “You have killed her because you haven’t given her any water”. I kept saying don’t over-sedate her, and don’t take her drip off, but nobody listened.’ Mrs Johnson, who had been in a care home in Wigan, was admitted to Hollins Park Hospital in Warrington for a mental health assessment in April. While there she was put under sedation. On June 12, she was transferred to Warrington General. Miss Johnson said that staff there said her mother had ‘end-stage dementia’. When Miss Johnson complained about her mother’s hydration she said a doctor told her hydration was ‘only delaying the inevitable’. Key features of the pathway – said to have been used at its peak for more than 130,000 hospital deaths a year – were sedation followed by removal of artificial hydration. Critics said that on average death occurred 33 hours later. As reported in the Mail, experts were calling for the LCP to be banned back in 2009. Miss Johnson has complained to Cheshire police. A spokesman for Cheshire Constabulary said: ‘Two officers visited Angela Johnson to discuss her concerns, and were provided with medical and care records. Those records will now be examined to determine whether there are any grounds for a criminal investigation.’ Warrington General is part of Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The trust has made no comment on Mrs Johnson’s death or her daughter’s complaint. Hollins Park is part of the 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The trust said there was no evidence Mrs Johnson was placed on the pathway during her stay at Hollins Park." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Alice Johnson died on discredited plan at Warrington General Hospital .\nHer daughter Angela said she only discovered Pathway after her death .\n'When I saw her dead she looked like a mummy, she was all dried up'\nCheshire police examining if there are grounds for criminal investigation ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A 22-year-old man was found guilty on Monday for suffocating his teen girlfriend to death after she told him she was pregnant and wouldn't have an abortion. The body of 14-year-old Shaniesha Forbes was found charred and stuffed in a suitcase that washed up on Brooklyn, New York beach in January 2013 and an autopsy revealed she wasn't actually carrying a baby. Christian Ferdinand, the older boyfriend she met through Facebook,  was arrested four months later in Maine and confessed to the crime. 'He intentionally smothered a 14-year-old girl to death and burned her body to get rid of the evidence,' prosecutor Robert Walsh said during the trial. 'He had a problem that needed solving, he didn’t want to pay child support, and Shaniesha got in the way.' Guilty: Christian Ferdinand, 22 (left), was found guilty on Monday for the January 2013 murder of his 14-year-old girlfriend Shaniesha Forbes (right). He faces 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced next month . It took a jury just an hour on Monday to convict Ferdinand with murder, and he now faces between 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced next month. 'I hope he won’t see the light of day again,' the victim’s mother, Sandra Price, told the New York Daily News after the verdict was read on Monday. 'I will never see my baby again.' Forbes, who was a freshman at the Academy for Young Writers in Williamsburg, allegedly first infuriated her boyfriend when she told him she was pregnant via text message in January 2013. Ferdinand responded to the announcement by texting back: 'My n****, are you serious? Kill that s***' Admission: Ferdinand confessed to killing Forbes four months after her body washed up on a Brooklyn, New York beach (pictured above). He told investigators he killed her because she told him he was pregnant . Gruesome: Forbes was suffocated to death with a leather pillow. Ferdinand dumped her body in the ocean. Above, a picture of the scene where Forbes' body was found . But Forbes made it clear that she would not get an abortion, saying it would hurt her religious mother. The couple later met at Ferdinand's cousin's house where Forbes continued to talk about the pregnancy while they were both sitting on the couch. That's when Ferdinand snapped and grabbed a leather pillow to suffocate his girlfriend to death. Investigators asked Ferdinand if Forbes fought back as he was killing her, and he replied: 'She tried, wasn't much of a struggle, she was little.' After she died, Ferdinand proceeded to douse her body in Axe body spray which he used to set the corpse on fire with a Bic lighter. He later stuffed her body in a suitcase which he tossed into Gerriston Bay, believing the saltwater would destroy any evidence left on Forbes' body after the burning.  The body was later found when the suitcase washed up on Gerriston Beach. It was also revealed in the course of the trial, that Ferdinand spoke casually about Forbes' killing to a friend. Promising future: Forbes was a freshman at the Academy of Young Writers in Williamsburg at the time of her death . 'I hope he won’t see the light of day again,' the victim’s mother, Sandra Price, told the New York Daily News after the verdict was read on Monday. 'I will never see my baby again.' 'It didn't deserve to live' Ferdinand told a friend, according to testimony. He also booked into a hotel with an ex-girlfriend the day after the murder. The unnamed ex allegedly wanted to have sex with Ferdinand but he told her he was too tired. And when he confessed to the crime in May 2013, Ferdinand was bold enough to ask for a light sentence. 'So you think I can get some kind of community service?' Ferdinand asked investigators, according to court documents obtained by the New York Post. When he heard the jury's guilty verdict on Monday, Ferdinand lowered his head onto the defense table and appeared to tear up. Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson ensured that his office would seek the maximum sentence of life in prison for the crime. 'He deserves much worse,' Forbes' 22-year-old sister Shaquana told the Daily News." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The charred body of 14-year-old Shaniesha Forbes was found stuffed in a suitcase which washed up on a Brooklyn, New York beach in January 2013 .\nChristian Ferdinand, the 22-year-old boyfriend she met on Facebook, was arrested four months later for her murder .\nFerdinand confessed to killing Forbes, saying he snapped after she told him she was pregnant and refused to get an abortion .\nAn autopsy later revealed she was not carrying a child .\nOn Monday, a jury found Ferdinand guilty of murder and he faces between 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced next month ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "These adorable pictures show baby panda cubs playing a hiding game before indulging in some rough and tumble with each other at a Chinese zoo. The playful pair were captured attempting to conceal their faces with their paws as they played with each other at a zoo in the Zhejiang province earlier today. But the fun and games didn't last long before descending into a lighthearted wrestling match as the mischievous bears rolled around on the floor. Scroll down for video . These pictures show baby panda cubs sharing a game of peekaboo at a zoo in the Zhejiang province . The pair clamber over each other as their fun and games descends into play fighting and lively wrestling . The cubs can be seen lazing around on rocks in their enclosure before participating in the children's game. They appear to be giving each other a cuddle as they clamber on top of one another in a friendly fight. The young bears, which are expected to grow somewhere between four and six feet in length, stare into each others eyes before trying to frighten the other. In the wild, pandas tend to be solitary with each adult having a defined territory, which they mark by clawing trees or spraying urine. After becoming a target for poachers, the animals became endangered and like the playful pair in the pictures, many are now kept in captivity. The young cubs laze about in different parts of their enclousre including on logs (pictured) and rocks . One of the panda bears gives the other a nudge as he walks down some steps as they roam pen earlier today . The pair were spotted indulging in a spot of rough and tumble after what appeared to be a game of peekaboo . One of the bears dangles from a wooden post on top of the other as he playfully clambers on top of the other . The bears look more like they are cuddling each other in some of the shots taken at the Chinese zoo today . The panda bears roll on the wet leaves of their pen as they enjoy the cooler weather in the province recently ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Adorable pictures show pandas attempting to hide faces behind paws .\nThe pair were spotted playing together at zoo in Zhejiang province today .\nCubs are seen lolling on rocks, clambering on each other and cuddling ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The political truce that helped save the Union collapsed last night as David Cameron promised ‘English votes for English laws’ once Scotland is handed new powers. The Prime Minister sought to seize the initiative after winning the biggest gamble of his premiership, the Scottish independence referendum. His promise to ban Scots MPs from voting on English-only issues at Westminster is also an attempt to head off a Tory revolt over extravagant promises of more powers for the Scottish Parliament in the event of a No vote. Scroll down for video . Risk: The Prime Minister sought to seize the initiative after winning the biggest gamble of his premiership . In a 7am declaration in Downing Street yesterday, he said: ‘We have heard the voice of Scotland and now the millions of voices of England must also be heard.’ But his plan, requiring draft laws to be put before Parliament by January, was opposed by Labour, which condemned it as ‘a back of a fag packet solution’. There was also a growing revolt in Tory circles over a separate, last-ditch funding ‘bribe’ to the Scots made by the Prime Minister. Boris Johnson, tipped as Mr Cameron’s successor, accused him of a ‘slightly reckless promise’ to keep the generous public spending formula for Scotland that dates back to 1979. Rattled by a nationalist surge in the opinion polls, the pro-Union parties have put forward a timetable for change: . Yesterday Ed Miliband called for a ‘constitutional convention’ at the end of 2015 involving MPs, councillors and voters in each region, as former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott attempted to revive his vision of regional assemblies. Mr Cameron’s move, including a pledge to consider devolving powers to major English cities, leaves Labour opposing the same rights for England that it promised to Scotland. The party will be permanently weakened if its 40 Scottish MPs are stripped of the right to vote on issues controlled by the Scottish Parliament, which will include tax, welfare, health and education. Scottish MPs would be excluded from voting in the rest of the country’s key decisions and Scotland and England could end up with different income tax rates. There are doubts over whether an MP representing a Scottish seat could be prime minister or chancellor, as they would have no say over laws their government proposed. A Labour government with anything other than a landslide majority would also struggle to get measures such as Mr Miliband’s proposed new 50p top rate of tax through Parliament. Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls is said to have warned colleagues Labour’s ability to pass a Budget is at risk if plans for fast-track devolution of more powers are implemented. Mr Cameron’s move to seize the mantle of English nationalism was also designed to spike Ukip’s guns. Leader Nigel Farage had been preparing to make the cause of English nationalism his latest battle cry. The Prime Minister insisted: ‘The question of English votes for English laws, the so-called West Lothian question, requires a decisive answer so just as Scotland will vote separately on their issues of tax, spending and welfare, so too England as well as Wales and Northern Ireland should be able to vote on these issues. Home rule: The Prime Minister said Scottish MPs should be banned from voting on English-only issues . ‘All this must take place in tandem with and at the same pace as the settlement for Scotland.’ The Prime Minister will, however, reject calls from some Tories for a new English Parliament and Labour’s suggestion for new swathes of regional government. Instead, the voting rights of Scottish MPs will be curtailed – though exactly how is to be hammered out by a Cabinet committee headed by Commons leader William Hague. Clauses are expected to be added to a draft Bill on devolution to Scotland to be unveiled in November and introduced in January. Liberal Democrats suggested they will support some form of ‘English votes for English MPs’ at Westminster, as long as power is also devolved to the UK’s big cities. Sir Menzies Campbell, former Lib Dem leader, said that although he was a Scottish MP it would be unfair if he was able to continue voting on matters ceded to the Scottish Parliament which no longer affect his constituents. However, there are doubts over the proposed breakneck pace of reform, given that the future of Scottish MPs at Westminster once power is devolved – the West Lothian question – has been posed but unanswered for decades. In the closing days of the referendum campaign, Mr Cameron, Mr Miliband and Nick Clegg signed up to a ‘vow’ drawn up by former prime minister Gordon Brown, including the ‘continuation’ of the Barnett formula. Downing Street sources said the funding agreement – devised by Labour peer Lord Barnett in 1979 to adjust block grants to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – would become increasingly redundant as more responsibility for tax is given to the Scottish Parliament. On Tuesday, in their desperation to secure a No vote, David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg made a ‘vow’ of greater powers for Scotland in a letter to the Daily Record newspaper (right). They wrote: ‘The Scottish Parliament is permanent and extensive new powers for the Parliament will be delivered by the process and to the timetable agreed and announced by our three parties, starting on 19th September.’ A timetable has been agreed – but not which powers will be handed over. The three parties have each put forward ideas. Labour would put Scotland in control of 40 per cent of cash it raises. MSPs could vary income tax rates by up to 15p. The Conservatives want to devolve all control of income tax. Scotland’s Parliament would be responsible for more than 50 per cent of its budget. The Liberal Democrats would hand over inheritance tax, income tax and capital gains tax. Scotland would control 60 per cent of its total revenue. The vow goes on to say that, whatever the new powers: ‘We can state categorically that the final say on how much is spent on the NHS will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.’ It says the Barnett formula will still be used to divide tax revenue between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Under this formula, Scotland gets more money per head than English regions. Boris leads the Tory rebellion against Scots 'bribe' Boris Johnson last night put himself at the head of a growing Tory mutiny over David Cameron’s funding ‘bribe’ to Scotland. The London Mayor, a contender to succeed Mr Cameron, said the Prime Minister had made a ‘slightly reckless promise’ to maintain the Barnett formula – the arrangement drawn up by a Labour peer in 1979 that ensures generous funding for Scotland. The London Mayor said the Prime Minister had made a ‘reckless promise’ to maintain the Barnett formula . In the closing days of the referendum campaign, Mr Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg signed up to a vow drawn up by former prime minister Gordon Brown that included the continuation of the deal. Anger on the Conservative benches has been increased by the role of Mr Brown, who appeared to be dictating the terms of eleventh-hour commitments to Scotland from the three Westminster parties. Mr Johnson was backed by other senior Tories as he called for ‘fairness all round’ in terms of public spending. The mayor, who will seek to return to Parliament in next year’s general election, insisted: ‘You can’t have a situation where subsidies are given without some measure of fairness all round. What’s sauce for the goose has got to be sauce for the gander. ‘We can’t just go on with a system that even Joel Barnett himself thinks is outdated.’ He suggested that Lord Barnett, 91, be asked to redesign the system so that the ‘slightly reckless promise’ to keep it could be honoured by maintaining its name. Former environment secretary Owen Paterson demanded a recall of Parliament to discuss the implications of the promises to Scotland, a proposal rejected by Commons leader William Hague. Mr Paterson welcomed the referendum result but said the ‘chaotic manner’ in which the No vote had been won had ‘undermined the strong and resilient United Kingdom on which we all depend’. He added: ‘It is unacceptable that an ex-Labour leader was allowed to make rash promises ... to the Scottish people with the endorsement of all three UK party leaders, but with no mandate from Parliament.’ He said the Barnett formula led to a ‘lopsided’ constitutional settlement and if it was not resolved fairly for all parts of the UK, it ‘will fall apart’. Bernard Jenkin, the Conservative chairman of the public administration select committee, said that what was ‘right for Scotland is also right for England’. He expected further disputes with Scottish nationalists ‘because we’ve really no idea what these promises of extra powers actually are or what is meant by honouring the Barnett formula’. A Downing Street source said: ‘At no point have we said we intended to axe the formula. ‘We have talked this week about its continuation but that is in the context of devolving responsibility to the Scottish Parliament to raise much more of the tax they spend. ‘The block grant will shrink from two-thirds of Scottish spending to less than a half. So the Barnett formula will be less and less significant in terms of funding.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "David Cameron made the promise hours after resounding No vote .\nIt would bar Scottish MPs from having a say on issues in England .\nLabour condemned the idea as a 'back of a fag packet solution'\nBoris Johnson hit out at generous pre-election offer to the Scots ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Even if you’re full to bursting point this Christmas, expect angry glares from your host if you leave so much as a Brussels sprout uneaten on your plate. That’s because the cost of the average Christmas lunch for six has soared by more than 10 per cent above the rate of inflation since last year to reach £93. Prices for 25 festive items, along with the cost of the cheapest turkey from Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, were analysed for a survey. Finish your dinner: Due to the soaring costs of Christmas dinners at more than 10 per cent over inflation, there may be an increase in arguments as well . Supermarkets have blamed wet weather and higher demands from suppliers for the rising cost of a traditional turkey dinner. The price of an average 9lb turkey has risen from £51.40 last year to £55, while the average price for a pack of six mince pies has risen from £1.17 to £1.43. The difference was even more pronounced at Sainsbury’s where a pack was £1 in 2011 but £1.65 this year. The survey also found that the price of vegetables has shot up this year due to the wet summer. A poor Brussels sprout harvest means prices are expected to rise 42 per cent, while the cost of potatoes has increased by just under a quarter, according to the Sunday Times survey. Expensive bird: The average cost of a turkey has risen with over £3.50 as supermarkets blame wet weather and higher demands for the hefty price tags . Paul Kelly, of the British Poultry Council, said he thought turkey prices would rise by 7 per cent on average. He added: ‘If you really want value, buy a whole turkey. You’ll get nicer meat, nicer stock and a better eating experience, and the butcher won’t have to throw all that meat away.’ Inevitably, the price of presents and cards is also set to rise. Last year, the top Christmas gift on Amazon was the Kindle ebook reader, for £89. However, this year’s updated version, the Kindle Fire, will set shoppers back £129. The average pack of 12 Christmas cards will cost £3 this year, up 25p from last year. But the price of posting them has risen dramatically, with first-class stamps for 80 cards costing £48 – up £11.20 on last year. But it’s not all bad news – the price of a Christmas tree will stay the same, with a 6ft Nordmann fir for about £50. And the Toy Retailers Association’s ‘Dream List’ of the most popular toys has seen an average price drop of 3p on the price of last year’s. This year Furby, the furry electronic owl, and InnoTab 2, a tablet computer for children, are expected to top the list. Since publication of this article, we have been informed that this offer did not in fact begin until November 30." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The average price for a 9lb turkey has risen with over £3.50 since last Christmas .\nSupermarkets blame bad crops and higher demands ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chloe Valentine was just four when she died of massive head injuries . Authorities considered Chloe Valentine to be 'at risk' before she was even born, an inquest into the four-year-old's death has heard. By the time she was six-weeks-old, Families SA had received multiple calls about Chloe, including one saying her mother had almost set fire to a mattress on the lounge room floor where the baby was sleeping. Tragically Chloe, from Adelaide, died in January 2012 from injuries sustained over a three-day period in the backyard of a home at Ingle Farm, in the city's northeast. Her mother, Ashlee Polkinghorne, 22, and her then-partner, Benjamin McPartland, 28, are in jail after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Chloe through criminal neglect. Giving evidence on Wednesday, Salvation Army employee Katie Lawson said she was Polkinghorne's case worker in 2007 when mother and baby lived in Salvation Army supported accommodation. Ms Lawson said she was contacted by a worried friend of Polkinghorne's who said the then 16-year-old's first comments after Chloe's birth were that she was 'glad it was all over so she could get pissed again'. Ms Lawson also learned from Families SA it had received a notification relating to concerns about the then-pregnant Polkinghorne, leading it to consider the unborn child as being 'at risk'. The Salvation Army worker said she began to have concerns about Polkinghorne, particularly when she asked for food vouchers after having received $1300 in benefits a few days before. 'Ashlee was very good at telling us what we wanted to hear,' she said. Scroll down for video . Chloe died at the hands of her parents in Adelaide in January 2012 . She was repeatedly forced to crash the motorbike over a three-day period . The four-year-old suffered massive head injuries and her mum and partner were later jailed for neglect . The godmother of four-year-old girl, who was surrounded by drugs and squalor and forced to ride a 50kg motorbike despite repeatedly crashing it, gave up on reporting her chronic neglect to authorities in the months prior to the girl's death, the inquest heard. Chloe's godmother, Krystal Lee Benyk, said she contacted Family SA's child abuse report line on multiple occasions with complaints about Chloe's living arrangements, but it seemed to make no difference as the young girl was never removed from her mother. Eventually Ms Benyk gave up reporting Chloe's neglect, despite believing she was being abused by Polkinghorne's partner in the months leading up to her death. 'Four-and-a-half years of reporting did nothing,' Ms Benyk said. 'You lose all faith in the system.' Ms Benyk,wept as she told the inquest on Tuesday that her god-daughter was adamant that she hated her mother and would become highly distressed when she had to return home from visits. Ms Benyk who cared for Chloe for periods of up to five weeks, believed her drug-using mother, Polkinghorne, was incapable of looking after her. Polkinghorne and McPartland waited more than eight hours before calling an ambulance after Chloe eventually became unconscious. Ms Benyk said Chloe stayed with her overnight from an early age but some visits lasted for weeks because Polkinghorne would disappear and ignore phone calls. Polkinghorne invited visitors to do 'whatever they wanted' at her house because there was no parental supervision. 'Ashlee didn't care about herself,' Ms Benyk said. 'She didn't care about putting herself in danger and she wouldn't care about putting Chloe in danger.' On one occasion when Polkinghorne handed 15-month-old Chloe over for a visit, Ms Benyk noticed the girl was lethargic and that her milk had curdled in the heat. She later took Chloe to hospital after she vomited repeatedly but Polkinghorne did not respond to phone calls until the early hours of the morning. Polkinghorne said she could not come to the hospital because she was 'off her face' on drugs. Chloe's grandmother, Belinda Valentine, has pleaded for changes within Families SA, calling for specialised staff training to prevent such deaths. Drug user Ashley Polkinghorne was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the criminal neglect after the death of her daughter . Polkinghorne said Chloe had not cried 'as she had got used to violent incidents' Polkinghorne's partner Benjamin McPartland was also jailed for criminal neglect . Families SA received 20 notifications of Chloe's dreadful circumstances during her short life, with reports of rats in one squalid residence; old nappies, rotting food and bugs in another; drug use and violence in Chloe's presence; and human faeces smeared on a bathroom wall. But despite Chloe's dreadful circumstances, she was never removed from her drug-using mother. The inquest was told, Chloe's short life was marred by chronic neglect. On Monday, counsel assisting the coroner, Naomi Kereru, gave an overview of the case at the start of the inquest into the death of Chloe in January 2012. 'The pain she must have endured in the last few hours of her short life is difficult to comprehend,' said Ms Kereru. She outlined the extensive involvement of Families SA, dating back to when Polkinghorne became pregnant at 15, and its responses to numerous neglect notifications from family, friends and other agencies. 'Miss Polkinghorne claimed she was a better mother when she took amphetamines, as she would pick up Chloe and feed her and change her nappy ... as opposed to when she was drunk, when she would prop Chloe's bottle up to her mouth and leave it there,' Ms Kereru said. Polkinghorne was reported as having told her crying daughter: 'shut up you bitch', and having her child in her arms when a partner punched Polkinghorne twice. When questioned about this, Polkinghorne said Chloe had not cried 'as she had got used to violent incidents'. Chloe died of 39 different injuries in 2012 . She was often visited by Families SA workers, but usually on scheduled dates when they found Chloe's living conditions acceptable. One friend who contacted Families SA about her concerns, said: 'This is one that will slip through the cracks, Ms Polkinghorne can be a very convincing liar'. A conversation was also recorded with Polkinghorne which was passed on to Families SA. Police advised they found Chloe in the care of a 15-year-old who was drinking in a park on a cold night and on another occasion at a shopping centre, while Polkinghorne was in a nearby liquor shop. Belinda Valentine told The Advertiser the inquest which started today should not turn into a 'witch hunt'. She said: 'We can't change what happened to Chloe but, as a society, we have to learn from the tragedy of her death to prevent more children being damaged.' The coroner will hear evidence from numerous witnesses, including those who notified Families SA and the organisation's workers." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Godmother of Chloe Valentine from Adelaide gave up reporting neglect by her parents .\nKrystal Lee Benyk told the inquest she reported child abuse to Family SA but nothing was ever done .\nThe four year old girl died at the hands of her neglectful mother Ashley Polkinghorne and her partner Benjamin McPartland .\nInquest into her death revealed she lived in squalor surrounded by drugs and bugs .\nShe died of 'severe injuries' after being forced to ride a 50kg motorbike and repeatedly crashed it .\nFamilies SA received more than 20 notifications between 2007 and 2011 about Polkinghorne and her treatment towards her daughter ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ordinary homeowners will be end up being ‘clobbered’ by Labour’s mansion tax, George Osborne claimed yesterday. The Chancellor dismissed Opposition claims that the annual levy would apply only to homes worth £2million or more, insisting it would end up being charged at far lower property valuations. Ed Balls gave further details about who will be hit by the charge yesterday, saying it would be staggered so that the owners of the most valuable properties are hardest hit. Scroll down for video . Clash: Ed Balls and George Osborne fought it out over Labour's mansion tax on the Andrew Marr show . The Shadow Chancellor put forward bands of £2million, £3million, £10million and £50million with charges increasing progressively the higher the band. This suggests that those in the most expensive houses will be hit with bills for tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. Earlier this month Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, was forced to defend the tax from a savage attack from the singer Myleene Klass. She confronted him on a TV show, complaining that the levy would hit ‘grannies’ who had little income and pointing out that £2million would not pay for much in some parts of London. War of words: Mr Osborne was faced with claims the money was needed to save the NHS . Mr Balls insisted that safeguards would be put in place to exempt asset rich, cash poor homeowners, such as low-income pensioners who bought homes that have increased dramatically in value. The proposed £2million threshold will be raised in line with high end property prices. The Liberal Democrats have long been in favour of a similar form of mansion tax, and the policy is expected to be introduced quickly if there is a Lib-Lab coalition after May’s general election. Mr Balls told the BBC’s Andrew Marr programme yesterday: ‘People with houses of £50million or £10million can afford to pay a bit more, and they are going to under the next Labour government. ‘The vast majority of properties in London and across the country will not pay. But don’t you think it is fair, especially when so many foreign investors are investing in our housing market, and when you have much lower tax rates on highest value properties than other houses? ‘We need some money to save the National Health Service – that’s what we are going to deliver. Most people think it is fair, whatever Myleene Klass thinks. ‘We are going to graduate it, it is going to be a progressive tax ... over £3million, over £10million, over £50million it will more than proportionally increase. ‘It will be progressive so it is going to be steered, staged and tiered but it will be fair. ‘Nobody watching your programme with a house worth less than £2million will pay. ‘Most people think a tax on properties above £2million is fair to save the National Health Service.’ The Chancellor said: ‘It’s not a mansion tax. It’s a tax on people’s homes. And of course they come on this show and tell you it’s for people with houses worth £10million or £50million. ‘Once Labour introduce a homes tax, it will be people with homes worth a fraction of that who will be clobbered with it.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ed Balls insists proposed tax would only hit homes worth £2m or more .\nLabour say it will be strictly banded for £2m, £3m, £10m and £50m homes .\nBut Osborne claims it would end up on homes 'worth a fraction of that'" } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "More than 100 members of far-right group the English Defence League gathered near the scene of the suspected terrorist attack last night. Many were draped in St George’s flags and wore black balaclavas with the EDL logo on. Riot police holding shields formed a cordon around the area as the EDL members waved flags and chanted 'no surrender to the Muslim scum', ‘Rule Britannia’ and ‘England’. Scroll down for video . Pointing: EDL members clash with Metropolitan Police officers during their protest in south-east London . Far-Right: EDL leader Stephen Lennon, who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, (left) with EDL supporters outside The Queens Arms pub in Woolwich . Comments: Lennon speaks to the media in Woolwich surrounded by masked EDL supporters . Brawls: Metropolitan Police officers clash with EDL demonstrators in Woolwich, south-east London . Get back: Police charge to disperse demonstrators in Woolwich, south-east London, after a soldier was killed . EDL leader Stephen Lennon - who goes by the name Tommy Robinson - addressed the . crowd, saying: 'We have got weak leadership. They have allowed this to . happen. People are scared to say the word Muslim. They are scared to . offend them. ‘You know what? We are offended. People in this country are angry. They have had enough.’ They marched threw bottles at police before being dispersed by officers by 11pm. A number of EDL supporters then headed to the local Queen’s Arms pub where they sang nationalistic songs. Onlookers said a brick was thrown through a mosque window during the march. A man, who gave his name only as . Abdul, said: 'I'm not happy about it. It's a place of worship - a place . of God. They have got Islam all wrong. The people who did this are . nothing to do with the real Islam.' A Metropolitan Police spokesman said he was not aware of any arrests at the protest. Elsewhere, two men were arrested in separate alleged ‘revenge attacks’ on mosques following yesterday’s killing. A 43-year-old man who reportedly . walked into a mosque in Braintree, Essex, with up to two knives and an . ‘incendiary device’ was arrested at 7.15pm on suspicion of possession of . an offensive weapon and attempted arson. The man reportedly shouted 'Where is your Allah now?!' after bursting into the mosque and throwing an item which appeared to be a smoke grenade. Faces covered: Members of the English Defence League wear balaclavas as they gather outside a pub . Marching: Some of the EDL supporters gathered at The Queen's Arms pub, where they sang nationalistic songs . Vandalism: The Masjid Usman mosque in Bolton was targeted overnight . Spray paint: Vandals painted slogans on a car parked outside the mosque . Bolton: The mosque targeted by vandals is more than 200 miles from the scene of the attacks in London . The secretary of the Al Falah Braintree Islamic Centre, Sikander Saleemy, told Channel 4 News: 'The police said it's . too early to try and link it to what happened in Woolwich, but those of . us who were here feel that it was some sort of revenge attack. 'It was . clear from the man's behaviour. We absolutely condemn what happened in . Woolwich, but it had nothing to do with us. 'It was an appalling act of terror - . but it wasn't \"Islamic\" in any way. I wish it wasn't described like . that, because sadly people will now start to blame Muslims.' 'Local mosque in Braintree attacked by man with knives and incendiary device. Man arrested. No one injured' Brooks Newmark, Braintree MP . It was reported the man started . banging on the door at 7.25pm, shortly before evening prayer, shouting . 'I want to slit your throats'. According to Mr Saleemy, only one worshipper was inside and he escaped through a window onto the roof. Brooks Newmark, the local MP who reported the incident on his Twitter account, said: 'We cannot allow acts like that to drive us apart.' And police in Kent arrested a man on suspicion of racially-aggravated criminal damage at a mosque in Gillingham at 8.40pm. It is believed a glass-fronted bookcase and a window were smashed during the incident. Another mosque on south east London high street was vandalised overnight and eggs were thrown at the door. Police stood guard at the Lewisham Islamic Centre this morning, reassuring worshippers and visitors. The centre contains a primary school and Islamic bookshop as well as the mosque. Elsewhere: Separately, Kent Police officers were called to a report of criminal damage at a Gillingham mosque . Criminal damage: A member of the mosque in Gillingham, Kent, boards up a smashed window . Targeted: A man was arrested at this mosque in Gillingham on suspicion of racially-aggravated criminal damage . In custody: A man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife and attempted arson at the Al-Falah Islamic Centre in Braintree, Essex . Attempted arson: Sikander Sleemy and Abdul Gafoor, secretary and chairman of the Braintree mosque, examine scorch marks on the floor . More than 200 miles away in Bolton, . Greater Manchester, a mosque was covered in graffiti by vandals in the . hours following the Woolwich attack. Phrases . including 'Islam = evil' and 'terrorist training camp' were daubed on . the outside of the mosque in red spray paint, while a nearby car had . similar graffiti and the words 'terrorists inside' sprayed on. Abdul Rauf, secretary of the Masjid Usman mosque, said the community was worried about further incidents. He said: 'It has been a massive shock. Nothing like this has ever happened at the mosque before. We are all upset and we don't know if something else might happen. 'We discovered the graffiti when we came to open this morning and rang the police straight away. 'The incident in London is nothing to with our mosque or Muslims in this . country. I know people are upset but they should not target local . Muslims.' Speaking . in Downing Street today, Prime Minister David Cameron said: 'We will . defeat violent extremism by standing together, by backing our police and . security services and above all by challenging the poisonous narrative . of extremism on which this violence feeds.' Protest: Around 20 of the men in Woolwich, south-east London, wore black balaclavas with an EDL logo . Demonstration: The crowd, chanting 'Rule Britannia' and 'EDL', as well as 'England', marched to the cordon . Gathering: Riot police with shields stood guard outside for a short time, before moving back into their vans . Response: Police wearing riot gear stand outside The Queens Arms pub in Woolwich, south-east London . Hoodie: A Help for Heroes top like the one the murdered soldier was wearing . The soldier killed by two crazed . fanatics just yards from the Woolwich Barracks was wearing a Help for . Heroes top when he was attacked. The . young serviceman was hit by a car and crushed into a road sign on the . street in south-east London before he was brutally murdered. Video . footage showed the dead man was wearing a dark blue top with white . writing on it - which is believed to be the same as the Help for Heroes . hoodie (right). The killers . attacked him with a collection of weapons including meat cleavers and . knives before waiting for police to arrive, their hands covered in . blood. Today members of the public were donating to the charity which helps wounded troops with their rehabilitation. One . man called Allan Beattie who donated to the charity wrote: 'In memory . of the soldier brutally murdered yesterday - rest in peace - and a thank . you to all of our brave service men and women who do so much for us' Kelly . Alexander, who also gave to the charity wrote: 'Last night a black . cloud went over our country,it will never be the same again,Rip to this . young man brutally slain in his home country.I salute you x' To donate to Help for Heroes yourself, go to www.justgiving.com/helpforheroes . Murdered: The soldier (left) appears to be wearing a dark blue Help for Heroes hoodie or t-shirt . How . the horror unfolded: The car rammed into a serving soldier, crushing . him against a road sign. The attackers then brutally murdered the . serviceman in broad daylight before they waited for Metropolitan Police . firearms officers to arrive who gunned them down . Police hunt: Officers were raiding homes around the country today in relation to the attack in Woolwich ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "EDL supporters wearing balaclavas waved flags and chanted .\nRiot police with shields stood guard before dispersing group .\n'Knife-carrying' man arrested over suspected arson at Braintree mosque .\nMan held over suspected criminal damage 'revenge' attack at Kent mosque ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Prince Harry has been spotted smoking from a shisha pipe onboard a yacht in Abu Dhabi. The photograph shows the 30-year-old royal trying the flavoured tobacco on the boat, which was docked in the United Arab Emirates city’s marina for the Mahiki F1 Yacht Party. Harry was pictured dressed casually with seven others as he smoked the hookah - which is legal - after watching Lewis Hamilton win his second Formula One World Championship. World Health Organisation research into hookah pipes shows that the average session lasts around an hour - and in that time the smoker can inhale the same amount of smoke as from 100 cigarettes. Scroll down for video . Boat party: Prince Harry, 30, was spotted smoking from a shisha pipe onboard a yacht in Abu Dhabi after he watched Lewis Hamilton win the Formula One World Championship . The image - released by London agency Clickstarpics and first published by Los Angeles website TMZ - comes after Harry became the first to congratulate Hamilton on his win over the in-car radio. He told him: ‘Lewis, thank you very much for not making the British public sweat. You are a legend.’ Last week a study found how fumes from the water pipes of hookahs - used to smoke flavoured tobacco - contain the toxin benzene, which has been linked to an increased risk for leukaemia. Researchers have warned of an impending health epidemic caused by a huge rise in the number of students smoking hookahs. The British Heart Foundation says: 'Some people mistakenly think that shisha smoking is not addictive because the water used in the pipe can absorb nicotine. In reality, because only some of the nicotine is absorbed by the water, shisha smokers are still exposed to enough nicotine to cause an addiction'. The fourth in line to the throne, who last week enjoyed a successful three-day mini tour of Arabia - including raising almost £1 million at a charity polo match - spent last weekend enjoying himself. United Arab Emirates city: The boat was docked in Abu Dhabi Marina (pictured) for the Mahiki F1 Yacht Party . With the great, the good and the fabulously wealthy flocking into the UAE, Harry was in his element, drinking and dancing into the early hours as well as posing for pictures with scores of admirers. Social media such as Twitter and Instagram were awash with pictures of the partying prince earlier this week. One showed him cuddled up to a group of exotic young women, comically grimacing. Another video showed the royal, his white shirt unbuttoned a straw hat perched on his head, launching into a wild dance on the deck of a super yacht. One user posted a picture saying: 'Can't believe I just seen Prince Harry twerking and I didn't record it. Oh my god, can't believe it. What a guy!' If the scenes reminded onlookers of his infamous jaunt to Las Vegas in 2012, then there was even more reason. Royal: Harry was pictured last weekend at the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit . For both then and now, he was accompanied by one of his 'partying partners in crime', Adam Bidwell, an ex-London Welsh rugby playing stockbroker and former boyfriend of singer Katherine Jenkins. Hookahs are water pipes used to smoke tobacco flavours such as apple, mint and cherry - and smoking is often done in groups, with the same mouthpiece passed between people. While their use began centuries ago in ancient Persia and India, hookahs are gaining popularity in cafés around the world - including in Britain, the Middle East and the US. In one hookah session - lasting from 20 to 80 minutes - you can inhale the same amount of smoke as a cigarette smoker using more than 100 cigarettes, according to a World Health Organization study. He was also accompanied by the same Scotland Yard police protection officer who was pictured next to Harry in a jacuzzi at a pool party in the City of Sin. Also in the official group staying in Abu Dhabi over the weekend was Harry's private secretary, Edward Lane-Fox, and a member of the Kensington Palace press office - although there is no suggestion either of them were on the yacht. Other pictures to emerge from the weekend show Harry posing with a rapper and socialising at what is described in the Abu Dhabi social pages as the most 'star-studded destination' of the Grand Prix, Amber Lounge. Harry stayed on to watch the Grand Prix privately after his official duties had concluded. His cousin, Princess Beatrice, and uncle, Prince Andrew, also showed up in Abu Dhabi over the weekend. The release of the image comes two years after Prince Harry's infamous wild night in Las Vegas in August 2012, when he was pictured naked in a hotel room during a game of 'strip billiards'. A palace spokesman for Harry declined to immediately comment when contacted by MailOnline." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Photograph shows Prince Harry, 30, trying flavoured tobacco on boat .\nVessel was docked in Abu Dhabi Marina for Mahiki F1 Yacht Party .\nRoyal had watched Lewis Hamilton win Formula One World Championship .\nWorld Health Organisation says Hookah sessions same as 100 cigarettes ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A woman is being hunted by police after she was caught on surveillance video poking strangers with a mysterious 'sharp object' in a New Orleans street. The brown-haired suspect, who has not been identified, was captured jabbing two men, aged 28 and 62, and possibly others with the long, black item in the city's French Quarter on Sunday night. Donning an oversized camouflage jacket, she was first spotted walking along the pavement at 8.45pm, before suddenly lunging forward and stabbing the older man as he rode past on a bike. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Attack: Police have launched a search for a woman who was caught on surveillance video poking strangers with a mysterious 'sharp object' in New Orleans. Above, the woman's pokes a 62-year-old man on his bike . Leaving the scene: The brown-haired suspect, who has not been identified, was captured jabbing two men, aged 28 and 62, and possibly others with the long, black item in the city's French Quarter on Sunday night . Bizarre: Donning a camoflauge jacket, the woman is pictured carrying the mysterious object in her right hand . Seconds later, she was filmed poking the younger man with the object as he walked by with a woman. She was mumbling to herself as she carried out both attacks, police told Fox 8. The victims suffered minor cuts in the assaults in the 900 block of Decatur Street. Neither are believed to have gone to hospital. 'She was poking random pedestrians with an unknown sharp object,' New Orleans Police Department said in a news release. Following the assaults, the force also uploaded the surveillance video to YouTube, alongside the caption: 'Eighth District Detectives are investigating an aggravated battery by cutting.' Caught on camera: The woman was first spotted walking along the pavement at 8.45pm, before suddenly lunging forward and stabbing the older man. She then continued to walk down the street (pictured) Second attack: Seconds later, she was filmed poking the younger man (pictured) with the object as he walked by with a woman. She was mumbling to herself as she carried out both attacks, according to police . It is not known why the woman carried out the attacks, nor why she was in the street at the time. The suspect is described as being 5ft 6ins tall, in her thirties, of a thin build and with brunette hair. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 822-1111 or toll-free, 1-877-903-STOP. Scene: The incidents occured in the 900 block of Decatur Street (pictured) in New Orleans's French Quarter ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Woman filmed walking in New Orleans while holding a 'sharp object'\nSuddenly lunged forward and poked man, 62, as he rode past on bike .\nThen stabbed 28-year-old with item; may have poked more strangers .\nWoman was mumbling to herself at time of both attacks, police said .\nVictims suffered minor injuries; officers are appealing for information ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sleeping pills taken by celebrities including Lindsay Lohan and Tiger Woods – and prescribed widely in Britain – could be to blame for numerous cases of dangerous and even criminal behaviour. Zolpidem, which is handed out to 750,000 NHS patients seeking treatment for insomnia each year, has been found to be a factor in dozens of instances of people breaking the law while sleeping. They include 43 instances of driving, nine rapes, eight assaults, ten murders or manslaughters, and burglaries – all of which were claimed to have been carried out while the perpetrator was apparently asleep. In most cases they also had no memory of the event. Scroll down for video . Sleeping pills taken by celebrities including Lindsay Lohan (left) and Tiger Woods could be to blame for numerous cases of dangerous and even criminal behaviour . Neurologist Professor Mark Mahowald, of Sleep Forensic Associates, a US-based organisation of doctors who help those who break the law while still asleep, says: ‘It appears that one part of the brain responsible for complex activities, like driving or cooking, is awake, while another, involved in memory, is not. ‘In sleep-driving for example, people take the drug, go to bed, and then wake up in the car with their pyjamas on. When the police pull them over, they do not know how they got there.’ Prof Mahowald, of the University of Minnesota Medical School, adds: ‘One of the difficulties in advising people about taking the drug is that it is effective and there does not seem to be any way of identifying people at risk of these uncommon side effects.’ Some 82 medication-related cases worked on since 2006 involved ‘toxicity’ due to Zolpidem. In 79 of the cases the defence was successful. Zolpidem – also known by its American brand name Ambien – works by dampening the electrical activity of the brain. Troubled actress Lohan has admitted to problems while taking Ambien. Initially marketed two decades ago as a safer alternative to older, more addictive benzodiazepine drugs, including Valium, in recent years Zolpidem, along with similar so-called Z-drugs such as zopiclone, have been linked to a raised risk of dementia and heart problems. Numerous studies have reported rare instances of patients driving, eating, making telephone calls and even having sex while under the influence of the medication. Some experts even recommend that patients secure their bedroom windows and get into bed before taking the drug, to reduce any possibility of harm. Police have found at least 43 people driving while asleep after taking sleeping pill Zolpidem (file picture) One report, by doctors at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, claimed that up to one per cent of patients had a sleep-eating problem after taking the sedative. The only clues to their nocturnal feasting were morning leftovers and crumbs in the bed. Patients being prescribed Zolpidem are already warned that changes in sleep behaviour, including sleepwalking, are a possible side effect, but this is the first time data on criminal behaviour linked to the drug has been comprehensively collected. New US research shows that the drug is implicated in one in ten emergency department cases due to psychiatric drugs. In over-65s, it accounted for 21 per cent of cases. One theory is that the events actually occur while people are waking from deep sleep. Although prescribing guidelines state Zolpidem should be used only in the short term, with an initial two-week course recommended, a recent study by herbal sleep aid company Sleepio found that up to 42 per cent of patients on sleeping pills had been taking them for more than a decade, and a quarter for between three and five years. And, according to the Economic and Social Research Council, one in ten of us now regularly takes some form of sleeping tablet. Zolpidem – also known by its American brand name Ambien – works by dampening the electrical activity of the brain . Dr Guy Leschziner, consultant neurologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London, says: ‘These drugs tend to be habit-forming and can have unintended consequences such as these unwanted behaviours.’ Mild and fleeting, so-called confusional arousals, such as waking up in a hotel room with no idea where you are, are common, especially in people who are over-tired. Some researchers say the events seen in users of the drug occur during these arousals, and point out that no drug has ever been shown in laboratory studies to cause sleepwalking, a phenomenon that happens when the cortex is asleep but areas of the brain concerned with movement are active. Dr Leschziner adds: ‘This sedative may, at least in some people, uncover an underlying predisposition to these sleep disorders, like sleepwalking. ‘During these events, parts of the brain appear to remain asleep while other parts responsible for complex behaviours are awake.’" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sleeping pills could be to blame for dangerous and criminal behaviour .\nZolpidem a factor in numerous cases of people breaking law while asleep .\nThis includes nine rapes, 10 murders or manslaughters and burglaries .\nPolice also stopped 43 people who were sleep-driving after taking the pills .\nThe drug is handed out to 750,000 insomnia patients every year by the NHS .\nCelebrities including Lindsay Lohan and Tiger Woods also take the tablets ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cinema goers are guaranteed an eyeful after censors passed the film version of raunchy best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey without any cuts. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) have unsurprisingly made Sam Taylor-Johnson's take on E L James's 'mummy porn' an 18 certificate, but said the work 'passed uncut'. The film, which is described as showing 'strong sex and nudity,' as well as 'the portrayal of erotic role play', stars Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as his lover Anastasia Steele. Scroll down for video . Fifty Shades Of Grey is expected to be one of the biggest films of 2015. It is set to be released in just two weeks and The British Board of Film Classification has just passed the movie without any cuts to the sex scenes. Dakota Johnson (pictured) plays Christian Grey's lover Anastasia Steele in the film, which is based on the trilogy by E L James . The movie has been widely anticipated - EL James has reportedly sold over 100 million copies of her Fifty Shades Of Grey trilogy worldwide and it has been translated into more than 50 languages . In order to stay loyal to the story, Sam Taylor-Johnson did extensive research into the world of BDSM before filming started. She recently revealed that she consulted a professional dominatrix for the film, which is more than two hours long, and said she 'learned a lot' from her. She told The Independent: 'The sex scenes are pretty intense, so I'm sure people are going to feel aroused - but I've seen them so many times that I tend to forget.' It was recently revealed that Fifty Shades is set to be the raunchiest blockbuster film in over a decade, with 20 minutes of sex in it's 100 minutes running time. The film - which features Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey - is said to be the raunchiest movie in a decade with 20 minutes of sex scenes . Jamie has spoken out about his awkwardness in making some parts of the film, saying he was doing things he would not want to do to a woman . The film, which opens on Valentine's Day, has a dozen sex scenes although Taylor-Johson said she determined not to make the whole thing about it. She said: 'The thing that was most difficult was how and where to pepper the sex, and to not make it feel like it was gratuitous,' she said. 'So it had to be a really strong part of the story, and I had to give characterisation to each sex scene, to make them different.' Sam Taylor-Wood has revealed that she did not want the film to be sexually explicit and says she knows that may be disappointing to some people . But even though there is a large amount of sex in the movie, she shied away from covering some of the more graphic parts of the book. Sam told The Guardian: 'I didn't want it to be graphically explicit, and I know that's going to be disappointing to some people.' 'It's the build up and titillation of touch and sensuality. So I don't think it goes into the realm of porn.' Jamie Dornan recently revealed to Glamour magazine that he had found some of the scenes difficult to shoot. He said: 'There were times when Dakota was not wearing much, and I had to do stuff to her that I'd never choose to do to a woman.' And Dakota admitted that Jamie would be the first person to cover her up, telling the magazine: 'It's stressful enough to be tied to a bed naked in a scene. 'But then they call cut, and you're still tied to the bed, naked. Jamie would be the first one to throw a blanket over me.' The movie is one of the most highly anticipated films of the year, with the trailer having already been watched a massive 45million times on Youtube." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fifty Shades Of Grey was made '18' by British Board of Film Classification .\nBut no cuts were made from the film, which features a dozen sex scenes .\nDirector Sam Taylor-Johnson says she didn't want it to be all about the sex ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "A dozen of the United States Air Force’s most feared attack aircraft are to be deployed in the battle against ISIS. Twelve A-10 ‘Warthogs’ are being moved from Afghanistan to Kuwait to carry out patrols against the Islamic State militants who have taken swathes of Iraqi and Syrian territory. The new deployment will boost the USAF’s ability to patrol the skies and take out ISIS targets. Deadly force: A line up of A-10s at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Planes of this type will arrive in Kuwait for combat operations next week . Slow and steady: An unarmed A-10 shows the maneuverability which makes it a deadly foe to ground forces. It can fly steadily at slow speed at just 50 feet above enemy positions and is heavily armored against gunfire . In action: An A-10 above Afghanistan, where it has been used with deadly effect against the Taliban. As well as its 30mm cannon which can be seen on the nose, it is carrying missiles under the inner wing . Close support: A-10s work closely with ground troops including, here, US Special Forces units in Afghanistan . They will be joined within weeks by around six Reaper drones armed with missiles, the New York Times reported. The new weaponry marks an increase in the options open to military planners who have struggled to strike ISIS. A-10s, originally designed to destroy Soviet tank squadrons if the USSR had invaded the West, have proved a deadly weapon against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Slow-moving and equipped with a devastating 30mm cannon capable of firing almost 4,000 rounds a minute - as well as missiles and 500lb bombs -  they can fly as low as 50ft and engage targets far more slowly than the bombers and fighter-bombers which have so far been deployed in Iraq and Syria. The decision to deploy A-10s and Reapers comes after a major battle-planning conference involving more than 200 commanders from 33 countries involved in the fight against ISIS. America remains by far the largest single country involved, but has now received backing from more Muslim countries. Morocco is to send F-16s to attack the militants under the US-led operation. However the main concern over the campaign has been the lack of targets to strike because of the nature of ISIS, which combines large groups acting like a conventional army, with insurgency tactics. Unmanned: A Reaper preparing for take-off. Some of its missile load can be seen under the left wing . Remote control: Pilots at Hollman Air Force Base in New Mexico at the controls of a Reaper during a training mission. The Iraq and Syria missions against ISIS will be flown from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina . Target: ISIS fighters will be firmly in the sights of A-10 pilots. The light weaponry they carry is unable to damage an A-10, while it can hit them with 4,000 30mm rounds in just a minute. Takeover: The ISIS threat to Iraq and Syria was demonstrated when the militant group took control of the Syrian town of Raqqa. It has mounted shows of strength in the town and beyond . Frontline: These ISIS fighters near Aleppo are typical of the targets for the A-10. Lightly armed and on the move, they are difficult for bombers and strike fighters to target but can be stalked from the air by the A-10s, which loiter over targets for hours . It is the ugliest aircraft in the Air Force's arsenal. The A-10 was designed to destroy Soviet tanks and troops on the ground. Officially the Thunderbolt II, it was quickly nicknamed the Warthog for its unusual looks, . It was specifically designed around its main weapon, a 30mm cannon which fires 4,000 rounds a minute. The plane can fly low and slow, coming down to 50ft to shoot at or drop bombs on enemy positions. Its top speed is just above 400mph but it can go as slow as 150mph and 'loiter' for hours above targets making it an effective deterrent as well as an attack plane. The Warthog is covered in 1,200lbs of titanium armor, making it invulnerable to attack from anything but heavy weapons. Even when hit it is designed to fly home on one engine, with no tailfin and half a wing missing. On board the single-seater the pilot has at his controls the cannon, which is accurate to 4,000ft, and fires depleted-uranium shells, as well as Maverick air-to-surface missiles, 500lb free fall bombs, and Hydra air-launched rockets. Despite USAF attempts to retire the fleet, it is expected to remain in service into the 2020s. At one stage when the Air Force suggested retiring its more than 300 A-10s the Army indicated it would take them over as soldiers are so keen on its close support capabilities. Figures published in the New York Times show that just one in four missions over the last three months actually involves dropping bombs or firing missiles. Three-quarters of planes return to base without having deployed their armament. Planners are concentrating on what they have called ‘pop-up targets’ - convoys of ISIS fighters, or individual leaders – which are targeted as soon as they are identified by analysts. The deployment of A-10s and Reapers will increase the ability to take on such targets. Both can circle slowly above target areas for hours at a time. In the case of A-10s they can swoop as low as 50ft and maintain a presence above enemy positions at low speed. They are also heavily armoured against small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades and designed to keep flying while under fire. In Afghanistan they have successfully targeted Taliban positions just yards from American patrols and are admired by the Army as a psychological weapon which keeps the Taliban at bay. But much of the success – or failure – of the mission against ISIS depends on the instructions pilots at the controls of the A-10s will receive. Such is the concern that the operation avoid civilian casualties which would hand ISIS a propaganda victory that the list of targets is approved by the head of Central Command, General Lloyd Austin. It is based on information from spy satellites, U-2 spy aircraft flying at 70,000 feet above the Middle East, and intelligence from the ground, where special forces are believed to be working, as well as the CIA. One of his officers admitted in the New York Times that the operation was fraught with difficulties. Major Sonny Alberdeston told the newspaper’s Eric Schmitt: ‘When we target a nation-state, we’ve typically been looking at their capability for decades and have extensive target sets. ‘But these guys are moving around. They can be in place, and then a week later, they’re gone.’ ISIS has now been under attack from the air for almost three months but continues to pump out propaganda and have control of territory in Iraq and Syria. President Obama has been facing calls for more radical action against them, with Republican Senator Rand Paul earlier this month arguing in favour of limited ‘boots on the ground’ to go after its leadership." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A dozen A-10s are being moved from Afghanistan to Kuwait by next week to start patrols over Iraq and Syria .\nFearsome planes can approach targets low and slow and are protected against small arms fire and RPGs - ISIS's favored weapons .\nMore drones armed with missiles will patrol the skies within weeks as war on the Islamic State is stepped up .\nDeployment comes after 200 commanders held talks on defeating ISIS, which is half-army, half-insurgency ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The biological family of US aid worker Peter Kassig, who was beheaded by ISIS militants have claimed they were let down by the FBI who did not tell them he was missing or support them. Last week Kassig's parents revealed on Twitter he has been adopted as a newborn and thanked his birthmother, Rhonda Schwindt, that she chose them to be his parents. But now Rhonda says the FBI has not supported her and her two children because they do not meet the agency's legal definition of next of kin. Scroll down for videos . Peter Kassig with his biological mother Rhonda Schwindt, who put him up for adoption when he was a baby. She says her family were let down by the FBI . Kassig, center, doing a photo shoot with his siblings. When he turned 18, the Indianapolis native sought out his biological family because he wanted to meet his brother, Sam, and sister, Jana . Sam Schwindt, left, with his big brother Kassig. His biological family say the FBI kept his captivity a secret from them for nearly six months, but provided support to his parents . She says the FBI kept his captivity a secret from them for nearly six months, but provided support to his parents, reports the Indianapolis Star. Rhonda also says they were denied federal assistance in finding grief counseling and told by the FBI to keep quiet even after his parents and friends were encouraged to speak up in an unsuccessful attempt to save him. Rhonda, who is now married and lives in Indianapolis, was 25 when she gave Kassig up for adoption because she did not feel equipped to become a single mother. She picked Ed and Paula to his parents - they met all her criteria, although she had wanted Kassig to have siblings. Jana Schwindt with her brother who wrote to her when he was in captivity. But Jana does not have an exact copy of the letter - they were told by the FBI, the original was processed as evidence and destroyed . In 2006, when was 17, Kassig went to visit Schwindt and meet his siblings, 12-year-old Jana and hugged 10-year-old Sam and their relationship continued from there . The couple kept her updated with his life and when he was six, he wrote a letter to her thanking her for letting him be adopted. In 2006, when was 17, Kassig went to visit Rhonda and meet his siblings, 12-year-old Jana and hugged 10-year-old Sam and their relationship continued from there. Even though they only got to spend eight short years together, the three siblings reportedly developed a very close bond. In 2007, when Kassig returned from Iraq following a four-month deployment, the Schwindt's said that they noticed he has changed and he seemed angry and they were forced to pull back from him several times. Although Jana always got back in contact with him, 18-year-old Sam,who is currently a freshman at DePaul University in Chicago, only built a relationship with him when Kassig returned to the Middle East in 2012. 'I added him on Facebook and I was like, 'what the hell is going on Peter? We're brothers. We need to fix this.'' Sam said. Just days before Kassig was captured, he was supposed to have a video chat with Sam, his 'Little Bro,' but the teenager had to cancel because he had made plans with friends - a decision he regrets to this day. Kassig, seen standing in front of a truck filled with supplies for Syrian refugees . Grateful: Ed and Paula Kassig, pictured during a press conference, thanked Peter's birth mother for choosing them to raise her son as their own . But then Kassig's Facebook went and the family did not hear from him. The 26-year-old former US Army Ranger was taken captive while on a humanitarian mission to Syria in October 2013. 'Sam spent five and a half months desperately seeking his brother when Peter went dark -desperately seeking,' said Rhonda. She does not blame the Kassigs for keeping the secret at the government's insistence, but says the FBI is at fault. Eventually Sam wrote to the Kassigs and they found out. Mother's anguish: Rhonda Schwindt posted this message on Facebook less than a week before her son's execution . Touching moment: After Kassig's murder, his younger brother, Sam Schwindt, shared online this old photo of himself as a boy with Peter dressed in his US Army Rangers uniform . Kassig sent Jana a letter while being held hostage by ISIS - only one of two he was able to write. But Jana does not have an exact copy of the letter - they were told by the FBI, the original was processed as evidence and destroyed. In the letter he wrote: 'You are the best thing that has ever happened to me; you and your brother.' On November 16, ISIS released a graphic video showing that Kassig, who had converted to Islam while in captivity, had been beheaded. On November 11, less than a week before the release of the gruesome ISIS video, showing that Kassig, who had converted to Islam while in captivity, had been beheaded. Rhonda wrote on her Facebook wall: 'I want my son Peter home safely.' She says the FBI did tell them family of his death. Correspondence: Jana, pictured with her mother on Graduation Day, was closet to Kassig . Sam Schwindt, 18, is a freshman at DePaul University. His 20-year-old sister, Jana, works as a kennel attendant at the Indianapolis Humane Society . Rhonda says she had several meetings with the FBI, in which she asked for help finding a therapist who specialized in traumatic grief, but she said the government refused. 'I was like, 'Peter has three blood relatives, and they're sitting right in front of you,'' she said. 'And the people in his darkest moments, who did he think about? His father. And his mother. And he thought about his brother and sister. The siblings are both now in therapy. Last week Sam posted an old photo of himself as a young boy standing next to his big brother in his US Army Rangers uniform in front a monument engraved with 'Ranger Creed.' A day after the ISIS video recording was made public online, Sam shared a moving tribute to Kassig on his Facebook page. Believer: Peter Kassig, shown here working in Syria, converted to Islam while in captivity and took the given name Abdul-Rahman . 'It's incredibly strange to lose someone you love,' he wrote. 'It just does not seem real. It always seems like in life that there will be more time, but you really can never know. 'Just please, for me, if you're not talking to someone you love, send them a message and reconnect. You never know when you may lose someone. I will always love you, Peter.' Much like her big brother, Jana Schwindt, 20, has dedicated her life to humanitarian work. Since August of this year, she has been working as a kennel attendant at the Indianapolis Humane Society. The FBI issued a brief statement to the Indianapolis Star: 'The law and the Attorney General Guidelines permit and/or encourage inclusion with regard to providing victim services, but due to privacy considerations, the FBI is not in a position to comment on any specific services offered or provided to victim or victim families.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Peter Kassig's parents revealed on Twitter he was adopted as a newborn .\nRhonda Schwindt gave him up for adoption when she was 25, but they later rekindled a relationship .\nKassig, was an only child so became close to siblings, Jana, 20 and Sam, 18 .\nThe family did not know he had disappeared for 5.5 months .\nThey say the FBI has not helped though their grief  or provided support ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "‘I’d always ask people to repeat themselves. I felt like a stuck record,' said Jackie Hunt . Jackie Hunt had struggled with her hearing for 15 years before she realised she had a genuine problem. ‘Everything sounded muddy, as if through a door — but I assumed it was hay fever blocking my ears,’ says the 44-year-old administrator from Sutton Coldfield. However, over the years it gradually got worse. Jackie had to turn up the TV volume louder and louder, and could understand people only if she could see their mouths. ‘I’d always ask people to repeat themselves. I felt like a stuck record,’ she says. But it was only when, in 2012, she saw an advert about hearing tests that she decided to take action. The results floored her. She had lost 60 per cent of her hearing and needed two hearing aids. The difference they made, is, she says, ‘amazing’. ‘As I walked into our kitchen I asked what the ticking noise was — it was a huge clock that I’d never realised made a sound,’ says Jackie, who is married to Dave, 52, the director of a building company, and has two daughters, aged 23 and 20. ‘I’d stopped working in a big office — now I have the confidence to do it again. 'And I use the train — previously, talking through a ticket office window was a no-no.’ More than ten million Britons — one in six — are thought to have some hearing loss, yet many wait years before seeking help. There are two main types. Conductive hearing loss occurs when sounds cannot pass from the outer ear to the inner ear. Causes include a blockage, fluid build-up, or a problem with the small bones inside the ear that help you hear. Jackie has conductive loss, diagnosed by a specialist after she’d had a standard test at a branch of Hidden Hearing, a hearing aid chain. Hers is caused by otosclerosis — an abnormal, often genetic, growth of bone in the middle ear, affecting 1 to 2 per cent of people. The second type is sensorineural hearing loss caused by damage to tiny hair cells inside the cochlea, the spiral-shaped structure in the inner ear, or to the auditory nerve. Hearing relies on sound waves entering the ear and causing the eardrum to vibrate. Jackie needed two hearing aids. The difference they made, is, she says, ‘amazing’ The vibrations are passed to the inner ear, where the hair cells move in response and send a signal through the auditory nerve to the brain. These hair cells can be damaged by injury or noise exposure, but it also happens naturally with age. More than half of people over 60 have some hearing loss, and campaigners are pushing for everyone over 65 to have their hearing screened on the NHS. But some experts say we should be having hearing tests even earlier. David McAlpine, professor of auditory neuroscience and director of the University College London Ear Institute, says: ‘We start losing our hearing as babies, but don’t notice it. 'But by their mid-40s most people will have some hearing loss that affects their day-to-day life.’ Generally, we lose our ability to hear higher frequencies first. This can make deciphering speech difficult because consonants that help make words distinct are in the high frequencies, around 3-5kHz. Standard hearing tests, or audiograms — which measure your hearing by playing sounds at different volumes and pitches and ask you to respond by pressing a button — test up to 8kHz. Professor McAlpine would advise anyone over 45 to get their hearing checked — for example, at a High Street optician that offers a free hearing test — even if they don’t think they have a problem, as people don’t always realise what they should be able to hear. This is because not seeking help when you need it can make things worse: hearing loss cannot only cause social isolation and depression, but there are concerns that it could lead to cognitive problems. In 2011, U.S. researchers found older people with hearing loss are more likely to develop dementia, perhaps because a common brain pathway underlies both conditions. Another theory is the strain of trying to decode sounds can overwhelm the brain, leaving people more vulnerable to dementia. Research is continuing about whether hearing aids can reduce the risk. Studies suggest that for every 25 decibels of hearing loss (decibels relate to volume of sound — normal speech is around 60) a person experiences, they age cognitively by seven years — so a 59-year-old who has lost 25 decibels will perform like a 66-year-old in mental tasks. Professor McAlpine says: ‘Not hearing properly can add to what’s known as your cognitive load. ‘I’d stopped working in a big office — now I have the confidence to do it again. And I use the train — previously, talking through a ticket office window was a no-no,' said Jackie . 'The more cost you put to your brain while straining to hear someone speak, the fewer resources you have to do something else at the same time.’ And parts of the brain involved with hearing can start to shut down without enough input — so your hearing may get worse if you delay treatment. ‘It can take three months for your brain to tune in to a hearing aid, especially if you’ve had the problem for a long time.’ He also warns that even top-ofthe- range versions have limitations. ‘Hearing aids will help, rather than cor rect , your hear ing, ’ he says. ‘So you should be given proper expectations of what they can do — they amplify sounds but won’t necessarily discriminate between them.’ But there’s another complicating factor to be aware of. According to Professor McAlpine, younger people’s hearing loss may occur for a different reason from older people’s — and it’s one that’s hard for specialists to detect. ‘We’ve identified a problem called “hidden hearing loss” — so called because it’s not picked up by traditional hearing tests,’ he says. More than ten million Britons — one in six — are thought to have some hearing loss . While extremely loud noises — such as a chainsaw — can permanently kill off hair cells, it is thought that in hidden hearing loss, the damage affects the nerve cells in the cochlea. Rather than dying off, they lose their connections with the hair cells, so cannot send information to the brain. It’s possible the culprit need only be moderate noise, such as that of a busy street, although more research is needed into how much exposure would cause this. One type of nerve cell particularly affected is the kind that only responds to sounds above a certain volume. This means as this nerve cell is damaged, so is our ability to distinguish particular sounds against loud noises. Professor McAlpine adds: ‘An audiogram only measures your ability to hear distinct tones against a backdrop of silence. 'So you may get a clean bill of health but still have hearing deficit.’ There are currently no accurate ways to diagnose this problem, and researchers are looking at whether hearing aids can even help. Ralph Home, head of biomedical research at the charity Action on Hearing Loss, says: ‘We know there are lots of people with good hearing who struggle to follow conversation in background noise, but it’s not yet clear if they all have hidden hearing loss or something else, such as problems with cognitive processing.’ What does seem clear is that many people with hearing loss delay seeking help — by an average of ten years, reckons the charity Ear Foundation. Reasons include not realising they have a problem to the social stigma surrounding hearing aids. It’s a stigma that Daniela Levy, 30, has grappled with. The health and fitness journalist, from Essex, shrugged off her poor hearing at first — but it became harder to ignore when it started affecting her work. ‘In my 20s I started TV presenting, but couldn’t cope with the producers talking into my earpiece. 'I stopped doing that type of presenting because I relied on lip-reading a lot.’ Daniela admits the only hearing test she’s had as an adult was when she was 24, at a High Street optician’s offering hearing tests. ‘They confirmed my hearing was well below what it should be and that I’d need a hearing aid. But I never went back.’ She adds: ‘When I meet someone new I joke about being deaf. But it’s embarrassing. 'It’s deteriorated recently and I’m worried that when I’m 40 I won’t be able to hear at all.’ earfoundation.org.uk, hearinglink.org, actiononhearingloss.org.uk ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Jackie Hunt, 44, lost 60 per cent of her hearing .\nMore than 10 million Britons have hearing loss .\nMore than half of people over 60 have some hearing loss .\nOlder people with hearing loss are more likely to develop dementia ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "She was the grandmother battling cancer whose cheeky pictures images sparked a online craze of taking selfies sticking your blue tongue out. But despite her death more than five months ago, the Instagram account for Betty Jo Simpson is still growing as her family continue to post her trademark upbeat pictures. Mrs Simpson, a grandmother from Indiana, took the picture sharing site by storm last year after her grandson Zach Belden started posting images and videos to the account called Grandma Betty. Scroll down for video . Grandmother Betty Jo Simpson, who Instagram images sparked the online craze of posing for a picture sticking out you tongue blue tongue . The memorable picture was taken after the 80-year-old had enjoyed a blue coloured sweet and it took Instagram by storm . And after posting a video of her dancing to Pharrell Williams hit 'Happy' she gained more than half a million followers. One of the most memorable pictures showed the 80-year-old sticking out her tongue, which had turned blue after she ate a coloured sweet. And since it was posted to the account last year, it has been copied by countless people on social media, including by model Cara Delevingne, singer Selena Gomez and actress Hayden Panetierre. It also inspired a T-shirt design featuring the blue tongue logo, which was sold to raise money for the American Cancer Society. She died in August, eight months after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, with the final post on her account gaining more than 60,000 likes and comments in just nine hours after her death was announced. Model Cara Delevingne, left, and singer Selena Gomez, right, stick out their blue coloured tongues in honour of the grandmother . X Factor contestant Katie Waissel, left, and actress Hayden Panettiere, right, show off their blue tongues . Since then her grandson has continued to upload pictures of his grandmother, with her page gaining more and more followers. Now her grandson Zach has spoke of how he has been amazed by the success of the account. He told the Daily Mirror: 'The response was phenomenal. I expected a few dozen followers, maybe a couple of hundred at most. But soon she had thousands . 'They didn’t just look at her pictures, they left comments and sent messages too. There were people with cancer who told us they’d given up before they saw her story, but she was such an inspiration they were determined to keep going. Since her death, Mrs Simpson's grandson has continued to upload pictures of his grandmother, with her page gaining more and more followers . The grandmother now has almost 600,000 followers on Instagram, with followers keen to see her upbeat images . 'As we sat there watching the number of followers going up, the smile on her face was so special I can’t describe it.' Zach began posting the pictures of Betty and her late husband Clarence, shortly after she was told she was suffering from lung cancer. The schoolboy explained: 'The idea was to start an account for my friends who know Grandma Betty. 'And it turned out to be something everybody started to enjoy.' Her grandson Zach, pictured, set up the Instagram account shortly after his grandmother was diagnosed as having lung cancer . The post on the Grandma Betty Instagram page announcing her death. The family has continued to post upbeat images to the account . After the account went viral, Mrs Simpson said she felt like a celebrity every time she got a new follower, with her granddaughter Hope adding: ''We get joy out of listening to her say everyday, \"How many more friends do I have today?\" 'This is going to be something we're always going to have and something we're always going to remember and definitely cherish forever. 'I'll always have that. And we'll always have the Instagram, no matter what.'" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Family of Betty Jo Simpson posted pictures online during her cancer battle .\nThe upbeat images on Instagram gained her almost 600,000 followers .\nThe most popular post was a picture of her sticking out her blue tongue .\nIt sparked an online craze and was copied by celebrities on social media .\nShe died in August but her grandson continued to post pictures online .\nHer Instagram account is continuing to grow despite her death five months ago ." } ]

[ { "from": "system", "value": "You are a summarization AI. Provide a succinct and relevant summary of the provided text." }, { "from": "human", "value": "The average earnings of many immigrants from outside Europe have  overtaken those of people born in Britain. Research shows that among couples or adults without children, those from beyond Europe’s borders are enjoying the higher standard of living. Among families with children, migrant incomes still lag behind those of the British-born – although only slightly. Romanians outside the British Embassy in Bucharest seeking a visa which will give them entry to the UK . The findings come in the wake of the calculation by advisers to Home Secretary Theresa May that migration has had a serious impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. The Migration Advisory Committee said that 160,000 jobs of British-born workers were ‘displaced’ because of immigration between 1995 and 2010. The figures showing the economic success of immigrants were gathered by the Office for National Statistics in its large-scale Labour Force Survey. However, the ONS has chosen not to analyse the information or to publish it. Instead, the material was made available to the EU’s statistics arm Eurostat, which used it to prepare an analysis of the economic  performance of immigrants across the EU. Many of the migrants who come into Britain and live without children are highly qualified and command high salaries, for example American bankers recruited to work in the City. But the majority of the 300,000 people a year from outside Europe who come here are from countries which are poorer. The largest provider of migrants to Britain from outside Europe remains India. The EU breakdown of incomes is calculated not in pounds sterling but in ‘purchasing power parities’, units used to even out the effects of the different costs of living in different countries. It said that in 2008, a British-born person in the UK living in a house with two or more adults but no children could expect a median disposable income of 25,647ppp, while someone born abroad in a country outside the EU living in a similar home could expect to earn 26,267ppp. Warning: Sir Andrew Green of Migrationwatch UK . For a couple with children, income for each British-born adult in a home would be 19,530ppp, against 18,296 for those born abroad. In the case of families with children, those born in the EU were wealthier than those born in the rest of the world. Britain has accepted more than half a million immigrants a year – people from abroad who come to live in this country for more than 12 months – over recent years. Around 300,000 a year come from outside the EU and they fall into the category where Coalition ministers are most anxious to curb immigration. They include large numbers of highly-qualified individuals from Western countries, such as the U.S. and Australia. However, the largest single country outside Europe providing migrants to Britain is India, from which just under 12 per cent of all migrants came in 2010. Sir Andrew Green of the think tank Migrationwatch said the Eurostat findings underlined the conclusions of the Migration Advisory Committee – ‘that most of the benefits of highly-skilled migration go to the migrants themselves’. Economist Ruth Lea of the Arbuthnot Banking Group said: ‘This should end the perception that immigrant labour consists of downtrodden people coming to do jobs for low wages that British people do not want to do. ‘We have people coming from the four corners of the world and there is a lot of variation among them.’ While there is increasing evidence of the prosperity of migrants, and in particular well-qualified migrants, a high proportion of people born in Britain remain mired in worklessness and benefit dependency. ONS figures say that nearly one in five of the country’s households has no adult with a job." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Childless couples from beyond Europe enjoy better standard of living than British ." } ]