Jeremy Clarkson: I'm Off To The Job Centre

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Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson joked he was "off to the Job Centre" as he left his London home after being suspended by the BBC.

When asked if he planned to resign after allegedly trying to punch one of the show's producers, he replied: "I've been suspended, haven't I?"

Appearing relaxed as he made his way to a waiting car, he then told reporters: "I'm off to the Job Centre."

More than 400,000 people have now signed an online petition calling for the 54-year-old to be reinstated

The Top Gear host was suspended and the show put on hold after he apparently became involved in a "fracas" at the end of filming in Newcastle.

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The producer involved in the alleged bust-up, said to have been over a lack of catering, has been named by the Daily Mirror as 36-year-old Oisin Tymon.

The paper quoted a source as saying Clarkson "snapped" when he discovered no food had been laid on.

He and his fellow presenters and crew are believed to have been staying at Simonstone Hall Hotel in Hawes, North Yorkshire, at the time.

The three remaining episodes in the current series, including one that was due to air this Sunday, have been postponed, it is understood and no one else has been suspended.

BBC director-general Tony Hall said an investigation was taking place into the alleged incident, adding: "The most important thing in anything like this is to gather the facts. We do not have the facts at the moment."

He went on: "I am a fan of Jeremy Clarkson but this is a serious thing that is alleged to have taken place."

Speaking about Clarkson, Top Gear co-presenter James May joked: "I've said many times before, the man is a knob but I quite like him. It's all getting a bit ridiculous."

Clarkson's Top Gear contract runs out at the end of the month, making it easier for the BBC to part company with him should it wish to.

The online campaign on Change.org was created with the social-media hashtag #BringBackClarkson by right-wing blogger Guido Fawkes.

As well as Top Gear fans, support for Clarkson has also come from celebrities including Piers Morgan. He tweeted: "To be fair to #Clarkson, if my food wasn't ready at the end of a day's filming...I dread to think how violent I'd get."

The presenter's daughter Em Clarkson tweeted: "Oh God, BBC please take him back... he's started cooking..."

Clarkson, who has been involved in a number of high-profile gaffes in recent years, was put on what the corporation called his final warning in 2014.

It followed claims he used the n-word while reciting the nursery rhyme Eeny, Meeny, Miny Moe during filming of the BBC2 programme.

Over the years there have been numerous calls for Clarkson to be sacked, including online petitions signed by thousands of people, but all have been ignored.

Talking to Sky News, former BBC chairman Michael Grade described him as "the Kevin Pietersen of broadcasting. You can't live with him or without him," he said.

Top Gear is one of the BBC's biggest money spinners, pulling in millions of pounds from a devoted - and international - audience.

At the end of 2012 the corporation paid Clarkson £14m, which included buying out his 30% stake in Bedder 6, the company that owns the Top Gear.brand.

This Sunday's episode was due to feature Clarkson with co-hosts Hammond and May getting to grips with classic cars such as a Fiat 124 Spider, an MGB GT and a Peugeot 304 cabriolet.

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Mr Duckenfield turned to the families of the victims from the witness box and said: "I deeply regret what happened on the day, it was a major mistake on my part.

"I have no excuses. I apologise unreservedly to the families and I hope they believe it is a very very sincere apology."

He added: "No one can understand my behaviour on that day, least of all me."

Mr Duckenfield, the match commander, was giving evidence for a second day in the new inquests into Britain's worst sporting tragedy.

He described his decision that day as "grave mistake" and said he had "no option" but to open the gates.

Under cross-examination from Christina Lambert QC, counsel to the inquest, the retired officer said he had not realised where the fans would go once the gates were opened.

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Earlier in the hearing, the former policeman said he had held a briefing on the morning of the tragedy but had "no recollection" of what he did until 2pm, an hour before the start of the game.

Mr Duckenfield declared it "remarkable" that he could not remember that period.

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The inquest heard how Mr Duckenfield held a briefing the day before the match, in which he wrote in a report and delivered, he said, word-for-word: "I cannot stress too highly the word 'safety'.

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Now aged 54, he was born in Doncaster where his parents ran a business selling tea cosies, and then Paddington Bear toys.

Their success enabled Clarkson to go to Repton public school, from which he was apparently expelled for bad behaviour.

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In October 1988, Clarkson was invited to be one of the presenters on Top Gear. It was taken off air between 2000 and 2002, but since its return has become one of the most watched TV shows on BBC Two.

The show owes much to Clarkson's co-presenters James May and Richard Hammond, but his strong presence and uncompromising views have undoubtedly made him the driving force, as well as an icon for 'petrol heads'.

His disparaging comments - about Norfolk, workers at Hyundai, global warming, speeding, cyclists and Wales among others - have often landed him in hot water and led to calls for him to be sacked.

So far they have been resisted by the BBC, but there are fears the corporation may have no choice but to let him go after the latest episode in which he is alleged to have thrown a punch at one of Top Gear's producers.

The show is one of the BBC's biggest money spinners, pulling in millions of pounds from a devoted - and international - audience.

Its success - and Clarkson's vital part in it - saw BBC TV boss Danny Cohen compare him to a top-flight footballer, telling reporters last year that "no one is bigger than the club".

In an interview with Sky News, former ITV boss Michael Grade described him as the "Kevin Pietersen of broadcasting", adding: "You can't live with him or without him," he said.

Last year, Top Gear was censured by regulator Ofcom for breaching broadcasting rules after Clarkson used a "racial" term during the programme's Burma special, which had aired in March 2014.

The year ended with the show's crew having to flee Argentina after trouble erupted when it emerged they were using a Porsche with the registration number H982 FKL, which many saw as a reference to the Falklands conflict of 1982.

Top Gear's executive producer Andy Wilman described 2014 as "an annus horribilis" for the show after the claims of racism and the near-riot in Argentina.

It is difficult to find exact figures, but it is safe to say the show has made Clarkson and Wilman multi-millionaires.

The 2012 annual report and accounts of BBC Worldwide - the corporation's commercial arm - show it got a dividend of £4.5m in 2012 from a company called Bedder 6.

The company, which is registered at the west London base of BBC Worldwide was set up by Clarkson and Wilman.

The BBC then owned 50%, with Clarkson reportedly owning around 30% - meaning his dividend would have been around £2.7m in that year, on top of his BBC salary. He has since sold his stake to the corporation.

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Man Shot By IS Child Was No Spy, Say Family

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By Tom Rayner, Middle East Reporter

The family of a man apparently shot dead by a child in an Islamic State (IS) video believe he was killed because he wanted to leave the group.

Mohammed Musallam, 19, an Israeli Arab, was accused of being an Israeli spy by IS fighters.

He appeared in the 13-minute footage talking about being recruited and trained by the Mossad intelligence agency and is then shown being escorted to a field and shot in the head by a young boy.

However, his family say they believe he was recruited by underground IS operatives in Jerusalem.

His mother Hind told Sky News: "There are Islamic State figures here in Jerusalem, people should be careful with their kids, they are hidden, they are taking the boys."

She said her son had called home days before he was imprisoned, claiming he wanted to leave IS.

"He said they had promised to give him a house, marriage, and dollars. I said why would you do that to yourself?," she said.

"He said that he had been brainwashed, but that it was all lies - that they were cheating everyone."

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For the last 14 years the Musallam family have lived in the predominantly Jewish neighbourhood of Neve Yaakov, a settlement in East Jerusalem.

This has prompted some accusations on Arabic social media that the family were indeed "collaborators" with Israel.

However, Mohammed's father Said Musallam angrily dismissed such assertions, insisting the family moved from the nearby Arab neighbourhood of Beit Hanina for nothing more than cheaper rent prices.

He believes his son's death was nothing more than IS's punishment for their suspicions he intended to leave the group.

"It's all Islamic State fabrication, they are just trying to protect themselves - if Mohammed had come back he would tell people what they are really like," he said.

"I hope to God there will an Arab army that come together and fight Islamic State - I'd be the first one to join the fight against [Abu Bakr] al Baghdadi."

Posted online on Tuesday night, the video cannot be independently verified, but was apparently published by the IS media wing.

The child who carries out the killing is described as one of "the cubs of the Caliphate" by a French-speaking militant who appears alongside him in the video.

In the video, Musallam repeated comments made last month in an interview published by the militants' English language magazine, Dabiq.

He said he had joined IS to report to the Israelis on weapons caches, bases and Palestinian recruits.

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Musallam's family say he went missing in October.

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