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Kenya Mourns As Video Of Massacre Emerges

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 04 April 2015 | 00.48

Video has emerged of the massacre at a university campus in northeastern Kenya in which 148 people were killed by Islamist extremists.

It shows students running for their lives and hiding behind bushes as bullets whistle through the air.

Four masked al Shabaab gunmen rampaged through Garissa University College at dawn on Thursday in the group's deadliest attack in the country.

They were eventually killed by security forces 13 hours later after a lengthy gun battle.

The attackers, who were strapped with bombs and armed with AK-47s, singled out non-Muslim students and gunned them down without mercy, survivors said.

They took dozens of hostages in a dormitory as they battled troops and police before they were hit by gunfire and exploded, according to Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery.

He said 142 of the victims were students, but three police officers and three soldiers were also killed.

At least 79 people were wounded on the campus, which lies 145km (90 miles) from the Somali border. Some were flown to the capital Nairobi for treatment.

One suspected extremist was arrested as he tried to flee, Mr Nkaissery told a news conference.

One survivor, Collins Wetangula, told The Associated Press he was about to take a shower when he heard gunshots coming from a nearby dormitory, one of six on the campus.         

"All I could hear were footsteps and gunshots. Nobody was screaming because they thought this would lead the gunmen to know where they are," he said.

He added: "The gunmen were saying, 'Sisi ni al-Shabab'" - Swahili for "We are al Shabaab."

He said he heard the attackers arrive at his dormitory, open the doors and ask if those inside were Muslims or Christians.

"If you were a Christian, you were shot on the spot," he said. "With each blast of the gun, I thought I was going to die."

He said fortunately soldiers then arrived and took him and around 20 others to safety.

Another student, Augustine Alanga, said the attack began at about 5.30am as morning prayers were under way at the university mosque, where worshippers were left alone.

At least five heavily armed gunmen opened fire outside his dormitory, sparking panic, he told AP. He said some students remained indoors but scores of others fled with the attackers firing at them.

Police say the massacre may have been masterminded by Mohammed Mohamud and are offering a large reward for information leading to his capture.

Also known by the names Dulyadin and Gamadhere, he was a teacher at an Islamic religious school, or madrassa, and claimed responsibility for a bus attack in Makka, Kenya, in November that killed 28 people.

A spokesman for Somalia-based al Shabaab said the college attackers were members of their al Qaeda-linked group.

Al Shabaab has been blamed for a series of attacks in Kenya, including the siege at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi in 2013 that killed 67 people, as well as other violence in the north.

The group has vowed to retaliate against the government for sending troops to Somalia in 2011 to tackle militants staging cross-border raids.


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Firefighters Save Pig's Bacon After Pool Plunge

Firefighters have been called to the rescue of a pig after it got stuck in a swimming pool.

The animal, called Pigwig, fell into the pool at a house in Avon Castle Drive, Ashley, near Ringwood, Hampshire. 

A crew of firefighters were scrambled from Ferndown on Thursday afternoon.

Also on hand was a specialist animal rescue unit from Poole.

A second fire engine was also dispatched by the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.

"The crew rescued the pig from the swimming pool using specialist animal rescue slide boards, strops and lines to haul the pig from the swimming pool," a Dorset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said.


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WWII 'Ghost Village' Open To The Public

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky Correspondent

A man walks out of a doorless house, as his daughter looks through a window with no glass.

This is the so-called "ghost village" of Imber in Wiltshire, a former farming community before it was evacuated in 1943 and turned into a military training area.

Easter weekend is one of the few occasions the public are allowed into the village, which has been uninhabitable for more than 70 years.

Around 150 locals were given 47 days' notice to find new jobs and homes before having to leave Imber in December 1943, never to return.

Jane Paget's great-grandfather was the local blacksmith.

She says he never recovered from the evacuation, dying six weeks after the move.

She returned to the village to lay flowers on his grave, and told Sky News many other former residents shared her great-grandfather's pain.

"There was devastation of their lovely little village, this was thatched cottages and to see it ruined, I don't think my gramps was the only one who had a broken heart," she said.

Although a difficult move, many of the former residents saw it as doing their bit for Britain during the war.

Neil Skelton, honorary custodian of Imber Church, said: "A whole community was sacrificed for the war effort, and indeed that's what the villagers thought they were doing. Of course, they thought they were going to come back."

The village is still an active military training site, boasting tanks and signs warning that unexploded debris litters the route in.

Imber is open to visitors throughout the Easter bank holiday weekend.


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Man Rescued After 66 Days Missing At Sea

A man has been rescued off the US coast after more than two months missing at sea.

Louis Jordan, 37, was reported missing on 29 January but was spotted sitting on the upturned hull of his stricken sailboat, a 35ft vessel called Angel, about 200 miles off the North Carolina coast by German-registered Houston Express.

He was then taken aboard before being hoisted to safety and on to a Virginia hospital by the US Coastguard.

Recovering from his ordeal, he told his relieved family that he had survived by catching fish with his hands and drinking rainwater.

In an audio clip released by the coastguard, Mr Jordan's father Frank asks his son how he is doing, receiving the reply: "I'm doing fine now."

The son said he did not know why the boat had broken down but that he had not been able to fix it and sail it back to South Carolina.

It was South Carolina he had departed from in January to "go out and catch some fish" but somehow he had ended up far off course.

He said that he had worried every day that his parents were crying and believed he was dead.

His father replied: "We were - I thought I lost you."

He told CNN he had not given up hope Louis would be found alive and that his strong constitution and religious beliefs had kept him alive, despite his inexperience as a sailor.

"He told me on the phone that he was praying the whole time, so I believe that sustained him a great deal," he said.

In an audio recording broadcast on US media, the father thanked the unidentified skipper of the German vessel for saving his son, telling him: "You are a good man, I swear. You did what you're supposed to do and I sure do appreciate it and I know my son appreciates it."

The captain replied: "It is a pleasure for us."

In January last year Jose Salvador Alvarenga, a native of El Salvador who set out from Mexico on a fishing trip, endured 13 months before he was rescued more than 6,000 miles away near the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific.


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Man Charged With Murder Of Baby Girl

A man has been charged with murdering a five-month-old girl in Perry Barr, Birmingham.

Tomas Driukas, of Crantock Road, Perry Barr, was due to appear before Birmingham magistrates on Saturday.

The 25-year-old electrician was arrested on Thursday following the death of the baby girl.

A 22-year-old woman arrested at the same time has been released on police bail.

A post-mortem examination revealed several injures to the girl.

West Midlands Police said further tests were being conducted to establish a cause of death.


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Teenager Trapped In '100-Year-Old Body' Dies

A young campaigner who fought to raise awareness of progeria, which causes sufferers to age eight times faster, has died at the age of 17.

Hayley Okines, from Bexhill in East Sussex, became known as the "100-year-old teenager" and won thousands of hearts as she and her family raised funds for her medical treatment and to raise awareness of her condition.

She also published an autobiography Old Before My Time at the age of 14.

Her mother Kerry announced the death on Thursday on her Facebook page, writing: "My baby has gone somewhere better.

"She took her last breath in my arms at 9.39pm."

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome causes accelerated ageing and people with the condition also suffer heart problems, lack of growth and loss of body fat and hair.

The Progeria Foundation also posted a tribute on its Facebook page: "The entire Progeria family mourns together with many as we say goodbye to Hayley Okines, our smart, beautiful and spirited English rose, who passed away today at age 17.

"Gone from our sight but never our memories, gone from our touch but never our hearts. We will miss you."

Hundreds of others have taken to Hayley's Facebook page to leave their tributes.


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Black Box Data Confirms Alps Crash Deliberate

Data from the second black box recovered from the Germanwings plane wreckage has confirmed the co-pilot crashed the jet deliberately.

"A first reading shows that the pilot in the cockpit used the automatic pilot to descend the plane towards an altitude of 100ft (30m)," said the French BEA crash investigation office in a statement.

"Then, several times during the descent, the pilot changed the automatic pilot settings to increase the aircraft's speed."

The latest information appears to confirm the theory that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz intentionally flew into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.

Authorities found the second black box, which contains technical flight data, on Thursday after a nine-day search in difficult mountain terrain.

Data from the first black box, which records conversations in the cockpit, suggested Lubitz, 27, locked the captain out and then set the Airbus A320 on a collision course.

It smashed into the mountains at 430mph, instantly killing everyone on board. Half were German and more than 50 from Spain.

It emerged on Thursday that Lubitz had searched online for information about suicide and cockpit doors.

German prosecutors have said he was diagnosed as suicidal "several years ago" before he gained his pilot's licence.

Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, has come under huge pressure after it was revealed Lubitz had told bosses he suffered from depression.

The German flag carrier said he had informed the airline about his illness in 2009 after interrupting his flight training.

Doctors had recently found no sign he intended to hurt himself or others, although he had been signed off sick a number of times, including on the day of the crash.

Police found torn-up sick notes during a search of his apartment after the disaster.

The first black box suggested people were only aware of what was happening seconds before the plane, which was heading from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, crashed.

However, French and German media claim to have seen a video showing the final moments aboard the airliner, which they said was shot on a mobile phone found in the debris.

The video reportedly shows a chaotic scene with people screaming "my God" in several different languages.

On Thursday investigators said they had found mobile phones amongst the debris of the jet, although they had not yet produced any clues as to what happened.


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Sturgeon Denies Handing Cameron Keys To No 10

Nicola Sturgeon denied handing the keys to 10 Downing Street to David Cameron with her commanding performance during Thursday night's leaders' debate.

The Scottish First Minister said if the election delivered a landslide for the SNP and Labour made a deal with the nationalists then together they could actually lock the Tories out of number 10.

Ms Sturgeon is widely considered the winner of the high-stakes, seven-way showdown, although snap polls gave no clear victor, particularly in Scotland where she is being praised for delivering a "Sturgeon surge".

Among her champions on Friday morning was Tory Chief Whip Michael Gove who said she had given an "impressive" performance.

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Labour accused the Conservatives of "bigging up" Ms Sturgeon in an attempt to return Mr Cameron to power.

The SNP is forecast to deliver a significant blow to Labour in Scotland, all but wiping out the number of the party's MPs.

This could be crucial at a time when neither Labour nor the Conservatives are expected to win a majority on 7 May.

However, Ms Sturgeon said the SNP was not planning on delivering a victory to Mr Cameron and added: "If Labour and the SNP combined to have more seats than the Tories we can lock the Tories out of government.

"But crucially if SNP is a big force in Westminster  we can make sure a Labour government does not sell out on its values like the last Labour government did."

Speaking in Manchester, where he was meeting people who had benefited from the Government's Help To Buy scheme, Mr Cameron issued a warning about a coalition including the small parties.

He said: "My impression of the debate is very much that there is one person, one leader, one party that is offering the competence of a long-term plan that is working and then there is a kind of coalition of chaos out there that wants more debt, spending and taxes."

His comments echoed those made by Mr Gove earlier in the day. He said: "If the country chooses to, it could vote for a patchwork coalition ... I prefer to say a lethal cocktail of different parties which all have different objectives - there would be an automatic instability."

Speaking shortly after the Labour campaign bus arrived in Blackpool, Ed Miliband said his position on ruling out a formal coalition with the SNP had not changed as a result of Ms Sturgeon's success in the debate.

Labour's Caroline Flint said: "There is not going to be a coalition with the SNP and there are not going to be any SNP ministers, I can assure you that and Alex Salmond certainly won't be Deputy Prime Minister.

"I think there is something pretty shallow about the processing discussions about coalitions and deals. You know we hear George Osborne and Michael Gove bigging up the SNP because they know that every vote for the SNP is more likely to secure David Cameron the keys to number 10 for another five years."

The Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said the debate had made it increasingly clear that another coalition would be the outcome of the vote in May.

He said: "The fact that there were seven there just shows that politics is becoming more fragmented. The only people who don't realise that are Ed Miliband and David Cameron - they think it's still a game of pass-the-parcel between the two old parties."


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'Concerns' About Behaviour Of Syria-Bound Brit

There had reportedly been concerns in the UK about the behaviour of a British man arrested in Turkey after allegedly trying to cross illegally into Syria.

Waheed Ahmed, 21, was among nine members of the same family who were detained on Wednesday and are set to be deported at the weekend.

British police have been searching the home of his father Shakil Ahmed, who is a Labour councillor in Rochdale.

Mohammed Shafiq, who is a friend of his father, said of Waheed: "There were concerns in the last six months to a year about a change in his behaviour.

"And a change in his attitude towards various different isssues."

He also told Sky News: "That was causing concern for people in the community and his family."

Waheed Ahmed was with his aunt, two cousins, and the wife of one of his cousins when they were stopped by authorities in southern Turkey near the Syrian border. They had taken four of their children with them.

The 21-year-old will be sent back to the UK along with Zareeda Bi, 47, Maboob Yasin, 22, Habib Yasin, 24, and Samia Bi, 22, and the youngsters aged one, three, eight and 11.

Most of the group flew from Manchester on 27 March and Waheed Ahmed joined them three days later on a flight from Birmingham.

Shakil Ahmed, who represents the Kingsway ward on Rochdale Borough Council, said the group were on holiday but he had thought his son was on a work placement in Birmingham.

"My son is a good Muslim and his loyalties belong to Britain, so I don't understand what he's doing there. If I thought for a second that he was in danger of being radicalised, I would have reported him to the authorities.

"I just want to speak to my son and get him home as soon as possible so I can find out what's going on."

Usman Nawaz, who went to the same school as Waheed Ahmed in Rochdale, said mosques and his school in Rochdale were not to blame for Waheed's actions.

The 25-year-old, a former member of the Young Muslims' Advisory Group and mentor to young Muslims through Rochdale's Youth Council, said: "For some it's an adventure but for some they think that they are doing something noble.

"The ideology which is peddled, this very hardcore understanding of the faith, one which is state sponsored by Saudi Arabia, that has to be challenged and it's quite difficult to challenge it in a coherent manner when the Saudi ideology has the backing of petrodollars."

A friend of Waheed Ahmed believes he could have travelled for humanitarian reasons.

Bassat Yussu said: "We used to talk about Palestine and Syria and what was going on around there and sometimes he used to collect charity money."

Neighbour Mohammed Sharif said he "never had suspicion about the family" and remembered Waheed as a "nice quiet young lad" who would "speak to you with respect".

Officers are trying to establish their reason for travelling to the Syrian border.

Assistant Chief Constable Ian Wiggett said: "What is obviously concerning is why a family were seemingly attempting to take very young and vulnerable children into a war zone.

"Such a volatile and dangerous environment is no place for them whatsoever."

The group is understood to have been kept in a police station in Turkey on Thursday night and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was unable to confirm when they were expected back in the UK.

The Metropolitan Police believe around 600 Britons have travelled to Syria and Iraq since the conflict began, while around half are thought to have returned to the UK.


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Inmate Released After 30 Years On Death Row

By Sky News US Team

An inmate who spent nearly 30 years on death row in Alabama has walked free because of insufficient evidence against him.

"Thank you Jesus," said Anthony Ray Hinton, 58, as he emerged from Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham to hug his family.

Mr Hinton said he could have been spared incarceration if only the authorities had tested the gun in the murders he was convicted of committing.

Prosecutors decided not to retry Mr Hinton for the killings of two fast-food managers in Birmingham in 1985 after experts failed to determine that the bullets were fired from the revolver found at his house.

The six crime-scene bullets were the crux of the evidence against him.

Mr Hinton has been in jail since age 29, most of the time in a solitary death row cell.

Alabama Circuit Court Judge Laura Petro dismissed the case on Thursday a little over a year after the conviction was overturned by the US Supreme Court.

"The connection has always been the bullets," said Chief Deputy District Attorney John Bowers.

Asked if Mr Hinton was wrongly convicted, Mr Bowers said he could not say because his "experts haven't ruled him in. They haven't ruled him out".

"I don't have the evidence necessary to proceed with prosecution. I don't have the evidence to prove this beyond a reasonable doubt anymore," he said.

Bryan Stevenson, Mr Hinton's lawyer and director of the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative, a group that champions the rights of poor and minority prisoners in the justice system, said his client was "overjoyed".

"Every day, every month, every year that the state took from him, they took something that they don't have the power to give back.

"While this moment is quite joyous and is quite wonderful, this case is quite tragic."


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Couple Scoop £1m Lottery For Second Time

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 02 April 2015 | 00.27

A couple from Scunthorpe have won £1m on the EuroMillions lottery - for a second time.

David and Kathleen Long beat odds of 283-billion-to-one to add to the £1m they picked up in 2013.

"All you've got to do is believe you're going to do it," Mr Long told Sky News.

Explaining why he carried on playing the lottery after his first win, he said: "When I won it the first time, and everything settled down and that, I believed I was going to do it again ... I kept saying to friends and some of the family: 'I tell you I'm going to do it again!'"

The couple said they are going on a cruise to celebrate their second win - because Mr Long is afraid of flying.

Asked what they had bought with their first £1m, Mrs Long said: "He bought a home for his mum and brought her nearer us.

"And we got married, and bought a holiday home. The biggest thing that happened was Dave retired."

Mr Long said he decided to give up his job as a lorry driver to "chill out" - pointing out that he was still young enough to enjoy the windfall.

He said he was passing his local shop on Friday night when he saw there were 10 £1m prizes on EuroMillions and decided to have another go.

"On Saturday morning I sat down in front of our telly and started checking the numbers. On one line I'd matched two numbers and one star to get £7.20 and thought that's all right," he said.

"Then I checked the raffle codes - something I've learnt to do automatically since winning last time. After a few moments I very calmly called Kath in and said 'Have a look at this. It's there. Look. Read that line'."

Mr Long said his wife checked the TV and went online, adding: "Then she went up right close to our television on the wall, put on her glasses and stared really hard at the raffle numbers.

"It seemed ages and then she finally said: 'You said you'd do it again and you have!' Everything has been a blur ever since."

The couple become the first people to win £1m twice to go public. They also won a car in Friday's draw.


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Tories Continue To Chase Down Business Support

A Labour government would threaten jobs, deter investment and put Britain's economic recovery at risk, according to a letter signed by more than 100 leading business figures.

Senior executives from some of Britain's best-known businesses hailed the Government's economic policies, which they claim show that "the UK is open for business".

The move was orchestrated by Conservative Party co-chairman Lord Feldman, who is continuing to email business leaders asking them to "consider adding your name as a signatory to this letter".

The top executives - including BP's CEO Bob Dudley and West Ham United vice-chairman, the Conservative Peer Baroness Brady - argue that keeping the Tories in power is the best way to ensure continued growth.

In an open letter to The Daily Telegraph, the signatories, who had been approached by the party to add their names to the letter, said the Conservatives' economic policies have supported investment and the creation of jobs.

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The letter has been signed by at least five former Labour backers, including the chairman of Dixons Carphone and Talk Talk plc Sir Charles Dunstone, and former Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne.

The business figures write: "We believe this Conservative-led Government has been good for business and has pursued policies which have supported investment and job creation.

"David Cameron and George Osborne's flagship policy of progressively lowering Corporation Tax to 20% has been very important in showing the UK is open for business. It has been a key part of their economic plan.

"The result is that Britain grew faster than any other major economy last year and businesses like ours have created over 1.85m new jobs.

"We believe a change in course will threaten jobs and deter investment. This would send a negative message about Britain and put the recovery at risk."

Mr Cameron was quick to welcome the letter tweeting: "Today's #businessletter in the @Telegraph shows job creators support our long term economic plan. Labour's taxes will cost jobs."

Mr Osborne told Sky News: "This is an unprecedented intervention in a British General Election. A hundred business people, employing over half a million people and leading some of Britain's best-known companies, from Primark to the Prudential and from BP to Britvic and Mothercare, have spoken out.

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  1. Gallery: Which Former Labour Supporters Signed The Letter?

    Duncan Bannatyne backed the Labour government under Blair and Brown, stating he would 'hate' to see David Cameron in power. He joined Gordon Brown on part of the campaign trail in 2010

However the founder of the Bannatyne group recently criticised Labour's mansion tax plan, saying he found it 'offensive'

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London Fire: Major Incident As 2,000 Evacuated

More than 2,000 people have been evacuated from buildings in central London after cables caught fire under a pavement.

A major incident was declared in Kingsway, Holborn, as around 70 firefighters tackled the electrical blaze.

The alarm was raised after a large amount of thick black smoke was seen coming out of an inspection cover.

A number of offices were evacuated but there were no reports of injuries.

Crews had earlier been unable to start tackling the blaze "effectively" because they were waiting for utility companies to disconnect power supplies.

Police closed Kingsway at both ends. Motorists were being advised to avoid the area.

A spokesman for the London Fire Brigade had said: "We are still waiting for the utility companies and a steer on what we can do.

"The fire continues to still burn. There are a lot of electrical cables down there.

"But we cannot tackle it effectively until the power situation has been resolved."

He added the fire was not connected to the London Underground, but Holborn Tube station has been closed for traffic management.


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Video Captures Final Moments Of Alps Crash

Video Captures Final Moments Of Alps Crash

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Mobile phone footage taken from inside the Germanwings flight during its final moments has reportedly been recovered from the crash site in the French Alps.

European newspapers Paris Match and Bild have reported that the video, which Sky News has not seen, was discovered on a mobile phone found among the wreckage of flight 4U 9525.

Paris Match, which has not published the video, reported: "The scene was so chaotic that it was hard to identify people, but the sounds of the screaming passengers made it perfectly clear that they were aware of what was about to happen to them.

"One can hear cries of 'My God' in several languages."

The newspaper added that metallic banging can be heard in the footage, before the screaming gets louder and the video ends.

A lead investigator into the crash later called on anyone with footage of the disaster to hand it over to authorities.

Prosecutor Brice Robin said videos were not yet an official part of the probe, but that anyone with footage "must hand it over immediately to investigators".

It comes after Lufthansa revealed the co-pilot accused of deliberately crashing the Germanwings plane told officials at a training school he had gone through an "episode of severe depression".

Andreas Lubitz, 27, informed instructors in 2009 that he had to break off from his pilot training for several months because of his illness.

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  1. Gallery: Tributes Laid Near Crash Site

    A memorial, carved in French, German, Spanish and English, in memory of the victims of the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash, in the small village of Le Vernet, French Alps

The chapel prepared for the families of the victims and the medico-legal tents for investigators at Seyne les Alpes near the crash site

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Investigators gathered near the scene

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Emergency crews stand aside as relatives pay their respects at the memorial for the victims

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Members of the French Red Cross pay their respects. Continue through for more images

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Video Captures Final Moments Of Alps Crash

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Mobile phone footage taken from inside the Germanwings flight during its final moments has reportedly been recovered from the crash site in the French Alps.

European newspapers Paris Match and Bild have reported that the video, which Sky News has not seen, was discovered on a mobile phone found among the wreckage of flight 4U 9525.

Paris Match, which has not published the video, reported: "The scene was so chaotic that it was hard to identify people, but the sounds of the screaming passengers made it perfectly clear that they were aware of what was about to happen to them.

"One can hear cries of 'My God' in several languages."

The newspaper added that metallic banging can be heard in the footage, before the screaming gets louder and the video ends.

A lead investigator into the crash later called on anyone with footage of the disaster to hand it over to authorities.

Prosecutor Brice Robin said videos were not yet an official part of the probe, but that anyone with footage "must hand it over immediately to investigators".

It comes after Lufthansa revealed the co-pilot accused of deliberately crashing the Germanwings plane told officials at a training school he had gone through an "episode of severe depression".

Andreas Lubitz, 27, informed instructors in 2009 that he had to break off from his pilot training for several months because of his illness.

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  1. Gallery: Tributes Laid Near Crash Site

    A memorial, carved in French, German, Spanish and English, in memory of the victims of the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash, in the small village of Le Vernet, French Alps

The chapel prepared for the families of the victims and the medico-legal tents for investigators at Seyne les Alpes near the crash site

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Investigators gathered near the scene

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Emergency crews stand aside as relatives pay their respects at the memorial for the victims

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Members of the French Red Cross pay their respects. Continue through for more images

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Hillsborough Survivor Saved By 'Kiss Of Life'

Hillsborough Survivor Saved By 'Kiss Of Life'

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By Nick Martin, North Of England Correspondent

Survivors of the Hillsborough tragedy have given moving accounts of what happened to them that day.

They were called as witnesses to the inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans who died at the semi-final on 15 April, 1989.

Ian McDermott, who paid £6 for his ticket to attend the match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, told the jury that he was one of the fans who entered the stadium through a side gate which had been opened by police to allow fans into the ground.

He told the inquest he went through a tunnel at the Lepping's Lane end and arrived at a crowded pen three.

"I just describe it was a swirl. It was completely rotating all the time, never stayed still," he said.

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  1. Gallery: Hillsborough Report: Key Figures

    Sir Norman Bettison was involved in the original internal inquiry for South Yorkshire Police and is now chief constable of the West Yorkshire force. Insists he has "nothing to hide"

David Duckenfield was chief supt of South Yorkshire Police and in charge of policing on the day of the disaster

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Former South Yorkshire Police superintendent Bernard Murray was Duckenfield's deputy at the game. Was acquitted of manslaughter charges brought in a private prosecution in 2000. Died in 2006

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Former South Yorkshire Police chief constable Peter Wright gave his backing to police version of events blaming fans. Died in 2011

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The former Police Federation spokesman Paul Middup was among those who sought to place blame on Liverpool fans and his version of events contributed to the now notorious Sun front page

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Hillsborough Survivor Saved By 'Kiss Of Life'

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By Nick Martin, North Of England Correspondent

Survivors of the Hillsborough tragedy have given moving accounts of what happened to them that day.

They were called as witnesses to the inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans who died at the semi-final on 15 April, 1989.

Ian McDermott, who paid £6 for his ticket to attend the match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, told the jury that he was one of the fans who entered the stadium through a side gate which had been opened by police to allow fans into the ground.

He told the inquest he went through a tunnel at the Lepping's Lane end and arrived at a crowded pen three.

"I just describe it was a swirl. It was completely rotating all the time, never stayed still," he said.

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  1. Gallery: Hillsborough Report: Key Figures

    Sir Norman Bettison was involved in the original internal inquiry for South Yorkshire Police and is now chief constable of the West Yorkshire force. Insists he has "nothing to hide"

David Duckenfield was chief supt of South Yorkshire Police and in charge of policing on the day of the disaster

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Former South Yorkshire Police superintendent Bernard Murray was Duckenfield's deputy at the game. Was acquitted of manslaughter charges brought in a private prosecution in 2000. Died in 2006

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Former South Yorkshire Police chief constable Peter Wright gave his backing to police version of events blaming fans. Died in 2011

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The former Police Federation spokesman Paul Middup was among those who sought to place blame on Liverpool fans and his version of events contributed to the now notorious Sun front page

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Miliband: Epidemic Of Zero-Hours Contracts

By Jason Farrell, Senior Political Correspondent

Workers on zero-hours contracts will be able to demand a regular contract after 12 weeks under proposals announced by Ed Miliband.

The Labour leader promised to outlaw the "exploitative" contracts in a commitment to be included in Labour's election manifesto saying: "We have got to end the epidemic of zero-hours contracts.

Speaking at an event in Huddersfield, Mr Miliband said: "You shouldn't be left at the beck and call of an employer who can ask the world of you but give you no security in return. It's not fair, it's not good for businesses and we will put a stop to it."

The proposal strengthens Labour's previous policy on the contracts, which sought to give workers the right to a regular contract after 12 months.

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The announcement comes after Prime Minister David Cameron admitted that he could not live on a zero-hours contract during questioning from Jeremy Paxman on Sky News' Battle For Number 10 programme.

Mr Miliband said zero-hours contracts have become a symbol of a low-wage, low-skill economy.

In reference to Mr Paxman's interview with the Prime Minister, the Labour leader said: "If Cameron can't live on it, nor should you - Labour will give workers a legal right to a regular contract, not a zero-hours contract.

"Today I can announce that in our first year of government after the election, Labour will legislate for a new principle: If you are working regularly, you have a legal right to a regular contract."

Mr Miliband first set out the 12-week proposal in 2013 at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) conference, but later backtracked.

A spokesman for the party leader said the change back to 12 weeks would incorporate 92% of people on the controversial employment terms.

The proposal is expected to include exemptions for employees such as so-called bank nurses, who request a zero-hours contract so they can work at another hospital as well as their usual job.

Mr Miliband was asked by a worker at the Huddersfield factory what was to stop employers only providing work for 11 weeks to dodge the provision. He replied a "legal mechanism" would be put in place to prevent it.

The Coalition Government sought to prohibit exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts, but the Labour Party argues this does not go far enough.

A Conservative spokesperson accused Labour of "presiding over zero-hours contracts" for 13 years.

"Zero-hours contracts account for just one in 50 jobs in our economy," the spokesperson said.

"This Government has already banned the abusive ones - and all the while Labour presided over zero-hours contracts with no safeguards for three terms and 13 years while they were in power."

Speaking on the campaign trail Boris Johnson, who is running for MP in Uxbridge, said he would rather people were in work than left feeling "ill-used by society, left out, unable to express themselves with their self-esteem sinking and sinking."

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London Mafia Mobster's Sentence 'Extinguished'

A mafia gangster who was due to be extradited to Italy from the UK has been told he no longer has to serve his sentence.

Domenico Rancadore, known as "The Professor", hid out in Britain for more than 20 years until he was discovered living in west London in 2013.

Italian authorities wanted the 65-year-old returned to his native country because they said should spend time in jail for being head of an organised crime group.

He lost his battle against extradition in February but it emerged on Wednesday that the punishment he was due to serve has been "extinguished" since last October.

His solicitor Karen Todner said: "Domenico Rancadore's sentence in Italy extinguished due to age of conviction.

"I have sent a consent order for the discharge of Rancadore to the Crown Prosecution Service to sign."

Before his arrest, Rancadore was living in Uxbridge with his family under the name Marc Skinner.

After a year-and-a-half long extradition battle, the Sicilian was told he must return to Italy to serve his seven-year sentence.

He was never convicted of murder but was tried in his absence in 1999 for "association with the Mafia" because he was a member of the Cosa Nostra.

The mobster claimed he came to England out of fear in 1995 as he wanted to give his "children a good life" and that he felt "their life wasn't secure" in Italy.

He was first arrested on a European arrest warrant at his semi-detached London home in August 2013.

His lawyers initially defeated an attempt to extradite him on human rights grounds in March 2014 but they failed at a second attempt this year.

It is understood that under Italian law, although a conviction stands, a sentence expires once a period of more than double the time of the penalty has passed.

With a seven-year sentence, the 14-year period would have elapsed some time last year.


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Builder Gets Life For Stabbing Couple To Death

A Lithuanian builder who stabbed a couple to death as they slept in their home has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 33 years.

Viktoras Bruzas, 39, earlier pleaded guilty to murdering Patrick and Gillian Kettyle at their detached house in Fetcham, Surrey, in November.

He carried out the murders because he wanted to take revenge on Mr Kettyle, 55, who he blamed for "ruining his life" and for the break-up of his marriage, the Old Bailey heard.

The killings came after he learnt of "flirtations" between his wife and Mr Kettyle, the court was told.

Bruzas arrived at their home - at which he had previously fitted a conservatory - armed with a kitchen knife after midnight on 27 November.

He left six minutes later after stabbing his victims multiple times.

The couple's terrified teenage son - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - hid in his bedroom after being woken by screaming and shouting as his parents were being killed.

When Bruzas came to his door, the boy held the handle to stop him getting in, the court heard.

Bruzas told the son through the closed door: "I have no issue with you, boy, or your mother. It's Patrick, he's ruined my life. I'm not scared of prison."

Prosecutor Alan Kent QC said the attack on Mr Kettyle was "particularly brutal", adding that it was likely he stabbed Mrs Kettyle as she tried to protect her husband.

Bruzas, from Walton-on-Thames, admitted the killings on Wednesday after pleading not guilty at an earlier hearing.

He was caught 18 hours after the attacks in nearby Oxshott.

When he was arrested, he calmly asked police: "How long do you get for murder in this country?"

Sentencing him, Mr Justice Spencer told Bruzas he had carried out the murders "in cold blood".

"You were in the house for just six minutes but in that short time you snuffed out two precious lives and ruined the lives of many more people for ever."

The court heard that in the months before the killings Bruzas made threats against Mr Kettyle and was given a police notice in January last year.

"The reason for the brutal and horrific murders was that the defendant blamed Patrick Kettyle for the break-up of his own marriage", the prosecution said.

"He held Patrick Kettyle responsible for ruining his life. On that evening he left his flat armed with a knife, intending to take the ultimate revenge, and that's what he did."

The family of Mr and Mrs Kettyle issued a statement, describing them as a "wonderful couple who loved each other dearly.

"They were the most fantastic parents - their children feel their loss terribly. It is true to say that the light in our world has been dimmed with their loss."


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John Lennon's Former Wife Cynthia Dies

John Lennon's first wife Cynthia has died at her home in Spain, aged 75.

Her son Julian Lennon said in a statement she died "following a short but brave battle with cancer".

He said he had been "at her bedside throughout" and "the family are thankful for your prayers".

Julian also tweeted a picture of his mother inside a heart with the message "In Loving Memory".

Cynthia Lennon met the legendary songwriter at Liverpool Art College in 1957.

They were married just before Beatlemania took the world by storm.

At the height of the Fab Four's success, she was kept so far from the limelight that many female fans did not know Lennon was married.

She stayed at home bringing up their son Julian while The Beatles toured the world.

The pair divorced in 1968 over Lennon's relationship with Japanese artist Yoko Ono.

Cynthia was re-married several times after the divorce and published memoirs of her time with Lennon.

Lennon's former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr tweeted: "Peace and love to Julian Lennon. God bless Cynthia love Ringo and Barbara xx."

Hunter Davies, who wrote the only official biography of The Beatles in 1968, said Cynthia was "a lovely woman".

"When I was writing the book I spent two years with them, visiting her home and spending time with her," he said.

"She was totally different from John in that she was quiet and reserved and calm. She was not a hippy at all.

"I think it was the attraction of opposites between them.

"When they got together at art school everyone was amazed - she was seen as refined and reserved and nobody thought they would last.

"John treated her appallingly. He slept with Yoko in their marital home and, as we discovered later, he also physically attacked her but she was loyal to him."


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Nine Britons Arrested 'Trying To Enter Syria'

The Turkish army says nine Britons have been arrested after allegedly trying to illegally cross the border into Syria.

The arrests took place in the Hatay region of southern Turkey, it said.

The Foreign Office has said it is looking into the reports that they attempted to enter the conflict-hit country.

UK security services estimate several hundred Britons have gone to Syria or Iraq to join militant groups.

They including three teenage girls from east London, who are now believed to be in the Syrian city of Raqqa, an Islamic State stronghold.

The trio were last seen on CCTV at a bus station in Istanbul on 17 February.

Several terror suspects have been successfully captured in Turkey before they have managed to cross the border.

They include three teenage boys, who have since been arrested by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of terrorism offences.

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has claimed jihadists who travel to his country to join IS are being "logistically and militarily" supported by Turkey on a daily basis.

He has accused his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, of ignoring would-be terrorists as they attempt to cross the border between the two nations.

Among the Britons in IS ranks are Mohammed Emwazi, also known as "Jihadi John", who has appeared in several beheading videos.

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