huddersfield forward jacob fairbank is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after fracturing his ankle and suffering ligament damage while on loan at halifax . a nine-year-old girl was attacked by a lion that was being walked like a dog by circus entertainers who had brought their show to a quiet siberian village . the 25-year-old was injured in halifax 's victory over hunslet on easter monday and subsequent scans have left him facing an extensive rehabilitation period . giants managing director richard thewlis told giantsrl.com : ` it 's another bad blow for bobby who remains one of our most popular squad members . huddersfield 's jacob fairbank , pictured during a spell at london broncos , faces a spell on the sidelines . ` he was only saying the other day how much he was enjoying regular week in , week out rugby after his first uninterrupted off-season for a long time and was keen to push his way into paul anderson 's thinking . ` it 's too early to put a time frame on his return with swelling making a precise diagnosis tricky , but it goes without saying that he knows he will get every possible help here medically to get him back out onto the paddock as soon as possible . ' by . anna hodgekiss . published : . 19:49 est , 19 december 2012 . | . updated : . the girl is in hospital after she was savaged by the animal in namtsy , in the sakha republic in siberia - one of the coldest regions in the world . photographs show the lion being walked around by a worker for a circus that had been visiting the village . a lion that appeared to be being walked like a dog around the siberian village of namtsy attacked a child . in one picture an entertainer crouches down next to the lion , surrounded by snow . in another she is shown walking the animal and appears to be attempting to drag it across a wet and icy road using a makeshift leash . the circus is believed to have left namtsy - also known as yakutia - abruptly after the incident . the girl was walking home from music school with her mother when she was attacked , the siberian times reported . gavril kolpashnikov , the girl 's father , said : ' i was fishing , and got back at night . i saw my child in a horrible condition . to put it mildly , stressed . she 's shocked . ` the child is still shaking , she 's not of those brave kids . ' the nine-year-old girl was reportedly savaged by the lion , and was taken to hospital for treatment . the circus is believed to have abruptly left the village - one of the coldest places in the world - after the attack . he added : ` they were walking their animal as if it was a dog . ' it has not been confirmed how badly injured the girl was following the attack . 02:49 est , 20 december 2012 . ageism in the nhs is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments , a charity has warned . ageism in the nhs is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments , a charity has warned . nearly half of specialist cancer medics believe that age discrimination by health professionals is resulting in older cancer patients not getting the best treatment , a poll by macmillan cancer support suggests . and 45 per cent of 155 gps , oncologists and specialist cancer nurses surveyed said they have dealt with a cancer patient who has been refused treatment on the grounds that they were too old . macmillan said the uk has some of the worst cancer survival rates in europe for older people . to ensure treatment decisions are not based on age alone , patients overall physical and mental wellbeing should be assessed when considering cancer treatment , the charity said . ciaran devane , chief executive at macmillan cancer support , said : ` health professionals ' concerns about the prevalence of age discrimination in cancer care must n't be ignored . ` unless staff are given the time and training to carry out a proper assessment of a patient 's overall physical and mental wellbeing , some patients will be unfairly written-off as `` too old '' for treatment . last month an australian tourist survived after a lion jumped through the window of a car he was travelling in in johannesburg and mauled him . brendan smith 's legs were badly injured but he survived the attack . ` the right practical support , whether it 's transport or help with caring responsibilities must also be put in place so older people needing treatment can actually take it up . a circus worker is seen with the lion using a makeshift leash -lrb- left -rrb- and appearing to sit on the lion -lrb- right -rrb- . to ensure treatment decisions are not based on age alone , patients overall physical and mental wellbeing should be assessed . ` the number of older people -lrb- aged 65 and over -rrb- living with cancer in the uk is set to rocket in the next 20 years from 1.3 million to 4.1 million . ` unless the barriers to timely treatment are tackled now , many older people could die unnecessarily from cancer and services will become unaffordable . ' health secretary jeremy hunt said : ` it is shocking and wrong to deny people treatment just because of their age , which is why we have made it illegal . ` however , we agree that more still needs to be done to improve treatment for cancer patients over 70 - which is why we worked with macmillan on this report to understand how to address this . ` our ambition is to be the best in europe for cancer care and we are committed to improving survival rates . to achieve this , we are investing more than # 750 million over four years to improve cancer services and outcomes . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- playstation network users are still waiting for an extra life . five days after a hacker invaded sony computer entertainment 's playstation network resulting in a lengthy outage , the video game giant has yet to offer a comprehensive explanation . playstation internet services went offline on wednesday and have remained down . in several public statements , with one as recent as monday , sony has said the persistent downtime was due to an `` external intrusion , '' but has not provided a target date for when services will return . sony previously said it was rebuilding its framework to ensure proper security measures are put in place . `` unfortunately , i do n't have an update or timeframe to share at this point in time , '' playstation spokesman patrick seybold said in a statement on monday . `` as we previously noted , this is a time intensive process , and we 're working to get them back online quickly . '' the playstation network is a free utility that lets gamers communicate and play with each other , as well as download games and movies . sony also offers subscription programs called playstation plus , which provides access to exclusive games , and qriocity , which offers on-demand music and movies over the internet . those services also remain unavailable . a sony spokesman in tokyo , where the company is headquartered , said investigations have n't uncovered whether the intruders gained access to personal information or credit card numbers , according to a report from technology news service idg . the spokesman reportedly said sony would contact those affected if investigators discover that info was leaked . cnn 's request for comment was not returned by a sony spokeswoman . the network failure was apparently more severe than originally thought . sony released a statement on thursday saying , `` it may be a full day or two before we 're able to get the service completely back up and running . '' gamers are livid . the timing is especially frustrating because it comes on the heels of three blockbuster launches for the playstation 3 . sony 's `` socom 4 '' is the latest in a third-person shooter series about navy seal operatives , which heavily promotes its online-play component . the new `` mortal kombat '' game is also supposed to let gamers play online . `` portal 2 , '' the critically acclaimed shooter-puzzle game , debuted alongside a much-anticipated game-download service called steam . all these launched in the united states on tuesday , one day before the outage .
jacob fairbank injured his ankle while on loan at halifax . huddersfield forward faces lengthy spell on the sidelines following scans . giants managing director richard thewlis said ` it 's another bad blow '
huddersfield forward jacob fairbank is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after fracturing his ankle and suffering ligament damage while on loan at halifax . a nine-year-old girl was attacked by a lion that was being walked like a dog by circus entertainers who had brought their show to a quiet siberian village . the 25-year-old was injured in halifax 's victory over hunslet on easter monday and subsequent scans have left him facing an extensive rehabilitation period . giants managing director richard thewlis told giantsrl.com : ` it 's another bad blow for bobby who remains one of our most popular squad members . huddersfield 's jacob fairbank , pictured during a spell at london broncos , faces a spell on the sidelines . ` he was only saying the other day how much he was enjoying regular week in , week out rugby after his first uninterrupted off-season for a long time and was keen to push his way into paul anderson 's thinking . ` it 's too early to put a time frame on his return with swelling making a precise diagnosis tricky , but it goes without saying that he knows he will get every possible help here medically to get him back out onto the paddock as soon as possible . ' by . anna hodgekiss . published : . 19:49 est , 19 december 2012 . | . updated : . the girl is in hospital after she was savaged by the animal in namtsy , in the sakha republic in siberia - one of the coldest regions in the world . photographs show the lion being walked around by a worker for a circus that had been visiting the village . a lion that appeared to be being walked like a dog around the siberian village of namtsy attacked a child . in one picture an entertainer crouches down next to the lion , surrounded by snow . in another she is shown walking the animal and appears to be attempting to drag it across a wet and icy road using a makeshift leash . the circus is believed to have left namtsy - also known as yakutia - abruptly after the incident . the girl was walking home from music school with her mother when she was attacked , the siberian times reported . gavril kolpashnikov , the girl 's father , said : ' i was fishing , and got back at night . i saw my child in a horrible condition . to put it mildly , stressed . she 's shocked . ` the child is still shaking , she 's not of those brave kids . ' the nine-year-old girl was reportedly savaged by the lion , and was taken to hospital for treatment . the circus is believed to have abruptly left the village - one of the coldest places in the world - after the attack . he added : ` they were walking their animal as if it was a dog . ' it improving survival rates . to achieve this , we are investing more than # 750 million over four years to improve cancer services and outcomes . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- playstation network users are still waiting for an extra life . five days after a hacker invaded sony computer entertainment 's playstation network resulting in a lengthy outage , the video game giant has yet to offer a comprehensive explanation . playstation internet services went offline on wednesday and have remained down . in several public statements , with one as recent as monday , sony has said the persistent downtime was due to an `` external intrusion , '' but has not provided a target date for when services will return . sony previously said it was rebuilding its framework to ensure proper security measures are put in place . `` unfortunately , i do n't have an update or timeframe to share at this point in time , '' playstation spokesman patrick seybold said in a statement on monday . `` as we previously noted , this is a time intensive process , and we 're working to get them back online quickly . '' the playstation network is a free utility that lets gamers communicate and play with each other , as well as download games and movies . sony also offers subscription programs called playstation plus , which provides access to exclusive games , and qriocity , which offers on-demand music and movies over the internet . those services also remain unavailable . a sony spokesman in tokyo , where the company is headquartered , said investigations have n't uncovered whether the intruders gained access to personal information or credit card numbers , according to a report from technology news service idg . the spokesman reportedly said sony would contact those affected if investigators discover that info was leaked . cnn 's request for comment was not returned by a sony spokeswoman . the network failure was apparently more severe than originally thought . sony released a statement on thursday saying , `` it may be a full day or two before we 're able to get the service completely back up and running . '' gamers are livid . the timing is especially frustrating because it comes on the heels of three blockbuster launches for the playstation 3 . sony 's `` socom 4 '' is the latest in a third-person shooter series about navy seal operatives , which heavily promotes its online-play component . the new `` mortal kombat '' game is also supposed to let gamers play online . `` portal 2 , '' the critically acclaimed shooter-puzzle game , debuted alongside a much-anticipated game-download service called steam . all these launched in the united states on tuesday , one day before the outage .
huddersfield forward jacob fairbank is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after fracturing his ankle and suffering ligament damage while on loan at halifax . a nine-year-old girl was attacked by a lion that was being walked like a dog by circus entertainers who had brought their show to a quiet siberian village . the 25-year-old was injured in halifax 's victory over hunslet on easter monday and subsequent scans have left him facing an extensive rehabilitation period . giants managing director richard thewlis told giantsrl.com : ` it 's another bad blow for bobby who remains one of our most popular squad members . huddersfield 's jacob fairbank , pictured during a spell at london broncos , faces a spell on the sidelines . ` he was only saying the other day how much he was enjoying regular week in , week out rugby after his first uninterrupted off-season for a long time and was keen to push his way into paul anderson 's thinking . ` it 's too early to put a time frame on his return with swelling making a precise diagnosis tricky , but it goes without saying that he knows he will get every possible help here medically to get him back out onto the paddock as soon as possible . ' by . anna hodgekiss . published : . 19:49 est , 19 december 2012 . | . updated : . the girl is in hospital after she was savaged by the animal in namtsy , in the sakha republic in siberia - one of the coldest regions in the world . photographs show the lion being walked around by a worker for a circus that had been visiting the village . a lion that appeared to be being walked like a dog around the siberian village of namtsy attacked a child . in one picture an entertainer crouches down next to the lion , surrounded by snow . in another she is shown walking the animal and appears to be attempting to drag it across a wet and icy road using a makeshift leash . the circus is believed to have left namtsy - also known as yakutia - abruptly after the incident . the girl was walking home from music school with her mother when she was attacked , the siberian times reported . gavril kolpashnikov , the girl 's father , said : ' i was fishing , and got back at night . i saw my child in a horrible condition . to put it mildly , stressed . she 's shocked . ` the child is still shaking , she 's not of those brave kids . ' the nine-year-old girl was reportedly savaged by the lion , and was taken to hospital for treatment . the circus is believed to have abruptly left the village - one of the coldest places in the world - after the attack . he added : ` they were walking their animal as if it was a dog . ' it old . macmillan said the uk has some of the worst cancer survival rates in europe for older people . to ensure treatment decisions are not based on age alone , patients overall physical and mental wellbeing should be assessed when considering cancer treatment , the charity said . ciaran devane , chief executive at macmillan cancer support , said : ` health professionals ' concerns about the prevalence of age discrimination in cancer care must n't be ignored . ` unless staff are given the time and training to carry out a proper assessment of a patient 's overall physical and mental wellbeing , some patients will be unfairly written-off as `` too old '' for treatment . last month an australian tourist survived after a lion jumped through the window of a car he was travelling in in johannesburg and mauled him . brendan smith 's legs were badly injured but he survived the attack . ` the right practical support , whether it 's transport or help with caring responsibilities must also be put in place so older people needing treatment can actually take it up . a circus worker is seen with the lion using a makeshift leash -lrb- left -rrb- and appearing to sit on the lion -lrb- right -rrb- . to ensure treatment decisions are not based on age alone , patients overall physical and mental wellbeing should be assessed . ` the number of older people -lrb- aged 65 and over -rrb- living with cancer in the uk is improving survival rates . to achieve this , we are investing more than # 750 million over four years to improve cancer services and outcomes . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- playstation network users are still waiting for an extra life . five days after a hacker invaded sony computer entertainment 's playstation network resulting in a lengthy outage , the video game giant has yet to offer a comprehensive explanation . playstation internet services went offline on wednesday and have remained down . in several public statements , with one as recent as monday , sony has said the persistent downtime was due to an `` external intrusion , '' but has not provided a target date for when services will return . sony previously said it the heels of three blockbuster launches for the playstation 3 . sony 's `` socom 4 '' is the latest in a third-person shooter series about navy seal operatives , which heavily promotes its online-play component . the new `` mortal kombat '' game is also supposed to let gamers play online . `` portal 2 , '' the critically acclaimed shooter-puzzle game , debuted alongside a much-anticipated game-download service called steam . all these launched in the united states on tuesday , one day before the outage .
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' it has not confirmed how badly injured the girl following. 02:49 est, 20 december. ageism in the nhs is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments, a charity ageism in the nhs is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments, a charity nearly half specialist cancer medics believe age discrimination by health professionals resulting, a poll macmillan cancer support suggests and 45 per cent 155 gps, oncologists and specialist cancer nurses surveyed have dealt refused on. macmillan said the uk has some the worst cancer survival rates europe for older people. to ensure treatment decisions not age alone, patients overall physical and mental wellbeing should when cancer treatment the charity ciaran devane, chief executive at macmillan cancer support, said : ` health professionals ' concerns the prevalence age discrimination must n't. ` unless staff are given the time training carry a proper assessment a patient 's overall physical and mental wellbeing, some patients unfairly written- `` too old ''. last month an australian tourist survived after a lion jumped through he in johannesburg. brendan smith 's legs badly but survived. ` the right practical support, whether 's transport help with caring responsibilities must also put so older people needing treatment actually take up. a circus worker is seen with the lion using a makeshift leash -lrb- left -rrb- and appearing sit. to ensure treatment decisions not age alone, patients overall physical and mental wellbeing should. ` the number older people -lrb- aged 65 living with cancer the uk set rocket from. ` unless the barriers timely treatment tackled now, many older people could die unnecessarily cancer services. ' health secretary jeremy hunt said : ` it shocking wrong deny people treatment just, which made. ` however, we agree more still improve treatment cancer patients over 70 - which worked macmillan on this report to understand address. ` our ambition europe for cancer care we improving survival rates. to achieve this, we are investing more # 750 over improve cancer services outcomes ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- playstation network users are still waiting an extra life. five days a hacker invaded sony computer entertainment 's playstation network resulting a lengthy outage, yet offer a comprehensive explanation. playstation internet services went wednesday have remained down. in several public statements, with one as recent monday sony the persistent downtime an `` external intrusion, '' has a target date services return. sony previously it rebuilding its framework ensure proper security measures. `` unfortunately, i do n't an update or timeframe at in, '' playstation spokesman patrick seybold on monday. `` as we previously noted this a time intensive process, 're them back online quickly. '' the playstation network a free utility gamers communicate, as download games movies sony also offers subscription programs called playstation plus, provides exclusive games, qriocity on music movies over those services also remain unavailable. a sony spokesman in tokyo, where the company, said investigations n't uncovered whether the intruders gained, according technology news service idg the spokesman reportedly sony would contact those affected if investigators discover info leaked. cnn 's request a sony spokeswoman. the network failure was apparently more originally. sony released thursday, `` it may a full day 're get the service completely. '' gamers livid. the timing especially frustrating comes on three blockbuster launches the playstation 3. sony 's `` socom 4 '' is latest a third-person shooter series about navy seal operatives, which heavily promotes its online-play component. the new `` mortal kombat '' game is also supposed let gamers online. `` portal 2, '' the critically acclaimed shooter-puzzle game, debuted alongside a much-anticipated game-download service steam all these launched the united states on tuesday, one the outage.
huddersfield forward jacob fairbank is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after fracturing his ankle and suffering ligament damage while on loan at halifax . a nine-year-old girl was attacked by a lion that was being walked like a dog by circus entertainers who had brought their show to a quiet siberian village . the 25-year-old was injured in halifax 's victory over hunslet on easter monday and subsequent scans have left him facing an extensive rehabilitation period . giants managing director richard thewlis told giantsrl.com : ` it 's another bad blow for bobby who remains one of our most popular squad members . huddersfield 's jacob fairbank , pictured during a spell at london broncos , faces a spell on the sidelines . ` he was only saying the other day how much he was enjoying regular week in , week out rugby after his first uninterrupted off-season for a long time and was keen to push his way into paul anderson 's thinking . ` it 's too early to put a time frame on his return with swelling making a precise diagnosis tricky , but it goes without saying that he knows he will get every possible help here medically to get him back out onto the paddock as soon as possible . ' by . anna hodgekiss . published : . 19:49 est , 19 december 2012 . | . updated : . the girl is in hospital after she was savaged by the animal in namtsy , in improving survival rates . to achieve this , we are investing more than # 750 million over four years to improve cancer services and outcomes . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- playstation network users are still waiting for an extra life . five days after a hacker invaded sony computer entertainment 's playstation network resulting in a lengthy outage , the video game giant has yet to offer a comprehensive explanation . playstation internet services went offline on wednesday and have remained down . in several public statements , with one as recent as monday , sony has said the persistent downtime was due to an `` external intrusion , '' but has not provided a target date for when services will return . sony previously said it was rebuilding its framework to ensure proper security measures are put in place . `` unfortunately , i do n't have an update or timeframe to share at this point in time , '' playstation spokesman patrick seybold said in a statement on monday . `` as we previously noted , this is a time intensive process , and we 're working to get them back online quickly . '' the playstation network is a free utility that lets gamers communicate and play with each other , as well as download games and movies . sony also offers subscription programs called playstation plus , which provides access to exclusive games , and qriocity , which offers on-demand music and movies over the internet . those services also remain unavailable . a sony spokesman in tokyo , where the company is headquartered , said investigations have n't uncovered whether the intruders gained access to personal information or credit card numbers , according to a report from technology news service idg . the spokesman reportedly said sony would contact those affected if investigators discover that info was leaked . cnn 's request for comment was not returned by a sony spokeswoman . the network failure was apparently more severe than originally thought . sony released a statement on thursday saying , `` it may be a full day or two before we 're able to get the service completely back up and running . '' gamers are livid . the timing is especially frustrating because it comes on the heels of three blockbuster launches for the playstation 3 . sony 's `` socom 4 '' is the latest in a third-person shooter series about navy seal operatives , which heavily promotes its online-play component . the new `` mortal kombat '' game is also supposed to let gamers play online . `` portal 2 , '' the critically acclaimed shooter-puzzle game , debuted alongside a much-anticipated game-download service called steam . all these launched in the united states on tuesday , one day before the outage .
 The article discusses the injury of Jacob Fairbank, a rugby player who suffered an ankle fracture and ligament damage during a game. He underwent surgery and is expected to undergo extensive rehabilitation before returning to play. The article also mentions that Fairbank's team, Hudder's Field, has been affected by injuries this season, with several players out due to various injuries.