Summarize: The UK is to open its first three proton beam therapy centres after cancer-stricken five-year-old Ashya King made a miracle recovery after receiving the treatment. Cardiff-based Proton Partners International Ltd, is to open the treatment centres, which will be available to NHS cancer patients, in Cardiff, London and Northumberland by 2017, with the first in the Welsh capital being operational by next year. The announcement comes just weeks after the parents of brain cancer sufferer Ashya told of how he was given the 'all-clear' after receiving proton bean therapy at a centre in Prague. Scroll down for video. Five-year-old Ashya King, pictured in October, who suffered from brain cancer but has recently been given the all-clear after receiving proton beam therapy. Three centres in the UK in Cardiff, London and Northumberland, are set to open offering proton beam therapy, which Ashya, pictured, received. Both Brett and Naghmeh King sparked an international manhunt last year after taking their son out of hospital in Southampton, without doctors' consent. Mr and Mrs King had wanted their son to have the cutting-edge therapy instead of conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Fearing that Ashya would be taken away from them and given the treatment, the family fled to Spain before travelling to the Czech Republic to the Proton Therapy Centre. Now, a group called Proton Partners International has now been formed in the UK following discussions between Professor Sir Chris Evans, the life sciences entrepreneur and UK life sciences and healthcare investors. They have committed almost £100million equity finance into the company. Professor Gordon McVie, senior consultant at the European Institute of Oncology, has been appointed chairman of the group, and Professor Karol Sikora has agreed to become chief medical adviser to the company, alongside a range of renowned cancer and healthcare experts. Ashya, with his parents Brett and Naghmeh. The Kings defiantly fled to Spain in a bid to get Ashya to the Proton Therapy Centre in Prague and protect him from the devastating side effects of NHS treatment. Professor McVie said: 'This is an exciting and important development of the provision of cancer treatment in the UK. As things stand, patients who benefit from this treatment have to go abroad for treatment, often at great expense to the NHS. 'The creation of these centres will go a long way to ensuring the very best of treatment is available in the UK.' While Sir Chris added: 'We are delighted that the UK's first centre will be based in Cardiff and Wales Life Sciences Investment Fund is proud to support this breakthrough. While conventional radiotherapy uses high energy beams of radiation to destroy cancerous cells, often damaging surrounding tissue, proton beam therapy aims radiation directly at the tumour. Because it is so highly targeted it means it can avoid healthy tissue, particularly tissues and organs behind the tumour. While radiotherapy can lead to side effects such as nausea and can sometimes disrupt how some organs function, proton beam therapy has a lower risk of side effects. This means it is effective for treating cancer that affects critical areas, such as brain cancer. However, Cancer Research UK estimates that only one in 100 people would be suitable for proton beam therapy and there are also concerns that the long-term impact of the nascent procedure is not yet known. The only proton beam facility currently in operation is at the Clatterbridge Centre for Cancer NHS Foundation Trust in the Wirral, Merseyside, which delivers 'low energy' therapy for rare cancers around the eye. The NHS currently pays for those deemed appropriate for proton beam therapy to go to the United States for treatment. They must be assessed by a panel who may decide patients are not suitable if there is unlikely to be a clinical benefit from the treatment. More than 400 patients have been sent abroad since 2008 - most of these children - at an average cost of £100,000 per patient. 'There are more than 150,000 people treated for cancer each year in the UK and the demand for treatment is growing. 'It is anticipated that NHS demand for proton beam therapy abroad will reach 1,500 patients by 2017. Proton Partners will be able to play a leading part in helping meet demand in the UK as of next year.' In addition to state of the art Proton Partners' treatment services, the Cardiff centre will provide conventional radiotherapy, chemotherapy and supportive care. Proton beam therapy is a highly-targeted type of radiotherapy that can treat hard-to-reach cancers, such as spinal tumours, with a lower risk of damaging the surrounding tissue and causing side effects. The Government has announced that it is to create two NHS proton beam therapy units which will open in 2018. The Kings faced every parent's worst nightmare when their young son was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour after suffering a series of mystery symptoms. But the family's own research into his condition led them to question the need for normal NHS radiotherapy - which would risk massive damage to healthy brain tissue and lead to lifelong disabilities. And despite threats to revoke their parental rights unless they went along with the therapy, the Kings defiantly fled to Spain in a bid to get Ashya to the Proton Therapy Centre in Prague and protect him from the devastating side effects of NHS treatment. They were arrested by European authorities and banned from seeing their sick son, with a High Court judge only approving the move to Prague after they had been released. When he finally arrived at the centre in September last year, Ashya was so sick he was unable to move and had to be fed by tubes. But in October, he was pictured smiling and waving to cameras, thrilled at the prospect of returning to the family holiday home in Malaga, Spain, and finishing his treatment there with his parents and older brother Naveed. Since then, he has continued to make encouraging progress and is enjoying a more normal life. However, despite the treatment and his recovery, Ashya's parents say they fear their children will be taken into care if they return to the UK, his grandmother said last month.

The three centres are planned for Cardiff, London and Northumberland. They will offer proton beam therapy to private and NHS cancer patients. Hoped the first centre in Cardiff will be up and running by next year. Ashya King, five, made a 'miracle recovery' after receiving the therapy to treat a brain tumour.


Summarize: Ambulance bosses are routinely making a 21,500-mile round trip to Australia to hire paramedics on £4,500 ‘golden hello’ payments because it is far cheaper than training them in Britain. Managers from the London Ambulance Service, the largest in the NHS, have just filled 225 vacant posts with applicants from Sydney and Melbourne. They were recruited on the back of a series of practical demonstrations on dummies, a written exam and an interview that lasted in all between four and six hours. Ambulance bosses are routinely making a 21,500-mile round trip to Australia to hire paramedics on £4,500 ‘golden hello’ payments. The selection process, held at five-star hotels, was so quick that by 8am the next day applicants had received an email informing them if they had a job. It is the latest example of how the NHS is recruiting overseas because it has failed to train enough staff in Britain to meet the needs of the rising and ageing population. Hospital managers have been flying out to Spain and Portugal to hire batches of 30 nurses at a time. The ambulance service is also severely understaffed and, across England, around 1,250 posts are unfilled – a tenth of what is needed. The Mail attended a fast-track recruitment event last month at the five-star Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel, overlooking the famous Opera House. Our investigation discovered how:. Growing numbers of paramedics are quitting the NHS. Many are frustrated at having to spend hours queuing outside A&E units which are too full to accept their patients. They are also being called out to a growing number of non-urgent calls from patients unable to see a GP. The selection process, held at five-star hotels, was so quick that by 8am the next day applicants had received an email informing them if they had a job. The increasing demand on ambulances means they are taking longer to reach the seriously ill. As a result, many paramedics are choosing to take up posts as ‘advanced practitioners’ in A&E, GP surgeries and call centres for the 111 helpline where the work is less stressful and they can earn more. London Ambulance Service has been the hardest hit by this exodus. Currently 340 posts are vacant, a fifth of the total workforce needed. Last year alone more than 230 paramedics quit. However, Australia has a surplus.Other understaffed ambulance services in the UK are also going abroad, including to Poland. As well as the 225 paramedics hired from Australia last month, London Ambulance Service hired 175 from there and New Zealand in September. Managers are considering flying out again later this year and calculate that the first recruitment drive saved the NHS £9million. It costs £50,000 to train one paramedic in Britain. Each trip to Australia costs the ambulance service £90,000 in flights and hotel bills, but they return having hired on average 200 paramedics. They are offered a £30,200 salary including London weighting. Jason Killens, director of operations at London Ambulance Service, said: ‘It’s not our long-term solution but is helping us fill a skills shortage while we train more people to become paramedics in the UK.’ He said the paramedics had initially been filtered via an online form. Tim Jones is one of the many Australians being lured to Britain to work as a paramedic. He will join the London Ambulance Service when he finishes his degree course in October. The 22-year-old said it was ‘exciting helping people’, but also hopes it will enable him to see more of Europe. He said: ‘It was pitched as a lifestyle and a job – they really sold it to me.’ He said friends who were offered jobs in September ‘are absolutely loving it’ – including having the chance to see the Tour de France. A lifestyle and a job: Tim Jones, left, during a skills test last month held at Sydney Harbour Marriot Hotel. Kate Tranter and fiancé Will Skelly, from Sydney, will move over together in the hope of furthering their careers. Miss Tranter said: ‘We are big travellers so it will be a good adventure together. We will spend a minimum of two years there.’ Mr Skelly said: ‘I’ve always wanted to go to London as a paramedic because you get a variety of work and then you can shoot off to Spain for the weekend.’ Celia Potter, 23, from Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, said she was encouraged to move to London after talking to friends given jobs in September. She said: ‘One friend said they are thrown straight into it, but you also get a mentor for the first year which is good.’

Managers from the London Ambulance Service just filled 225 vacant posts. Applicants all from Sydney and Melbourne recruited after one day of tests. Latest example of how NHS recruits overseas as it fails to train staff in UK. Hospital managers have been hiring batches of 30 nurses on trips to Spain. Paramedics are being offered £4,500 ‘golden hellos’ if they agree to move to Britain within three months. Managers are so anxious to fill posts that 91 per cent of those who turned up to assessments were offered jobs. Applicants told the Mail they had been promised a ‘new lifestyle’ that would enable them to gain valuable experience, visit distant relatives and ‘shoot off’ to Spain for the weekend. The few paramedics who didn’t get jobs when managers first flew out in September were so keen they returned for the latest round of recruitment days – and vowed to turn up a third time if they still weren’t hired. Managers claim they can save the NHS £9million by flying out to Australia rather than training paramedics in Britain.


Summarize: Chelsea have turned to the latest fitness technology to carry them over the line towards the Premier League title following a relentless campaign. Having led the chasing pack for most of the season, the Blues are currently  seven points clear with a game in hand over their closest rivals and seven games remaining ahead of the weekend's visit of Manchester United. Despite their commanding position, Jose Mourinho's side is leaving nothing to chance as players hit the gym following the announcement of a partnership with leading wellness solutions provider Technogym - who have kitted out their Cobham training ground with state-of-the-art equipment. Kurt Zouma (left), Nemanja Matic (top right) and Eden Hazard (bottom right) work out at Cobham. Players including Eden Hazard and Nemanja Matic have been pictured being put through their paces while the Stamford Bridge club's Twitter account features a video of young defender Kurt Zouma working out at Cobham. Carlos Lalin, Chelsea assistant first team fitness coach and gym manager said 'Technogym has a reputation for excellence in the design and manufacture of fitness equipment for elite athletes. 'As one of the leading clubs in the world, it is natural that we should work with the best. We are pleased with our choice and hope that this will help us to achieve even more in the coming years.' New signing Juan Cuadrado (left) and Cesar Azpilicueta are all smiles at their new running machines. Technogym has kitted out Chelsea's Cobham training centre with the latest state-of-the-art equipment. Player of the Year nominee Eden Hazard trains hard in the gym ahead of Manchester United's visit. Azpilicueta and Branislav Ivanovic take part in some leg stretching exercises using the new equipment. Technogym's founder and President Nerio Alessandri said, 'Over the past 30 years, Technogym has invested heavily in research and development work to create unsurpassed fitness equipment and technology that supports top athletes around the world. 'Both Chelsea FC and Technogym share a strong dedication to performance – be it at the high-performance training centre in Cobham, or in the creation of the most innovative fitness equipment in the market. 'We are proud to be selected as Chelsea FC's fitness equipment partner, and we look forward to working closely with its players to continuously help them achieve the best performance possible.' Blues defender Matic uses weights and resistance training to get himself in shape for Sunday. Chelsea fitness coach Carlos Lalin has hailed the club's partnership with Technogym. Zouma has broken into the first team this year and has been preferred to Gary Cahill in recent games. Meanwhile, Chelsea have had two players nominated for the PFA Player of the Year awards with Diego Costa and Hazard competing with the likes of Harry Kane, David de Gea, Philippe Coutinho and Alexis Sanchez for the accolade. Hazard is hot favourite thanks to his consistently brilliant form, which has also seen the Belgium international included in the shortlist for the Young Player of the Year award. Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring against QPR to open to maintain their lead at the top of the table. Hazard (left) is hot favourite to pick up the PFA Player of the Year award for his inspiring displays.

Chelsea are seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Blues have announced partnership with fitness leaders Technogym. Kurt Zouma, Eden Hazard and Nemanja Matic have been working out. Jose Mourinho's side host Man United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.


Summarize: Conversation is limited to ‘mummy’ and ‘bye bye’ and simply standing up unaided is a major achievement. But 11-month-old babies have already mastered the fundamentals of physics. Baby boys and girls were surprised when a ball seemed to disappear through a solid wall. Their curiosity did not end there. When they were then given the ball to play with, they repeatedly banged it on a table in an apparent attempt to work out its secret. Scroll down for video. Babies in the study reacted with surprise when objects like this toy car appeared to break the laws of gravity. The babies were similarly perplexed by a toy car that appeared to defy the laws of gravity and float in thin air. And given it to play with later, they repeatedly dropped it on the floor. Importantly, the babies shown the magic tricks were more interested in playing with the ball than a brand new toy that they had never seen before. Babies might be smarter than we had previously thought and can understand complex social situations from the age of just 13 months old. A study by psychologists at the University of Missouri has found that infants are able to comprehend what constitutes bullying, friendship and what it means to be a bystander. In an experiment with puppets they responded to different scenarios in a way that suggested they were more engaged than had been expected. The findings indicated the newborns had ‘strong feelings about how people should deal with a character who hits others’, the researchers said. And they did better than others on a learning test, in which they had to link a specific sound to the ball. This, say the US researchers, suggests that babies learn from the unexpected, something that is important in a world in which we are constantly bombarded with information. Professor Lisa Feigenson, of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, said: ‘For young learners, the world is an incredibly complex place filled with dynamic stimuli. ‘How do learners know what to focus on and what to learn more about and what to ignore? ‘Our research suggests that infants use what they already know about the world to form predictions. ‘When these predictions are shown to be wrong, infants use this as a special opportunity for learning. ‘When babies are surprised, they learn much better, as though they are taking the occasion to try to figure something out about their world.’ The professor studied 11-month-olds because they were old enough to sit and watch the ball and to pick it up and play with it. A ball was rolled down a slope and apparently passed through a solid wall in one magic trick in the study. Babies repeatedly droped the car after being shown the magic trick as they attempted to learn what happened. However, previous studies have shown that much younger babies and newborn animals have surprising amounts of knowledge about maths and physics, including whether an object should be able to pass through a solid wall. Writing in the journal Science, she said that some information may be so fundamental to survival that we are born with it. Lead author Aimee Stahl said that young babies are ‘remarkably sophisticated thinkers’. She added: ‘It’s easy to look at a baby and see a blank slate but actually babies have rich, sophisticated expectations about the world. ‘Infants are not only equipped with core knowledge about fundamental aspects of the world but, from early in their lives, they harness this knowledge to empower new learning.’ After seeing the ball trick babies would bang it on the table more as they attempted to uncover its secrets. The graphic above shows the reactions of the babies after seeing magic tricks that defied their expectations. The babies in the study were given choices about the toys they would play with after watching a magic trick. Children who can accurately depict the human form at the age of four are more likely to be brighter in their teenage years, according to a study published last summer. Psychologists at King’s College London studied pictures drawn by more than 15,000 four-year-olds who were identical ans non-identical twins. Those who drew with the most skill were likely to do better in intelligence tests a decade later. The children were asked at the age of four to draw a picture of a child. Each figure was scored between 0 and 12 depending on the presence of features such as a head, nose, ears, hair, body and arms. The children were given verbal and non-verbal intelligence tests at the time they completed the drawing, and again at the age of 14. The researchers found a definite correlation between the drawing scores and the two sets of intelligence scores. Dr Rosalind Arden, of the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, said: ‘Our results show that there is a link between the ability to draw at the age of four and intelligence later in life. ‘Through drawing, we are attempting to show someone else what’s in our mind. 'This capacity to reproduce figures is a uniquely human ability and a sign of cognitive ability, in a similar way to writing, which transformed the human species’ ability to store information and build a civilisation.’

Researchers at John Hopkins University in Baltimore showed babies magic tricks where balls seemed to pass through walls and toy cars floated on air. 11 month old infants were surprised when objects defied their expectations. The babies then played more with the ball and car when given them later on. Scientists say the children appeared to be trying to work out their secrets.


Summarize: Manny Pacquiao decided to train on the streets of Los Angeles on Friday as he ran along the trail at Griffith Park ahead of his highly-anticipated fight against Floyd Mayweather. The Filipino swapped the gym for the great outdoors as he worked on his fitness and stamina in preparation for what could be a lengthy bout against his welterweight rival. Pacquiao was spotted with several fitness fanatics during his run around one of the North America's largest urban parks. Manny Pacquiao is joined by several fitness fanatics as he jogs around Griffith Park. Pacquiao was joined by his dog Pacman as he ran around one of North America's largest urban parks. The Filipino boxer shows off his skills by shadow boxing in front of interested spectators. The 36-year-old was joined by his pet dog Pacman as he continued to gear up for his May 2 encounter against the undefeated Mayweather. As well as working on his aerobic endurance, Pacquiao was also tested on his core strength and showed off his impressive footwork in front of watching spectators by shadow boxing. Pacquiao recently unveiled the multicoloured mouth guard he will wear during his $300million Las Vegas showdown with Mayweather. The container that it comes in reads 'MouthGuards for Champions', demonstrating Pacquiao's undoubted confidence. Pacquiao worked out on the mats as he took time out from the gym ahead of his fight with Floyd Mayweather. The 36-year-old looked extremely focused as he worked on his core strength during the training session. Spectators watch on as a fitness coach puts Pacquiao through his paces at LA's Griffith Park. Pacquiao has revealed the colourful mouthpiece he will wear during the May 2 bout in Las Vegas.

Manny Pacquiao ran along Griffith Park trail as he worked on his fitness. The Filipino was accompanied by his pet dog Pacman during jog. Pacquiao goes toe-to-toe with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2. READ: Pacquiao reveals his colourful mouth guard ahead of his bout.


Summarize: A cat who had been stuck in a wall at a Cairo train station for five years has been freed at last. Biso had squeezed into the hole in the wall at the Mohamed Naguib metro station as a kitten in 2010 - but then soon became to big to escape. He survived thanks to an elderly man named Uncle Abdo, who gave the trapped cat water and fed him scraps of food  every day. Scroll down for video. Biso the cat, who was stuck behind a wall in a Cairo train station for five years, has finally been freed. The cat survived thanks to an elderly man called Uncle Abdo who fed him scraps of food every day. Now, the feline in finally free thanks to a social media campaign, according to the Cairo Post. Animal rights activist Mounira Shehata told the newspaper the smell when the wall was removed was 'heinous'. She said: 'It was like a tomb. There were black worms along four meters of the edge, where Uncle Abdo was able to put in food for Biso.' Uncle Abdo, who named the cat, said Biso would regularly hide from bigger cats in the hole, but one day, squeezed inside and was not able to come out again. He added that workers had tried to rescue the cat years ago, but a scared Biso had stayed behind the wall. And Uncle Abdo even visited the station to feed Biso during the revolution in Egypt in 2011, when most stores, including his own, were closed. Uncle Abdo even came to feed Biso during the the revolution in Egypt in 2011, when his shop was closed. 'I do it for God. What is for God does not go away,' he told Masr al-Arabia. Biso's plight came to the attention of animal activists after a picture of the cat's tail hanging from behind the wall was posted on Facebook last month. A caption explained that the wall could not be broken to free the animal because it would be considered damage to public property. The picture caught the attention of Ms Shehata and her fellow animal rights activists Marwa Elgebaly and Rania el-Kordy - who all decided to go save the cat on March 12. Staff at the station told the trio they would need to return a couple of days later, when a maintenance official would be able to help. And after Dina Zulfikar, an animal rights worker, filed a report at the Abdeen police station March 13, officers arrived at the metro station. Biso's plight came to the attention of animal activists after a picture of his tail was posted on Facebook. But the terrified cat quickly ran off after his rescue from behind the wall at the Mohamed Naguib metro station. They told the head of Mohamed Naguib metro station, in downtown Cairo, of the prosecution order to rescue Biso. Workers were brought in to help - and the rescue mission took more than five hours. The terrified cat only emerged from the hole after one worker, named Amr, went inside to bring him out. Sadly, Biso then quickly ran away before anyone was able to catch him. Uncle Abdo is still looking for him inside the station.

The cat was trapped behind the wall at Mohamed Naguib metro station. He survived thanks to a man Uncle Abdo, who owns a shop outside station. Uncle Abdo gave Biso water and fed him scraps through hole every day. Thanks to a social media campaign, Biso the cat is now finally free.


Summarize: At least 35 workers have been killed at a dairy factory in Yemen as Saudi Arabian warplanes continue to bomb Shiite rebel positions in both the north and the south of the country. Today's airstrikes targeted rebel-controlled army camps in the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, and hit warehouses belonging to a factory that produces dairy products. The jets drew return fire from anti-aircraft guns as the Saudi-led campaign to defeat the Iran-backed Shiite rebels loyal to Yemen's deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh entered its seventh day. The attack on the dairy factory comes as Saudi Arabia hinted that it was prepared to launch a ground invasion in Yemen in the hope of forcing the Houthi rebels to allow current president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi to return to the country, after he fled the southern port city of Aden last week. Hit: Smoke rises from the dairy factory hit by an air strike in Yemen's western port city of Houdieda today. Blast: Today's airstrikes targeted rebel-controlled army camps in the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, and hit warehouses belonging to a factory that produces dairy products. Under attack: Houthi fighters walk as smoke rises from a military supply post after it was hit by an air strike in Yemen's northwestern city of Saada earlier today. Yemeni supporters of the Saudi-led coalition hold pictures of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud alongside Saudi and Yemeni flags during a demonstration against the Shiite Houthi rebels in Taez city today. Since their advance began last year, the Houthis have overrun the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and several provinces, and have forced current president Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi to flee abroad. Following today's airstrikes on the dairy factory in Hodeida, the Houthi's anti-aircraft guns returned fire before the factory itself was set ablaze. Parts of its main building collapsed from explosions with workers still inside, according to at least five eyewitnesses and officials. According to the medical center in Hodeida, at least 35 workers were killed, many of them crushed by the rubble or burned to death. Two military officials said the factory had been used as a rebel weapons cache, and that while the airstrikes flattened the warehouses, the main factory building was only partially destroyed - suggesting it might have been hit from ground. All the officials and witnesses spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Families of stranded Pakistanis in Yemen hold their pictures in a rally for their rescue in Multan today. Yemeni men chant slogans while holding posters of  the Shiite Houthi rebel leaders they support. The airstrikes come as Saudi Arabia hinted once again that it could carry an ground invasion in Yemen in the coming days. Authorities  reiterated that the Sunni alliance, which was set up by the Arab nations against the Houthi Shiite rebels, is boosting its military presence in the Saudi Arabia-Yemen border. Saudi Arabia shares a 1,120 mile-long border with Yemen -- much of which is incredibly porous. 'The Saudi-led air campaign may be accompanied by an operation on the ground,' Saudi Arabia's Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri was quoted as saying by the International Business Times. 'One should not expect a sudden ground attack,' he reportedly added. 'The Houthis are moving from one place to another in search of safe havens. We will make sure that there will be no safe place the militants to hide on the land of Yemen,' General Asseri went on to say. Scores of Yemeni expatriates, including students and clerics, chant slogans while holding a poster of the Yemeni Shiite Houthi rebel leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, during a protest  in Tehran, Iran this morning. Yemeni men in Tehran hold a burning photo of Saudi King Salman, with Arabic writing reading 'Horn of Satan' The Hodeida death toll came a day after international aid groups expressed alarm over high civilian casualties in Yemen's escalating crisis. A report published yesterday by the U.N. children's agency, UNICEF, said 62 children were killed and 30 wounded during the fighting in Yemen over the past week. It was not clear if the deaths were the result of airstrikes or ongoing clashes between rival groups across the country. The U.N. human rights office in Geneva also said its staffers in Yemen confirmed that at least 19 civilians died when airstrikes hit a refugee camp near the Houthi stronghold of Saada in northern Yemen on Sunday, with at least 35 wounded, including 11 children. Critics of the Houthis charge that they are an Iranian proxy — a claim the rebels deny. Iran has provided aid to the rebels, but both Tehran and the Houthis deny it has armed them. In Tehran, dozens of Yemeni expatriates, including clerics and students, took to the streets on Wednesday to denounce the airstrikes. The protesters burned photos of Saudi King Salman and marched outside the Saudi Embassy.

Dairy factory in Red Sea port city of Hodeida was destroyed earlier today. 35 people were killed in airstrike that prompted Houthi rebels to return fire. Attack comes as Saudi issues new warning of imminent ground invasion. General hinted that ongoing airstrikes may require support on the ground.


Summarize: Hundreds of morning commuters in Boston were delayed today after a truck crashed on an elevated highway over subway and rail tracks. The box truck collided with a car on Interstate 93 southbound in the city's Dorchester neighborhood at about 6am, and both drivers were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. As officials didn't want to risk running trains under the over-hanging truck, replacement shuttle buses were run for southbound passengers with long queues forming. Scroll down for video. Aerieal shot: Hundreds of morning commuters in Boston were delayed today after a truck crashed on an elevated highway over subway and rail tracks. Overhanging: The box truck collided with a car on Interstate 93 southbound in the city's Dorchester neighborhood at about 6am, and both drivers were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Carol Hullum, who lives near the crash site, said the collision caused headaches for locals trying to get to work. 'I was just thinking too that the commuter rail is finally on time again, and now the poor people got on the train and now they're going to be delayed again,' she told WHDH News. On the highway there were also massive delays. Commuter woes: As officials didn't want to risk running trains under the over-hanging truck, replacement shuttle buses were run for southbound passengers with long lines forming. Even after the truck was towed by crane at about 8:30am, traffic remained backed up in both directions. The truck driver was identified as a 57-year-old Woburn man and the car driver was a 42-year-old Attleboro man. However, no names were released. State troopers are still investigating the incident and no charges have been filed.

The box truck collided with a car on Interstate 93 southbound in the city's Dorchester neighborhood at about 6am. Both drivers were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. As officials didn't want to risk running trains under the over-hanging truck, replacement shuttle buses were run for southbound passengers. On the highway there were also massive delays.


Summarize: Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall lauded his young guns after their latest European heartache before declaring he has no intention of overspending in a competitive post-World Cup transfer market. McCall watched his side, which contained five English-qualified forwards in the starting pack, battle in vain before losing 13-9 to the Clermont on Saturday. Saracens’ millionaire chairman Nigel Wray spent much of last week repeating his belief the cap should be scrapped in order for Saracens to compete at Europe’s top table, raising expectations they could be set to land a ‘marquee’ player from outside the league whose wages would sit outside next season’s £5.5m cap. Maro Itoje (second left) was one of five England-qualified forwards in the Saracens pack that faced Clermont. Mako Vunipola tries to fend off Clermont lock Jamie Cudmore during a ferocious contest. Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall saw his side come agonisingly close to reaching the final. But McCall said: ‘We know where we’d like to improve our side and we’re prepared to wait for the right person. We don’t want to jump in and get “a name” just because he’s available post-World Cup. 'The fact our pack is as young as it is is incredibly exciting for us. They could be the mainstay of the club for the next four to five seasons.’ Billy Vunipola (left), Jim Hamilton and Itoje leave the field following their 13-9 loss against Clermont.

Saracens lost 13-9 to Clermont at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday. The Sarries pack contained five English-qualified forwards. Saracens’ millionaire chairman Nigel Wray wants the salary cap scrapped.


Summarize: The decomposing bodies of the men accused of killing 148 innocent people at a Kenyan university were paraded in front of a large crowd at a primary school today. The authorities drove the naked, bloated corpses of the four alleged terrorists around the town in a pickup truck from the mortuary to Garissa Primary School. It comes as survivor Cynthia Cheroitich, 19, who spent two days hiding in a wardrobe and drinking body lotion to survive, was rescued after al-Shabaab gunmen stormed Garissa University College on Thursday. Scroll down for video. Paraded: The naked bodies of the alleged attackers were driven around Garissa before the pickup truck parked at a primary school. In the primary school playground, hundreds gathered to look at the bodies of the men accused of being the attackers. Hundreds of people, some grieving for the loved ones they lost in the siege, gathered in the sweltering heat to catch a glimpse of the men who are believed to be responsible. Pictures of the crowds and the bodies piled onto the vehicle are being shared on social media. Four attackers died at Garissa, but they have not been named and their nationalities have not been revealed. It was hoped that crowds viewing the corpses might identify them. 'I want to see them,' Muna Haji told The Washington Post. 'I want to know that these people are dead. They have killed innocent people.' Survivor Ms Cheroitich, who hid under a pile of clothes, spoke about her ordeal following her rescue today. She was initially too petrified to come out of the wardrobe, but a lecturer she knew eventually convinced her that police officers were not the al-Shabaab gunmen - 50 hours after the barbaric attack began. Kenyan troops searching the building were alarmed when they heard sounds coming from inside a wardrobe. A police officer said: 'She kept asking for reassurance from the security forces they were not al-Shabaab before she could come out. 'She was given milk and rushed to the Garissa hospital, where she is being observed before being given counselling.' Speaking later in hospital, the survivor said she told officers from inside the wardrobe: 'How do I know that you are the Kenyan police?' 'I was just praying to my God,' Ms Cheroitich, a Christian, said. A crowd gathers outside the morgue to catch a glimpse of the corpses of the alleged terrorists who killed 148. Members of the public gather outside the mortuary window to view the bodies of the alleged attackers in the mortuary. People gather to catch a glimpse of the bodies of the alleged terrorists at the hospital mortuary in Garissa. This picture of a classroom strewn with dead bodies has emerged revealing the true horror of the massacre. Four other survivors from the massacre at Garissa University College were found yesterday. A photograph from inside one of the classrooms at the university has emerged, showing at least 12 bodies strewn across the floor, which is covered in blood. At least three people appear to have been huddled in fear in the corner of the room when they were murdered by the militant Islamists. The terrorists raided the university early on Thursday morning, overwhelming guards and murdering people they suspected of being a Christian. A total of 148 people were killed in the siege, with the gunmen shooting and beheading those who could not recite the Koran. Most of those killed were students but two police officers, one soldier and two watchmen are among the dead. Kenya's interior minister, Joseph Nkaissery said the four terrorist gunmen had strapped themselves with explosives. When officers shot at them, they exploded 'like bombs' and shrapnel injured officers. Kenyan security officials said dozens of hostages were freed and four of the gunmen, believed to be armed with AK-47s, were killed. Cynthia Cheroitich, 19, emerged after two days of hiding inside wardrobe at the university, and was initially too petrified to believe police officers were not al-Shabaab gunmen. Today survivor Cynthia Cheroitich, 19, who spent two days hiding and drinking body lotion to survive, was rescued. The Interior Ministry said five suspects had been detained, some while trying to flee to Somalia, where al-Shabaab is based. Four were Kenyans of Somali origin, and the fifth was Tanzanian, the ministry said. Officials said all three were associates of Islamist teacher Mohamed Mohamud, who is believed to have masterminded the attack. There is a £145,000 bounty on his head. The interior ministry said the three suspects arrested at the border had coordinated the attack. Two people were detained at the university, including a security guard and a Tanzanian man. 'We suspect the Tanzanian, who was hiding in the ceiling, was one of the combatants,' ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka said. 'He had ammunition with him when he was arrested on Thursday night. We suspect the guard facilitated the entry (into the university).' In a chilling warning today, the terrorist group said more attacks like the university massacre were planned. 'Kenyan cities will run red with blood,' al-Shabab said in a statement, according to the SITE intelligence monitoring group. Survivors: A woman reacts after seeing her son who was rescued from the Garissa University College attack. Relatives are reunited with their loved ones who survived the attack (centre) at Nyayo stadium in Kenya's capital Nairobi. A woman who survived the attack (centre) is reunited with relatives at Nyayo stadium in Nairobi today. The militants said the barbaric attack was in retaliation for killings carried out by Kenyan troops fighting the rebels in Somalia. 'This will be a long, gruesome war of which you, the Kenyan public, are its first casualties. 'No amount of precaution or safety measures will be able to guarantee your safety, thwart another attack or prevent another bloodbath.' Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta said today that those behind the attack were 'deeply embedded' in Kenya, and called on Kenyan Muslims to help prevent radicalisation. 'Our task of countering terrorism has been made all the more difficult by the fact that the planners and financiers of this brutality are deeply embedded in our communities,' he said in a televised speech. 'Radicalisation that breeds terrorism is not conducted in the bush at night. It occurs in the full glare of day, in madrasas, in homes, and in mosques with rogue imams.' A grieving relative is overcome with emotion after viewing the body of a family member - one of the 148 killed in the barbaric attack. Mouring: Today hundreds of grieving relatives were still gathered in grief outside the college, where 148 people were murdered. A total of 148 people were killed in the siege, with the gunmen shooting and beheading those who could not recite the Koran. Pictured: A relative of one of the students who was murdered weeps.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Hundreds gathered to see bodies of alleged killers paraded through town. Naked corpses went on show as student who hid in wardrobe was rescued. Cynthia Cheroitich, 19, had feared police were gunmen but emerged today. Terrorists killed 148 people in the Garissa University College massacre.


Summarize: Arsenal must make a swift decision on Petr Cech this summer or risk losing out on the goalkeeper. The Chelsea shot-stopper looks certain to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season after losing the No 1 spot to Thibaut Courtois. Cech will hold talks with manager Jose Mourinho at the end of the season where the keeper will confirm his decision to leave west London. Arsenal must make a swift decision on Petr Cech this summer or risk losing out on the goalkeeper. The Chelsea stopper looks certain to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season after losing his No 1 spot. Arsene Wenger must be swift with a move for his top goalkeeping target to beat the competition to him. The Gunners are long-term admirers of Cech and are considering a move for the keeper ahead of next season. However, Arsenal will not be the only club interested in luring Cech when the transfer window reopens. Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Roma and Inter Milan are all showing an interest in the 32-year-old and Cech is understood to be keen on resolving his future as quickly as possible this summer. That means the Gunners could miss out on their primary goalkeeping target if they don't make an early move. However, there are some major obstacles Arsenal must overcome before landing Cech. The first is the goalkeeper's valuation. Despite the fact Cech enters the final year of his contract this summer, Chelsea will demand in excess of £10million for the custodian. Thibaut Courtois has become Chelsea's first choice goalkeeper after three years on loan at Atletico Madrid. Chelsea's stance over their players joining rivals weakened with the sale of Juan Mata to Manchester United. The Blues believe Cech can play for at least another eight seasons and that his next club will be signing a world class goalkeeper in his prime. His price will reflect that view. Likewise, the Gunners may find that Chelsea are reluctant to sell them Cech. In recent years, the Blues have shown a hesitancy in selling players to their Premier League rivals, though that stance weakened last season with Juan Mata's exit to Manchester United. Cech and Courtois have spent a season sharing the gloves at Chelsea, but the veteran will now move on. Signing Cech would significantly strengthen the Gunners next season, and Chelsea could yet refuse to sell the keeper to their London rivals. Cech would consider moving to the Emirates Stadium, despite spending over 10 years with Chelsea, and hopes his long period of service will allow him to make the final decision on his next destination.

Arsenal risk missing out of Chelsea's Petr Cech is they hesitate on move. Cech looks set to leave Stamford Bridge after losing his No 1 spot. Liverpool, PSG, Roma and Inter Milan are all also interested in Cech. If the Gunners do not make their move early, they could be beaten to him. Chelsea are looking for a fee in excess of £10million for Czech keeper.


Summarize: Frankie Dettori will be left to focus on the British Flat season this summer after boss Sheik Joaan Al Thani signed up Gregory Benoist to ride the horses which race under his Al Shaqab banner in France. The only exception will be Sheik Joaan’s dual Arc winner Treve, who will continue to be partnered by veteran Thierry Jarnet. Benoist is the only jockey to have ridden Elie Lellouche-trained Ectot, who was unplaced for Al Shaqab in last year’s Arc having gone into the race one of the leading fancies having won the Prix Niel. Frankie Dettori is to concentrate on the British flat season and not being picked to ride in France. The recruitment of Benoist could be seen as a snub for Dettori, who was replaced by Jarnet on Treve in the build-up to her Arc success. But Herbert insisted it was no longer logistically feasible to have one jockey covering both countries because Sheik Joaan’s operation has expanded so much. Herbert said: ‘Last season it was feasible to keep travelling back and forth across the Channel but we have more horses this year – 80 in France and almost 100 in Britain. ‘It makes more sense to have a jockey based over there. Gregory Benoist is the rider signed up to race the Al Shaqab banner in France this summer. ‘Frankie is happy with it and he will still ride British horses which we send to run in France. ‘The contract has literally been signed today. We have a very good relationship with Gregory. Thierry Jarnet will still ride Treve- there is no point breaking up a partnership that works.’ Dettori finished third on Al Shaqab’s Moheet in yesterday’s Novae Bloodstock Craven Stakes at Newmarket. The Richard Hannon-trained colt, which had won its only previous race at Salisbury last year, showed signs of inexperience in a tactical affair won by his Richard Hughes-ridden, front-running stablemate Kool Kompany. Hannon, who runs both Ivawood and Estidhkaar in tomorrow’s Greenham Stakes at Newbury, said both his Craven colts could run in the Guineas but, interestingly, Hughes hinted that either the German or French versions, both run around a bend as opposed to a straight course, might suit length and a quarter winner Kool Kompany best. Sheikh Joaan Al Thani (centre) chose not to go with Dettori and insists that he's happy with his choice. Most significant Guineas action possibly took place before racing started on the Rowley Mile when Charlie Hills-trained Acomb Stakes winner Connection put in a decent gallop under William Buick, who Hills hopes will ride his colt in the Classic back here on May 2. Retiring champion jump jockey AP McCoy was unplaced on his final ride at Cheltenham when Milan Bound finished seventh in the handicap hurdle won by Aqalim. McCoy rides at Ayr for the next two days, including the mount on Paul Nicholls-trained Benvolio in Friday's Scottish National. It is then likely he will not ride again until bowing out from the sport at Sandown’s end-of-season meeting on Saturday. AP McCoy (right) was unplaced at his last ride at Cheltenham but rides in the Scottish Grand National.

Frankie Dettori to focus on the British flat racing season this summer. Gregory Benoist chosen to ride in France by Sheik Joaan Al Thani. AP McCoy will ride his last Scottish Grand National on Benovillo on Friday.


Summarize: (CNN)Lois Lilienstein, co-star of "Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show" — the Canadian preschool show that ran on Nickelodeon during the early 1990s — has died, aged 78. Her son, David Lilienstein, told CBC News that his mother died in Toronto on Wednesday night from a rare form of cancer first diagnosed last October. "She knew it was happening, she was at peace with it, and she died very peacefully and not in pain," he told the Canadian broadcaster. Liz Smith at 92. Lilienstein was born in Chicago in 1936 and moved to Toronto in 1996 with her son and her husband, Ernest. She joined Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison to launch their singing trio in 1978. The TV show "Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show" ran on CBC in Canada from 1984 to 1989, before continuing in reruns on Nickelodeon stateside until 1995. The 30 most popular film producers in Hollywood. Sally Catto, general manager, programming at CBC Television, paid tribute to Lilienstein for her contribution to Canadian kids TV. "Sharon, Lois and Bram got their start at CBC back in the '80s with the Elephant Show, and they went on to become icons to children all across North America through various programs and specials. Lois will be fondly remembered by her many friends at CBC," Catto told The Hollywood Reporter. 'Ghostbusters' budget cut. The Canadian variety show was best known for songs like "Skinnamarink" and "Peanut Butter." Lilienstein left the Sharon, Lois & Bram performance trio in 2000. ©2015 The Hollywood Reporter. All rights reserved.

Beloved children's performer Lois Lilienstein has died. She was a member of CBC and Nickelodeon TV stars Sharon, Lois and Bram. CNN independently confirmed with Sharon and Bram's manager that Lilienstein passed away at 78 of a a rare cancer.


Summarize: This incredible video shows the moment a world freediving champion jumped into the world’s second deepest underwater sink hole. The dramatic footage shows Guillame Néry standing at the edge before jumping in - all without scuba gear and simply holding his breath. And in the video he seemingly reaches the bottom of the 660ft (200 metes) hole before swimming back to the surface. French free diver jumped into Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas. Guillame Néry is seen at the edge before taking the plunge (shown). The hole is 660ft (200 metres) deep, although he doesn't go to the bottom. Free divers are able to hold their breath for more than 20 minutes. The video was filmed in 2010 by the Frenchman's girlfriend and fellow freediver Julie Gautier. It takes place at Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas, the deepest so-called ‘blue hole’ in the world with an underwater entrance. In order to stay alive, the brain is constantly telling the body to breathe. If you don’t obey its primitive urges, carbon dioxide soon starts building up in the body, prompting an overwhelming desire to take a gulp of air. To fight that instinct, a competitive breath-holder has to work hard at expanding his lung capacity with a regular series of intensive breathing exercises. They practise ‘static apnoea’ once or twice a week, as well as ‘dynamic apnoea’ - holding breath while swimming - once in a while for fun, and also general fitness training. He also follows a diet high in fruit and vegetables, as well as broccoli, cauliflower and fish oil. However, Néry revealed a few years ago that he didn’t really reach the bottom of the hole - it’s just filmed that way for artistic reasons. But the video is still incredibly impressive, as he holds his breath for minutes on end. Freediving is a form of underwater diving where no scuba gear or breathing apparatus is used. To breathe for minutes, free divers go through sophisticated mind-body control techniques to push self-induced apnoea - the science of not breathing - to the limits. Some free divers can hold their breath for more than 20 minutes. Stig Severinsen, for example - nicknamed The Man Who Doesn't Breathe - is the holder of multiple records in diving using his 'State of Zen' technique to control his breathing. In October 2012, Mr Severinsen broke the record for the longest time breath held voluntarily by a male by spending 22 minutes with his head submerged in a pool in London. The dive took place in 2010 at Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas (marked), the deepest so-called ‘blue hole’ in the world with an underwater entrance. The video was filmed back in 2010 by the French free diver’s girlfriend and fellow freediver Julie Gautier.It takes place at Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas (shown), the deepest so-called ‘blue hole’ in the world with an underwater entrance.

French free diver  jumped into Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas. Guillame Néry is seen at the edge before taking the plunge. The hole is 660ft (200 metres) deep, although he doesn't go to the bottom. Free divers are able to hold their breath for more than 20 minutes.


Summarize: Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up in front of the Kabul Bank in Jalalabad early Saturday, a local government spokesman said. The ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack. The explosion killed at least 33 people and injured more than 100 others, public health spokesman Najibullah Kamawal said. The claim appears to be the first in Afghanistan by ISIS, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh said. It was made by an offshoot called ISIS Wilayat Khorasan. In a statement, the group said the bomber was named Abu Mohammad and he belonged to their ranks. He was targeting government workers collecting their pay at the bank, the terrorists said. He detonated his charge at the peak of rush hour on the first day of the week, when the bank would be expected to be crowded. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid, in a text message to journalists, distanced his group from the attack. "The explosion in Jalalabad doesn't have anything to do with us and we condemn it," he said. ISIS refers to Afghanistan and Pakistan as the province of "Khorasan." In March, CNN reported on ISIS recruiting in Afghanistan. The United Nations condemned the violence. "The continuing use of suicide attacks in densely populated areas, that are certain to kill and maim large numbers of Afghan civilians, may amount to a war crime," said Nicholas Haysom, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. The United Nations said that in the first three months of the year 655 people were killed and 1,155 were wounded in suicide attacks throughout the country. Fears about ISIS involvement in the region have been growing this year. In February, Mullah Abdul Rauf, a former Taliban commander who had become a recruiter for ISIS in Afghanistan, was killed in a drone strike, according to officials who spoke to CNN. And later that same week, Gen. John Campbell, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he was concerned about the growth of ISIS in the area. "You do have some of the Taliban breaking off and claiming allegiance toward ISIS," Campbell said, attributing the phenomenon partly to a feeling of disenfranchisement on the parts of some Taliban members -- who, he said, may use ISIS tactics to gain media attention. CNN's Brian Walker, Ben Brumfield and Don Melvin contributed to this report.

U.N. says suicide attacks on mass groups of civilians may be labeled as war crimes. Taliban condemns the attack, which ISIS took credit for. The bomber targeted government workers picking up their pay, ISIS said in a statement.


Summarize: She has already taken the modelling world by storm, being snapped up to front campaigns for The Upside, Myer, Berlei and ASOS, to name a few. And now like Megan Gale, Jennifer Hawkins and Elle Macpherson before her, plus-size queen Laura Wells has turned her hand to designing. The brunette bombshell has launched a new swimwear line with a twist - the eco-friendly collection is made entirely of 100 per cent recycled material. Scroll down for video. Curves to coral: Model and environmental scientist Laura Wells uses figure to flaunt ocean inspired swimwear. Sizzling: The Australian beauty smoulders in the campaign. The environmental scientist turned model designed the line in collaboration with US brand Swimsuits For All's trend range, SwimSexy. The collection is inspired by the ocean, with coral reef scenes featuring throughout. The line includes one and two-piece suits, with zippers, criss-cross straps, plunging V-necklines and high-waisted bottoms. The swimsuits cater for every shape, with sizes ranging from 10 through to 24. Environmentally-friendly: The swimsuits are made form 100 per cent recycled materials. Cut well: The swimwear features plunging v-necks, criss-cross straps and flattering cuts for all shapes. Wells revealed that the idea for the collaboration came about through a conversation she had with the brand while she was working with them on a photoshoot. 'I can’t think of anyone else making eco-friendly, fashion-forward suits for curvy girls,' Laura told US website Refinery 29. Laura smoulders in the campaign shots for the collection, lounging on a hammock in a clear blue ocean wearing the coral reef one-piece, which she said was her favourite from the collaboration. Reef range: The swimsuits feature coral reef inspired designs, reflecting model's Australian background. She said the primary challenge was finding environmentally-friendly material while keeping prices affordable. 'Recycled fabrics can be very expensive and it was important for us to keep the price point affordable,' she said. 'Also, swim fabrics need to be able to withstand a lot - sun, chlorine, saltwater - so the research and development process took a while.'

Australian plus size model Laura Wells releases eco-friendly swimwear. The swim range goes up to size 24 and is 100 per cent recyclable material. The prints Australian ocean inspired designs and coral reef colours. The swimwear is a collaboration with US brand Swim Sexy.


Summarize: Every second of the day you are subjected to radiation from compounds in soil, buildings and even your own body. But for people who fly frequently, cosmic radiation can increase this exposure significantly. Now there is an app that records your personal radiation to reveal how much you are exposed to from from medical examinations, changes in your location, and flights. The TrackYourDose app (pictured) was developed by Germany-based firm esooka and uses a mathematical model developed by scientists and meteorologists. The £1.49 ($1.99) iOS app keeps a record of a user's personal radiation including exposure from changes in a person's location and flights. The TrackYourDose app was developed by Germany-based esooka. It uses a mathematical model developed by scientists and meteorologists from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Germany and the University Oulu, Finland. Since 1997, PTB has studied the cosmic radiation at typical flight altitudes and used this to calculate radiation levels. To to do this, PTB's scientists developed a carry-on 'flight case'. Using the case, PTB's scientists measured more than 2,500 points at flight altitudes between 5 miles (8km) and 7.5 miles (12km) worldwide between 1997 and 2006. This covered geographical location, the flight altitude and solar activity. 6 µSv: Typical radiation from a dentist's X-ray. 10 μSv: Average daily natural radiation. 40 μSv: Radiation from flying from New York to Los Angeles. 100 µSv: Radiation from a 10-hour flight across the North Atlantic. 2,100 µSv: Annual radiation of a typical person in Europe. 3,000 μSv: Radiation from a mammogram. 3,600 μSv: Average annual radiation of a US citizen. 50,000 μSv: Maximum allowable yearly occupational dose in the US. 100,000 μSv: Lowest yearly dose linked to increased risk of cancer. 2,000,000 μSv: Severe and potentially fatal. It can measure all the relevant types of radiation, in particular neutron radiation produced in the atmosphere. Using the TrackYourDose app, users enter the details of the airports they are flying from and to and the date they are travelling. The current solar activity for the flight is then inputted, using a neutron monitor of the University of Oulu in Finland. In addition to tracking cosmic radiation from air travel, the app accounts for gamma radiation and cosmic radiation on the ground and medical examinations with ionizing radiation such as X-rays or CT scans lead to radiation exposure. The measurement is called the 'ambient dose equivalent' and is recorded in microsieverts (µSv). In the US, this is often measured in a unit called rem and one sievert is equivalent to 100 rem. A ten-hour flight across the North Atlantic, for instance, results in a radiation exposure of between 50 µSv to 100 µSv. By comparison, an X-ray at a dentist exposes patients to 6 µSv, depending on the type of X-ray. In 2012, the total annual radiation exposure of a typical person in Europe, through naturally occurring radiation, came to about 2,100 µSv. The same year a radiation monitor tracked 131µSv per hour at the site of the Fukushima power plant. While the average radiation of someone in the US is 3,600µSv. Experts studied the cosmic radiation at flight altitudes between 5 miles (8km) and 7.5 miles (12km) worldwide between 1997 and 2006. A TrackYourDose user enters their flights details and solar activity for the flight is inputted, using a neutron monitor from the University of Oulu in Finland. A 10-hour flight over the North Atlantic, for instance, results in a radiation exposure of between 50 µSv to 100 µSv. By comparison, an X-ray (stock image right) exposes patients to 6µSv - depending on the X-ray, while a mammogram (right) produces 3,000 μSv. A dosage of 2,000,000 μSv is considered severe and potentially fatal. Airline pilots are at risk of deadly skin cancer because they are exposed to cockpit radiation similar to levels from tanning beds. Pilots flying for an hour at 30,000ft get the same amount of radiation as 20 minutes on a tanning bed. And researchers believe the levels could be higher when pilots are flying over thick clouds and snow fields, which can reflect UV radiation. A team from the University of California measured the amount of UV radiation in airplane cockpits during flights. The cockpit radiation was measured in the pilot seat of a general aviation turboprop airplane through the acrylic plastic windshield at ground level and at various heights above sea level. Sun exposures were measured in San Jose, California, and in Las Vegas around midday in April. They then compared them with measurements taken in tanning beds. While short-wave UV-B ultraviolet radiation cannot easily penetrate glass and plastic windows, long-wave UV-A is much more likely to get through. Both kinds of UV can cause skin ageing and cancer. Approximately half of this dose comes from X-rays, mammograms, CT scans and similar. The other, natural half occurs from radioactive compounds in soil and building materials like concrete and brick. The small amount of mineral potassium in the human body is also  radioactive. Of this natural radiation, around nine per cent comes from cosmic radiation. Particles from space interact with the atmosphere and Earth's magnetic field to generate cosmic radiation. Sources are said to include gamma ray bursts, solar flares and supernovae. It is what's known as ionising, which means particles can alter charged particles from atoms that can potentially cause chemical changes in body tissue. Exposure to this kind of radiation is more significant at higher latitudes and near the magnetic poles, and many planes take polar routes to cut journey times. This exposure is so significant that in 1994 US pilots and cabin crew were classified as 'radiation workers' and the maximum allowable yearly occupational does is 50,000 μSv. Last year researchers from the University of California found that pilots flying for an hour at 30,000ft get the same amount of radiation as 20 minutes on a tanning bed. And researchers believe the levels could be higher when pilots are flying over thick clouds and snow fields, which can reflect UV radiation. The lowest yearly dose that has been linked to an increase in cancer risk is 100,000 μSv, while a dosage of 2,000,000 μSv is considered severe and potentially fatal.

The TrackYourDose app was developed by Germany-based firm esooka. It uses a mathematical model developed by scientists and meteorologists. The £1.49 ($1.99) iOS app keeps a record of a user's 'personal radiation' This includes exposure from medical examinations, changes in a person's location and flights.


Summarize: Blue Bell Ice Cream announced Friday that it has suspended operations at an Oklahoma production facility that officials had previously connected to a foodborne illness linked to the deaths of three people. 'We are taking this step out of an abundance of caution to ensure that we are doing everything possible to provide our consumers with safe products and to preserve the trust we have built with them and their families for more than a century,' the company said in a statement. Last month, the company and health officials said a 3-ounce cup of ice cream contaminated with listeriosis was traced to a plant in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Scroll down for video. Blue Bell Ice Cream has suspended operations at an Oklahoma production facility that officials had previously connected to a foodborne illness linked to the deaths of three people. Ten products recalled earlier in March were from a production line at a plant the company's headquarters in Brenham, Texas. The now-recalled ice cream product - cups of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla - is not sold in retail locations and is shipped in bulk to 'institutional accounts' such as hospitals in 23 states that comprise less than 5 per cent of the company's sales. 'We recommend that consumers do not eat any Blue Bell brand products made at the company's Oklahoma facility and that retailers and institutions do not sell or serve them,' the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late Friday. Ten products recalled earlier in March were from a production line at a plant in Brenham, Texas, the company's headquarters. The recall, the first in the company's 108-year history, began when five patients at Via Christi St. Francis hospital in Wichita, Kansas, became ill with listeriosis while hospitalized at some point from December 2013 to January 2015. Officials determined at least four drank milkshakes that contained Blue Bell ice cream. Three of the patients later died. Listeriosis, also known as listeria, is a life-threatening infection caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes, according to the CDC. Listeriosis, also known as listeria, is a life-threatening infection caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes. The disease primarily affects pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. The CDC also said Friday that it has identified six patients with listeriosis between 2010 and 2014 that was indistinguishable from that found in the 3-ounce cup ice cream product traced to the Oklahoma plant. Four of the six patients were hospitalized in Texas for unrelated problems before developing listeriosis, according to the CDC. The one patient for whom information is available reported eating ice cream in a Texas hospital before developing listeriosis and the Texas Department of State Health Services reported the hospital had received Blue Bell brand ice cream cups, the CDC said. The 'investigation to determine whether these illnesses are related to exposure to Blue Bell products is ongoing,' the CDC said. Blue Bell said it will conduct a 'careful and complete examination' of its Oklahoma plant 'to determine the exact cause of the contamination.' The company says it voluntarily shut down the plant, then notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 'Once our investigation is complete and we have made all necessary improvements, it will return to operation,' according to the company's statement. 'Our other plants continue to operate and supply our products to retail stores and institutional customers.' The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been notified of the company's decision to voluntarily shut down the plant, Blue Bell said. In addition to the Broken Arrow plant, the company has two plants in Brenham and one in Sylacauga, Alabama. The recalled ice cream had been shipped to Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming.

Last month, the company and health officials said a 3-ounce cup of ice cream contaminated with listeriosis was traced to a plant Oklahoma. Officials determined at least four people hospitalized with the bacteria drank milkshakes that contained Blue Bell ice cream, three of whom later died. The disease primarily affects pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems.


Summarize: Mad Men star Jon Hamm's secret college bullying shame has been exposed by court documents unearthed from the actor's time at the University of Texas at Austin. According to shocking arrest warrants and summons seen by Star magazine, the 44-year-old Golden Globe winner allegedly set fire to one pledge after viciously beating him and using a claw hammer to drag him by his genitals during a hazing ritual gone wrong. The documents claim that Hamm, 44, was eventually charged with assault in connection with the sadistic November 1990 initiation, but he managed to get the charges dismissed before he began his ascent to superstardom. Scroll down for video. College student: Jon Hamm is pictured here in the University of Texas at Austin yearbook for 1990 (left) - the same year he was allegedly involved in a hazing scandal at the Sigma Nu fraternity. The actor is pictured (right) this week. According to the explosive court documents, Hamm was in his sophomore year at UT-Austin when a prospective 21-year-old pledge was called to the Sigma Nu house at 2.30am. When he got there, according to Travis County Court documents, Hamm - who was then aged 20 - and other frat brothers ominously told him, 'It's going to be a long night!' The unidentified junior was then allegedly subjected to two hours of brutal physical attacks as part of his fiery baptism into the fraternity. The alleged victim told police that Hamm and other members hit him with a paddle 30 times and then lifted the pledge off the floor by his underwear, 'pulling it back and forth in a sawing motion', causing 'great pain'. The pledged then claimed that Hamm led him to a basement 'Pit' where he slammed the junior's face into the ground while he was doing push-ups and then allegedly stood on his spine with his full weight. Shockingly, after this, Hamm is then supposed to have set fire to the pledge's pants and refused to let him pat the flames down, but instead made him blow them out. Shame: The allegedly assault saw Hamm and seven other frat brothers set fire to a 21-year-old pledge and beat him with a paddle. At the end of the vicious hazing ritual, the pledge was taken to a part of the frat house called the 'Party Room' where Hamm 'hooked the claw of a hammer underneath his genitals and led him by the hammer around the room'. Allegedly not content with this, Hamm then went onto to break into another potential pledge's room that night and subjected him to a similar torturous initiation. However, the morning after, the mother of the first pledge was called to his room to find him 'hiding in a closet at his apartment, his buttocks and legs black with brusises.' Despit pleading with his mother not to go public, saying 'They'll come kill me!', she reported the incident to the police. High school senior: These pictures of Jon Hamm are from 1989, the year he graduated from John Burroughs School in Ladue, Missouri and one year before his admission to University of Texas at Austin. Early career:  Jon Hamm is pictured here on the 1996 show The Big Date - one year after he had his arrest warrant dismissed and six years after the alleged hazing incident. Huge hit: Man Men and the character of Don Draper has given Jon Hamm his biggest role to date - winning a Golden Globe for his work on the AMC series. Eight warrants were issued for Hamm and seven other frat members, which was shut down for a time after the alleged incident. Three members of Sigma Nu were sentenced to 30 days in prison for the hazing ritual and Hamm was eventually hit with hazing and assault charges in 1991. In the wake of the hazing incident, the Sigma Nu fraternity was shut down in 1990 after the pledge's mother made her son's alleged assault public by going to the police. In 1990, the AP reported that Sigma NU would close and that seven students were being punished after pledges were 'physically and psychologically attacked'. The-then national president of Sigma Nu, James Cherry, said that he was revoking the charter of its UT-Austin, saying, 'Basically, we're out of business on this campus'. 'But our fraternity was founded in opposition to hazing in 1869 and we will not tolerate any form of hazing today.' A warrant was issued for Hamm's arrest in 1992 but the actor reached a plea deal with authorities in 1995 and the charges were dismissed. He returned home to live with his family in Missouri and the actor - who recently emerged from a 30-day stint in a rehab facility - began his acting career. A friend told Star that although shocking, 'The hazing incident was an isolated incident in Jon's life. Since then, he's been strong enough to take steps to make himself a better person.' Hazing incident: Following the alleged assault of the 21-year-old pledge, the Sigma Nu fraternity at UT-Austin (pictured) was shut down. Recently, the Mad Men star has admitted that playing the complex role of Don Draper has taken its toll. In an interview he gave just weeks before he checked himself into rehab last month for 30 days, Hamm opened up about the effect that playing Madison Avenue ad man Don Draper had on his psyche. The 44-year-old star told Variety: 'Playing this guy does not come without its own difficulties, it’s not fun to live in this guy’s headspace year after year.' He added: 'People ask, "What’s the difference between you and Don?" Look, I drink, I get drunk. I’m not immune to that,. 'And (creator) Matt (Weiner) will tell you, the darkness in Don has not abated, it’s gotten worse year after year. It’s relentless. And it can be hard on you as a person. I love coming to work; I love the people I work with. But it’s been rough.' As he reflected on being offered similar roles and being typecast as the dark, brooding, alcoholic womanizing character, Jon revealed he wants to distance himself from that persona.

Mad Men star was charged with assault for November 1990 hazing incident. Allegedly viciously beat pledge for the Sigma Nu fraternity at UT-Austin. Hamm and other frat brothers put pledge through humiliating initiation. Allegedly struck him with a paddle 30-times and set fire to his pants. The alleged victim's mother called the police and arrest warrants issued. Hamm had a summons issued to him after he left UT-Austin in 1992. The incident led to the permanent closure of the Sigma Nu fraternity.


Summarize: Philip Hammond pledged to protect the Falklands from ‘Argentinian bullying’ last night as the country began legal action against British companies exploring for oil off the islands. It follows a provocative speech by Argentinian president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, prompting the Foreign Office to summon her ambassador for a dressing down. Buenos Aires responded by accusing three British oil firms of working without permission. The Argentine government said it was taking legal action against three British and two US companies for ‘exploration activities for fossil fuels on the Argentine continental shelf without obtaining the corresponding authorisation’. The legal complaint listed Rockhopper Exploration, Premier Oil, Falkland Oil and Gas Limited and US firms Noble Energy and Edison International – accusing them of sending a semi-submersible rig to explore a basin 120 miles north of the islands ‘subjected to the illegitimate British occupation’. Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (centre) poses with veterans of the 1982 Falklands War, during the commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the conflict last week. It also warned the rig’s owner, Greece-based firm Ocean Rig, that it could face ‘legal consequences’ over the drilling. The diplomatic row over the fate of the Falklands has worsened in recent weeks, after the UK Government pledged to invest £180million in the islands’ defences over the next ten years. President Fernandez de Kirchner last week promised: ‘We will see the islands form part of our territory again. It’s not just wishful thinking.’ Her remarks came on the 33rd anniversary of Argentina’s invasion of the Falklands, leading to a conflict that cost 250 British and 650 Argentinian lives. Last night Foreign Secretary Mr Hammond said: ‘Cristina Kirchner’s threats against those who do business with the Falkland Islands are as hollow as they are illegal. The islanders have a perfect right to develop their oil and gas industry – and they can rely on us to protect them from Argentinian bullying as they do so.’ Alicia Castro, Argentine ambassador to the UK, was summoned by the Foreign Office on Wednesday. Yesterday, in a tit-for-tat move, Argentine deputy foreign minister Eduardo Zuain summoned the UK ambassador to Buenos Aires, John Freeman, to complain about recent spying revelations by Edward Snowden. Daniel Filmus, minister for the Malvinas – as Argentina calls the Falklands – said his government would try to block further oil exploration. ‘We want the owners of the companies to be tried according to Argentine laws and international statutes,’ he said, adding that this could involve ‘an Argentine judge issuing an arrest warrant against those who operate illegally in Argentine waters’. Although Falkland residents overwhelmingly voted to stay British in a recent referendum, Buenos Aires claims the islands and surrounding waters belong to Argentina. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, pictured today, last month announced plans to boost the UK's military defences of the Falkland Islands. Last week, the Argentine president and ambassador Alicia Castro publicly attacked the UK Government's plan to boost defences on the South Atlantic islands. Mrs Kirchner's government has also suggested that British oil firms could be prosecuted if they start drilling in the waters around the islands without formal permission from Argentina. The outspoken Argentine president's latest comments came on April 2, the 33rd anniversary of the start of the 1982 Falklands War. She reportedly said: 'International law and dialogue, not militarisation, are the path to a reunion and sovereignty. 'We will see the islands form part of our territory again. It's not just wishful thinking.' But a Foreign Office spokesman attacked the provocative intervention. He said: 'The UK has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and surrounding maritime areas, nor about the Falkland Islanders' right to decide their own future. 'We object strongly to recent statements by the Argentine president and the Argentine ambassador to London and so summoned the ambassador to account for these.' It came after the British government last week dismissed the threat of prosecution against oil and gas firms working off the Falkland Islands. Three British firms - Premier Oil, Rockhopper Exploration and Falkland Oil & Gas - announced that they had found oil and gas in a remote field north of the islands, which are claimed by Argentina. Last month, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the Government was preparing to 'beef up' defences in the Falklands. He said two Chinook helicopters and an upgraded surface-to-air missile system will be part of a new defence package for the islands. Mr Fallon said: 'We've been reviewing the defence of the Falklands, we do that every so often, and I'm going to be announcing to parliament later today how we are going to beef up the defences there, how we are going to modernise our defences, and to reassure the islanders that we are absolutely committed to their right to remain British and to the defence of the islands... 'We are absolutely committed to defending the Falklands. The threat to the Falklands has not gone away.' He said 'modernising what we are doing' in the Falklands was a response to the threat of Russia. 'Russia has changed. We hoped Russia would be a partner to us – a normal trading partner that respected the rules of the international system, but it's turned out that Russia is directly competing against and is becoming much more aggressive in lots of different parts of the world, and we have to respond to that.'

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said islands not British. She said: 'We will see the islands form part of our territory again' Also publicly attacked plan to boost defences on the South Atlantic islands. Claimed she would sue oil firms drilling in the waters around the islands.


Summarize: Passengers experienced some anxious moments when their plane landed at a New York City airport and was met by firefighters wearing full protective suits. Emergency workers surrounded the Delta Air Lines plane at LaGuardia Airport after an odor of smoke was reported by the crew moments after Flight 2522 touched down. Passengers were still on board as firefighters walked through the cabin with a thermal imaging camera to locate a potential heat source. After the plane landed a firefighter used a thermal imaging camera to locate a potential heat source. Passenger Pamela Sullins snapped photos showing a firefighter in the aisle of the McDonnell Douglas MD-888 twin-engine plane, and others gathered on the tarmac after the commercial jet flew in from Tampa, Florida, yesterday. She told MailOnline Travel: ‘I noticed an odor that seemed like electrical wires burning after we landed. I did not see any smoke.' Pamela, who was travelling to New York for business meetings, said the Delta crew provided updates to passengers as the situation unfolded, and everyone remained calm. ‘I could see [the firefighters] putting on their suits outside the window and the crew kept us pretty informed, telling us that they were coming on board to use a special camera.’ She said passengers were kept on the plane for about 45 minutes. A Delta Air Lines spokesperson said the odour of smoke was detected moments after the plane landed. In a statement a Delta Air Lines spokesperson said the flight crew noticed a ‘smoky odor in the cockpit’ while taxiing to the gate. The spokesperson added: ‘Out of an abundance of caution, the crew shut down both engines and notified the airport fire department. ‘The aircraft was towed to the gate where customers deplaned normally. The safety of Delta’s customers and crew are always our top priority.’ The plane was taken out of service for an inspection and any necessary maintenance.

Delta  said the flight crew reported an odor while taxiing to the gate. The crew shut down both engines and notified the airport fire department. Passengers remained on board as firefighters checked for a heat source. Plane was towed to the gate and passengers allowed to disembark.


Summarize: It appears that David Luiz has taken the phrase 'twiddling my hair' literally judging by the injured Paris Saint-Germain star's latest Instagram post. The PSG defender is out for at least four weeks after scans revealed that the 27-year-old suffered a torn hamstring in Sunday's 3-2 win at Ligue 1 title rivals Marseille. And it seems that boredom has already kicked into the usually jovial Brazilian as he sported a new hairdo on Wednesday. David Luiz posted an Instagram picture sporting a new hairdo in the style of a man bun on Wednesday. Luiz (centre) has time on his hands at present after tearing a hamstring at Marseille on Sunday night. The Paris Saint-Germain defender immediately signalled to the bench that he would need to be replaced. Accompanied with the caption: 'Parisien!' Luiz has his usually flowing brown locks styled into a man bun. The centre back's new look seems to be a source of amusement for his PSG team-mate Lucas Moura who later shared a picture with Luiz among his Instagram followers. 'I'll let you choose the nickname,' the midfielder wrote as he referred to Luiz's barnet later that afternoon. And while Luiz's hair may be a laughing matter to his team-mates, his injury will not be for manager Laurent Blanc as they seek Ligue 1 and Champions League glory this season. The former Chelsea defender will miss both legs of their quarter-final tie against Barcelona in Europe, while potentially missing eight league matches as they look to defend their crown. The 27-year-old (left) will be out for at least four weeks after scans revealed the severity of the injury.

Paris Saint-Germain won 3-2 at Ligue 1 title rivals Marseille on Sunday. David Luiz tore his hamstring during the Stade Velodrome encounter. Luiz will be out for at least four weeks after scans revealed the injury.


Summarize: US President Barack Obama said on Saturday that diplomacy was the best option to deal with Iran's contested nuclear program, two days after the conclusion of a framework agreement with Tehran. Iran and six world powers determined the outlines of a landmark agreement which would curb Iran's nuclear program and potentially lift economic sanctions. As Obama gears up to sell US skeptics on the deal, he said he is convinced talks are the best way forward. Scroll down for video. US President Barack Obama says diplomacy is the best way to deal with Iran. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and staff watch a tablet in Lausanne as U.S. President Barack Obama makes a state address on the status of the Iran nuclear program. 'As President and Commander in Chief, I firmly believe that the diplomatic option - a comprehensive, long-term deal like this - is by far the best option,' Obama said in his weekly address. Explaining that he expects a 'robust debate' on the deal in the United States, Obama said he will keep Congress apprised of the "substance of the deal." Many of Obama's Republican opponents in Congress have been skeptical of a deal with Iran and suggested the US may be giving too much away in its negotiations. Echoing comments he made hours after the announcement of the agreement, Obama highlighted the rigorous inspections to which Tehran will be subject. 'If Iran cheats, the world will know it. If we see something suspicious, we will inspect it,' he said. 'So this deal is not based on trust, it’s based on unprecedented verification.' According to outline text agreed to between Tehran and the P5+1 group -- the United States, Britain, China, France and Russia plus Germany -- Iran must significantly reduce its number of centrifuges in exchange for a suspension of sanctions. The outline was a major breakthrough in a 12-year international crisis over Iran's nuclear program, but the final deal has yet to be reached. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday this new agreement would 'threaten the very survival of the state of Israel' Iran's arch-foe Israel, widely assumed to have nuclear weapons of its own, reacted strongly against the deal, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying if the text becomes finalized it would threaten the survival of the state of Israel. ‘This deal would legitimize Iran’s nuclear program, bolster Iran’s economy and increase Iran’s aggression and terror throughout the Middle East and beyond,’ the prime minister said. ‘It would increase the risks of nuclear proliferation in the region and the risks of a horrific war.’ Other critics including Saudi Arabia and Republicans in the US say the deal leaves scope for Iran to cheat. Barack Obama, however, has hailed the agreement struck after tortuous negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a ‘historic understanding’. There are still many details to be thrashed out before the deal is due to be signed on June 30, including the pace at which sanctions will be lifted and what happens if Iran is found to have breached the terms.

US President Barack Obama said on Saturday that diplomacy was the best option to deal with Iran's contested nuclear program. This just two days after a framework was agreed upon which would curb Iran's nuclear program and potentially lift economic sanctions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday this new agreement would 'threaten the very survival of the state of Israel' Many Americans, especially Republicans, also believe this has now paved the way for Iran to develop an atomic bomb.


Summarize: A 12-year-old girl battling Leukemia for two years has been kicked out of school for her lack of attendance. 'I didn't do anything wrong, but they still got rid of me,' Rose McGrath of battle Creek, Michigan said tearfully. Last week St. Joseph's Middle School, a private Catholic School, sent a letter to Rose McGrath and her dismissing her from the school for low attendance and poor academic performance. Scroll down for video. Heartbroken: 'I didn't do anything wrong, but they still got rid of me,' Rose McGrath of battle Creek, Michigan said tearfully of her school kicking her out for poor attendance because of her Leukemia. Dismissed: John Fleckenstein, with Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools, claims that the school made many accommodations for Rose and that none of them seemed to help her enough. Rose's mother Barbara McGrath was just as heartbroken to hear the news and said even though her daughter is no longer getting cancer treatment, that her recovery will take some time. 'Even though she's now done with her treatments you still have a very long recovery process because you've basically just put two and a half years of poison into your body. You're not recovering overnight,' said Rose's mother, Barbara McGrath. Rose has been attending the Battle Creek Catholic Schools her whole entire life and when she was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia her world was turned upside down. Rose told WWMT that school was the one place that she actually felt normal. 'When I'm at home, I'm sick, I don't feel well; no one else does that. But when I'm at school I'm like everyone else,' Rose said. A struggle: Rose was diagnosed with leukemia in 2012 and though she is done with her treatment she still feels ill and has trouble attending her classes and finishing her schoolwork. Not having fun: Rose's mother says her daughter isn't skipping out of school 'to have fun' but that she. Long battle: Rose's mother Barbara (right) stands beside her daughter Rose she continues to heal from her debilitating disease. St. Joseph's catholic school that charges as much as $6,983 per year said that they were generous enough to provide Rose with special accommodations because of her illness. It is unclear as to whether Rose was receiving financial assistance and they did not elaborate on what kinds of accommodations were made. 'These were extraordinary circumstances, but so many accommodations were made we felt eventually it became a point where we really had to help Rose, by being able to make sure that she was getting the assistance that she needed and to learn,' said Father John Fleckenstein, with Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools. The school says that Rose only attended school 32 days out of this entire school year. Rose McGrath's parents feel as though the school is seriously failing their child. 'The accommodations which were made were woefully inadequate for a child with such a serious diagnosis,' said Rose's father Tom McGrath to WWMT. 'It's not like she's out at the mall having fun, she's in her bed, sick with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain. She’s not having fun, she's sick. She’d be at school if she could,' Barbara said. The McGrath's say that they filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights and that they are waiting for a response. Trying to help others: Rose raising money for St. Baldrcks to find a cure for childhood cancer. Support: Rose has plenty of support from family and friends but she will need to figure out where she will go to school if she is not allowed back at St. Josephs.

'I didn't do anything wrong, but they still got rid of me,' Rose McGrath, 12, of battle Creek, Michigan said tearfully of her dismissal. St. Joseph's Middle School sent a letter to Rose McGrath dismissing her from the school for low attendance and poor academic performance. Rose McGrath was diagnosed with luekemia in 2012 and even though she just finished her treatment she still feels ill a lot of the time. 'When I'm at home, I'm sick, I don't feel well; no one else does that. But when I'm at school I'm like everyone else,' Rose McGrath said.


Summarize: Breathing in second-hand cigarette smoke has been shown to increase the risk of cancer in humans. Now, researchers have shown that passive smoking affects plants too, which can take up nicotine from contaminated soil and plumes of smoke. The finding may explain why some spices, herbal teas and medicinal plants have high concentrations of nicotine in them, despite none being allowed in insecticides. Researchers have shown that passive smoking affects plants too, which can take up nicotine from contaminated soil and plumes of smoke (illustrated with a stock image) Nicotine was frequently used as an insecticide until it was banned by the European Union in 2009 because of its toxicity. But a surprisingly large number of food crops and plant-derived products still contain very high levels of nicotine. Dirk Selmar and his colleagues at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, set out to uncover whether there are reasons for this beyond the use of illegal insecticides. They used peppermint plants, which contain minimal traces of nicotine, in a series of mulching and fumigation experiments. He said: ‘Tremendously elevated nicotine levels were detected after fumigation with cigarette smoke.’ The researchers showed for the that that peppermint plants (a stock image is shown) can take up high concentrations of nicotine from contaminated soils, as well as taking in the drug from smoke. Cats and dogs whose owners smoke are twice as likely to develop some types of cancer as those whose owners do not. Dogs that are exposed to tobacco smoke are much more likely to develop nose and lung cancers than dogs not exposed to smoke. Smaller pets and birds can also be affected as they are very sensitive to the effects of smoke. Previous research, by Tufts University, near Boston, US, also found that cats that live with smokers are twice as likely to develop Feline Lymphoma, a serious cancer of the blood and immune system. It is believed that when cats groom themselves they ingest contaminated dust, soot, ash and nicotine which was caught in their fur. They also showed for the first time that that peppermint plants can take up high concentrations of nicotine from contaminated soils. The team analysed plants in soil mulched with cigarette tobacco for more than nine days to find that the resulting nicotine concentrations in them were several times higher than the maximum residue level set by European authorities. The study, published in Springer’s journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development, suggests that the reported high levels of this substance may indeed originate from tobacco. The researchers found a drastic decrease in nicotine concentration in plants as time progressed. This is likely because nicotine was taken up by the roots of the peppermint plants and processed in their leaves. ‘Our results suggest that the widespread occurrence of nicotine in medicinal, spice and food plants may, at least in part, be due to other nicotine sources apart from the illegal use of insecticides,’ Dr Selmar said. As well as being interesting to the food industry, the findings prove that substances such as alkaloids, can be transferred from one plant, after its death, to another. Such ‘horizontal transfer of natural products’ sheds light on the hitherto unexplained success behind farming practices such as crop rotation and the co-cultivation of certain vegetables.

Technical University of Braunschweig researchers analysed peppermint. Found raised nicotine levels in plants subjected to cigarette smoke. Also showed peppermint plants take up nicotine from contaminated soils. Findings could explain high nicotine levels in some spices and teas.


Summarize: Chameleons are known for their ability to change colours and blend in, but these two had no trouble spotting each other’s ambitions in a fierce battle for a female mate. Footage of the brief contest was captured on a property near the Amber Mountain National Park on the northern edge of Madagascar. It shows the males sizing each other up before one is forced to retreat following a violent battle for the attention of a female chameleon that isn’t seen in the video. The more aggressive of the two (right) chases his rival out of the tree and along a concrete wall. One of the chameleons twists in pain as the aggressor takes a huge bite out of him during their clash. The one-minute clip begins with the video maker, who speaks French, one of the island’s two official languages, offering play-by-play commentary, declaring it ‘bataille du chameleons’, or battle of the chameleons. Shortly after he questions which one will make the first move, the more aggressive of the two reptiles launches himself at his foe. The chameleons snap at each other while struggling to keep their footing in the tree. But the aggressor soon gains the upper hand and takes a huge bite out of his rival, who squirms in pain. The video maker, who speaks French, declared it ‘bataille du chameleons’, or battle of the chameleons. The chameleons sized each other up and snapped at each other before one of them gained the upper hand. The video ends as the chameleons clamber onto a tree branch and become obscured by leaves. The video maker, who has moved into a better position to record the fight, gasps in horror as the defeated chameleon struggles to escape. It wriggles free and then crawls across a concrete wall in a desperate bid to escape as the other chameleon slowly gives chase. The video ends as the chameleons clamber onto a tree branch and become obscured by leaves.

Brief clash occurred near Amber Mountain National Park in Madagascar. Footage shows the pair sizing each other up before one strikes. The more aggressive of the two takes a huge bite out of his foe. Defeated chameleon wriggles free and then tries to escape along a wall.