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Question: Trump Guts Requirement That Employer Health Plans Pay For Birth Control

The Trump administration is rolling back the Obama-era requirement that employer-provided health insurance policies cover birth control methods at no cost to women.
According to senior officials with the Department of Health and Human Services, the goal of the new rule is to allow any company or nonprofit group to exclude the coverage for contraception if it has a religious or moral objection.
“This provides an exemption and it’s a limited one,” said Roger Severino, director of the HHS Office of Civil Rights. “We should have space for organizations to live out their religious identity and not face discrimination.”
He said he expects most companies will continue to provide coverage for birth control and that the changes will only affect a tiny percentage of U.S. women. The new rules are being published Friday in the Federal Register and go into effect immediately.
But some health policy analysts say the new rule creates a huge opening that lets any employer claim an exemption, leaving their female workers to pay the full cost of any birth control out of pocket.
“It is a huge loophole for any employer that does not want to provide birth control coverage to their employees,” says Dania Palanker, a professor at Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform.
The change fulfills a promise Trump made in May to the Catholic religious order The Little Sisters of the Poor in a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. The nuns had sued the Obama administration over the birth control requirement.
The Affordable Care Act requires employer-provided health insurance policies to include coverage for preventive health care. After the law passed, HHS used its regulatory authority to specify what has to be included in those preventive services, and birth control, including “all Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for all women with reproductive capacity.”
But the policy was controversial from the start.
Several companies and religious groups sued, saying the rule infringed on their religious freedom.
The Obama administration created an exemption for churches, and allowed other “religious employers” to opt out by notifying the government. When they did so, the administration would arrange with their insurance companies to provide the coverage directly, without the employers’ involvement.
But the Little Sisters of the Poor weren’t happy with that workaround and sued.
The group’s case, and a second one involving private businesses including the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores, went to the Supreme Court.
The court ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby in 2014, saying privately held companies could object on religious grounds. And then, last year, the court issued a split ruling in the Little Sisters case, saying the government shouldn’t fine the nuns, but also ordering the two sides to work out an arrangement that accommodates their religious beliefs.
Before a deal was reached, Donald Trump became president.
At the Rose Garden ceremony in May, he told the Little Sisters of the Poor that he planned to change the rules. “You’re long ordeal will soon be over,” he promised.
Under the new rule, women who work for Hobby Lobby or the religious group may no longer have access to birth control coverage through the Obama-era workaround. A Hobby Lobby spokesman said the company would have no comment on Friday, and the Little Sisters of the Poor didn’t respond to NPR’s emails seeking comment.
Hobby Lobby’s founder and CEO David Green told reporters in 2013, “Our family is now being forced to choose between following the laws of the land that we love or maintaining the religious beliefs that have made our business successful and have supported our family and thousands of our employees and their families.”
HHS officials said they don’t expect many companies to seek waivers. They said the group seeking waivers will likely be limited to those approximately 200 companies and nonprofits that have already sued.
But Palanker says the impact could be a lot bigger. There are a lot of large private companies, she says, whose owners may hold strong religious beliefs but did not want the publicity and expense of suing the federal government.
Hobby Lobby has 32,000 employees.
“A lot of women will retain birth control coverage,” Palanker says, “but there will be a lot of women who will lose that coverage.”
That means they’ll find themselves paying out of pocket. A one-month’s supply of birth control pills can cost anywhere from $4 to $55 or more, according to GoodRX.com.
Longer-acting contraception, like an IUD, can cost more than $1,000, says Sarah Lipton-Lubet, a vice-president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. She says the new rule is a tool for discrimination against women.
“Women shouldn’t be denied access to basic health care based on their employers’ religious beliefs,” she says. “We all have the right to our religious beliefs. But the way that this rule treats religion is really an excuse to discriminate.”
HHS officials say they also plan more stringent enforcement of a provision in the Affordable Care Act that prohibits federal subsidies from being used for insurance policies that cover abortion. The agency will issue guidelines for insurers today on how they have to charge women who want abortion coverage at least $12 a year more for such a policy, and they have to keep that money in a separate fund to be used only to pay for abortions.
The Trump administration’s rule is likely to face its own legal challenges from groups that favor contraception.

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Good morning, here are our early stories:
-- Iran's Foreign Minister: Renegotiating Nuclear Deal Would Damage U.S. Credibility.
-- Border Patrol Agent Acquitted In 2012 Fatal Shooting Of Mexican Teen.
-- Prince's Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Hospital, Pharmacy Chain.
-- Facebook Updates Community Standards, Expands Appeals Process.
And here are more early headlines:
Report: Confirmation Hearing To Be Delayed For V.A. Nominee. (Washington Post)
Suit Filed Against New Indiana Abortion Law. (Indianapolis Business Journal)
Government Seeks E-Coli Source In Contaminated Lettuce. (Washington Post)
Despite Government Action, Nicaragua Protests Continue. (Los Angeles Times)
New Afghanistan Attacks Leave 9 Dead. (RFE/RL)
Ukrainian Agency Hit By Ransomware. (Reuters)


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Question: What every SME needs to know about hackers and cyber-security

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The biggest risks to watch out for and how to protect against cyber-attacks.
It seems like not a week goes by at the moment without a new story about a large corporate cyber-security breach. Recent hacks at Ticketmaster, Fortnum & Mason and Dixons Carphone have resulted in customer data being accessed, stolen or potentially compromised.
But it’s not just large companies that are at risk and, with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in place, all businesses must take steps to ensure that their systems and data are protected.
Edward Whittingham is a former police officer and the founder of online security company, Business Fraud Prevention Partnership, which is accredited by GCHQ as part of the Government’s National Cyber Security Programme. He says that it’s essential that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) understand that cyber-crime is now a major part of organised crime.
“Historically, there has been a perception that cyber attacks are conducted by teenagers or rogue individuals, but this just isn’t the case,” he explains. “They’re now conducted on a large scale by serious and organised crime gangs who, for pocket change, can purchase the tools that they need to carry out attacks on the dark web.”
Phishers
Mr Whittingham says that one of the biggest threats to SMEs are phishing emails, where hackers pose as trustworthy entities, such as suppliers or colleagues, and ask for sensitive information to be sent. He warns that these must not be underestimated and points to research that shows that between 90pc and 95pc of cyber-attacks begin with phishing.
“They continue to evolve and are becoming ever more convincing,” he says. “[Hackers] are on the ball and always looking to exploit the latest trend, so it’s crucial that we are, too. If there’s one thing to get to grips with, it’s ensuring that employees understand all of the different threats that phishing emails pose and how to spot the warning signs.”
Think about the data that you hold that’s absolutely business critical Edward Whittingham, Business Fraud Prevention Partnership
Those signs are often subtle differences, explains Mr Whittingham. “Check the sender details, and not just the sender’s name, but the actual email address itself: does it look legitimate; are there subtle misspellings or additional characters?”
Other red flags to look out for include any unusual or urgent calls to action, such as a request to make a payment, confirm details or access a link or document.
Costs and expenses
The cost of a cyber-attack can be huge, but protection for small businesses isn’t necessarily expensive. Anti-virus software is a must for all SMEs and some packages ensure that the software is always up to date. The market is competitive and business owners should read reviews and take recommendations before selecting the right tool or package.
Local authorities and chambers of commerce also offer support.
Back-up your data
Firms that want to mitigate the danger of an attack can take action. Mr Whittingham says that the first step is to back up crucial data: “Think about the operational and financial data that you hold that’s absolutely business critical – what would you do if this became inaccessible or permanently lost?”
Back-ups should be made regularly (ideally daily) to a storage device separate to the ones from which you work.
Two-factor authentication
The founder also recommends the use of two-factor authentication, where software or email access requires not just a password but also a PIN number, usually sent by text.
Gmail, Dropbox and other cloud services offer this, but passwords should be improved anyway. They are all too often a weak link, he says. “Employees should be encouraged to use strong passwords made up of sequences of words, as these are easier to remember.”
IT policy
SMEs need to create an IT policy to prevent cyber-attacks and data breaches. This should be a comprehensive but easy to read document that’s adhered to by all staff members.
Unfortunately, it’s a case of when, not if, an attack will take place Edward Whittingham, Mintivo
Chris Gough is technical director at IT consultancy, Mintivo, which works with small businesses as well as bigger companies such as Age UK and Investors in People. He says that IT policies are all too often unread and unattractive, and advises a bite-sized version to interest staff: “You can get great engagement from using a ‘Top 10 need to know’ format and promoting this alongside the full document.”
When it comes to the policy’s content, Mr Gough advises that businesses consider a wide variety of areas, including acceptable usage, communications, password policy, social media guidelines, network security, physical security, data protection, incident response and disaster recovery.
Preparation is key and cannot simply be left for the IT department, he says. “Unfortunately, it’s a case of when, not if, a cyber-attack will take place.”
Test your systems
The only way to ensure that your systems are strong is to test them – preferably before the hackers do.
“It’s important that organisations are proactive and not reactive when it comes to cyber security,” explains Mr Whittingham. “Staff training, paired with simulated phishing tests, is not only a way of educating employees; it can also identify high-risk areas within the business.”

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Like many countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia has been consolidating its legislative and organisational responses to cybersecurity challenges, most notably with the implementation of a national cybersecurity strategy.
The result is that its relative "cyber maturity" has risen two spots, putting it in equal second place with Japan. The United States remains the region's cyber leader.
The internet continues to be a "key enabler" of regional economic growth, currently at 5.5 percent a year and the strongest in the world. But with developed economies such as Australia, Japan, and the US already complaining about a cybersecurity skills shortage, "very significant increases" in education efforts will be needed to satisfy the demand for such skills in the developing economies.
These are just some of the findings in Cyber Maturity in the Asia Pacific Region 2017, released on Tuesday. It's the fourth edition of the flagship annual report from the International Cyber Policy Centre (ICPC) at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).
The ICPC noted the "worsening threat environment" faced by Australia and other regional players.
"With the rise of crime-as-a-service, becoming a cybercriminal is easier than ever, rewards are high, and chance of arrest low. As regional countries become increasingly connected to the internet the development opportunity threatens to be undermined by rising cybercrime," the report's lead author Tom Uren said.
"A parallel development to the worsening threat environment is more countries talking openly about military cyber capabilities."
The US plans to give its military cyber unit, Cyber Command, more independence and authority. Australia has established an Information Warfare Division and has declared that it has an offensive cyber capability that it's already used against Islamic State. Even Japan, normally pacifist, has proposed greatly expanding its military cyber investment.
"Cyber espionage has continued unabated," says the report.
"It's now evident that a number of Southeast Asian governments are conducting very competent cyber espionage operations. It isn't clear whether this news reflects a genuine proliferation of cyber espionage or an improvement in detection capabilities."
Overall, though, the report has a calm-before-the-storm vibe.
"The region again avoided a major incident, such as an attack on critical national infrastructure ... With notable exceptions, such as North Korean financial cybercrime and Russia's interference in the US election, countries were not engaged in flagrantly irresponsible actions during the reporting period," the report says.
"High-profile ransomware incidents such as WannaCry and NotPetya, while damaging, have had the positive effect of further elevating cybersecurity issues among policymakers, and this is gradually translating into improved preparedness and responses."
North Korea is increasingly seen as a threat, China perhaps less so.
"North Korea continues to build up its malicious cyber capability. It's already been accused of a litany of crimes, including launching an online heist on the Bangladesh Central Bank and the WannaCry ransomware incident that infected over 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries. As sanctions bite, or conflict breaks out, it will do its best to retaliate," the report says.
"On the positive side of the ledger, China's increasing development of indigenous intellectual property is likely to start to sway it from its past practice of sweeping commercial cyber espionage towards a more status quo power dynamic in which it wants to protect its intellectual property. China has continued to sign binding international agreements, including with Australia in 2017, prohibiting future thefts of intellectual property for commercial purposes."
There has also been more cooperation with China in cybercrime investigations. China and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) collaborated on arrests, Chinese nationals in Cambodia and Fiji were deported to China, and Australian metadata was shared with Chinese authorities.
From a business perspective, the report says there's still "tremendous potential" for Asia-Pacific economies to leapfrog the developed economies by adopting new technologies and business models.
"For example, 85 percent of people in Papua New Guinea are unbanked, but the spread of 3G and other mobile technologies means there's potential for the adoption of mobile financial systems similar to the Kenyan M-Pesa mobile money system or even an app-based mobile payments system, such as that deployed by WeChat in China."
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Question: Rihanna, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, Cardi B, Others Rally Behind Bullied Boy

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An emotional video of a young boy talking about the pain of being bullied has gone viral and many artists including Rihanna, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg and Cardi B are standing up for him.
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“Just out of curiosity, why do they bully?” Keaton Jones, a Tennessee native, asked in the video. “What’s the point of it? Why do you find joy in taking innocent people and finding a way to be mean to them? It’s not okay.”
He explained that kids make fun of his nose and during lunch they pour milk on him and throw food at him. The video was shot by Jones’ mother after she picked him up from school when he told her he was afraid to go to lunch.
After viewing the clip on social media, Katy Perry, Cardi B, Snoop Dogg, Hailee Steinfeld, and others provided words of encouragement to Jones.
“#KeatonJones Hero!!! Thank you young KING for inspiring us all who have been in your shoes at any capacity!” wrote Rihanna on social media. “If you have, or currently are going through any form of bullying, my heart and my prayers go out to you! Bullies…y’all corny!”
“This broke my 💔today. Please be kind to one another,” Katy Perry wrote in a caption for Jones’ video.
“Say lil Man U gotta friend in me for life hit me on dm so we can chop it up love is the only way to beat hate,” commented Snoop Dogg.
Zedd and Cole Swindell offered tickets to their concerts while Hailee Steinfeld invited Jones to be her guest at the Pitch Perfect 3 premiere.
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#KeatonJones Hero!!! Thank you young KING for inspiring us all who have been in your shoes at any capacity! If you have, or currently are going through any form of bullying, my heart and my prayers go out to you! Bullies...y'all corny! A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Dec 11, 2017 at 4:36am PST
This broke my 💔today. Please be kind to one another. #standwithkeaton A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry) on Dec 10, 2017 at 2:56pm PST
Say lil Man U gotta friend in me for life hit me on dm so we can chop it up love is the only way to beat hate 👊🏾☝🏾 A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) on Dec 10, 2017 at 7:50am PST
Hi @Lakyn_Jones, could you pass this message along to Keaton? ❤ https://t.co/3l8P4fKAqW —
Hailee Steinfeld (@HaileeSteinfeld) December 10, 2017
buddy next time I make it home to Knox I'm going to walk into that lunchroom with you and watch the bullies say the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… —
Kelsea Ballerini (@KelseaBallerini) December 10, 2017
I’m so Sad and angry like I’m OD hot 😡😪Please teach your kids not to be bullies .Teach them how to be tough 👊🏽but not too pick on others —
(@iamcardib) December 10, 2017
Hey, @Lakyn_Jones .. bring your brother Keaton by the bus before my show in Knoxville, TN next month if ya want.. w… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… —
Cole Swindell (@coleswindell) December 10, 2017
Stay strong Keaton. Takes a lot of courage to send such an honest message like this to the world. For anyone being… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… —
Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) December 11, 2017
Hey Keaton Jones, I’d like to invite you to be my guest at any show of mine of your choice. I’ll cover ur flights a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… —
(@Zedd) December 11, 2017

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Question: 'I'm not a sexist': England women's coach defends character

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Rejecting accusations he is a sexist, Phil Neville said Monday he has the character and status to be a role model after taking on the "ultimate job" as coach of England's women's national soccer team.
The decision to hire the former Manchester United defender brought scrutiny last week because of his lack of coaching experience and his Twitter postings six years ago that were deemed sexist and misogynistic.
"My character stands up to any accusation that has been leveled at me," Neville said after being presented in his new role. "I've lived my life right. I think I have a lot of respect within the game."
Questioned for the first time about the tweets, which he sent in 2011 and '12 when still a player at Everton, Neville said "they aren't right today and they weren't then."
In one of the Twitter posts from 2012, Neville said he thought women would be "busy preparing breakfast/getting kids ready/making beds" instead of watching cricket like men.
The previous year, he said women "always wanted equality until it comes to paying the bills," while another tweet read: "Relax, I'm back chilled- just battered the wife!!! Feel better now!"
Neville defended that tweet by saying he was referring to games of table tennis and basketball he had with his wife on holiday, but accepted he was "disappointed" that he used wording that related to domestic violence.
"That tweet wasn't sent out as a joke to domestic violence," Neville said.
The 41-year-old Neville has taken charge of the No. 3-ranked international team in the women's game, having only had brief spells as an assistant coach with the England under-21 men's team, Man United and Valencia since retiring as a player in 2013.
He believes that is enough.
"I've coached the best players in the men's game at the top level and I believe that the players I'll be coaching in the England women's team are top, top-class players at the elite level," Neville said. "For us to get from third to first in the world, I think they'll need a coach with that type of experience.
"I cannot be more qualified for this job ... The principles that I see in women's football and men's football are very similar. The gap is closing."
Neville said he isn't using the job as a "stepping stone" to other positions in the game.
"This, for me, is the ultimate job," Neville said. "It doesn't get any better than managing your country."
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Struggling England rugby union head coach Eddie Jones is the man most responsible for the gender pay disparity in bonuses paid to RFU staff.
The 75.1 per cent difference between the average paid to men and women is considerably more than the gap at the Football Association (16.4 per cent) or England Cricket Board (60.2 per cent).
Jones is reckoned to be the highest paid coach in world rugby, earning around £750,000 annually including bonuses, and the gender pay survey took in the unbeaten run at the start of his England tenure — a Six Nations Grand Slam followed three victories in Australia and an autumn series sweep.
England boss Eddie Jones is most responsible for gender pay disparity in RFU staff bonuses
Jones is said to be the highest paid coach in world rugby, earning around £750,000 annually
The report stated: 'This run of success meant a number of performance bonuses were paid to men in senior coaching roles, contributing significantly to the bonus pay gender gaps.'
At least the difference in bonus payments for RFU staff will shrink for the next survey because of England's woeful fifth place in the Six Nations.
The RFU, ECB and FA all say their bonus gaps are exaggerated by the incentivised rewards for success in male team sports.
Gary Lineker, understood to be three years into a five-year BBC contract and yet to suffer any gender-related drop in pay, seems to have special status at the Beeb.
Even when he tweets an obscenity — 'As I'm covering this game, I'll remain impartial... actually, f*** that, get in you beauty' — when Jamie Vardy equalises for Leicester against Chelsea while hosting coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final, the BBC excuse the foul language as it is the private Twitter account of Lineker.
Never mind that he is working for the BBC as by far their best paid sports presenter.
Gary Lineker's foul language on Twitter is excused by the BBC as it is his private account
With England players already playing too many games for club and country, no wonder World Rugby gave short shrift to a proposal from global PR agency Teneo for a World Club Championship.
Certainly Teneo sports adviser Brian O'Driscoll, who made a world-record number of appearances for Ireland (133) and toured four times with the British and Irish Lions, should know better.
Meanwhile, England players were contracted by their over-the-top set of commercial deals to make 17 personal appearances around Twickenham after Saturday's defeat by Ireland.
The most irritating must have been for Owen Farrell, who was assigned the Green Room, official hospitality operators, where Ronan Keating was singing and an Irish Grand Slam party was in full swing.
Owen Farrell was assigned to the Green Room as part of his commercial deals after Ireland loss
Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove has written a new song for his popular band Strapped For Cash that surely can only be aimed at his arch enemy in cricket, haughty former ECB chairman Giles Clarke.
The powerful lyrics sung from the heart include the lines: 'Anything you do has an arrogant air, you look down your nose, you're a pompous bully, you're vain and arrogant, talking posh, I've never met anyone quite like you.'
Yet Bransgrove claims: 'There are references to all sorts of people, but no one specific.' Some of us who know Clarke and his history with Bransgrove will need more convincing.
Fergie let-off for Eddie
It has emerged that when Eddie Jones met Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford the day after the Calcutta Cup defeat by Scotland that sparked the England crisis, Jones was expecting a number of comments from the Scotsman about the match.
Instead, it is understood leadership expert Ferguson never mentioned what had happened at Murrayfield during their talks.
Sir Alex Ferguson never mentioned England's defeat to Scotland to coach Eddie Jones
Arsenal shares have traded at a record price again of £36,000 — a massive hike of more than £5,000.
One explanation for the frenzy could be small investor positioning ahead of Russian shareholder Alisher Usmanov dumping his 30 per cent stake in the club on the market if the political situation between the UK and the Kremlin worsens even further.


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Question: Interview: The Wanted's Tom Parker talks about Grease role at Milton Keynes

When The Wanted’s Tom Parker originally auditioned for Grease, he wasn’t expecting to land the role of Danny.
Speaking to us ahead of the visit to Milton Keynes Theatre from Monday August 28 to Saturday September 2, he said: “I was originally asked if I was interested in Teen Angel which meant one song and a brief role so I went for the audition.
Grease
“I got a phone call a few days later asking if I was interested in playing Danny and after an extra audition, they offered me the part which I was delighted about.”
The original high-school musical, features unforgettable songs including You’re The One That I Want, Grease Is The Word and Summer Nights.
You might think that there wouldn’t be too much of a challenge to go from singer to musical theatre lead but Tom says there has been difficulties.
He said: “It has been a challenge learning the script but there are a lot of transferable skills over from performing in the band. While we weren’t known for lots of dancing in the band, we did a little bit.
“But when we did have some complex choreography in this show, I did go a little bit like, ah yes, I can do this.
“I did watch the film just to get the style of acting that is required in this field. John Travolta had a huge impact playing the film so I have tried to take little things from his performance but not all of it.”
Even the relatively short period of rehearsals didn’t stop Tom from taking the role seriously.
He added: “We only had three weeks of rehearsals before we went out on the tour so I asked for the script a couple of months before we started the rehearsals just so I could get my head in the right place. I wanted to get into the rehearsals and nail it.
“But it is a great show and if you like the film then come along and see it.”
Tom is still best known for his role in the five piece band The Wanted and is proud of his achievements with the band.
He said: “We played some amazing venues when we were in The Wanted and I think when I look back, my biggest memories is meeting people like Michelle Obama. A few years, I was just a lad from Bolton and then I was meeting the first lady of the United States.
“I would hope that we would reform the band, it is something that I would really push for us to do. There was something special that we had between the four of us, and we would love to recreate that experience again.”
He is also in just a small select group of people. Tom is one of the few contestants that hasn’t suffered an injury on The Jump.
Tom laughed before adding: “I was lucky to be probably one of the only people not to be injured in The Jump.
“I initially turned it down as I wasn’t keen on doing television work. However after a couple of months, I regretted the decision so asked if there was a chance to do.
“All of the spaces on the show were full but they put me on the reserve list. And then the injuries happened and I ended up being on it.
“I had done some skiing but not for about 10 years before doing that show. It is quite scary doing those 30/40 foot jumps.”
But it is probably safe to say that another tour isn’t top of Tom’s list to do in the near future.
“I wouldn’t rule out doing more musical theatre but doing a long tour does put a strain, especially as I am due to get married next year, so maybe I wouldn’t do something as intense in the future.”
Tickets cost from £15 and performances take place throughout the week. To book tickets call the box office on 0844 871 7652 or visit www.atgtickets.co.uk/miltonkeynes.

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Question: Peru authorities order arrest of two suspects in B.C. man’s killing

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On Monday, officials backed away from reports that he was the principal suspect.
Canadian Sebastian Woodroffe who travelled to Peru to study hallucinogenic medicine was killed by a mob in a remote corner of the Amazon rain forest. Facebook photo
Peru’s attorney general has ordered the arrest of two suspects in the killing of a Vancouver Island man who travelled to the Amazon rainforest to study hallucinogenic medicine, officials said Monday.
Authorities said over the weekend that a mob dragged Sebastian Woodroffe by the neck to his death shortly after people accused him of killing Olivia Arevalo, an octogenarian plant healer from the Shipibo-Konibo tribe of northeastern Peru.
Prosecutors said Monday the two suspects were identified in a video shot on a cellphone showing the moment Woodroffe, who was 41, was killed last week.
Officials said forensic experts were studying Woodroffe’s body to determine whether he had any involvement in Arevalo’s killing, as was initially suggested. On Monday, officials backed away from reports that he was the principal suspect.
Arevalo and Woodroffe were both killed Thursday in the Indigenous community of Victoria Gracia, officials said. But police did not begin to investigate until a cellphone video appeared in local media showing a man purported to be Woodroffe begging for mercy while being dragged between thatch-roofed homes. He was then left motionless on the muddy ground.
On Saturday, officials dug up Woodroffe’s body from an unmarked grave where he had been hastily buried.
Global Affairs Canada spokeswoman Brianne Maxwell said Monday the department was aware of the case and had been in touch with the man’s family and Peruvian officials but no further information would be provided due to privacy concerns.
Every year thousands of foreign tourists travel to the Peruvian Amazon to experiment with ayahuasca — a bitter, dark-coloured brew made of a mixture of native plants.
The hallucinogenic cocktail, also known as yage, has been venerated for centuries by indigenous tribes in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia as a cure for all sorts of ailments. It’s also increasingly consumed by Western tourists looking for mind-altering experiences, sometimes with deadly consequences.
Arevalo was a staunch defender of Indigenous people’s rights in the region. She also practised a traditional form of singing medicine that the Shipibo believe removes negative energies from individuals.
Woodroffe, who was from Cumberland on Vancouver Island, said before going to Peru that he hoped an apprenticeship with a plant healer from the Shipibo tribe would help his goal of changing careers to become an addiction counsellor using hallucinogenic medicine.
“A recent family intervention for a relative with an alcohol addiction has opened my eyes to what I should be doing for work,” he wrote on the Indiegogo crowd-funding website seeking financial help to advance his studies.
“The plant medicine I have the opportunity of learning is far deeper than ingesting a plant and being healed. It is not about getting ‘high’ either. It is true some of the plants I will be learning about do have a perception-altering effect, but these are a few plants out of thousands I will be working with,” he said.
Friends of Woodroffe have posted messages of condolences on social media pages, and Woodroffe’s Facebook profile has changed to ‘Remembering Sebastian Woodroffe.’
Yarrow Willard, a close friend of Woodroffe, said in a Facebook message he was a loving father and kind man, “who was not capable of the crimes he was accused of.”
Friend Brodie Dawson echoed Willard’s statement.
“(Sebastian) was well-loved in the community and he was a sweet and loving person, and … this was very out of character for him,” she noted.
-With files from Erin Haluschak

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Two former Penn State administrators pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor child endangerment in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case, more than five years after the scandal rocked the university and led to the downfall of football coach Joe Paterno.
Ex-Athletic Director Tim Curley and former university Vice President Gary Schultz originally were charged with felonies. The reduced charge is punishable by up to five years in prison. A sentencing date was not immediately set.
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier was also charged in the scandal. The case against him appears to be moving forward, with jury selection set for next week.
The three handled a 2001 complaint by a graduate assistant who said he saw Sandusky, a retired member of the coaching staff, sexually abusing a boy in a team shower. They did not report the matter to police or child welfare authorities but told Sandusky he could not bring children onto the campus anymore.
Sandusky was not arrested until a decade later. He was convicted in 2012 of sexually abusing 10 boys and is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence.
Shortly after Sandusky's arrest, Paterno was fired over his handling of the matter. Paterno, one of the winningest coaches in college football history, died of lung cancer a few months later at age 85. He was never charged with a crime.
Schultz and Curley were arrested in 2011, Spanier in 2012.
The three former administrators at Penn State's flagship campus in State College had also faced charges of conspiracy. Each felony count carried the possibility of seven years in prison.
Their case dragged on for years because of a dispute about their representation by Penn State's chief counsel during a grand jury appearance. That fight led a court to throw out several charges, including perjury and obstruction.
Penn State's costs related to the Sandusky scandal are approaching a quarter-billion dollars.
That includes a recent $12 million verdict in the whistleblower and defamation case brought by Mike McQueary, the former graduate coaching assistant whose testimony helped convict Sandusky in 2012.
The university has also paid $93 million in settlements with 33 people who claimed they were sexually abused by Sandusky. In addition, the NCAA fined Penn State $48 million, which is now going toward anti-child-abuse efforts in Pennsylvania.
The NCAA imposed other heavy sanctions against the football program over the scandal, cutting scholarships, barring the team from postseason play, and stripping Penn State and Paterno of 112 victories dating to 1998. The NCAA later eased its penalties, including restoring the wins.
McQueary went to Paterno's home a day after the shower encounter to discuss what he had seen. Paterno alerted Curley and Schultz, and McQueary met with both of them about a week later.
It was not until nine years later that an anonymous email sent to a district attorney led investigators to approach McQueary in the case.
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Investigators say a 37-year-old McDonald man has been arrested for allegedly taking nude pictures of a teenage girl. U.S. Marshals and Warren police arrested Jasen Schiebel on Monday on a warrant issued by the McDonald Police Department.
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HAWLEY, Pa. — A father of three is behind bars after troopers say he started shooting inside his home in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, sending family members scrambling for safety.
State police say Shawn Birtel, 47, pulled a gun and started firing in the early morning hours on Tuesday while his three children were inside.
Birtel’s kids and their friends, who were home at the time, escaped through a second-floor window around 2 a.m., according to WNEP. An emergency ladder could still be seen later that day, dangling from an open window of the home along Route 6 in Hawley.
Troopers say Birtel was drinking with friends when he became combative, pulled out a pistol and began shooting, saying, “I’m going to kill them all.”
According to court papers, Birtel’s children took a high-powered rifle from him so he couldn’t use it. The children are 20, 15, and 11, authorities say. Along with two friends, they were able to get to safety thanks to the chain ladder.
No one was shot and Birtel surrendered when state police showed up. Troopers confiscated the rifle.
He’s now facing possible prison time for assault, endangering the welfare of children, and other charges.
Birtel is locked up in the Wayne County Correctional Facility.

A Clayton County family is counting their blessings on this Easter Sunday after police said a man kicked in their door and tried to break in, but the homeowner, also a disabled Army veteran fought the intruder off in his birthday suit.


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A police officer stands over a covered body in Toronto after a van mounted a sidewalk crashing into a number of pedestrians on Monday, April 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Experts say the powerful video of Alek Minassian’s arrest reveals a textbook case of an officer defusing danger through a series of life-and-death choices based on training and a calm mind.
The footage shows an officer who police sources identified as Const. Ken Lam standing up, turning off his siren and talking clearly to the suspect, even as the dead and injured lay along Yonge Street after being struck down by a white rental van.
“This is exactly the type of de-escalation … and response to these types of confrontations that we hope to see,” said Ontario ombudsman Paul Dube.
Lam calmly holstered his service weapon, held up his baton and handcuffed Minassian as he lay on the sidewalk.
“He gave himself the space and time. He assessed the threat and realized he had options other than firing his weapon.”
Dube published a June 2016 report calling for increased police training on defusing dangerous situations after several high-profile deaths of people with mental illnesses who confronted officers.
He said the constable’s actions are a sign that police are gaining from training that includes simulations of tense standoffs with people who are emotionally unstable.
Sammy Yatim’s death in July 2013 in Toronto — where the mentally ill man was shot multiple times as officers surrounded an empty streetcar he was on — helped prompt reforms.
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In recent years at least one day has been added to Toronto police in-service training on de-escalation and “dealing with people in crisis,” said Mike McCormack, president of the police union in Toronto.
The program is part of a mandatory three-day training for all officers that incorporates crisis communication, de-escalation and containment measures.
“A major component of this training includes a variety of scenarios that are designed to evaluate officer’s skills in effectively communicating with people in crisis and those who are suffering from a possible mental disorder,” said an email from the union.
Meanwhile, recruits at the Ontario Police College are now receiving more training, as are a number of police forces around the province, though it’s yet to be a provincewide standard, said Dube.
Christian Leuprecht, a professor at Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., who studies policing and security issues, said Lam’s actions were “textbook” examples of the latest approaches.
The result is a suspect who is now in custody and who may be able to shed light on why the devastating incident occurred, he said.
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“That particular situation yesterday, the way in which it went down was nothing short of remarkable,” Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders told a news conference Tuesday.
Saunders said he spoke to Lam, and the officer is doing well and thankful for the public’s support. Lam told him ”he defaulted to his training,” the chief said.
Police say Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ont., is the lone suspect in the attack. He was charged Tuesday with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder.
Leuprecht noted how Lam only stood up after carefully observing the suspect and determining he didn’t have a gun.
Lam spoke loudly and calmly, even as the suspect encouraged the officer to shoot him. When he claimed to have a gun in his pocket, Lam replied, “I don’t care,” and repeatedly instructed him to “Get down.”
Leuprecht said Lam seemed to go further than some others might have when he decided to approach and arrest the suspect, rather than wait for backup.
“There’s an impressive moment when he takes his firearm, puts it in his holster, he goes over with his baton, and he handcuffs the individual,” he said.
“I think that goes above and beyond the call of duty. He could have had a knife. He could have had a suicide belt.”
However, the university professor, who is currently teaching in Australia, says if the constable had waited for backup, the situation might have escalated and had a different outcome.
“The opportunity to ensure the individual could no longer pose a chance of harm to himself or to others is what that officer jumped at,” said Leuprecht.
McCormack said while additional training is a factor, he knows Lam well enough to say his personality factored in.
He described him as an intelligent, relatively young officer who is highly skilled and trained.
McCormack says the constable — who is in his 30s — positioned himself well so that he could see precisely what was unfolding before him.
“By his actions he did not perceive the threat to escalate and that is why he did not use his firearm,” he said.
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Irvine Fraser worked the evening shift as a Winnipeg bus driver, so he could help look after his granddaughter during the daytime.
Early Tuesday morning, Fraser, 58 — who was looking forward to retirement as early as next year, according to colleagues — died after a passenger allegedly stabbed him at the end of his route at the University of Manitoba.
“There is no reason this should’ve happened. … My fellow brother was murdered for doing his job last night, that’s all I know,” fellow transit driver Nelson Giesbrecht told reporters.
As police reviewed security footage and tried to sort through a reason for the attack, members of the transit community said the case highlighted the need for better protections for bus operators.
“I don’t want Irvine’s death to be in vain,” said John Callahan, president of Local 1505 of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
Callahan said protective barriers have been tested in the past, but some drivers felt claustrophobic and worried that they might become trapped in an emergency.
There are now some calls for buses to be redesigned with driver’s side doors to give them an escape route, he said.
“Countless numbers of transit workers are assaulted in many ways every year. Most are the result of a fare dispute, but an alarming number happen just because someone wants to do violence to a bus driver,” the union’s international president, Larry Hanley, said in a statement.
“ATU demands that transit agencies and government officials bring the same sense of regret that they will display in the public mourning of this tragic, unnecessary death of our brother to the ongoing discussion about preventing these attacks from occurring.”
Details of what prompted the attack are still not clear. Union officials said the altercation started on the bus and then spilled outside the bus.
Nobody else was believed to be on the bus when the attack occurred, Winnipeg police said. They said officers got the call just before 2 a.m. and found Fraser suffering from serious stab wounds. He died at hospital.
Officers, led by a canine unit, arrested a 22-year-old suspect trying to cross the frozen Red River and took him back to the river bank.
At one point, a canine officer returned to the river to continue the investigation and fell through the ice. Officers used a rope to pull him to safety; he was not injured.
Friends and co-workers, meanwhile, remembered Fraser as a big man with a booming voice, easy smile and hearty handshake. Union officials said Fraser and his wife looked after their young granddaughter after their daughter passed away.
“For a guy that had a lot of struggles, this is not the way he should’ve gone,” Callahan said.
“It’s heartbreaking for all of us,” said Aleem Chaudhary, Local 1505’s executive vice-president. “He was liked by everybody — always had time to talk to you.”
Fraser wasn’t the type of driver “who would care about a bus fare if somebody said, ‘Oh I need a ride,’ ” Giesbrecht told reporters.
“I’m pretty shaken up. It’s supposed to be Valentine’s Day, not a day of mourning. It’s supposed to be about love, not death.”
There is no reason this should’ve happened. … My fellow brother was murdered for doing his job last night.
Giesbrecht, a bus driver for 19 years, said he now counts himself among those in support of protective barriers for drivers.
“How many crazies are out there that I just let on the bus that are just on the verge? I don’t know. … My opinion is now I’m at the point of put me in a cage.”
A federal law was passed in February 2015 to allow for more severe penalties for attacks on bus drivers. Bregg’s Law was named after Edmonton transit driver Tom Bregg, who was beaten so severely that he suffered brain injuries and lost the sight in one eye.
Bregg was driving his route during the morning rush hour in December 2009 when he was hit several times by a drunken man, who did not want to pay the $2.50 fare.
The attacker dragged the driver off the bus and stomped on his face more than a dozen times when he became wedged between the bus and the curb.
Bregg was in hospital for more than eight weeks.
Gary Mattson pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was declared a dangerous offender.
Winnipeg police posted a tweet Tuesday trying to reassure rattled residents that it was safe to take buses.
“Our public transit is safe,” it quoted Chief Danny Smith saying. “I ride the bus. My family rides the bus. I believe it is safe.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — “What does it mean for trade?” That question continued to guide Wall Street Wednesday, leading stocks to a mixed finish after President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser resigned after opposing the administration’s planned tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum.
Stocks fell in the morning as investors reacted to the departure of Gary Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs executive who was seen as a proponent of free trade. The losses deepened after Trump suggested on Twitter that the U.S. may impose penalties on China as part of intellectual property disputes. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 349 points.
Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, was known to disagree with the tariff plan, which has also drawn criticism from Republicans in Congress as well as from much of corporate America.
“He was seen as a key proponent of free trade to balance some of the other more protectionist-type advisers in the administration,” said Keith Parker, U.S. Equity Strategist for UBS. Cohn was also considered one of the architects of last year’s corporate tax cut.
The market bounced back late in the afternoon after the White House said some countries, including Canada and Mexico, might be granted exemptions to the tariffs. That suggested a lighter touch that won’t affect the global economy and corporate profits as much as a broader tariff would, and wouldn’t result in as much retaliation from other countries.
Industrial companies like Caterpillar and Boeing whipsawed on the news. Technology and health care companies ended higher, while energy companies fell with oil prices.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell as much as 1 percent during the day but finished with a loss of just 1.32 points, less than 0.1 percent, at 2,726.80. The Dow Jones industrial average declined 82.76 points, or 0.3 percent, to 24,801.36.
The Nasdaq composite gained 24.64 points, or 0.3 percent, to 7,396.65. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks added 12.33 points, or 0.8 percent, to 1,574.53. It’s fared better than the S&P and Dow over the last week as the companies on that index are far more U.S.-focused and would stand to lose less from a flare-up in global trade tensions.
In response to the planned steel and aluminum tariffs, the European Union has proposed tariffs on U.S. exports including motorcycles and bourbon. Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman sank after CEO Paul Varga said his company “could be an unfortunate and unintended victim” of more hostile trade. Varga said the company has been selling more lower-priced liquors in Europe, a strategy that leaves it more vulnerable to higher costs.
The company also forecast a smaller-than-expected annual profit and its stock dropped $3.15, or 5.6 percent, to $52.89. Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson slid 43 cents, or 1 percent, to $43.90.
Discount retailer Dollar Tree’s fourth quarter results disappointed investors, and so did its forecasts for the current year. It tumbled $15.11, or 14.5 percent, to $89.25. Competitor Ross Stores lost $5.11, or 6.3 percent, to $75.40 following its report.
Benchmark U.S. crude dropped $1.45, or 2.3 percent, to $61.15 a barrel in New York after the Energy Department reported that U.S. oil production rose last week. Brent crude, used to price international oils, fell $1.45, or 2.2 percent, to $64.34 a barrel in London. Exxon Mobil tumbled $1.92, or 2.5 percent, to $74.26 and Hess lost $2, or 4.1 percent, to $46.48.
On Twitter, Trump said the government is “acting swiftly on intellectual property theft.” The U.S. Trade Representative is investigating whether Chinese intellectual property rules are “unreasonable or discriminatory” to American business.
Parker said the tariffs could reduce corporate profits by about $10 billion, far less than the boost corporations will get from the tax cut that was signed into law in December. However he said steps against China, and retaliation by the Chinese government, could raise the cost of items including phones, technology goods, and clothing.
“The risk is that given China policy and actions that there could be something specific placed on Chinese goods, which would potentially lead to a retaliatory action,” he said.
While most investors interpreted the departure of Cohn as a loss, Parker said his resignation might keep some of the administration’s protectionist plans in check when combined with criticism from Republicans in Congress and the generally negative stock market reaction.
In other energy trading, wholesale gasoline lost 2 cents to $1.91 a gallon. Heating oil declined 3 cents to $1.87 a gallon. Natural gas rose 3 cents to $2.78 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Bond prices edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.88 percent from 2.89 percent.
Metals prices gave back some of Tuesday’s gains. Gold fell $7.60 to $1,327.60 an ounce. Silver slid 29 cents, or 1.7 percent, to $16.49 an ounce. Copper lost 2 cents to $3.14 a pound.
The dollar dipped to 106.07 yen from 106.21 yen. The euro edged down to $1.2403 from $1.2405.
Germany’s DAX rose 1.1 percent and Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.2 percent while the French CAC 40 added 0.3 percent. Asian markets started flat but losses widened in the afternoon. The Japanese Nikkei 225 dropped 0.8 percent while South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.4 percent. The Hang Seng of Hong Kong sank 1 percent.

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Question: Gemma Oaten on anorexia: Former Emmerdale star credits her dad Dennis

She weighed as little as four-and-a-half-stone during her battle with anorexia.
And Gemma Oaten thanked her dad Dennis for saving her life as she discussed her experiences with an eating disorder at the charity SEED's gala in London on Tuesday.
The former Emmerdale star, 34, explained her father insisted on bringing her home from the 'hellish' psychiatric unit where she spent 11 months as a child.
Gemma Oaten on anorexia: Former Emmerdale star credited her dad Dennis for saving her life after she dropped down to just four-and-a-half stone
'If it wasn't for my dad, I would be dead,' she told the audience at London's Hippodrome. 'He saved my life. I owe him so much.
'He was right. I just wanted it all to end. Had my dad not taken me home from the psychiatric unit, I would have died.'
Recalling the 'scary' psychiatric unit, the soap star told how the hospital was full of 'very bleak and full of despair'.
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Gemma added: 'He was right. I just wanted it all to end. Had my dad not taken me home from the psychiatric unit, I would have died.
'The memories of my time in hospital were very bleak and full of despair. I found myself in quite scary situations.
'I had things thrown at my head, I’d have people discussing in detail how they were abused, people cutting themselves in front of me. It was horrendous.
Thanks dad! The former Emmerdale star, 34, explained her father insisted on bringing her home from the 'hellish' psychiatric unit where she spent 11 months as a teen
'I wasn’t showing signs of psychosis, I was just a young girl suffering from an illness and, yes, it was a mental health illness but it is very different to somebody who is schizophrenic or who cuts herself.
'It all went wrong because it focused on getting the calories down me and not dealing with the reason I was struggling with an eating disorder.
'In the end my parents made the decision to take me out of there when they found out what was going on.'
Moving on! The former Emmerdale star is now healthy and she thanks her dad for all of his love and support over the years
Gemma is now a patron of SEED charity, which seeks to make a difference in the lives of people suffering with an eating disorder.
The actress has previously discussed how she became powerless to body dysmorphia at the tender age of ten.
Recalling how her eating disorder affected her childhood, she remembered how she asked her dad whether she was fat when she got out of the bath as a child.
'I have a vivid memory of getting out of the bath when I was ten and looking down and at my body and asking my dad, "am I fat?"' she said on This Morning in 2015.

EMMERDALE fans will see a character suddenly disappear from the Dales.
Emmerdale star Belle Dingle's (Eden Taylor-Draper) mental state will continue to deteriorate next week as her schizophrenia will start to take a toll. Her mum Lisa Dingle (Jane Cox) left the village last week after suffering an angina attack following her being accidentally spiked with ketamine. Emmerdale cast member Belle will start hearing voices in her head, and they tell her to destroy the alcohol she and boyfriend Lachlan White (Thomas Atkinson) have brewed together.
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She will lost control in the barn and Lachlan is terrified when he realises she has suffered a relapse. Later, Belle suddenly disappears so he and Gerry desperately search for her, but to no avail. Has Belle done something to harm herself?
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Fans will have to wait and see what happens to the teenager, who could be anywhere. She first starting experiencing voices in her head when she accidentally killed her best friend Gemma Andrews. The pair fought over a boy back in 2012 when Belle pushed her to the ground after Gemma slapped her. Gemma hit her head on a rock and was eventually declared brain dead after being discovered by Harriet Finch (Katherine Dow Blyton).
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Question: Black ice warning after weekend of snow and freezing temperatures across the region

SNOW and freezing temperatures have caused mass school closures across Denbighshire.
Drivers have been warned to be aware of black ice on the roads and treacherous driving conditions this morning (Monday).
More than 40 schools across Denbighshire have shut their doors as a result of heavy snowfall.
On Sunday, The Horseshoe Pass remained closed all day. A majority of bus services operated with a few exceptions.
Denbighshire County Council have advised residents not to travel unless “absolutely necessary”, particularly in the South of the county.
On Twitter, the Council wrote: “Just a reminder to take care out there today. The main roads have been gritted but there is black ice wherever the snow melted yesterday and the pavements are very slippery.”
A yellow weather warning for ice is currently in force.
A statement on the Met Office website read: “Ice is expected to form across many places overnight into Monday morning. Some injuries are likely from slips and falls on icy surfaces as well as icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.
“As well as this lying snow from Sunday will continue to be a hazard leading to longer and potentially hazardous journeys.”
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Heavy snowfall has caused chaos for many across the country as roads and schools have been shut due to the inclement weather. Every region has suffered its own issues due to the snow falling over the weekend. Here's how your area has been impacted:
Northern England: Four Cumbrian roads are partially shut due to ice in the area. Cold Fell Road, Corney Fell Road, Hardknott Pass and Newlands Pass have all had sections closed due to the adverse weather conditions. Latest updates from ITV Border. North-east England: Newcastle Airport had to cancel nine flights thanks to the snow. Latest updates from ITV Tyne Tees. Yorkshire: Motorists were warned about the prospect of 20cm of snow falling across Yorkshire. Latest updates from ITV Calendar. North-west England: Following the snowfall over the weekend, people face a risk of ice forming due to the plummeting temperature in the north-west. Latest updates from ITV Granada.
Midlands: Scores of schools across the region have been closed today.It's snow as far as the eye can see as the video above shows. ITV Central is covering the latest disruption in the Midlands. East Anglia: Hundreds of schools are closed after 10cm of snow dropped on the region. You can get the latest information from ITV Anglia.
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Question: F1, Formula 1 news - Zanardi doubts Bottas can take on Hamilton

Former F1 driver Alex Zanardi doubts Mercedes newcomer Valtteri Bottas can take on his teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2017.
Finn Bottas has been drafted in to succeed the suddenly-retired Nico Rosberg, who quit the German team after winning the world championship.
Bottas is saying he can take on triple world champion Hamilton, while Mercedes team figures have said the 27-year-old is a like-for-like substitute for Rosberg.
But Zanardi, who last raced in F1 for Bottas’ former team Williams in 1999, is not so sure.
"Hamilton has proved several times that he has an extra level compared to the others.
"Rosberg managed to beat him, but that was about his extra qualities," said the 50-year-old Italian, referring to the huge effort and many sacrifices made by the ultimately burned-out 31-year-old last year.
"Bottas is a very good driver, no question, but he’s not a Nico," Zanardi, today a Paralympic champion in hand-cycling, is quoted by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"For Lewis, this makes it all the easier for him to dominate the championship. Behind him I see better chances for Red Bull to chase Mercedes than Ferrari.
"I trust Daniel Ricciardo, and above all Max Verstappen, a lot," said Zanardi.

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Question: For Syrian Refugees In Turkey, A Long Road To Regular Employment

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In a neighborhood of Istanbul that's plastered with Arabic signs, a Syrian refugee whips up his specialty — avocado cream smoothies — at the small, colorful cafe where he works.
Majd al-Hassan has been in Turkey for two years, but has yet to learn much Turkish. He doesn't need to. This area is filled with fellow Syrians. He's paid in cash, under the table, and has yet to really integrate into Turkish society, he acknowledges.
"We've got Syrian supermarkets, Syrian restaurants — just like back home," says Hassan, 26. "I haven't even applied for a Turkish ID card. If peace comes to Syria, I'll go home tomorrow."
Nearby, a resident who describes herself as one of the last Turks living on this street near Istanbul's Fatih Mosque says she no longer recognizes her neighborhood.
"Before, this area was only Turkish people, mostly. But now, here, there, everywhere, it's all Syrian people," says Tulay Suleyman, who was born here. "Some Turkish people, they don't like these [new] people. Their culture is a little bit different than ours. [They're] mostly ignorant people — homeless people, low-class."
Xenophobia has flared with the arrival of migrants in parts of Europe. That has not been as big a problem in Turkey, even though there are some 3 million Syrians here — more than in all of Europe combined.
As in Europe, many of the Syrians in Turkey are educated professionals who are under-employed, working off the books for low pay — part of Turkey's swelling black-market economy.
At first, when Syrian refugees began streaming over the Turkish border in 2011, the Turkish government granted them a special protected status — but no work permits.
Many thought the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad would fall quickly — another domino in the Arab Spring — and that Syrian refugees would be able to cross back over the border and return home swiftly.
With the Syrian war now in its seventh year, Turkey has opened a path to Syrians for official employment. But few have taken it.
One of the government's motives in trying to regularize Syrians is that Turks have been worried about having their wages undercut.
"There was a public concern that Turkish people would be unemployed because of the Syrians being employed with lower fees [wages]," says labor lawyer Mehmet Ata Sarikaripoglu. "We see what happened in Europe, and how the politics in Europe has changed after that."
Fearing a political backlash, Turkey started a program in January 2016 to increase work permits for refugees. The government also now requires companies to give Syrians the same pay and benefits as Turks. But the roll-out has been slow.
Integrating Syrians is political too. They tend to be more religious and conservative than many Turks — and they tend to support Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He's floated the idea of offering them Turkish citizenship, but that has prompted a backlash from some opposition parties and more secular Turks.
At an Istanbul municipal office, long lines of Syrians snake across the lobby. People are registering for Turkish ID cards and health care, and signing up their children for public schools — all services they get for free as refugees.
One man yells and shakes with frustration. He says bureaucrats keep telling him to come back tomorrow. Turkey's social services are overloaded with newcomers like himself, he says.
Behind the lobby's front desk, Yahiya Osman helps Syrians register for ID cards and health care. He's a Syrian refugee himself, and has worked here for four years — even though he only got a work permit two weeks ago.
"It makes me eligible for private health insurance, a pension and worker's compensation," says Osman, 33. "You've got to think ahead. We're not sure what's going to happen in Syria. We might have to stay here in Turkey forever."
But Turkish government statistics show out of the 3 million Syrians here, fewer than 14,000 had work permits by January — a year into the program.
"It's a very exhausting procedure," says Sule Akarsu, who manages a charity that teaches Syrian refugees how to do bricklaying and other construction work.
Her work is dedicated to helping Syrian refugees. Yet even she has not applied for work permits for her Syrian staff.
"It takes nearly three months to get permission for the Syrians," she says. "It's also difficult for Turkish industry, doing all these procedures."
Only companies can apply for these permits, not employees, and they must pay monthly social security for each worker — even if it's a Syrian who doesn't plan to stay in Turkey long-term. Some employers say it's not worth the hassle and expense.
There are questions about how much Turkey's government really wants to implement this policy. It has threatened to fine companies that hire Syrians without permits. But the fines are rarely enforced.
At an Istanbul cafe, Adnan Hadad, another Syrian, says it's not just the bureaucracy that slows things down. He's dragged his feet too. When he arrived four years ago, he thought he'd be in Turkey "a couple of years," he says.
"But the Syrian war, and how it eventually evolved, made me realize I'll be here a lot longer," Hadad says.
He still dreams of growing old back home in Syria. But for now, he's starting in on some Turkish paperwork.

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Question: Daughter of South Korea's 'Rasputin' in presidential corruption scandal arrested in Denmark

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The daughter of Choi Soon-Sil, the woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea's President, has been arrested in Denmark after months in hiding, Seoul prosecutors said on Monday.
Chung Yoo-Ra, the 20-year-old daughter of the woman dubbed South Korea's "Rasputin", is one of the figures in the influence-peddling scandal that sparked massive street protests demanding the removal of President Park Geun-Hye.
Danish police arrested Ms Chung on Sunday night for overstaying her visa, Korean prosecutors said, adding they were in talks with Danish authorities to have her deported to Seoul.
Ms Choi, a secret confidante of Ms Park, is accused of using her ties with the president to force top firms including Samsung to "donate" nearly $70 million to non-profit foundations Choi then used as her personal ATMs.

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Question: Horford, Smart lift Celtics over Bucks 92-87 for 3-2 lead - NBC12 - WWBT - Richmond, VA News On Your Side

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa). Milwaukee Bucks center Thon Maker (7) passes the ball as he is pressured by Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris (13) during the first quarter of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Boston, Tuesday, April...
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa). Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton, center, takes a shot while surrounded by Boston Celtics players during the first quarter of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Boston, Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa). Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe, right, drives to the basket against Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier during the first quarter of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Boston, Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa). Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart looks to pass as he recovers a loose ball during the first quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Boston, Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa). Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, left, blocks a shot by Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo during the first quarter of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Boston, Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) - Al Horford has been the Celtics' quiet leader this postseason, and Marcus Smart might be the kindling Boston was missing in back-to-back losses in Milwaukee.
The duo was reunited for Game 5, and together, they helped put the Celtics on the verge of closing out their first-round series.
Horford had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Smart made an impact in his first game since mid-March and Boston beat the Bucks 92-87 on Tuesday night for a 3-2 lead.
Smart came off the bench and had nine points, five rebounds, four assists and three blocks in his first action since right thumb surgery. He played 25 minutes wearing a protective splint and had a key assist to Horford late from the bottom of a scrum beneath three Milwaukee players.
"I just tried to make sure I got him the ball and it was going to take everything I had," Smart said. "They weren't taking it from me."
Terry Rozier added 16 points and five assists for Boston. The home team has won all five games in the first-round series, and Game 6 is Thursday in Milwaukee.
Khris Middleton led the Bucks with 23 points, Jabari Parker added 17 points and eight rebounds, and Giannis Antetokounmpo had a series-low 16 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists.
The Celtics led by 16 before Milwaukee rallied to make it 74-70 with 7:33 left. Middleton scored later and was fouled to get Milwaukee within 84-79, but he failed to complete the three-point play.
A few possessions later, Smart managed to squeeze out the pass to Horford with three Bucks draped over him, and Horford easily dropped in a layup to make it 86-79 with 28.1 seconds left.
Milwaukee got within 87-84 after a layup by Eric Bledsoe, but the Celtics hit enough free throws the rest of the way to secure the win.
The Bucks entered the game shooting an NBA playoff-best 54 percent from the field, but they hit just 37 percent for the game (32 of 87) - a series low.
Boston needed an energy boost after slow starts in Games 3 and 4, and Smart gave the Celtics exactly that.
He checked in for the first time late in the first quarter. Less than a minute later, he deflected a pass and won a scramble on the floor for the loose ball.
A few possessions later, he was helping protect the rim, getting his hand in to deny an alley-oop dunk attempt by Antetokounmpo.
He was also active on the offensive end, helping drive the ball into the interior of Milwaukee's defense, like when he tossed an alley-oop to Horford late in the third quarter .
Boston made a change to a smaller lineup, shifting Horford to center in place of Aron Baynes and starting Semi Ojeleye at forward.
Ojeleye drew the primary responsibility of guarding Antetokounmpo and handled it well. Antetokounmpo had just 10 field goal attempts.
"It's on me. I had open shots, but they wasn't my shots," Antetokounmpo said. "I think my teammates did a great job finding me, but coming the next game, Game 6, I've got to be more aggressive and make more plays."
TIP-INS
Bucks: F John Henson missed his third straight game with back soreness. ... Scored 15 points in first quarter. It was low for a quarter in the series, excluding the Game 1 overtime period (eight points).
Celtics: Finished with 18 turnovers. ... Outscored the Bucks 32-28 in the paint.
HE SAID IT
"It's win or go home, so I mean you can't leave nothing on the line. That's pretty much how you play this whole playoffs - you leave it all out there. Tonight we had too many lapses where we just didn't want it as bad as they did." - Middleton
DROUGHT AND A RUN
The Celtics went without a field goal from Rozier's 3-pointer with 9:14 left in the third until Jaylen Brown hit from beyond the arc with 4:26 to go in the period.
It allowed Milwaukee to go on a 12-2 run, trimming Boston's lead to 58-52.
STILL BEEFING
Rozier and Eric Bledsoe got tangled up with 9:33 left in the third quarter. Rozier bumped Bledsoe near the baseline. Bledsoe responded with a hard shove. They then got face-to-face and had to be separated.
Bledsoe was assessed a flagrant foul and Rozier was issued a technical foul.
It was the continuation of some off-court chiding between the pair.
Rozier called Bledsoe "Drew Bledsoe" when asked about him after Game 1. Bledsoe has since responded by saying "Who?" whenever he's asked about Rozier.
"We're looking forward to Game (6)," Bledsoe said. "It's as simple as that."
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Question: Sudan: Maaliya Youth in East Darfur Protest Arrests By Govt. Militia

Abu Karinka — The Maaliya Youth Association has denounced "the arbitrary detention campaign" carried out by paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against 67 members of their tribe.
In a press statement on Friday, the association of Maaliya youth living in Abu Karinka, Adila, and Keleikil Abu Salama in East Darfur, strongly protest the detention of 17 Maaliya omdas and 50 other members during the past two weeks.
After renewed clashes erupted between Maaliya and Rizeigat north of Ed Daein, capital of East Darfur, on 21 and 22 July, the authorities deployed a military buffer force to separate the militants.
An unprecedented number of Rizeigat and Maaliya leaders and other tribesmen were detained. After having been convicted under the Emergency Law in East Darfur, they were sent to prisons in Khartoum and Port Sudan.
The Youth Association called on "the Presidency, the Ministries of Defence and Interior to withdraw the RSF militiamen stationed in the area as soon as possible".
The Maaliya youth consider the militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces "biased as the majority of them are Rizeigat", and warn for "possible retaliation actions against the Maaliya, under the pretext of restoring the Rule of Law".
In the statement, they call on the Sudanese government "to fully assume its responsibility towards its Maaliya citizens, maintain security, and restore the Rule of Law through the deployment of neutral troops of the Sudan Armed Forces".

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Question: Councils unprepared for new law supporting disabled taxi users

Disabled taxi passengers across Scotland won’t be able to take advantage of a new law because their councils haven’t made the right preparations, according to disability activist research.
Just eight of 32 councils in Scotland are expecting to meet the government-recommended October deadline to ensure equal treatment for disabled taxi passengers.
A change in the Equality Act enacted in April this year means that taxi drivers face a fine of up to £1,000 if they refuse to transport wheelchair users or attempt to charge them extra.
However, the law only applies to drivers registered on council lists of wheelchair accessible taxis, known as Section 167 lists. Perth and Kinross Council is the only council in Scotland to have completed a list, with a further seven expecting to meet the deadline before October.
Eighteen councils have no plans to create a list or do not know if they will do so, leaving disabled passengers in areas including Aberdeen and Stirling facing overpriced rides and difficulty booking trips.
Disability activist Doug Paulley conducted Freedom of Information research with all councils in England, Scotland and Wales. Of them, only 11 per cent of councils have created a list, with a further 30 per cent intending to do so this year. That means 59 per cent have no firm plans to hit the deadline, including 26 per cent who have no plans to create a list at all.
Paulley and charity Muscular Dystrophy UK, which campaigns for disability rights, are calling on the government to make councils take their responsibilities seriously, and for all councils to set a deadline for creating a list.
Nic Bungay, Director of Campaigns, Care and Information at Muscular Dystrophy UK, which lobbied for years for the law change, said:
“Taxis are not a luxury for disabled people – they often represent the only way to get from A to B when public transport isn’t accessible. Doug’s research comprehensively demonstrates how many councils are failing to ensure that disabled passengers are not penalised. We need them all to implement lists now as per the government’s recommendations, and for the Department for Transport to promote the lists as a matter of urgency.”
Doug Paulley carried out the research following a Select Committee report into the Equality Act 2010 on disability. He says:
“It is disappointing that the Government’s intent in bringing in this legislation is being undermined by the failure of many councils to undertake the required office work, meaning that taxi drivers can continue to discriminate against wheelchair users with impunity. While conducting this research, it became clear that many councils simply didn’t think to create them until prompted. I recommend disabled people and their allies raise the issue with their local council.”
Paulley’s research also found that:-
· Two fifths of councils have under 10 per cent of their vehicles registered as wheelchair accessible, with 15 having no wheelchair-accessible taxis registered at all;
· Only 30 per cent of councils require taxi drivers to take part in disability awareness training.
Research by Muscular Dystrophy UK in 2016 has indicated that a quarter of disabled people have been refused service by a taxi driver, purely because they are disabled.
The results of the 32 responding councils in Scotland:
· Councils that have already created a Section 167 list: Perth and Kinross (1);
· Councils that plan to produce a Section 167 lists this year, meeting government guidance: East Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, City of Edinburgh, West Dunbartonshire, Dundee City, Glasgow City (7);
· Councils that plan to produce a Section 167 list but with no specified deadline: Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Inverclyde, West Lothian, North Lanarkshire (6);
· Councils that are undecided on whether to produce a list: Falkirk, Highland, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, Orkney Islands, South Lanarkshire, Aberdeen City, Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire (10);
· Councils that have no current plans to produce a list: Clackmannanshire, East Lothian, Fife, Scottish Borders, Stirling, Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute, Angus (8).

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Do you know how new laws and regulations being brought in this year will impact on you?
The gender pay gap may be top of the news agenda this week with the row over the BBC, but that's not the only new law likely to hit the headlines in 2018.
All eyes may be on Brexit but that doesn’t mean will not see any new domestic legislation to changes to the rules.
From maternity leave for grandparents to changes to the MOT, don’t be caught out or miss out.
Our colleagues at the Manchester Evening News have done a round up of the new laws, regulations and changes which are expected to come into force soon.
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Gender Pay Gap data will be revealed
For the first time ever, employers with at least 250 employees have to publish information about the differences in pay between men and women in their workforce,
The first reports must be published by 4 April 2018.
This is part of the government’s pledge to eliminate the pay disparities between men and women in the UK.
New drone laws
Drones - unmanned aircraft - are becoming increasingly regulated amid health and safety fears.
In 2018, the UK government is introducing new laws which mean users will need to take a basic online safety test and register their drone in order to lawfully use it.
Police will also be able to search and seize drones if they have grounds for suspicion. The test has been described as ‘similar to a driving theory test.’
Banks will freeze illegal immigrants’ accounts
Part of Theresa May’s pledge to create a ‘hostile environment’ for illegal immigrants in Britain, banks will carry out immigration checks on 70m accounts from January 2018.
The checks will happen four times a year and banks will freeze the assets of illegal immigrants.
The Home Office expects the checks will identify 6,000 failed asylum seekers and visa overstayers.
However, the plans have attracted criticism as it is feared people who have legitimately settled in the UK will be affected.
Minimum Energy Performance Ratings
From 1st April 2018, there will be a requirement for any privately rented properties to have a minimum energy performance rating of E.
The government has announced it will be unlawful to rent out a property which breaches this minimum rating.
A civil penalty of up to £4,000 will be imposed for landlords who do - meaning properties which fall in the F or G category will no longer be acceptable.
MOT scrapped on classic cars
From May 2018, 293,000 cars in Britain will be exempt from having an MOT test.
Under new plans, cars that are over 40 years old won’t have to take the annual road safety test.
This means around 1.5 per cent of cars in Britain will not have an MOT certificate, but will be road legal.
The Department for Transport defended the decision from suggestions it was an unsafe move, by saying owners of older cars usually keep them in the good condition and don’t use them regularly enough for an MOT test to be necessary.
Laws that could be introduced...
There are several proposals that have been suggested for 2018, but not yet confirmed. Here is a key list:
Your Council Tax could increase
This week, the government relaxed rules on council tax increases - meaning families could see their bills rise by up to £100 a year.
Previously, local authorities could only put council tax up by two per cent thanks to a Government cap and if they wanted to increase it anymore, they had to have a referendum.
But as of March 2018, councils could well raise bills by up to 6 per cent without holding a vote - making it the biggest hike for 14 years.
However, this is a provisional announcement which will be subject to consultation and a final settlement announcement will be made early next year.
Grandparental Leave could be introduced
In 2015, the government announced plans to introduce a shared parental leave scheme which includes grandparents.
Part of the changing dynamic of childcare in the UK, the government estimates there are 2 million grandparents who have stopped work or taken time off to provide care for their grandchildren.
Grandparents will be able to share up to 50 weeks leave with their child in order to care for their grandchildren in the first year after birth.
While the policy is expected in 2018, it has not be officially confirmed by Theresa May’s government.
Data Protection
Despite Britain leaving the EU, it’s still expected that we will adopt the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation into British law in March 2018.
This will impose much tougher punishments for companies that fail to stick to new rules around the storage and handling of personal data.
Thousands of businesses in the UK not only collect personal data, but store and access it online - and it is then used for sales and marketing.
The new law will make this harder - and aims to protect people’s data being hacked by cyber criminals.