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UK Expats May Be Able To Vote In The

General ElectionLAST MONTH the UK Electoral Com-mission launched a dedicated overseas voter registration campaign. The campaign aims to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election, due to take place on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

This is the first UK General Election where people can register to vote online. The Electoral Commission hopes that the new online process will encourage more UK nationals living overseas to register to take part in elections from overseas.

Estimates show that there may be as many as 5.5 million UK nationals living overseas, but there are fewer than 20,000 currently on the electoral registers.

To register as an overseas voter, UK residents overseas must have previously been registered in a UK constituency within the last fifteen years.

According to Alex Robertson, Direc-tor of Communications at the Electoral Commission:

• A lot of people aren’t aware that it’s possible to register as an overseas voter for the General Election. We need to challenge the misconception that once you’ve moved overseas you can’t take part. Many people can and now it’s easier than ever to take the first step by registering online.

• That’s why we are urging UK nation-als who are now living abroad to take five minutes on Overseas Registration Day to visit https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote and make sure they will be able to have their say at the General Election in May.

• Overseas Voter Registration Day is also the perfect opportunity for everyone to encourage friends, family or colleagues to check if they can vote and ask them to register online from wherever they are in the world.

The Cabinet Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office are supporting the Electoral Commission’s campaign to raise awareness of voter registration among British residents overseas in the run up to the general election.

To register to vote, UK citizens should visit https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

R By Sylvia Hui

DRIVERLESS cars are hitting Britain’s public roads for the first time, giving a glimpse of future travel that’s billed as safer and more efficient.

Britain unveiled four prototype self-drive cars February 11, launching the country’s first public trials ahead of a series of planned rule reviews to accommodate the new technology.

Officials showed off four types of au-tonomous vehicles under trial, including a shuttle that looks like a larger golf cart and a compact two-seater “pod.” Journal-ists took short rides on the shuttle, which zipped around a public square outside central London’s O2 Arena as curious pedestrians looked on.

The project was “still in the early days,” Transport Minister Claire Perry said, but she added the new technology has the potential to make roads safer and attract global investment.

Britain has ambitions to lead develop-ment in driverless cars, which are also being tested in US cities by companies including Google. Auto companies from Mercedes-Benz to Nissan are also develop-ing self-drive vehicles, though most are not ready to go on public roads and highways commercially.

CHANGESRegulation and legal changes are a

major hurdle. Officials say fully driver-less cars are unlikely to be used on British roads until 2030.

Britain’s government, which is spend-ing £19m on four trial centers around the country, says it will amend and review domestic road regulations by 2017. One focus will be on establishing liability when a self-drive car crashes.

“Until that key concern is clarified, probably by statute, many drivers will remain wary of ‘driverless’ driving,” said Edmund King, president of drivers’ organization AA.

The next immediate step is for officials to publish guidelines for companies to test the cars in “real-life scenarios” on roads – including highways – by this summer. Qualified drivers will be riding in the cars, ready to take control should anything go awry.

In Germany, which is also pushing for more au-tomated driving, officials have designated a busy stretch of highway – a Ba-varian stretch of the A9 au-tobahn connecting Munich and Berlin – for the testing of systems that measure and

transmit to cars such conditions as ice, heat and potholes.

That stretch will eventually be able to handle driver-assistance systems and then fully automated vehicles, the ministry for transport and digital infrastructure said.

Britain Starts Public Trial Of Driverless Cars

Fellow Brit Benedict Cumberbatch was also nominated in the same category as Redmayne

at this year’s Oscars. Rosamund Pike, Felicity Jones and Keira Knightley were others who came away empty handed on the night after receiving nominations in leading categories.

The Great Campaign celebrated the Brit contenders at a pre-Oscar reception, and

Britain’s Consul general Chris O’Connor was among those pleased that 40 nominees

marked nearly double last year’s landmark 26. It does set the bar

a little higher for next year, he admitted. “I wouldn’t want to commit myself,” he said. “It’s scary, if we have to (double) this next year.”

While there were plenty of British above- and below-the-line nominees, O’Connor noted, “There are many more catego-ries behind the camera (so there

are more artisan nominees). The actors are a small part, they

are a very very important part, of the filmmaking process. (But other) people have that creative, innovative

spirit, which means they are willing to push the envelope in things like

visual effects and cinematography. And it seems to be a formula that works.”

Redmayne Leads The British Oscar Invasion

Did

YouKnow?

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH played Stephen Hawking in a 2004 BBC television film about Hawk-ing’s early years at Cambridge.

EDDIE REDMAYNE took home the best actor award for his peformance as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

R UK Moves Toward Making Babies From DNA Of 3 People

R By Maria ChengBRITAIN MOVED last month toward allowing scientists to create humans from the DNA of three people.

The technology aims to liberate fu-ture generations from inherited diseases, but critics say it crosses a fundamental scientific boundary and could lead to “designer babies.”

The UK’s House of Commons voted 382-178 in favor of legislation to license these experiments. If approved in the House of Lords, Britain would become the world’s first nation to allow genetic modifications in human embryos.

“This is a bold step to take, but it is a considered and informed step,” Health Minister Jane Ellison told the Commons.

The technology is completely differ-ent from that used to create genetically modified foods, where scientists typi-cally select individual genes to be trans-ferred from one species into another.

R Think Pink? Campaign Bus To Draw Women Voters Backfires For LabourBRITAIN’S Labour Party has launched an election campaign targeting women voters but its chosen vehicle, a bright pink bus, has backfired even before it hit the road.

The bus’s color has drawn scorn and ridicule, with some calling it patronizing and sexist. Critics on Twitter compared it to a Barbie van or a bachelorette party limo.

The opposition party, which says it will highlight policies on issues such as childcare and domestic violence, hopes the bus will promote its “woman to woman” campaign and draw mil-lions of women who didn’t vote in the last election.

Reacting to the backlash last month, Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman said the idea was to make the bus “look conspicuous,” not patronizing. “Well it doesn’t have big eyelashes on the front,” she added.

R By Danica KirkaTHE CHIEF POLITICAL commentator for The Daily Telegraph has resigned over the British newspaper’s coverage of the HSBC scandal, alleging last month it was part of an effort to downplay critical coverage of the bank to preserve lucrative advertising contracts.

Peter Oborne accused the newspaper of carrying out a form of “fraud on its read-ers” by burying coverage of leaks showing that the bank helped wealthy clients evade taxes, which has drawn massive attention from the rest of Britain’s media.

“You needed a microscope to find the Telegraph coverage,” Osborne said in a commentary explaining his decision. “Nothing on Monday, six slim paragraphs at the bottom left of page two on Tuesday, seven paragraphs deep in the business pages on Wednesday.”

DISTINCTIONThe Telegraph countered that “the

distinction between advertising and our award-winning editorial operation has always been fundamental to our business. We utterly refute any allegation to the contrary.”

HSBC declined to comment.The Guardian newspaper, one of the

publications that helped break the story on the leaked documents, has alleged that HSBC put its advertising account with the newspaper “on pause” amid discussions over the paper’s series on the activities of HSBC’s Swiss private bank.

“HSBC did the same thing with the Telegraph,” Oborne told the BBC. “There’s a pattern developing here that when HSBC was being investigated, the advertising dries up.”

Oborne alleged that the newspaper avoided critical coverage of HSBC after the bank pulled advertising from the paper following a series of stories in late 2012 on HSBC’s branch in Jersey, an island in the English Channel that is often seen as a tax haven.

Daily Telegraph Commentator Resigns Over HSBC Coverage

Meanwhile HSBC executives offered a fresh mea culpa February 23 as its chief ex-ecutive found himself personally mired in the scandal surrounding allegations that the bank helped wealthy clients dodge taxes.

Europe’s biggest bank by market value said past practices at its Swiss private bank were “unacceptable” as it reported that 2014 net income fell 16 percent to $13.7bn.

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Sheep To Be Used As WiFi HotSpots And Environmental Aids

A STUDY by professors at Lancaster Uni-versity will see sheep acting as mobile WiFi hotspots as a spin-off from tracking devices.

Metro reports that Professor Gordon Blair and his team will also add sensors to river banks to measure erosion.

Their hopes are that the experiment will provide valuable information about the countryside, and say these electrical devices could be used as WiFi spots.

“The possibilities are limitless,” said Professor Blair.

“Cities have been the focus of much of the boom in this type of technology – it has been used to keep traffic flowing on our roads, monitor air pollution and even help us find a parking spot.

“But the countryside faces challenges of its own, from subtle environmental changes to catastrophic events such as flooding.”

The collars worn by the sheep will be able to transmit data up to 5km, making them perfect emergency WiFi hotspots for lost walkers.

New Owner For Abandoned Train Station Dog

MANY around the world last month read of the dog in Scotland that was abandoned at Scottish train station with his belongings in a suitcase. The great news is that the Shar Pei crossbreed Kai has a new owner.

The image of the dog, tied to the railings with his case containing food, a bowl, a toy, and a pillow, tugged at lots of people’s heartstrings after his story was publicised, by the Scottish SPCA. And the organization soon found themselves inundated with offers to adopt Kai from people all over the world.

But, his lucky new owner is self-employed hydraulic engineer Ian Russell, 52 who lives and works in Scotland.

Russell said he was left heartbroken when his Dalmatian Mica, who he had owned for 15 years, passed away just before Christmas. When he heard about Kai he immediately applied to adopt him but didn’t think that he stood a chance. And when he learned he had been successful he said it was a “bit like winning the lottery”.

As for Kai’s future, Ian says he can expect to lead an active and adventurous life as his job takes him all over Scotland, mainly outdoors, and Kai will accompany him.

According to reports, Kai ended up being abandoned after a Gumtree classified online ads website sale allegedly went wrong.

Bees Playing Role In Keeping Armed Police

Cool And Calm THE METROPOLITAN Police are the recipi-ents of a grant that is paying for a new bee-keeping club, due to a theory that beekeeping can help Scotland Yard’s CO19 firearms unit keep calm.

Bosses provided a grant of £525 to pay for two hives and protective suits for the Met Police Beekeeping Association.

Publicity material for the club says the activity is ideal for stressed cops because it is a “relaxing and rewarding hobby”. The firearms officer who set up the club, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said:

“There’s a long history of beekeeping in my family and I thought it would be a fantastic hobby for police.”

A Met Police spokesman said: “The Metropolitan Police Beekeeping Association has no record of members being stung by their MPBA bees.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ‘Flying’ Around Cambridge

On Three WheelsA THREE-WHEELER replica of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has been spotted travelling the streets of Cambridge recently.

The “movie-star” vehicle has been built by John Rothwell by converting a Reliant Robin into his favourite car.

Rothwell, 51, a huge fan of the classic children’s movie, spent three years and £4,000 working on the project. The eye-catching car – which has passed its MOT and is fully legal to drive on the road – comes complete with wings, but, of course, does not fly.

Rothwell said: “I’ve always liked the film and a few years ago I joked with my friends that one day I’d build a trike version of the Chitty car and now I have. I didn’t have any designs and I’ve never even seen the original in real life, so my trike is based completely on pictures from the internet.”

“I’ve never done anything like this before, but I learnt how to do everything, including the upholstery, welding and weather beat-ing.” The Cambridge man added that he did all his work in a rented Council garage. And proudly boasted: “We’ve been out in it a few times now and it’s lovely to watch people faces and see them smile as I drive past.”

With a few finishing touches yet to be worked on, Rothwell hopes it will be com-pletely finished by Easter and then plans to take it to shows to raise money for the Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust.

Lollipop Man Attacked And Stick Stolen By Thug

A LOLLIPOP man in Stoke had his stick stolen by a young attacker last month. The 82-year-old man held onto the lollipop stick as long as he could but was eventually pushed to the ground.

The elderly man, who has spent 14 years working on roads outside schools in Coven-try, is now too distressed to return to work.

The incident was caught on CCTV.Det Insp Gareth Mason said: “This is a

particularly senseless offence against an elderly man, who is carrying out a public duty. [It has] devastated him after so many years of devoted service.”

After the attack a passer-by spotted a blue Vauxhall Vectra driving away and stopping in a nearby street. Three men got out, one of whom was carrying the lollipop stick. The brave man confronted him and got the stick back.

POT(pourri) Bust By Over Zealous Cop Discovered By

… Sniffer DogIT WAS the aroma the police officer picked up on at a parcel-sorting office in Staffordshire last month. The Cop thought he was onto a major drug bust after staff had reported some suspicious packages.

But, unfortunately, after conveying the “stash” back to the police station and un-

loading into a room, he called for the drug sniffer dog.

The dog arrived after a 20-minute journey, but … showed very little interest in the con-tents of the boxes – nearly 18lbs of potpourri.

The officer then spent the next hour pack-aging up his find and sheepishly returned back to the parcel depot with his catch

Unpaid Tax Bill For £4.7bn Sent To Senior Citizen

WHEN DOUG YEOMANS received a £4.7bn unpaid tax bill from HM Revenue he main-tained a wonderful sense of humour and suggested that they must have mistaken him for Richard Branson.

Yeomans, 78, from Shardlow, Derbyshire, said the letter from HM Revenue and Cus-toms ordered that a direct debit of almost £950m a month would be taken out of his account for the next five months to pay off the debt.

The father-of-two told Sky News: “I was a bit shocked when I saw the amount, I’m used to hundreds not billions. They probably got me mixed up with the Chancellor of the Ex-chequer or Richard Branson, I don’t know”.

The former builder said he found the demand for £4,742,354,255 waiting for him in a letter last month. He said: “I could manage the £255 if I sold my Peugeot 206 and I’ll have to cut down on my shopping at ASDA. It’s such a ridiculous figure I wasn’t too worried, I don’t know where they got their figures from.”

When Mr Yeomans got through to the Revenue they admitted having made a mistake.

“You can get an interview with the Pope easier than getting through to them,” he said.

A spokesperson for HMRC said they were very sorry for the error.

YouTube Porn Overlooked Due To Gaelic Titles

WATCHDOGS at the popular video website YouTube completely missed pornographic videos posted on the site due to them using Gaelic captioning.

Pornographic videos on YouTube have been removed after it was discovered they had been “disguised” using Irish language titles.

A visitor to the YouTube site stumbled across 15-20 explicit films after searching for the Irish word for film (“scannán” and “scannáin”).

Maitíú Ó Coimín, who is a journalist with the Irish language website Tuairisc, told the BBC: “My flatmate is a media student in Galway who was looking up [the Irish word for film] on YouTube for a project.

“I looked a bit further into it, and there were about 15 to 20 films of a questionable nature.”

The films were apparently uploaded by four different accounts that were all registered on the same day last October, but the phrasing of the videos’ descriptions suggests that the account holders were not Irish speakers.

When the issue was flagged to YouTube, the video-sharing website “were quick to take action”, a spokesman said.

“YouTube’s community guidelines clearly state that sexually explicit content is not al-lowed on our site.

“We remove videos and channels that violate our policies when flagged for our attention.

“YouTube staff review flagged videos 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to deter-mine whether they violate our community guidelines.”

Insulting ‘Therapeutic’Job Rejection Letter Sent To

Interviewee In ErrorJOBHUNTER James Allen, left a recent job interview feeling that he had “done well”. Unfortunately the email letter he received did not reflect that opinion at all.

The email described Allen, 48, as a “d**k”, and an “old, aesthetically challenged guy with no teeth.”

Allen was certainly expecting feedback, but not quite what he got. His interview was for a position with window manufac-turer Right Price PVCu, the The Telegraph reported.

In her email, Right Price PVCu director Sarah Haseler described Allen as “one of the most irritating, rude, obnoxious and arrogant people she had ever had the misfortune to meet.”

The email continued: “I only wish I’d have seen your CV beforehand, to save us both the time, as I would have probably noticed your main job role as professional p****.

“You are not only the most inappropriate person for this job, but probably for any job. You will spend the next few years applying for, only to get rejected as soon as they meet you.

“Also for an old aesthetically challenged guy with no teeth, you have an unbelievable amount of confidence.”

Haseler later claimed that at the interview Allen was “unbelievably rude, inappropriate

and insulting, towards me personally and also the company.” She had written a more standard rejection in a second email but sent her first “therapeutic rant” by mistake.

Allen, a former serviceman of Princetown, Devon, said: “There’s no way as a profes-sional, and especially as a director of a company, that you would treat somebody that way. I really didn’t expect something as nasty as that.”

Man Turned Himself Into A ‘Human Ken Doll’ With 30 Operations

IT WOULD be safe to call Rodrigo Alves ad-dicted to plastic surgery, but he’s actually called the “Human Ken Doll” following the 30 plastic surgeries he has undergone.

Alves felt compelled to change his body and face following a childhood of bullying, and so far he has spent £125,000 changing his body and face.

Included in his list of surgeries have been nose jobs, six pack implants and fillers.

Alves, 31, from London, says other boys at school would call him “potato nose” and “jelly body” and tease his big nose and large breasts.

Alves added: “I do not like to focus on the past because it makes me feel upset. Growing up I felt left alone as no one wanted to be friends with me.”

Although most of his surgery was done in the UK, he travelled to Colombia for his more recent procedures.

Alves, a former flight attendant says he is fully aware why people can see a resem-blance between him and Barbie’s boyfriend.

“I celebrate life every day and the Human Ken Doll nickname came about in a very light-hearted way due to my plastic look, my glamorous clothing and jet-setting life style,” he said.

His dream is to one day have his very own makeover reality TV show specifically for men and also help young boys who are being bullied.

Injured British Troops Appeal For Donations To Compete In US In 2016

KARTFORCE is a charity that introduces competitive motorsport to injured British troops, starting with team endurance kart racing. The organization sees troops compete in mainstream karting races, against teams of able bodied drivers, in anything from two-hour to 24-hour races,

The goal of KartForce is to enter two teams in the 24hrs of America race in March 2016 and need some British support.

With a year’s notice before the big race, the organization is really keen to see if we can raise the funds to make it to the race in New Orleans in 2016.

KartForce would like to enter two teams and bring the lads over for a week or more so they can show them a bit of America, especially New Orleans and the Louisiana swamp-bop!

Organiser, Dave Player told Union Jack of some of the limbless troops involved, and how KartForce will give these young lads an experience they’ll never forget – plus some good racing, and “show everyone what they can do on track”.

Previously organised entries saw troops race in the Le Mans 24-hour and Majorca 12-hour, and they were both huge successes.

Player explains that these trips are so much more than just racing, adding: “We want them to experience new things, new cultures, learn new things, taste new foods, etc.”

But, Player pointed out, when it came time to race, they were all in bed early, of their own choice, so they could do their thing on the track.

KartForce is supported by The Royal British Legion in the UK, as well as other organisa-tions such as Team Army, but these funds are required to support running costs in the UK.

To race abroad the organization needs to raise their own funds, so hence they are reaching out to the British ex-pat community in America for help with donations.

The KartForce giving page enables people to make online donations:www.justgiving.com/KartForce-24hrsOfAmerica/

Race Organiser in the US:http://endurancekarting.com/

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“The reason I’m thinking I probably will want to make a change is that my commit-ment is, and always has been, to Britain,” he told the Sunday Times during a week-long tour in the States.

“It’s an accident of birth that has left me with this thing. I’ve got to find a way of sorting it out.

His dual nationality would not present a technical barrier to him becoming Prime Minister, constitutional experts believe, but it may lead to questions about his loyalities.

Johnson – who is running for parliament in Uxbridge and South Ruislip – said he would approach US ambassador Matthew Barzun about the change. “It is a laborious business. They don’t make it easy for you,” he added.

American law requires all citizens to pay US taxes even if they live abroad. In January the Mayor settled a US tax bill.£3bn Ultra-Fast Broadband To Connect London

Hundreds of thousands more businesses and homes in London are to be offered ultra-fast broadband under a £3bn investment by Virgin Media to roll out the technology.

Miles of additional fibre optic cables will be laid to connect more premises in Tech City and other districts.

The City has been earmarked as one of the growth areas under Virgin Media’s plans to connect around four million more homes and businesses in the UK, mainly in cities, with speeds of up to 152mb.

“This additional private investment will create more opportunities for people and businesses, further boosting our digital economy and helping secure a brighter future for Britain,” said David Cameron.

The announcement came just 24 hours after Mark Boleat, of the City of London Cor-poration, urged BT, Virgin and other providers to “turbo-charge” the roll-out of super and ultra-fast broadband in the capital’s centre.

One TV firm, which complained about its broadband speed, claimed it was quicker to send films by bicycle.

Virgin Media said the massive investment programme, which piles pressure on BT and other companies to step up their broadband plans, would create 6,000 direct new jobs, including for engineers and sales staff, as well as 1,000 apprenticeships, over five years. It hailed its “Project Lightning” as the single largest investment in broadband digital infrastructure in the country for more than a decade.

Chief executive Tom Mockridge said: “We have a lot of core infrastructure in this country but we have pockets – even in Lon-

don – which we do not reach. We are going to ask people to sign up online and if enough people do it in a particular street we will go and cable that street.”

BT said its fibre network, which is open to other companies to use, already covers 22 million premises and was growing by the week. “The British broadband market clearly remains vibrant, with consumers and businesses the ultimate beneficiaries,” a spokesman added.

London Most Popular With US Students

London is the most popular city outside the US for American students, according to research.

The Google analysis found that universities in the “golden triangle” of London, Oxford and Cambridge dominate internet searches, with British institutions making up eight of the top ten.

The capital welcomes 30,000 new US students each year. Boris Johnson, who an-nounced the figures at an event in New York, said: “Google have used their search data to prove what we’ve known for years – that US students love to come to London.

“It is no wonder we are the number one

funding arrangement for the next two years has been agreed instead.

It is understood that a major concern is that while the best of ENO’s output is award-winning, too many productions do not win an audience. The Royal Opera House does not al-ways get top reviews but is more regularly full.

The company will receive £12.38m per year for two years and £3.7m in transitional funding and a £2.85m grant for 2016/17 to enable it to make changes.

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Boris Johnson Handing Back His American Passport

BORIS JOHNSON has revealed he plans to hand back his American passport.The London mayor, who was born in New York, currently holds dual nationality, but has

confirmed he intends to renounce his US citizenship, removing potential questions that could surround any bid to becoming Prime Minister.

destination for US students studying abroad because London offers world-class univer-sities, has heritage and culture oozing from every pore and is the gateway from which to explore the rest of the UK and Europe.”

More than 100,000 students from over 200 countries study in London – about a quarter of the city’s higher education student population, contributing over £2.5bn to the economy a year.Inventor Opens ‘Mad’ Amusement Arcade

An Amusement arcade of machines made from parts such as windscreen wiper motors and wok lids by “a real life Professor Branestawm” has opened in central London.

Inventor Tim Hunkin, 64, has filled a for-mer art gallery in Holborn with 16 “mad” coin-operated machines, each providing a bizarre or humorous mini-adventure. In Microbreak, users are taken on a three-minute package holiday while never leaving an armchair. In another, Test Your Nerve, participants have to put their hand close to the jaws of a red-eyed dog. Tokens to operate the machines can be bought at the arcade for as little as £1.

Hunkin said he felt a “missionary zeal to reinvent amusement arcades”. He al-ready has one, the Under the Pier Show in Southwold, Suffolk. Novelty Automation, in Princeton Street, will open from Wednesday to Saturday from 11am to 6pm.24-Hour Casino Near Homes Leaves Locals In A Spin

Central London is set to have its first Las Vegas-style 24-hour casino, under plans that have left residents furious.

Genting Casinos wants to create a 30,000 sq ft venue at the Holiday Inn on Cromwell Road, South Kensington, which is bordered on three sides by homes.

Residents are horrified by the plans, be-ing considered by Kensington and Chelsea council.

A spokesman from a local Residents’ Association added: “There is often unruly behaviour associated with such estab-lishments as well as attracting too many people and cars to this largely residential neighbourhood.”

The casino would take over the ground and first floors of the hotel. It is estimated about 1,500 gamblers would visit it each day.

Sabine Huehn, who lives close to the potential casino site, said: “We already

have a problem with gangs, pimps, and brothels. With a casino these problems will only increase.” Christine Fremantle, a retired psychotherapist who also lives in the area, said the council should take a stand against gambling – a problem she claims to be more severe than drug or alcohol addiction.

A report from the developer claims the casino would be of “exemplary architectural design” and would replace the “drab” front-age of the building.

“The gaming industry is one of the most highly regulated businesses in the world,” it adds “Operators are very careful to ensure that there is no possibility of crime or anti-social behaviour … strict management and security always ensures that there is never any unacceptable behaviour in casinos.

A spokesman from Genting UK, which already has 40 gambling venues in the UK, said the proposed venue was “far more than just a casino”. The proposals also include “a high-quality restaurant and bar which will be open to members of the public”.

He also said a valet service will stop customers having to park on the street and “will keep customers inside until they step in to their vehicles”.

A verdict on the casino is expected to be given in March.Taxi Wars Go Up A Gear With New App

Londoners can now book a cab by simply speaking into their smartwatch, in the latest round of the capital’s hi-tech taxi wars.

The creators of mobile phone app GetTaxi have extended the service, which launched in 2010, to Android Wear smartwatches.

Users can speak directly into the device, which finds the user before sending a car to that location.

Push notifications with the driver’s distance and arrival time are sent to the watch, which can also be used to pay and rate the driver.

At present it is available only on Android Wear, but its creators plan to extend it to all smartwatches including the much-anticipated Apple Watch.

Rich Pleeth, of GetTaxi, said: “Just say ‘OK Google, call me a taxi’ and the taxi will arrive. Getting a taxi has never been easier.” GetTaxi, the only taxi app to work exclusively with black cabs, is a rival to Uber, the popular minicab app which has caused controversy in London.ENO Is Given Deadline To Improve Or Lose Council Grant

The Arts Council has told the troubled English National Opera that it must improve or face losing its grant.

In a surprise move, the company is being dropped from the list of national portfolio organisations backed by the Arts Council and put in a cultural form of special measures because of “serious concerns” over its plans.

The company, which has just lost its chair-man and executive director amid allegations of internal clashes, in understood to have expected a three-year funding settlement. But the Arts Council board has ruled that it cannot give unqualified support and a special

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Prince Charles, Camilla To Meet President

Obama At White HousePRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA will host Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla during their four-day tour of the US, at the White House on March 19.

The White House says Obama will meet with the royals in the Oval Office on March 19. The White House says the meeting underscores the “special relationship” between the US and United Kingdom.

Prince Charles and Camilla will be in Washington as part of a broader trip to the US. The White House says that while in Washington, the royal couple will also visit George Washington’s home at Mt Vernon and the National Archives, where the prince will mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.

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But critics say it crosses a red line, since changes made to embryos will be passed on to future generations, with the potential for unforeseen consequences.

PROTESTSThe protests are “about protecting chil-

dren from the severe health risks of these unnecessary techniques and protecting everyone from the eugenic designer-baby future that will follow from this,” said David King, director of the secular watch-dog group Human Genetics Alert.

The technology altering a human egg or embryo before transferring it into a mother with defects in her mitochondria, the energy-producing structures outside a cell’s nucleus. These genetic defects can result in diseases including muscular dystrophy, heart, kidney and liver failure and severe muscle weakness.

Scientists would remove the nucleus DNA from the egg of the prospective mother and insert it into a donor egg from which the nucleus DNA has been removed. The resulting embryo would have the nucleus DNA from its parents but the mitochondrial DNA from the donor. This can be done two ways – before or after fertilization – in the techniques approved.

Scientists say more than 99 percent of the DNA in the resulting child would come from its parents, with a tiny fraction coming from the donor egg.

OPPORTUNITYBritain’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr

Sally Davies, said the law would give women with mitochondrial disease “the opportunity to have children without passing on devastating genetic disorders.”

Britain has long been a leader in repro-ductive technology; the world’s first baby from in vitro fertilization, Louise Brown, was born in the UK in 1978.

A spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said he was a “strong supporter” of the legislation. Cameron’s severely disabled son, Ivan, died at age six in 2009 from a rare form of epilepsy.

US regulators are moving more slowly: Scientists at a US Food and Drug Adminis-tration meeting on the techniques warned it could take decades to determine if they are safe. Meanwhile, experts say the techniques are likely being used elsewhere, such as in China and Japan, but are mostly unregulated.

Continued from page 1 R Babies From DNA Of 3 People Daily Telegraph Commentator

Resigns Over HSBC CoverageContinued from page 1

Meanwhile, the Guardian newspaper re-ported that Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver had an account at the same unit.

On a conference call with reporters, Gulliver said he opened the ac-count through a Pan-amanian company to protect his own privacy because other executives at HSBC’s Hong Kong offices were able to see what their colleagues were earning.

The account “enabled me him to have confidentiality within my own firm,” he said.

While Gulliver in-sisted that he had paid all tax due on the money in the account – report-edly more than £5m – the Guardian’s story offered fresh embar-rassment for a business reeling from allegations that forced it to publicly

apologize last month.

UK Inflation Falls To Its Lowest Level On Record

BRITISH OFFICIALS say the rate of infla-tion fell in January to an annual 0.3 percent – the lowest level on record – amid falling energy prices and supermarket price wars.

The Office of National Statistics said Tuesday the rate is down from December’s rate of 0.5 percent.

Bank of England Governor Mark Car-ney has predicted that inflation may turn negative in the coming months, but said he believed low inflation to be a short-term phenomenon that would boost spending among consumers.

Inflation is well below the central bank’s two percent target rate, but Carney told reporters last week the bank will “look through” what it sees as temporary drops.

Policymakers fear long periods of sustained falling prices, because it could encourage consumers to delay purchases in hopes of bargains later.

R By Sylvia HuiDAYS OF concern that three missing teenagers may have been heading to join Islamic State militants appeared to have been confirmed at time of Press. The three London Schoolgirls were thought to have been smuggled into Syria from Turkey.

The girls’ families had issued emotional appeals urging the girls to return home, but the “straight-A schoolmate students” left no messages.

The relatives of Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, broke down in tears as they spoke of their loss in televised interviews on Brit-ish media.

“We miss you. We cannot stop crying,” said Abase Hussen, Amira’s father, clutch-ing a teddy bear Amira gave to her mother on Mother’s Day.

The case has captured wide attention in Britain, where authorities say at least 500 people have left for Syria to join extremists and fear they pose a terrorism threat when they return.

Authorities have been criticised after it emerged that, before the girls disappeared,

Three Missing Schoolgirls Reported Smuggled Into Syria

Begum had online contact with a fourth girl, Aqsa Mahmood, who left for Syria in 2013 to become a “jihadi bride.”

Aamer Anwar, the lawyer for Mah-mood’s family, argued that the police failed to engage with communities.

“I cannot see why this isn’t considered a child protection issue,” he said. “These young girls have been groomed online. They have been trafficked.”

The families said there were no signs that the girls were interested in extremism or had planned to go abroad.

The police said the girls were inter-viewed in 2014 in connection with the dis-appearance of another friend, but said there was nothing to suggest they were at risk.

Man Charged With Attempting To Obtain

Chemical WeaponsBRITISH POLICE say a man from northwest England has been charged with trying to obtain a chemical weapon.

Greater Manchester Police says Mohammed Ammer Ali, from Liver-pool, was arrested after officers raid properties in the city last month as part of a counter-terrorism operation.

He is charged with attempting to have a chemical weapon in his possession between January 10 and February 12.

Ali, 31, was due to appear in a London court.

The police force said that officers had not uncovered a terrorist plot or the threat an imminent attack either at home or abroad.

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Church Of England Appeals To Voters To Take Part In Campaign

R By Danica KirkaCHURCH of England bishops appealed to Christians last month to take part in the politics ahead of upcoming elections, calling for a fresh moral vision for Britain at time of disillusionment.

The bishops said in a 52-page letter that it is the duty of every Christian to vote May 7. The letter, the first of its kind before a vote, touches on topics such as the concept of a living wage and Britain’s relationship with the European Union.

The Bishop of Norwich, Rt Rev. Graham James, said the bishops are aware that voices in British society, notably comedian Russell Brand, have been arguing that voting is pointless.

“While one may think that the bishops of the Church of England don’t quite have the sex appeal of Russell Brand, we think that we should counter it,” James said.

The bishops urged a debate on whether Britain should have a nuclear deterrent and an “honest account of how we must live” in order to prevent future genera-tions from inheriting “a denuded and exhausted planet.” They also addressed some of the more loaded rhetoric about public policy, in-cluding the often degrading way in which welfare recipients are described.

UNDESERVING“For instance, when those who

rely on social security payments are all described in terms that

imply they are undeserving, de-pendent and ought to be self-sufficient, it deters others from offering the informal, neighborly support which could ease some of the burden of the welfare state,” the letter said.

Though “not a shopping list” of preferred policies, it forced Prime Minister David Cameron to defend his employment and welfare poli-cies – many of which have been challenged as unfairly targeting the poor. The Conservative Party leader stressed his government’s effort to create jobs and cut taxes.

“A welfare system that pays people to stay idle when they could work _that is not the sign of a strong economy or a strong or good society,” he said.

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“Growing old is compulsory, growing up

is optional”– Bob Monkhouse

A QUOTE from one of my favourite British comedians, and a saying I can truly relate to, I find it hard to believe that I am as old as I am, except for all the creaking and aches physically! I just don’t feel my age mentally, and refuse to act like an old lady and grow up! (Nothing to do with this month’s column but I just liked the saying).

March is always known for St Patrick’s Day, but it is also the UK Mother’s Day on the 15th and also St Davids Day on the 1st, so I felt I would honour the Welsh by updating and doing a Welsh recipe. We are are planning to attend the Sarasota Welsh Society’s banquet on the 1st Tea time was always a much loved meal in Wales, and all kinds of baked goods were cooked on the well-greased griddle, or bake-stone, set above the hearth. Of course we don’t bake that way nowadays, but I find using my old electric frying pan works, or

a good flat pan on the range top. I remember a few years back at one of the Sarasota Highland Games, there was a booth that sold Welsh Cakes … made up ahead of time, near our booth, but we were watch-ing the customers buy them, open and start to eat them, and then throw them out … they were re-ally tasteless and dry. We weren’t offering them at that time. But when we first had our tea room, two Welsh customers shared their tips on making them which I tried and they turned out beautifully. They are really like a soft cookie, and can be eaten plain or with butter.

Speaking of the Tea room; The family who we sold the business to who ran it for 10 years, sadly had to close due to health reasons last Fall. However it has recently opened up again with different owners, who have affiliations with the Scots Corner business here in Sarasota, and they operate and travel to many Highland Games throughout the country. The shop is now called The British Corner Shop, and features the British Accents Tea Room, which had its official opening actually today the day I write this. I have had much pleasure in helping advise in setting it all up and sharing recipes, and am doing some baking. Both Penny and I are enjoying doing a bit here and there and just love communicat-ing with many former customers,

European Court: UK Prison Vote Ban Breaches RightsTHE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights has ruled that the rights of more than a thou-sand prisoners in Britain were breached when they were pre-vented from voting in elections.

The case was brought by inmates who were behind bars during various elections be-

tween 2009 and 2011.The court ruled last month

that Britain’s policy of banning convicted prisoners from voting violated the right to a free elec-tion – a decision consistent with its previous calls for a legal change in Britain. However, the court rejected the applicants’

claims for compensation and legal costs.

The ruling does not compel Britain to change its law to give voting rights to prisoners. Last month, the Ministry of Justice said it believed the topic “should ultimately be decided in the UK”

even though we sold it 10 years ago! Their web site address is: www.thebritishcornershop.net, and email the britishcornershop@yahoo.com. Do contact Kathy and Lionel, and if you are in the area here in Sarasota, plan to stop by for a cuppa and…

Welsh Cakes:2 cups all-purpose flour1½ tsp baking powder1/2 cup sugar1/4 tsp nutmeg1/8th tsp salt3/4 cup butter1 cup currants (not raisins)2 eggs1/4 cup milkLightly grease surface of griddle,

pan. If using an electric one set at 350F. In large bowl mix the five dry ingredients. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender or two knives, or with finger tips, to a coarse bread-crumb texture. Add the beaten eggs and milk, and mix to make a soft dough, turn out onto lightly floured surface, roll out gently to about ½ inch depth. Cut out with a two inch round cutter, and place onto hot griddle … may need to use a spatula to transfer to griddle as they will be very soft. Allow to cook until lightly brown, and flip over to cook the other side. Sprinkle the warm cakes with a little extra sugar if desired, cool and enjoy!

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ONE OF the big questions this general election is whether there will be a televised debate involving all the party leaders. It is easy enough to assume that we always have one so why should there be any doubt this time?

In fact, 2010 was the first at which there had ever been a televised debate. The Prime Minister of the day, Gordon Brown, felt he had no choice despite the fact that he had everything to lose – and indeed he did. His opinion poll ratings were so poor he staked it all on three televised debates pitting himself against David Cameron and Nick Clegg.

The savviest TV operative won hands-down, that being Clegg. His performances sparked an outbreak of what was described at the time as Cleggmania. What he did was succeed in distancing himself from the other two in such a way as to suggest that the two main parties had everything carved out between them, which left him speaking for the common man.

One of his techniques was to name-check all his questioners, “Well, Gill, I can’t say that I agree with you but…” Very flattering for Gill to be so instantly and publicly acknowledged and adding to the public perception of Clegg as a newcomer, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Definitely one of us.

SENSEIt did not after all make a huge difference to

the electoral outcome though the sense that Clegg and Cameron were co-conspirators against the established and awkward Prime Minister led almost inevitably to their coalition agreement a few days later.

This General Election is considerably dif-ferent from any in recent memory. We have gone well beyond two-party politics that in the old days was only disturbed during by-elections when a third party – generally some manifestation of the Liberals mopped up the protest vote and achieved startling swings. It was a pattern that started way back in 1958 with the Torrington by-election, the first by-election win for the Liberals since 1929, and continued up to the point where Coalition Government kicked in – and the Liberals ceased to be a credible party of protest.

DECLINEThe decline of the Liberals reflected was

by the rise of the United Kingdom Indepen-dence Party (UKIP) which started by grabbing seats first in the 2013 council elections, then taking first place in 2014’s European elections, responding to a naïve view we don’t want Brussels telling us we have to have straight cucumbers. Support for UKIP strengthened as Nigel Farage (its leader) progressed the argument from foreigners tell-ing us what to do, to foreigners descending on us in droves taking all our jobs, houses and wimmin.

The simplicity of UKIP’s view chimed with the generally simplistic attitudes of the British electorate to the point where David Cameron has had to promise an in/out referendum. Their recent acquisition of two seats in the House of Commons has given their drive towards power in the general election genuine momentum.

TRACTIONThe last thing Cameron wants is to give

UKIP any traction whatsoever. And anyone with half a brain would know that seeing Farage on the box arguing on an equal foot-ing with the Prime Minister would give him a huge boost, seriously imperilling the Tories’ chances of gaining a clear majority.

It wouldn’t do the Labour Party under Ed Miliband much good either since UKIP seem to be mounting a real challenge in northern working class areas, especially

the big cities. But Miliband has a differ-ent enemy altogether in the south – the Green Party which has very respect-able middle-class left-wing tendencies and is picking up support very nicely.

Cameron argued that if the debates should be widened to include UKIP, they should also involve the Greens since they have an MP and their voice deserves to be heard. After all, if he has to contend with right-wing UKIP why shouldn’t Labour have to contend with a left-wing challenge.

SOLUTIONFor a while Cameron’s argument held

TV Debates To Involve Everyonegood though the broadcasters offered a solution which had very little appeal. In 1993, Roy Hattersley, deputy leader of the Labour Party, failed to appear for the third time on a TV quiz programme. The producer had catered for his absence by placing an empty chair among the panellists with a tub of lard on it – to represent the somewhat physically large absence of Hattersley.

Now broadcasters came up with the idea of staging the TV debates but with an empty chair if one of the debaters should fail to ap-pear. But with Cameron insisting on having the Greens in the debates, the TV authorities dropped the empty chair idea in favour of a new format in which the SNP and Plaid Cymru are included.

So we will now have three debates: one putting David Cameron up against Ed Miliband, and two others with all seven

parties vying for attention – Conservatives, Labour, LibDems, UKIP, Greens and the two nationalist parties.

NULLIFYOne thing is certain – debates in this

form should nullify the effect that UKIP might have expected to have had. Farage has been adopting Clegg’s stance from five years back: the plain-speaking man of the people seeking popular approval in order to break into the comfortable politicians’ club. When we discover who exactly are the party leaders of the Greens, SNP and Plaid Cymru, I would imagine Nigel Farage will seem very much part of the establishment.

The debates apart, very little has impinged upon public consciousness as the general election campaign swings into top gear. The Tories are banging on about how they have revived the economy which was destroyed by

Labour; Labour is firing all guns at the Tory neglect of the NHS; the LibDems are saying they’ve got it right all the way down the line as they prepare for electoral wipe-out; UKIP is still calling for exit from the European Union, and everyone else is vainly shouting, “Hey, we’re here too!”

We have entered the age of five- or six-party politics and no-one has the faintest idea of what will happen in May.

One thing seems pretty certain and it is that if a hung parliament is the likeliest outcome, not one single word of what the politicians tell us they will do during the televised debates will mean a thing. In the world of coalitions, the last thing you get is what you vote for and the last thing you’ll find out is what you voted for!

John Polleyjpolley2@sky.com

UK Sets Record Levels Of Visitors Last Year

FIGURES from the Office for Na-tional Statistics revealed that the number of tourists visiting the UK in 2014, and the amount they spent reached record levels.

Showing an increase of six percent 34.8 million non-Britons visited the UK last year, an compared to 32.8 million visits made in 2013.

The visitors spent £21.73bn, three percent higher than 2013 and 21 percent higher than in 2011.

Tourism Minister Helen Grant said she was delighted tour-ists were visiting in “record numbers”.

The number of trips to the UK taken by North American visi-tors last year rose four percent to 3.69 million, while visits by Europeans increased seven percent to 25.83 million.

VisitBritain chief executive Sally Balcombe said the coun-

try had achieved its second consecutive annual record and further growth was expected.

“Tourism is increasingly be-coming an essential part of the wider success of our economy,” she said.

Immigration and Security Minister James Brokenshire said the figures were “tremendous news” for the UK.

He said: “Britain is open for business and I am delighted to see people from all around the globe coming to the UK to see our historic sites and sample our vibrant culture.

“This shows that our reforms are building an immigration sys-tem which works in the national interest – by clamping down on those who want to cheat the rules while ensuring our doors remain open to leisure and business visitors from around the world.”

Impossible To Set Date For UK Iraq War Report

THE MAN leading an inquiry into Britain’s contentious role in the Iraq war said last month that he can’t es-timate when his long-delayed report might be published.

John Chilcot was pressed by a com-mittee of lawmakers about the publica-tion date for his report. He began his inquiry in 2009 and heard from the final witness in 2011.

Chilcot conceded last month that his report wouldn’t be published before Britain’s national election in May.

Last month, he said “it’s impossible to say” when it would be ready and he didn’t want to raise false hopes.

The release was initially stalled by wrangling over the inclusion of classi-fied material, including conversations between then-Prime Minister Tony Blair and President George W Bush.

It is being further delayed to give individuals it mentions a chance to respond.

Chilcot also told the lawmakers that a member of his five-person inquiry panel, historian Martin Gilbert, died last month.

Chilcot, a former senior civil ser-vant, said despite the delays he was determined to produce a report that “gives the government, Parliament, the public, and particularly all those who have been deeply affected by events in Iraq, the answers they de-serve.”

“All of us are determined to get this thing done,” he said. “None of us thought it would take this long.”

Britain’s participation in the 2003 US-led invasion was deeply controver-sial at the time, and became more so when no trace of Saddam Hussein’s alleged weapons of mass destruction were found.

Between 2003 and the British with-drawal in 2009, 179 UK troops died in Iraq.

Official: UK Police Need More Stun Guns Due To Terror Threat

THE HEAD of Britain’s Police Federa-tion says all front-line officers need to be equipped with stun guns because of the rising terror threat.

Chairman Steve White told British news outlets January 30 that terrorists have turned to lone-wolf style tactics that can bring terrorism to virtually any town or city.

He cited the 2013 murder of soldier Lee Rigby in by two al-Qaida inspired extrem-

ists using a meat cleaver and knives as an example of the risk.

White says the threat level against po-lice has been raised two levels recently, leaving many in the largely unarmed police force vulnerable.

A limited number of police are already equipped with stun guns.

The national threat level is “severe,” indicating that police and intelligence officials believe an attack is highly likely.

16-Year-Old Faces Biological Toxin ChargeA 16-YEAR-OLD boy from northwest England has been charged with trying to obtain a biological toxin.

Greater Manchester Police said February 18 that the boy, whose name was not released because of his age, had been charged with “attempting to acquire a biological toxin or agent.” It did not identify the substance.

The boy is due to appear in a youth court.He was arrested In the Manchester area two days earlier on suspicion of involve-

ment in terrorism. A 16-year-old girl arrested with him was released without charge. Police have said the investigation is not linked to an international terrorist plot. The charge comes a day after a 31-year-old man from Liverpool appeared in court

on a charge of trying to purchase the deadly toxin ricin.

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KNICKER FACTORY boss Carla is nominated for a North West Fashion Trade Awards. There’s a free bar at the do, a free meal and a disco and a mini-bus load of Underworld employees set off for the awards bash in a good mood. Things take a nasty turn when the mini-bus is run off the road, hits a tree, overturns and ends up hanging over a cliff with those inside hurt and bruised. Steve’s beside himself with grief, blaming himself as the driver, for causing the crash and knows he has to seek help for his depression. Everyone gets out of the bus alive, but Sinead’s taken to hospital where there’s concern that she might not be able to walk again.

Barlow’s Buys is burgled and the burglar does more than take the knock-off stock, they are also throw paint around and make a right old mess. Tracy’s beside herself with worry and so when devious Tony offers to pay £6,000 to take half the sorry business off her hands, she jumps at his offer and gets into bed with him, business-wise this time. What Tracy doesn’t know yet is that Tony set the burglar up to rob the shop in the first place.

Michael proposes to Gail, down on one knee on the Street. Gail doesn’t know quite what to say, so says nothing, which upsets Michael no end. Egged on by Audrey and David, Gail decides to accept Michael’s proposal and proposes to him in the Bistro. There’s champagne all round and everyone’s over the moon that Gail will be taking husband number five and marriage number six (the others have been Brian Tilsley, Brian again for a second time after they divorced, Martin Platt, Richard Hillman and Joe McIntyre). But the happiness doesn’t last long when Michael collapses and is rushed to hospital where he’s told he has to have open heart surgery and under no circumstances, not at all, not one little bit, must he have any stress or worry until surgery takes place.

Tim manages to get himself locked in Kirk’s house, and is scared witless when he comes face to whisker with Craig’s pet rat, Darryl. Tim’s beside himself with fear but gets lots of support from Sally when she finds out what’s gone on. “Get a grip, Tim! Stop being such a drama queen! You’re 43 on Wednesday!” Craig pesters Tim to give him some work on his window cleaning round so he can earn pocket money and although Tim doesn’t have the spare work or the spare cash, he has got a big heart and sets Craig, with Faye’s help, on cleaning Sally’s conservatory windows. Through the window,

Craig spots Sally giving Kevin a hug, puts two and two together, comes up with six and tells Tim that Sally’s cheating on him. Tim storms into Sally’s house to find out what’s going on, only to be greeted by Sally, Kevin, Sophie and Maddie and a big surprise birthday cake.

Eva wants to get a house with Jason. And while he’s happy living with his mam, Eva’s most definitely not. She wants them to be together, like a proper couple, and seeks Tony’s advice on mortgages and suitable houses. Todd spies Tony and Eva in cahoots and slyly lets Jason know that his dad and his girlfriend seem to be getting too rather well, too well perhaps. Ooh, he’s a bad ‘un is Todd.

Desperate to find Kylie, David rings and leaves another message on her phone. It’s clear she’s ignoring his calls and messages so he tells her something that’ll get her atten-tion and pretends that Gail has died. Gail, as you can imagine, isn’t best pleased to hear David say this over the phone but instead of walloping him around the head as I would have done, she just raises an eyebrow and purses her lips. David’s search for Kylie brings him back into contact with Callum, who turns up on the Street again, hanging around little Max and making contact with his son.

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FEBRUARY 19 was EastEnders big 30th anniversary, and the culmination of, not only a big whodunnit storyline, but almost a year-long run up to the big birthday that was a virtual Where’s Waldo of references to the show’s storied history. And in the UK during anniversary week, EastEnders was broadcast LIVE for four nights straight. In this era of social media, it is remarkable to be able to keep a secret as big as this one, but they did! This anniversary week did not disappoint. It was edge of your seat fun all the way through. And not only were there these great live episodes, but there was a first time ever, flashback episode, so we could all see exactly what happened the night Lucy died…

This anniversary was also Ian and Jane’s wedding day, and as per usual, nothing ran smoothly. It all started with passive aggressive Lauren figuring out who killed Lucy, skulking around instead of telling the cops, and then signing the wedding gift card, “I know what hap-pened to Lucy”. When it was delivered to Jane, she looked guilty. Correction, everyone has looked guilty and everyone had had problems with Lucy. In the end, we found out it was little Bobby Beale, who hit her on the head with her jewelry box, and Jane has been concealing it all

this time to protect him. And now, Ian decides to protect him as well, causing what could be a permanent rift with Peter. And by the way, Lau-ren just found out she is pregnant with Peter’s baby and used the occasion to break up with him so we don’t know if she’ll stay or go with him… Oh, and guess who’s back? Kathy Beale! Yes, we knew she wasn’t dead, right? She didn’t come to the Square, but Phil had some big news to tell Ian, that he didn’t get to say, and then we did see her pleading with Phil to be able to come home. We are guessing she was in some sort of witness relocation program. But before Phil took off for parts unknown, Peggy stopped by the Vic, only to be told by Mick Carter to, “Get outta my pub!”

And there was a great symmetry in the anniversary episode as well: As you may recall, EastEnders very first episode in 1985 started out with Den, Ali and Arthur kicking in the door to Reg Cox’s bedsit, with Den uttering the immortal words, “It stinks in ‘ere”, Reg Cox sitting in his chair, near death, having been mugged by Nick Cotton. Well, karma finally found Nick’s address as the anniversary epi-sode started much the same way, with three newer characters (Stacey, Martin and Kush) kicking in the door to #23, (burnt out since Alfie set it on fire) to find Nick Cotton dead from a heroin overdose. He had been squatting there and Dot had been bringing him food, and reluctantly scoring him some smack (which turned out to be bad), and when he shot up what turned out to be the fatal dose, instead of calling for an ambulance, she decided to let Jesus decide if Nick would live or die. He died.

And now, despite virtually everyone in Walford trying to keep it a secret to protect Dot, she called the Old Bill, confessed and was taken away to jail. FREE DOT!…

KUDOS to everyone at EastEnders; the entire cast and crew for the whole run up to this anniversary. It was such a wild ride, it didn’t really matter who killed Lucy (OK, maybe it did – especially if you had money on it!) If there is any awards show justice, Adam Woodyatt with win a BAFTA for his work on this story line. It has been truly remarkable. And speaking of remarkable, what can I say about June Brown other than I am waiting for Queen Elizabeth to make her a Dame already! I have no idea how EastEnders will top this, but it is very obvious that under the guidance of Dominic Treadwell-Collins, this show is in the hands of creators who love it as much as the fans do, and that signals great things to come! BRAVO to all!

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I also hope you’ve been enjoying this season of Downton Abbey on PBS, and that you’ve been enjoying my cheeky recaps of each episode on PBS Thirteen-NY’s website. (Here’s the most recent as we went to press): www.thirteen.org/downton-abbey/episode-recaps/season-5-episode-8/

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The Art Of Not Having It All – true stories of men, sex, and other disasters

by Melissa KiteTHIS BOOK will make you laugh right out of the starting gate. It’s like Bridget Jones on steroids.

We start off with Melissa explaining about dealing with canceling a wedding. She has decided she just can’t go through with it – she can’t really explain why – she just did. She takes the calls from the various people involved in the wedding – the vin-tage car hire, “Hello, no the wedding is off, I don’t need a car thank you”. Company: “Would you like us to send you more details?” Her: “No, the wedding is off.” Them: “Well perhaps a different color then, I’m sure we can make it work.” Her “No thanks, I’m not having a wedding, it’s off.” And we go through the challenges of trying to make everyone understand that there is no wedding. Friends try to make her feel better with, “Oh it’s better now than later, etc.”

As many can relate to – it’s hard to be a single lady in your prime who just doesn’t have it all together. She writes a column and gets invited to a lot of parties and her description of arriving at one is beyond funny. “You get out of your South London minicab, a battered Toyota driven by a traumatized Afghani who has just fallen off the back of a truck on the Eurostar…” And it goes on from there – you’ll be in stitches.

She is now trying to move on with her life, dealing with the fiancé having moved out and wanting to redecorate the house but she can’t because “he wouldn’t take the giant fish tank.” She really wants to meet someone and live a “happily ever after” life but it just doesn’t seem to be in the cards for her. She even has yellow post-it notes on the fridge reminding her – Don’t Forget to Get Married and Have a Family. She meets a wonderful gorgeous guy, “He looked like Tom Ford’s better-looking brother. He was so good looking he made Jon Hamm from Mad Men look ugly.” There’s only one problem – he’s gay. The handyman do-ing work on her house? He might work, he’s handy, not bad looking. The fireman friend of her neighbor – he’s gorgeous and brings the entire brigade round to help her fix things. “From the outside it must have looked like a scene from Life of Brian.” She rides horses and her and her mates decide to do a three-day tour of the countryside – well they get lost and then get rescued – another hilarious escapade.

It seems that nearly every other woman she knows can juggle work and family life so why can’t she seem to find anyone. She bravely deals with the realization that she might not find someone, the challenges of dating, holding down a job, trying to be nor-mal while still holding out hope and frantically searching for the right person. She even visits a Tarot card reader. She even tries to adopt a child at one point and they won’t even let her do that, they suggest she adopt a dog instead.

There are so many wonderful compari-son and descriptions – rich guys with their Porsche’s and attitudes, the everyday work-man just trying to get along, studly firemen, country boys, gorgeous loving gay guys and everyone in between. I read the book in one sitting, it kept me laughing the whole time. She has a gift for sure and is her stories are so witty and relatable you’ll just sit nodding your head in agreement as you read it – either from personal experience (if you’re willing to admit it) or from a friend’s predicaments.

Grab a copy and sit down with a glass (or two) of wine and enjoy a really wonder-ful read. If this book doesn’t make it to the bestseller list I won’t understand it!

UK Anti-Semitic Incidents Hit

Record In 2014, Says Charity

THE NUMBER of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain hit a record high last year, with reactions to the conflict in Israel and Gaza last summer the biggest factor accounting for the jump, a charity said last month.

The Community Security Trust said it recorded 1,168 incidents across the coun-try in 2014 – more than double the 535 cases documented in 2013, and the highest yearly total since the group began monitor-ing anti-Semitism in Britain in 1984.

Mark Gardner, a spokesman for the charity, said last month that it received an unprecedented number of calls from Jewish people fearing a Paris-style terror attack in Britain.

Concerns about anti-Semitism in Eu-rope have risen after a kosher supermarket was targeted in France’s deadliest attacks in decades. Four Jewish people were among the 17 people killed last month by the three gunmen, who also died.

INCREASESGarry Shewan, Britain’s national police

lead for Jewish communities, said the charity’s report was in line with increases in anti-Semitic crimes reported to police in recent weeks.

The charity said it received 81 reports of violent anti-Semitic assaults last year, including a victim being verbally abused and hit with a glass and a baseball bat in London.

Most of the reported incidents were not as extreme.

“The most common single type of incident in 2014 involved verbal abuse di-rected at random Jewish people in public,” the group said in a report. In many cases, “the victims were ordinary Jewish people, male or female, attacked or abused while going about their daily business in public places,” it said.

Other forms of abuse included hate mail, threats and abuse on social media, graffiti, and the damaging of Jewish property.

Most of the incidents took place in London and Manchester, the two largest Jewish communities in the country.

Prince Charles Tours Camp For Syrian

Refugees; UK Raises AidPRINCE CHARLES has toured a sprawl-ing camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan, chatting with residents and sampling tea and bread on a walk down the main road.

The prince was accompanied by Brit-ain’s international development minister. Minister Justine Greening said in a state-ment her country will pay an additional $150m to help displaced Syrians and their host communities in Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq.

More than three million Syrians have fled their war-torn country since 2011. About 80,000 live in the Zaatari refugee camp Charles visited last month.

Later, Charles also met with Jordan’s king. The heir to the British throne was on a six-day Middle East trip. He told the BBC that the plight of Middle Eastern Christians being persecuted by Islamic extremists is “a most agonizing situation.”

‘Revenge Pornography’ Made Illegal In BritainPOSTING explicit images of former lov-ers online – so-called “revenge pornogra-phy” – has been made a crime in Britain.

The Queen approved the new bill last month, a formality that is required before a bill endorsed by Parliament can become law.

The new law means that anyone who shares private and sexual images of another person without that person’s permission, and with the intent of caus-ing distress, may face up to two years

in prison.The Ministry of Justice says the law

will come into force in the spring.Campaigners had argued that a

specific law will make it much easier for

police to deal with cases in which people maliciously post sexual images without the subject’s consent.

A helpline for victims has also been launched.

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IT TAKES a special person to be a successful Publican, from entrepreneurship, knowledge, good food ensured, a flair to entertain the general public, and to attract celebrity guests like Senator Janice Hahn and that’s just what Andrew Silber does and did when he established and created “possibly“ the most respected Pub in San Pedro, The Whale and Ale, within walking distance of San Pedro’s newest icon, the battleship Iowa.

What Karen and I thought was going to be just an “interview” turned into one of the most “hilarious” and pleasant lunches we have had!! Get to know Andrew as he’s a real character and so interestingly British. His staff, the food, all top notch. With an extensive and mouthwatering menu I chose something really imaginative, a Hamburger! With all the trimmings, and what a hamburger!! We’ve eaten there many times over the years, always super!!

My biggest challenge was to eat and laugh at the same time, especially as how our lives had run on such a similar pattern. Thank goodness Karen was there to make some sense of our insanity.

Andrew Silber, owner of The Whale and Ale in San Pedro, California, was born on the estate of Lord Nelson in Wimbledon and decided at age nine to go into hotel manage-ment. He attended Westminster Hotel School moving to London Tara Hotel (Air Lingus)

during the time of the huge hotel building program when grants were given at $1,000 a room. On to Park Lane Hotel in Picca-dilly (Emergency House of Commons during WWII) where he trained under Dutchy Holland (only French was spoken) with 40 chefs in the underground kitchens. When the AC went out it was 120 degrees with horrid working conditions. Then to Hotel Bristol on Barkly St (Mayfair) as chef de Rand then to Ireland for two years as chef at Hotel Metropole in Cork as chef Tourant.

Andrew returned to England to Tower Hotel (St Katherine’s) which was owned by Joe Lyons. Lyons went bust, was bought out by Thorns division of Scottish and Newcastle Breweries, re-sold to Thistles. It was a four star deluxe hotel with 832 rooms, where Andrew was front office manager at 32: high end, high pressure, 24 hour shifts, 45 staff with PA plus secretary, with a huge budget. His reward was being sent to Chicago as operations / sales for Thistle Hotels.

He was head hunted by Café Royal as banquet manager with 3.5 acres of banquet rooms. His boss was fired and Andrew decided it was time for a change and moved to California which is easy going, freer than most societies, open to ideas and business, with always an opportunity to make money,

where he met his wife Adela.He worked at the Beverly Wilshire, Ja-

copo’s on Beverly Drive, for RUI Restaurants Unlimited, they ran Sony Pictures Entertain-ment food and beverage on the studio lot during their difficult times under Gruber and Peter’s era. He brought his head chef from Jacopo’s for the Baywatch set.

Andrew became tired of the crazy deci-sions from corporations and quit, opening his own business, again taking his head chef with him to open The Whale and Ale, along with wife Adela. The Whale was turnkey so it was busy fairly soon. They will be celebrating their 20th anniversary later this year. The rest is history.

* * *Briefs from Leo – see full column at

ujnews.comAnd … on a showbiz note – I was able

to see Dame Edna (Barry Humphries) at the Ahmanson Theatre in LA. It was hilarious!! Laughed myself silly. Very funny show and there’s still time to see her/him until March 15. Met up with actor Pierce Brosnan after the show, who I hadn’t seen since the Beverly Hills Hotel when we had a sing along with film director Ron Maxwell until 4am. A few days later he and his family barely escaped a fire at their Malibu home.

* * *The Queen Mary, who is 80 years old this

year, held a special event coinciding with the rare visit of the Queen Elizabeth II which docked nearby on a day only visit to Long Beach, what a magnificent ship! We chatted to Captain Alistair Clark of the QEII, which is owned and operated by Cunard currently celebrating its 175th anniversary. We spent several hours onboard the luxury ship which after a fireworks display, headed to San Fran-cisco, then on to Singapore and Australia.

To mark the occasion the QM introduced a new room to display a 20’ model of the Queen Mary and other model ships in the Cunard line. Very impressive. Although hard to photograph as the models are enclosed in glass cases. So you’ll have to visit the ship to enjoy the display.

Andrew Silber in The Whale and Ale of San Pedro, CA. – Photo: Leo Lewis

UK-US TAX INFORMATION

(admit it, that got you interested!)OVER THE past few months, many clients have sent me copies of the letters they’ve received from UK high street banks asking for information from which the banks will decide whether or not their customer is a “US person”. Obviously most of my readers are US persons and know they have to accept the consequences of FATCA.

What upsets me and many bank customers though, is the tone of these letters. I know I’m showing my age at the mention of the “friendly bank manager”, but I really had one once! He was manager of the university branch, which thinking back can hardly have been a fast-track appointment! As many people do, I stayed with the bank after graduating, and he often took me to lunch in London and came to one of my birthday parties. The relationship was friendly, not creepy – and believe me, even then I knew the difference!

One bank, currently in the news because of a Swiss subsidiary, sent out forms with no address for returning them to the bank – merely the instruction to take them into your local branch! Presumably any customer who doesn’t manage to do this can immediately be categorised as a US person.

Another bank (in fact the one my friendly bank manager had been with all those years ago) accompanied their self-identification request with a page of undertakings they wanted customers to sign up to, as if this was an opportunity to change the basis of the relationship.

To my mind, these banks are operating as quasi-government departments and have lost sight of dealing with people as customers. Government departments in many countries have demanded huge financial penalties from banks for their past wrongdoings and, in re-turn, the banks treat their overseas customers as if we are guilty until proven innocent!

Three years ago there was an opportunity to comment on the proposed US-UK FATCA

agreement, which I took part in. One of the points I made was that the confrontational and penalty-based approach was unlikely to be best way to deal with these issues, particularly when there are already so many information returns required from US taxpay-ers. No-one listened to me, but I’m not really surprised! The bullying approach is currently popular (though I’m not convinced it works as a long-term strategy) and the banks are simply following this lead.

Also in 2012, I wrote to the IRS to ask how they can align the concern about identity theft with the requirement for taxpayers to give their Social Security Numbers to overseas banks and financial institutions. They didn’t respond to me either, but I’m not taking it too person-ally! This will be a problem at some point, and I just hope none of my readers is caught up in it when it happens.

In general of course, we Brits are a very relaxed and easy-going group of people. You really couldn’t find anyone nicer than us, any-where, but I may be a trifle biased. But whereas expatriate Americans are very keen on making their voices heard by the US government, we tend to hunker down and just complain a bit. Unless, of course, the problem is chocolate, in which case we’re much more vocal.

Don’t get me wrong, as anyone who knows me at all will testify, the brown food group is extremely important to me! But with all the changes over the past few years, we need to make our voices heard by the US Treasury, to be more than collateral damage in the US government’s battle against the truly bad guys!

Mary-Heather Styles is a British Enrolled Agent (a professional qualification in US tax). She is surprised by how often telephone call-ers (particularly from the UK) want to know about the weather in Arizona – she has not yet learned to sound bored by blue skies and sunshine! She can be contacted at (602) 845-1420 or at mhstyles@transatlantictax.com.

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Shell Plans To Dismantle Key North Sea Platform

ROYAL DUTCH Shell says it began a public consultation last month on disman-tling the Brent Delta platform in the North Sea – the first stage in decommissioning a former bulwark of the country’s industry.

The oil company said it is recommend-ing that the “topside” of the platform be removed in one piece and taken by ship to northeast England. The Department of En-ergy and Climate Change must approve the project, which wouldn’t start until next year.

A second decommissioning program for the remaining infrastructure in the field will be submitted separately.

Shell says Brent has produced around four billion barrels of oil equivalent since 1976. At its peak in 1982, Brent produced enough to meet the energy needs of around half of all UK homes for that year.

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Fitzwilliam Museum Says Two Bronzes May Be Work Of

MichelangeloSCHOLARS in Britain say new evidence has emerged that two nude male bronzes attributed to other sculptors may be the work of Michelangelo.

Experts from the Fitzwilliam Museum and the University of Cambridge say the evidence suggests the figures riding panthers were made after Michelangelo completed the marble David and as he was about to embark on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

The museum says in a statement last month that if the attribution is correct, the sculptures would be the only surviving Michelangelo bronzes in the world.

The sculptures were previously attrib-uted to Michelangelo when they appeared in Adolphe de Rothschild’s collection in the 19th century. But they were unsigned and this attribution was dismissed.

Scholars re-examined them after they were included in the 2012 Royal Academy of Arts bronze exhibition.

Jolie Opens UK Academic Center Studying Women In Conflict

ANGELINA JOLIE has opened an aca-demic center billed as Britain’s first to focus on women, peace and security.

The Hollywood ac-tress hopes the center at the London School of Economics will help boost the global campaign for women’s rights. She said last month “there is no stable future for a world in which crimes committed against women go unpunished.”

The university says the center will study the participation of women in conflict and on ending impunity for rape and sexual violence in war.

Jolie, a UN special envoy, co-founded a campaign on preventing sexual violence with former British Foreign Secretary Wil-liam Hague in 2012.

New Study Says UK Muslim Population Increases Sharply

A NEW STUDY says the Muslim population of England and Wales almost doubled over a 10-year period.

The analysis of 2011 census data indicates the number of people iden-tifying themselves as Muslim grew from 1.5 million in 2001 to 2.7 million by 2011.

The study based on official data was prepared for the Muslim Council of Britain by a team led by Sundas Ali of the University of Oxford.

The “British Muslims in Numbers” report indicates that more than half were born outside Britain but 73 percent regard themselves as British.

The report indicates nearly half the Muslim population lives in neigh-borhoods considered among the top 10 percent in terms of economic deprivation.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said last month the report highlights the challenges and opportunities fac-ing British Muslims.

London Summons Russian Envoy After Bombers

Near UK AirspaceBRITAIN summoned Russia’s ambas-sador last month and asked him to explain why Russian warplanes flew near British airspace, disrupting civil aviation.

The Foreign Office said last month that Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort Russian Bear bombers in a “UK area of interest”. The Russian planes did not enter British airspace, but flew along the coast and over the English Channel without communicating with British air traffic control.

The Foreign Office called the maneu-vers “part of an increasing pattern of out-of-area operations by Russian aircraft” and said the ambassador had been summoned to account for the incident.

Tensions between Russia and NATO nations have been high amid fighting be-tween Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine.

NATO said its pilots conducted more than three times as many intercepts of Russian planes in 2014 as the year before.

Britain’s Ministry of Defense said it intercepts Russian planes about once a month.

New Zealand Judge To Head UK Child Sex Abuse Probe

BRITAIN’S government last month appointed a judge from New Zealand to lead a wide-ranging inquiry into alleged child sex abuse by powerful figures in British society.

The probe, announced in July, aimed to find out whether British public agencies – including the BBC, churches and political parties – had neglected or covered up al-legations of child sex abuse from the 1970s to protect politicians and others in power.

But the inquiry has been plagued by controversy from the start, with two previ-ous chairwomen quitting over perceived conflicts of interest.

Home Secretary Theresa May told

lawmakers that New Zealand High Court judge Lowell Goddard has been selected after a search that involved more than 150 candidates for the position.

May said she was “more determined than ever” to expose people and institu-tions who had failed abuse victims. The inquiry would have “the full co-operation of government and access to all relevant information, including secret information where appropriate”, she said.

PROTECTIONChild protection and the handling of

past child sex abuse has dominated British headlines since revelations emerged that well-known figures, including late BBC

entertainer Jimmy Savile, used their posi-tions to get away with abuse for decades.

Police, social services and local gov-ernment officials have also been accused of inaction amid investigations into the exploitation and sexual abuse of young girls by gangs of older men in several British cities.

An official report strongly criticized au-thorities in the English city of Rotherham, where it emerged last year that at least 1,400 children had been subject to rape, violence and trafficking by gangs of men between 1997 and 2013.

The cabinet leading the city’s local government announced that it would step down following the new report.

A JURY in Britain last month found for-mer glam rock singer Gary Glitter guilty of a string of sex abuse offenses against three young girls in the 1970s.

The 70-year-old Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was found guilty of one count of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one count of sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13.

“Paul Gadd has shown himself to be a habitual sexual predator who took advan-tage of the star status afforded to him by targeting young girls who trusted him and were in awe of his fame,” Detective Chief Inspector Michael Orchard said. “His lack of remorse and defense that the victims were lying makes his crimes all the more indefensible.”

Glitter was convicted by a jury of five men and seven women at a London court after a two-week trial. He blew kisses to a public gallery full of reporters as he was remanded in custody.

He will be sentenced later in February. The maximum sentence for unlawful sex with a minor is life imprisonment.

The singer was arrested in October 2012 under Operation Yewtree, the national investigation that police launched in the wake of a child abuse scandal surrounding

Singer Gary Glitter Convicted Of Sex Crimesthe late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile.

Glitter fell into disgrace after being convicted and imprisoned on child abuse charges in Vietnam.

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I HAD TO weigh in on the current outrage on both sides of the pond against Cad-bury’s changing the chocolate used on our beloved Crème Eggs.

The genesis of the crème egg was hatched in 1963, to be later adapted by mas-ter chocolatier Robin Whitefield in the 80s when the Cadbury’s Crème Egg became that Easter treat we have loyally loved ever since.

The Hershey tampering with our choco-late was something I thought we had avoided when Hershey’s, American chocolate mak-ers, had been outbid by Kraft in an attempt to buy Cadbury’s, Pride of England. So in my column February 2010 my joyful lead item was:

We Brits just dodged a chocolate bullet Among England’s top creations ever are the E-type Jag and Cadbury’s Flake. So here’s thrilling news which affects every expat in America. After two years of wrangling, bids and counterbids to acquire Cadbury’s, Hershey’s USA has bowed out. I track UK-USA trade closely for my business and had been dreading a likely Hershey takeover. For years, Hershey’s in Pennsylvania have made fake Cadbury’s chocolate items here under licence. Newly arrived expats buy the soapy substitute in their local supermarket, excited to spot the distinctive purple and gold Cadbury’s wrapper. Then their British tastebuds discern it’s nothing like the original. Had Hershey’s purchased Cadbury’s UK, they might have tampered with the recipe for the iconic Flake. Created in 1920, even Winston Churchill munched flakes down in his War Room. That’s why we trounced Hitler, of course. Now another American conglomerate, Kraft, is still bid-ding, but we can relax. Kraft have given a statement to UK business media shrewdly vowing not to change Cadbury’s intrinsic products. THEY LIED

n TO MY MANY WELSH AND IRISH readers in Florida, the real ones with ac-cents and UK passports: Good wishes for

St David’s Day March 1 and St Patrick’s Day March 17. (St Patrick was of course English but no matter!) Herewith my an-nual Welsh funny for all terrific Taffies: Two Americans were driving through Wales. As they were approaching the town of Lllanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob-wllllantysiliogogogoch they started arguing about the pronunciation of its name. They argued back and forth until stopping at a restaurant. To settle matters, Troy the Texan asked the Welsh waitress: “Before we order, could you please settle an argument for us foreigners? Please pronounce where we are, very, very slowly.” She leaned in and said: “Maaaaac---Donnnnn---alds”

n THE BRITISH CONSUL GENERAL in Miami has asked me to circulate this: VOT-ING IN THE MAY 2015 GENERAL ELECTION from overseas: Did you know this is the first UK General Election where people can regis-ter to vote online? DEADLINE TO APPLY is Monday, April 20, 2015 but register as far in advance of this as you can. The Electoral Commission hopes that this new online process will encourage more UK nationals living overseas to take part in elections from overseas. Estimates show that there may be as many as 5.5 million UK nationals living overseas, but there are fewer than 20,000 currently on the electoral registers. UK residents overseas must have previously been registered in a UK constituency within the last fifteen years. WHAT YOU DO: Go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. OTHER CONSULAR MATTERS FOR BRITONS IN FLORIDA: Phone the British Consulate General in Miami (305) 400-6400.

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n ENGLISH LANGUAGE corner, or in America I call it MANGLIGE: 1) Why do even university-educated Americans say “It was so fun?” It would be such fun for me if they didn’t. 2) We have a world-famous hotel in Miami Beach called the Fontainebleau. It is named after the historic gem near Paris pronounced Fon-ten-blow. Because so many major events happen in the hotel, it is mentioned often on TV and in conversations. To hear every American around me mispronounce it as Fountain-bloo is a never-ending irritant. Of course, French-speaker moi sticks pointedly to the right pronunciation, so gets “corrected” by Americans! Grrrr.

n DIRECT FROM THE UK! The Ukelele Orchestra The world-renowned all-singing, all-plucking British superstars return with their toe-tapping music, hilarious banter and sheer superlative entertainment of songs and numerous ukuleles. Artist info: www.ukuleleorchestra.com The April 16 show is at the King Center in Melbourne. Information on tickets www.kingcenter.com

n FLORIDA’S GREAT SCOTTISH FES-TIVAL. Always a great day out, och aye, including Pipe Bands, live Scottish enter-tainers, highland dancing, Scottish clans representation, athletics like tossing the caber, sheepdogs, beer and Scots food vendors selling baked yummies. Wear something tartan and go! The South Florida Scottish Festival) happens in Ft Lauderdale Saturday, March 21. Info and address on www.sassf.org

n BRITISH-AMERICAN Chambers of Commerce hold business and social events throughout the year. Phone each for current event and membership details. BROWARD/PALM BEACH BACC (954) 942-7330 Ask

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n MIAMI BBC Concert Orchestra with acclaimed British conductor Kevin Lockhart at Arsht Center. Wednesday, April 15 at 8pm www.arshtcenter.org

n ACCLAIMED SCOTTISH ACTOR Alan Cumming, who introduces Masterpiece Theatre on PBS, plays the lead in the remake of CABARET. It’s coming to Ft Lauderdale’s Parker Playhouse April 11 for one night only. For ticket information call Box office (954) 462-0222.

n ANNUAL BRITISH CAR SHOW called Wheels Across the Pond in Jupiter April 4, 2015. Full details from British organizer Neil Archer (561) 601 3212.

n BRITWEEK MIAMI runs March 4-13. The Union Jack Head office nor my office received press releases or print advertising this year for publication, so consult their website www.BritWeek.org to see what’s happening. Click on the Miami section. May it be a brilliantly British success!

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A DOCTOR charged in Britain’s first prosecution for female genital mutilation has been acquitted.

A jury deliberated for less than half an hour last month before finding 32-year-old doctor Dhanuson Dharmasena not guilty. Female genital mutilation involves inten-tionally altering or injuring genital organs for non-medical reasons. Dharmasena said he only stitched up a woman who was bleeding after giving birth at London’s Whittington Hospital.

UK Investigating How Passenger Landed In UK Without Passport

BRITAIN’S Home Office is investigating how a passenger was allowed to board a flight from Spain to Britain last month without a passport.

Officials said the passenger was questioned by Border Force agents at Liverpool John Lennon Airport after he landed there on a flight from the Canary Islands.

The statement said the passenger was allowed to enter Britain after agents “carried out identity checks and established that he was a British national who previously held a valid passport.”

It said it was the airline’s responsibility to make sure each passenger has proper documents.

The Daily Mail newspaper said the passenger used a photocopy of a bus pass to board the Ryanair flight after his passport was stolen.

Ryanair said in a statement it has a duty to repatriate nationals on their return flight to their home country.

“If a passport is lost or stolen, we ask that an alternative, or a copy of, photo ID is provided in order to verify the passport details the customer provided at the time of check-in,” it said.

BT Agrees To Buy Largest Mobile Operator EE

THE TELECOMS group BT says it has agreed to buy Britain’s largest mobile operator, EE, for £12.5bn in cash, stock and debt.

The deal gives BT access to EE’s 31 million customers, including 24.5 million direct mobile customers and 834,000 fixed broadband customers. The transaction will be partly financed by a £1bn share sale.

EE’s current owners, Deutsche Telekom and Orange, will each receive the equiva-lent of £5.1bn. Deutsche Telekom will get new shares equal to 12 percent of BT and a small cash payment, while Orange will receive a four percent stake and £3.4bn in cash. Deutsche Telekom will also gain a seat on BT’s board.

The deal needs the approval of share-holders and the UK Competition and Markets Authority.

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It is with great sadness this month that we write of Robert’s death. He was 70, and no doubt had many more wonderful years ahead until being gripped by cancer over the last nine months.

Robert was born in Edinburgh, but travelled the world while living in South Africa (where he hitchhiked across wear-ing his kilt) and Canada, finally settling in San Diego, California in 1976. He was a citizen of three countries, and could carry the title, Citizen of the World.

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from humour to politics, from religion to history, all with equal ease, and with a compelling style.

Robert leaves behind three adult chil-dren, Jamie, Vanessa , Matthew; and his grandson Callum. Robert will be dearly missed by his loving wife Marcia, and his many friends around the world, not least in San Diego.

M A R T I N G I L B E R T , W i n s t o n Churchill’s official biographer and a leading historian of the Holocaust, has died following a lengthy illness.

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US, France And UK Close Embassies In Yemen Amid Turmoil

THE UNITED STATES, Britain and France said last month they were clos-ing their embassies in Yemen amid the turmoil in the wake of the Shiite rebels’ takeover of the country.

The closures – almost four years to the date since the start of an Arab Spring uprising that ousted Yemen’s longtime autocratic ruler – were an ominous sign for the faltering, UN-brokered negotia-tions between the Houthi rebels and their political rivals, They also threatened to plunge this impoverished Arabian Pen-insula country further into international isolation.

Yemen has been in crisis for months, with the Iran-linked Houthis besieg-ing the capital, Sanaa, and then taking

control. In January, the rebels put US-backed President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and all his Cabinet ministers under house arrest, leading to their resigna-tions. Subsequently, the Houthis – who are followers of the Shiite Zaydi sect in the Sunni-majority Yemen – dissolved parliament and declared they were tak-ing over the government.

The State Department announced it suspended operations at the US Embassy in Sanaa and relocated remaining dip-lomatic personnel “due to the ongoing political instability and the uncertain security situation.” The embassy had been operating with only a skeleton staff for some weeks amid deteriorating conditions.

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Churchill’s Biographer, Martin Gilbert, 78official investigation into Britain’s role in the Iraq war.

Educated at Oxford University, Gilbert wrote more than 80 books, including many with themes related to World War II. He is best known for his works on Churchill, which began when he worked with the prime minister’s son, Randolph Churchill,

on an official biography.He continued for 20 years after Randolph

Churchill died in 1968, completing an eight-volume biography and writing several other books about the statesman, including “Churchill: A Life; Churchill: The Power of Words, and Continue to Pester, Nag, and Bite: Churchill’s War Leadership.

Jane hillWE ALSO received the news last month of the sudden death of another former UJ colum-nist. Jane Hill was our first Coronation Street writer back in the 1990s and 2000s. During a few conversations Jane asked could we place a PenPal ad in UJ Classads. For this she was for ever grateful, and evidence of her effect on others came when Richard Crandon, a UJ reader of Minneapolis sent this to our offices: “To me, Jane was like my mum since my own mum had died many years ago. Jane’s kind-ness to me was cherished. We would write handwritten letters to each other each week or two weeks, and she would send me some bits or bobs from home that made me feel less an alien here in the States and more British.

I will miss Jane terribly, as will all the friends she made from your advert here.”

Jane ran her own market stall in Leicester, and through her contacts came by old post cards, because of this we at UJ have a pretty decent collection of picture post cards from our hometown dating back to the early 1900s.

RIP Jane.

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Pace In Six Nations R ROUND ONE

Wales 16 England 21Italy 3 Ireland 26

France 15 Scotland 8THE FIRST weekend of the Six Nations Championship produced one huge surprise. England went to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff where they had been mangled 3-30 two years ago – and pulled off a thoroughly-deserved and famous victory.What made the win so impressive was the long list of injuries that Stuart Lancaster’s men was carrying. Their success was built on a massive effort by the scrum after half-time, culminating in Jonathan Joseph’s powerful surging try.

The nations will meet in the early stages of the World Cup in September so this result is a great morale-booster for England.

Elsewhere on the first weekend, Italy pro-vided some dogged resistance to the current Six Nations’ champions but Irish strength and skill eventually told. Ireland put over a couple of tries but it was the kicking of Ian Keatley with 14 points that made it such an emphatic victory.

Scotland huffed and puffed and scored the only try of the game but it is not enough to be nearly men and the Scots were sent home to think again – about how to turn opportunities into points.

R ROUND TWOEngland 47 Italy 17

Ireland 18 France 11Scotland 23 Wales 26

ENGLAND were expected to beat Italy com-prehensively since they have never lost to the Azzurri. They scored six tries including a brace from the brilliant Jonathan Joseph in the centre. Danny Cipriani featured as a late sub scoring a try with his second touch of the ball to huge acclamation. Still, England will look back a little concerned at having given away a couple of soft tries to Italy.

Ireland enjoyed having Jonny Sexton back in the fold after injury and owed this victory to his five penalty goals. The French conjured up the game’s only try. It was a messy but invaluable Irish win.

Only three sides have ever won consecu-tive championships and the last time Ireland did it was in 1949. This side looks good but not that good.

Wales keep beating Scotland; this was for the eighth time in a row. Almost predict-ably, Scotland made more scoring chances despite the fact that Wales had far more possession. Each side ran in two tries in what was the most exciting of the Round Two games but Scotland simply must start taking their chances.

Once again Scotland are left looking up the table having to beat Italy to avoid the wooden spoon. England’s strength in depth have ensured that they remain on course to take this year’s title. Wales and France seem stuck mid-table. The great Welsh feats of

recent years seem beyond them now while the French have not yet decided which is their best side.

It will all come down to the final round when England host France and Scotland wel-come Ireland. For a change there is unlikely to be a title decider.

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Premier League Live TV Rights Deals Jump To $7.8bn

R By Rob HarrisTHE ENGLISH Premier League under-lined its status as the world’s richest soccer league February 10 by completing three-year domestic television rights deals worth more than $8bn – a 70 percent increase over the previous contracts.

Sky and BT agreed to pay £5.136bn to continue showing games live in Britain for three seasons covering the period from 2016-19. That follows the £204m deal signed with the BBC last month for rights to league highlights.

The 70 percent jump in the cost of live matches replicates the surge when the last deals with Sky and BT were secured in 2012, and should increase the financial gulf between the English topflight and rival leagues.

“It will make our clubs even more competitive against our European coun-terparts, which has got to be good for us,” Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said.

Under the new deal, Rupert Murdoch’s Sky will pay£4.18bn to broadcast 126 games live each season, 10 more matches than in the current 2013-16 deal, and representing an 83 percent increase in the rights fee.

CERTAINTYBT was awarded the other 42 live games

of the 168 on offer, for which they will pay £960m over the three seasons.

The league has yet to open the bidding for foreign broadcasters, which can show all 380 games each season live.

“This outcome provides a degree of certainty so clubs can continue to invest and run themselves in a sustainable man-ner,” Scudamore said. “It also allows us to start planning how the Premier League can continue to support the rest of the football pyramid from the grassroots upwards.”

Sky has held most of the domestic rights since the Premier League’s incep-tion in 1992, helping Murdoch’s operation become the dominant pay TV broadcaster in Britain.

“The company will work hard to mini-mize the impact of higher rights costs on customers, with the majority of the funding coming through substantial additional sav-ings to be delivered by efficiency plans,” Sky said in a statement.

ECLIPSEDWhile the Premier League deals are

the biggest in domestic football, they are eclipsed by the NFL in the United States. The NFL’s current TV contracts bring in about $7bn a year through 2022.

Scudamore, addressing the issue of increased ticket prices, said the league’s priority is to sell out matches.

“I am sure the flexible ticketing policies that have helped keep attendances so high will continue to develop,” he said.

Silverstone Steps In As British MotoGP Host

THE BRITISH MotoGP will be staged at Silverstone this year and next year after Donington Park pulled out of hosting the races because of financial problems.

Silverstone was the venue for the Mo-toGP from 2010-14, and also hosts grand prix races in Formula One.

The Circuit of Wales signed a five-year deal to stage the race from 2015. Delays in the venue being built meant Donington Park stepped in as a replacement, but its operational plans were delayed because the Circuit of Wales was unable to make payments.

Michael Carrick, chief executive of the Circuit of Wales, says in a statement “we are delighted to secure the future of the event for the next two years while our circuit in Wales is under construction.”

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Murray Reaches Fourth Aussie FinalANDY MURRAY produced some wonderful tennis as he moved past Grigor Dimitrov and then Tomas Berdych in the semi-finals of the Australian Open, where old rival Novak Djokovic was waiting for him in the Mel-bourne final, February 1. Murray understood he had a job to do having lost his last four encounters with the Serbian, and for the first two sets and the start of the third, things looked pretty even. Djokovic had a thumb that need attention and during that break Murray’s temperament tightened and the distraction proved fatal. The Serb would go on to win his fifth Australian Grand Slam with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-0 result. It was the Scot’s fourth consecutive appearance in the Australian Open final, and he is still waiting for success.

Maria Sharapova had not beaten Serena Williams in 14 years, and things did not change in the women’s final as the American captured her fifth Aussie crown and 19th Grand Slam title after a 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) win. Another notable on the podium, was 34-year-old five time Grand Slam winner Martina Hingis, who came out of retirement to win the mixed doubles with partner Leander Paes of India. There was a British victory to celebrate however. Jordanne Riley and Japanese partner Yui Kamiji, beat the Dutch pair of Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to win their fifth consecutive Grand Slam Women’s Wheelchair Doubles crown. Bristol born Katie Swan, who now lives in Wichita, Kansas, reached the junior singles final, where an injury thwarted her attempt against Tereza Mihalikova. The Slovakian won 6-1, 6-4.

Non-playing captain Judy Murray, led Britain in the Federation Cup qualifiers in Bu-dapest. The team featured Heather Watson, and Johanna Konta, playing the singles and Anna Smith and Joceylyn Rae the doubles. They beat Liechtenstein 3-0, but lost to Turkey 2-1, but beat Ukraine 2-1, for a place in the play-offs. Unfortunately, both Watson and Jonta lost both singles to Belarus, and Britain made its exit… Andy Murray returned to the fray in the Netherlands, where he was beaten in the quarter-finals of the ABN Amro Tournament in Rotterdam by Gilles Simon of France 6-4, 6-2. He’d earlier dispatched Nicolas Mahut of France and Vasek Pospisil of Canada.World Cup Cricket

England reached the final of the triangular tournament by beating India by three wickets at Perth, a precursor to the World Cricket Cup. India 200 all out at 48.1 overs. England 201-7 at close. In the final, also at Perth, Australia won by 112 runs. Australia 278-8 at 50 overs. England 166 all out. Prior to the big event England beat the West Indies by nine wickets in Sydney. West Indies 122 all out. England 125-1 at close. Pakistan beat England in the final friendly, also at Sydney, by four wickets. England 250-6 at 50 overs. Pakistan 252-6 at close.

England featured in the opening match of the 11th World Cricket Cup in Melbourne, February 14, but it was a disastrous start for the English facing hosts and old rivals Australia. The Aussies bowlers ploughed through England’s batting order, though James Taylor defiantly attacked from the crease with a 98 not out. Australia won by 111 runs. Australia 342 (Aaron Finch 136)-9 at 50 overs. England 231 all out. England are in Pool A that includes round-robin matches with Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Scotland. Pool B has South Africa, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates.

Scotland did not have a good start and lost by three wickets to hosts New Zealand at Dunedin. Scotland 142 all out. New Zealand 146-7 at close.

One of the early upsets, witnessed Ireland beat the West Indies by four wickets as they successfully chased a 305 run total that they reached. West Indies 304 (Lendl Simmons 102)-7 at 50 overs. Ireland 307-6 at close.American Cricket Struggles

The gathering of the top limited over na-tions for the World Cup, begets the question about cricket in America, where the internet site Cricinfo is regularly hit by thousands and thousands of cricket fans this side

of the pond. Last year, the ICC relegated Cricket USA to the World Cricket League division four that includes such nations as Denmark and Italy. While there is apparently 27 teams playing in Houston, Texas, and a cricket stadium specially built in Broward County, Florida, plus a big following in the Los Angeles region. The controlling Statewide cricket associations cannot agree however, and have litigated against each other at times, and are otherwise dysfunctional as a national organization, that could be running the game professionally. A nationwide league, plus a 50 over American tournament could be part of the solution if the local administrators could only get over their differences.Golf: McIlroy Win In Dubai

A confident Rory McIIroy, with rounds of 66, 64 and 66, eased to victory at the Dubai Dessert Classic that concluded February 1. A 22 under par 266, gave him a three stroke win over Sweden’s Alex Noren. This earned McIIroy, his fourth victory in his last seven tournaments. The following week, McIIroy’s attorneys would tell a High Court judge in Dublin, that an agreement had been reached between the golfer and his former manage-ment company, Horizon Sports Management. HSM had alleged breach of contract and out-standing fees, while McIIroy, had complained about excessive charges. A figure of over $20m payable by McIIroy, was mentioned with both parties saying there would be no further comment about the dispute...

Same weekend, Scotland’s Martin Laird, who has a residence in Arizona, was just around the corner for the Waste Manage-ment Phoenix Open. He led the first three rounds before a flurry of good, but late finishing scores witnessed Brooks Koepka, take the trophy with a 15 under 269. Laird was three strokes distant. It was a nightmare tournament for Tiger Woods with an 11 over par 82 on the second round, and he did not survive the cut. It was the worse round of his professional career. Woods nonchalantly concurred, “We all have days like this.” He has aggravations off the fairways too, where a final $45m payment to his ex-wife is due the end of the year. The following week at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, San Diego, he was forced to withdraw after eleven holes of the first round. Torrey Pines has been the location of some notable Tiger victories, but a back injury thwarted his chances this time. Aussie Jason Day, took the podium after beating three others in a play-off. Woods has since announced an indefinite leave from golf until his health and swing improve.

Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke has been chosen to captain Europe’s Ryder Cup team, for the 2016 match due at Hazeltine in the United States.Sailing, Boxing, And Cycling

The Chinese sponsored Dongfeng Race team, skippered by Frenchman Charles Caudrelier won the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, arriving in Sanya, Hainan Island, from Abu Dhabi, after 23 days plus at sea. They finished fifty nautical miles ahead of the second yacht, the Abu Dhabi Racing team. The fourth leg left China, February 8, headed for Auckland, New Zealand… Katie Summerhayes won a slopestyle silver medal at the World Freestyle Ski & Snowboard Championships at Kreischberg, Austria. She’s the first female Briton to medal at these championships… Isle of Man cyclist, Mark Cavendish, won the four day Tour of Dubai, February 7. The Etixx-QuickStep team rider won the first and final stages, capturing the title by just six seconds.European Soccer; British Clubs Keep Positive

The first leg of the Champions League final sixteen knockout round saw Chelsea forge a 1-1 draw at Paris St Germains. Branislav Ivanovic put the Blues ahead in the 36th

minute, followed by an equalizer by Edinson Cavani nine minutes after the break.

The last 32 knockout round of the Europa League Cup, first legs, February 19, saw the four British club remain undefeated. A Mario Ballotelli penalty five minutes from time gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over Besiktas of Turkey at Anfield. Everton had John Stone red carded at Berne, Switzerland, in 61st minute, but the Toffees were already four up after a hat-trick by Romelu Lukaku, against the BSC Young Boys. Seamus Coleman scored too, as Ever-ton won 4-1. A last minute netting by John Guidetti, lit up Parklhead, as Celtic surged back for a 3-3 result against Inter-Milan. Stu-art Armstrong scored for the Hoops in 24th minute after the Italians had gone ahead after the 4th and 13th minutes. Then Campagnaro found his own net as Celtic went 2-2. A goal on half-time had Inter leading. At White Hart Lane, Soldado put Tottenham ahead after six minutes, but Fiorentina equalized nine minutes before the break, and the 1-1 tie last the whole ninety minutesCup Results

The final of the English Capital One League Cup will put Chelsea and Tottenham head to head, after the second leg matches last month, decided the finalists. After a 1-1 tie at Anfield,

Chelsea scored the only goal at Stamford Bridge, through an extra-time netting by Bra-nislav Ivanovic. Second division’s Sheffield Utd run ended with a 2-2 result at Bramall Lane, against Tottenham. Fighting a 1-0 deficit from the first leg, the Blades were felled by a Christian Ericksen effort two minutes from time which tied the match, and put the Spurs through.

The fourth round FA Cup replays early February provided few surprises. After a momentous goalless home game with Manchester Utd, Division Two’s Cambridge Utd journeyed to Old Trafford. Goals by Juan Mata, Marco Rojo and James Wilson gave Louis van Gaal’s outfit a 3-0 victory, though the Reds rarely moved out of first gear. Liverpool went to Championship’s Bolton, where two late goals saw the Anfielders win 2-1, after earlier suffering a 1-1 home draw. Sheffield Utd’s Cup run ended at home where Preston won 3-1 and Sunderland won 3-1 at Craven Cottage in there replay against Fulham.Blackburn Slam Stoke, Black Cats Ousted From FA Cup

The fifth round of the FA Cup, February 14-16, saw Championship’s Blackburn Rovers oust premier side Stoke City at Ewood Park to the tune of 4-1. Stoke’s Geoff Cameron got a red card on halftime that aided Rovers to one the round’s biggest surprise as Josh King nailed a hat-trick. The other gigantic upset was at Valley Parade, where high-flying Division One Bradford City, who knocked out Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the last round, pulled a 2-0 victory over premier league’s Sunderland. The crowd of 24,000 plus was the Bantams largest home gathering in fifty years, who witnessed the Black Cats’ John O’Shea deflect a shot in to his own net after just three minutes. Jon Stead made it two in the 61st minute, leading to a tumultuous celebration. West Bromwich Albion had their wheels turning nicely with a 4-0 win over West Ham at the Hawthorns. Five premier league sides made the eight team quarter-finals. Manchester United beat Preston 3-1 at Deepdale, where a controversy over a Wayne Rooney penalty became media fodder. Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion made it through.Scottish Soccer

The semi-finals of the Scottish Com-munities League Cup, January 31-February 1, witnessed Dundee oust Aberdeen 2-1, courtesy of Callum Morris and a late goal six minutes from time by Nadir Ciftici. Donervon

Daniels scored for the Dons. A 50,000 plus crowd filled Hampden Park in the other semi-final, as Celtic and Rangers met for the first time in over three years. A header by Leigh Griffiths, after ten minutes, and another on the half-hour by Kris Commons, put the hoops in the driving seat. A Rangers revival in the second half did not occur, but they did keep the Parkhead strikers out. Result: Celtic 2 Rangers 0.

The fifth round of the Scottish Cup, Febru-ary 7-8, witnessed Cup-holders St Johnstone ousted away from home by Championship’s Queen of the South. Goals by Derek Lyle and Gavin Reilly gave the South a 2-0 vic-tory. Celtic progressed to the quarter-finals with a 2-0 win at Dundee. Leigh Griffiths hit the mark in the seventh minute, while Stefan Johansen netted just after the break. Trauma at the Ibrox Stadium, where Rangers never got going in front of a crowd of barely 11,000, and went down 2-1 to Raith Rovers. Ryan Conroy put the visitors ahead in the 54th minute then Haris Vuckic leveled seven minutes later.

Christian Nade got the winner fifteen minutes from the whistle. It the first win at the Ibrox Stadium for Raith Rovers since 1959. The last remaining junior side, Spartans FC of the Lowland League, held Berwick Rangers 1-1 at home, but lost the replay by the only goal of the match when Darren Lavery netted for the Division Two side.Socceroos Triumph, Ivory Coast Too

Australia played host to the 2015 Asian Cup, where sixteen nations qualified for the final rounds of competition. In the final, January 31, at Sydney, Australia prevailed 2-1 over South Korea, where a James Troisi netting in extra-time gave the Socceroos their first Asian Cup victory. The Koreans had beat the Aussies 1-0 in a qualifying group game, and during the first half of the final, there rising confidence was evident. !6 nations competed in the final play-offs.

The Ivory Coast won the African Nations Cup at the Estadio de Bata, Equatorial Guinea, where 120 minutes of soccer did not produce one goal. An incredible nail biting penalty shootout saw Les Elephants collect the glory with a 9-8 penalty decider over Ghana, Febru-ary 8. The Confederation of African Football called the tournament a miraculous success, but it was notable for some hefty fines and reprimands. Morocco, the original chosen hosts, who reneged because of the nearby ebola epidemic was banned from the next two African Cups, fined $1m and ordered to pay $5.9m in compensation. Hosts Equato-rial Guinea were fined $100,000 for a riot in the semi-finals, Tunisian president Wadie Jade, was banned from CAF after refusing to apologise after a defeat, and a Mauritanian referee who ordered a dubious penalty during injury time was removed from the top list of CAF officials.

The women’s international between Eng-land and the USA at Milton Keynes, February 13, witnessed an Alex Morgan goal in the 25th minute give the Americans the only goal of the game. England looked to level it in 56th minute, but were denied by the ref as off-side, while a TV replay of the incident showed it to be a perfectly good goal. The game, a warm-up to the approaching Women’s World Cup in Canada, had the USA women coming off a 2-0 defeat in France.American Soccer

Jurgen Klinsmann took his US national side, minus his European stars, down to Chile, late January. Brek Shea and Jozy Altidore had the Americans 2-1 up after 31 minutes, but the Chileans struck back in the 66th and 75th minutes to win 3-2. At Carson, California, February 8, goals by Michael Bradley, who scored directly off a corner and Clint Dempsey, gave the US a 2-0 win over Panama. Klinsmann agreed the MLS

off-season did not have his players as fit as he would have wanted.

Are the Miami-Dade Commissioners handing an olive branch to David Beckham in his quest for a Miami MLS franchise? The Commision gave unanimous permission for Mayor Carlos Gimenez, to approach Florida International University for a temporary sta-dium (capacity 23,500) sharing deal that may persuade Beckham back to southern Florida. Beckham’s investment partners include Bo-livian telecommunications entrepreneur Mar-celo Claure, and British impressario Simon Fuller, but Miami’s refusal on two prime sea front locations has severely dampened the group’s enthusiasm. MLS Commissioner Don Garber said last December “If we don’t have the right stadium, we’re not going to Miami.” Miami Beckham United’s local rep, real estate attorney John Aschuler, says the search for a good location continues. It been one year since Beckham blitzed the City with a giant PR campaign, where he shook hands amidst a media extravaganza with local politicians and community leaders. The MLS recently discounted Las Vegas as a future franchise.Late Cricket, Etc

England once again failed to ignite in the second game of qualifying at the World Cricket Cup, losing to New Zealand by eight wickets at Wellington, February 20. England’s batsmen paid the price for a miserable performance. England 123 all out. New Zealand 125-2 at close. They did get a win finally at Christchurch, February 23, with a 119 run victory over Scotland. England 303 (Ali Moeen 128)-8 at 50 overs. Scotland 184 all out… The World Cycling Track Championships in Paris, France, Feb-ruary 20-22, saw the British squad come away without a gold medal for the first time since 2001. There were three silver medals however. The men’s and women’s pursuit team got one apiece. The men’s team of Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Andy Tennant and Owain Doull, were beaten by New Zealand in the final. The women’s team of Katie Archibald, Elinor Burke, Laura Trott and Joana Rowsell, were beaten in their final by the Australians, while Laura Trott would win another silver, this time in the Omnium… Cyclist Mark Cavendish, won the one day, 115 mile Almeria Classic in Spain… Super-league rugby league champions St Helens, never got out the starting blocks in the final of the World Club Challenge final at Langdale Park, February 22, which determined the world rugby league club champions. Russell Crowe’s South Sydney Rabbitohs slammed the English champions 39-0, in a one sided match that the Australians took complete control of.scoring seven tries.Yarnold Wins European Skeleton Title

Lizzy Yarnold of Britain won her second skeleton World Cup race in as many days to become European champion last month.

In difficult conditions due to snowfall, the Olympic champion posted the fastest time in both runs to defeat the defending European champion, Janine Flock of Austria, by 0.30 seconds. Rose McGrandle of Britain came 0.39 behind in third.

“It doesn’t matter whether I won Olympic gold or not, I am just trying to become a better athlete,” Yarnold said. “It’s been awe-some support here. I have to thank my mom and dad for coming to watch all the way from the UK.”

Yarnold became the first European cham-pion from Britain since Shelley Rudman won her second title in Winterberg, Germany, four year ago.

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Arsenal: Santi Cazorla’s early penalty kick and Olivier Giroud’s penalty kick in first-half stoppage time earned the Gunners a 2-1 at

Crystal Palace. Mesut Ozil played vital roles in both goals as Arsenal dispatched Leicester City, 2-1. Laurent Koscielny headed home Ozil’s corner kick to open the scoring and shortly before halftime Theo Walcott followed up a saved Ozil shot to bang in the winner.

Aston Villa: A 2-1 loss to Stoke City tainted Tim Sherwood’s debut as club manager. He saw his team strike first with a Scott Sinclair goal in

the 20th minute only to lose to a penalty kick awarded in stoppage time when Ron Vlaar dragged down an opponent and was sent off. The defeat extended Villa’s winless skid to 11 games. A goal by Jores Okore against Chelsea ended a goal drought of 659 minutes, the fourth-longest streak in Premier League history, but still Villa lost, 2-1, and soon after Sherwood replaced Paul Lambert.

Burnley: A bruising encounter at Stamford Bridge ended 1-1 even though the Clarets played with a man advantage for the final 20

minutes. Ben Mee’s header from Kieran Trip-pier’s corner kick in the 81st minute earned the point. Danny Ings headed his fifth goal in his last six league games to bring Burnley level with Manchester United but after he narrowly missed a chance to put them ahead United took command en route to a 3-1 triumph.

Chelsea: Two penalty-kick ap-peals were turned down and the sending-off of Nemanja Matic in the 70th minute opened the door

for Burnley to score the goal that yielded a 1-1 tie. Eden Hazard’s run and cutback set up Branislav Ivanovic’s strike in the 14th minute. A brilliant save by Thibaut Courtois 10 minutes after the dismissal produced the corner kick from which Burnley equalized. Juan Cuadrado made his first Chelsea start in a 1-0 defeat of Everton that was in doubt until Willian scored with a deflected shot in the 89th minute.

Crystal Palace: Substitute Glenn Murray, who entered the match against Arsenal with the Eagles down 2-0, nearly stole a point. He scored with a close-

range shot in the 94th minute and in the final seconds of stoppage time nailed a diving header against the goalpost. Frazier Camp-bell, another sub, scored in the 71st minute of a 1-1 tie with Newcastle by which the Eagles avoided a seventh straight home defeat.

Everton: Dire times for the Toffees. A 2-2 tie with lowly Leicester City was their fourth straight league draw at Goodison

Park and left them with just three victories in 13 home matches. They needed a deflected stoppage-time header from Romelu Lukaku to get that point after they had squandered a 1-0 lead provided by Steven Naismith. As the home team in the 224th Merseyside derby Everton managed just six shots (one on goal) in a 0-0 draw.

Hull City: Dame N’Doye scored a last-minute goal on his 30th birthday as Hull City downed Queens Park Rangers,

2-1. Nikica Jelavic pounced on a defensive mistake to push the Tigers in front and after

conceding the equalizer they pressed for 50 minutes to get the winner. The same duo notched the goals in a 2-0 defeat of Aston Villa that was N’Doye’s debut at the KC Stadium.

Leicester City: The Foxes conceded a last-minute goal at Everton that produced a disap-pointing 2-2 draw. Goals by

David Nugent and Esteban Cambiasso had wiped out a 1-0 deficit. Andrej Kramaric’s first goal for the Foxes halved Arsenal’s 2-0 lead but they failed to net another and tumbled, 2-1, to their fourth straight defeat. Nugent’s header off the crossbar summed up the Foxes’ luck in a 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace; they did more than enough to extract at least a point but none of their 13 shots found the net.

Liverpool: A solid 2-0 win at Southampton edged ‘Pool closer to a European spot. Phillipe Coutinho crashed an incredible shot from more than 30 yards off

the underside of the bar in the third minute, and more than an hour of back-and-forth play preceded Raheem Sterling’s clincher. Mario Balotelli’s first league goal for the club punc-tuated a dramatic 3-2 defeat of Tottenham. He came on to replace Daniel Sturridge, who set up Lazar Markovic for the opening goal and earned a penalty kick tucked away by Steven Gerrard.

Manchester City: David Silva scored goals two minutes apart early in the second half after three teammates had already hit the net

as City stampeded Newcastle United, 5-0. Sergio Aguero converted a penalty kick in the second minute and Samir Nasri and Eden Dzeko quickly added their goals to provide a lusty followup to a 4-1 romp at Stoke City. Another penalty kick by Aguero was his second of the night; Nasri and James Milner also scored as City broke out of a four-game winless slump.

Manchester United: A 1-0 lead at Swansea City evaporated within two minutes and by con-ceding a second goal in the final

stages United lost, 2-1. Ander Herrera cleared a shot from the United goal line and at the other end notched a goal in the 28th minute that provided a brief lead. Summoned as a sub in the early minutes because of an injury to Phil Jones, Chris Smalling struck almost immediately and scored again in first-half stoppage time as United subdued Burnley, 3-1. Robin Van Persie salted away the vic-tory from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute.

Newcastle United: The Mag-pies failed to hold onto leads in back-to-back matches. Papiss Cisse scored late in the first half against Crystal Palace

with a header from Daryl Janmaat’s cross from the right wing three minutes before the interval, but the match ended 1-1, as did a home match against Stoke City. Jack Colback broke a scoreless deadlock in the 74th minute but the Magpies conceded an equalizer in the final minute of regular time.

Queen’s Park Rangers: QPR captain Joey Barton was shown a red card in a 2-1 loss to Hull City in which the Tigers rallied from a goal down only to be beaten right

at the end. They already trailed by a goal when Barton exited, yet Charlie Austin defied the man disadvantage by directing a Matt Phillips

cross into the net. In his senior debut Darnell Furlong, 19, nearly scored but a superb save thwarted him. Rangers secured their first away win of the season and ended a run of 11 consecutive Barclays Premier League defeats on the road by beating Sunderland, 2-1. Leroy Fer got the first goal and Bobby Zamora, replacing an injured Austin, cashed in a fine feed from Phillips.

Southampton: Saido Mane turned in the penalty area to score a winner in the third minute of stoppage time by which Saints

won, 1-0, at Queens Park Rangers. Fraser Foster’s great save late in regular time had kept the game scoreless. Despite an astound-ing 14-1 advantage in shots, Saints settled for a 0-0 draw at home with West Ham.

Stoke City: Late goals earned the Potters some crucial points. Victor Moses converted a penalty kick in the third minute of stoppage time

to bring them a 2-1 decision over Aston Villa after they’d fallen behind in the 20th minute. Mame Biram Diouf started the comeback by heading home Stephen Ireland’s cross just before halftime. USA international Geoff Cameron, an injury substitution for Marc Wilson, supplied the cross from which Peter Crouch nailed a far-post header to knot up Newcastle in the 90th minute.

Sunderland: Gus Poyet’s appeal to fans for support preceded a 0-0 draw with West Bromwich Albion best de-

scribed as labored. Adam Johnson “scored” from close-range, but the goal was ruled offside. The result left the Black Cats with just one victory from their last nine league fixtures and 13 goalless games on their ledger. Jermain Defoe scored his first goal for the club since a swap move from New York Red Bulls in a 1-1 tie at Swansea City.

Swansea City: Jonjo Shelvey set up both goals – one of them intentionally – as the Swans rallied to beat Manchester United, 2-1.

His cross set up Ki Sung-yueng to score the tying goal and late in the match he unleashed a fierce drive that ricocheted into the net off the head of Bafetimbi Gomis. Swansea has won three of the last four matches against United by that same scoreline. Ki Sung-yueng scored against his former club as the Swans rallied to tie Sunderland, 1-1.

Tottenham Hotspur: Harry Kane added several entries to his burgeon-ing reputation. His goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time drew Spurs level with West Ham, 2-2, after they’d

trailed, 2-0. Danny Rose’s goal in the 81st minute brought Spurs back into the game. Kane and Mousa Dembele scored in a see-saw game that finished 3-2 to Liverpool. Kane etched his name forever into the lore of North London derbies by scoring twice in an historic 2-1 defeat of Arsenal at White Hart Lane.

West Bromwich Albion: Brown Ideye and Saido Berahino set up each other’s goals in a 2-0 defeat of Swansea City. Ideye’s goal midway

through the second half capped a comeback from a 2-0 deficit at Burnley. Chris Brunt scored from a corner on the stroke of halftime to spark the rally.

West Ham United: Goalkeeper Adrian was sent off in a 0-0 draw at Southampton. He handled out-side the box in the 61st minute yet

replacement Jussi Jaaskelainen had little to do as the 10 men held out for a point. The Ham-mers led Manchester United, 1-0, thanks to Cheikhou Kouyate’s volley early in the second half, but two minutes into stoppage time the visitors got an equalizer.

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As of February 26

FIXTURES FOR THE MONTHBARCLAYS PREMIER

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUEROUND OF 16

Tuesday, February 17Paris St G 1 Chelsea 1; Shakt Donsk 0 Bayern Mun 0

Wednesday, February 18FC Basel 1 FC Porto 1; Schalke 0 Real Madrid 2

Tuesday, February 24Juventus 2 Bor Dortmd 1; Man City 1 Barcelona 2

Wednesday, February 25Arsenal 1 Monaco 3; Bayer Levkn 1 Atl Madrid 0

Tuesday, March 10FC Porto v FC Basel; Real Madrid v Schalke

Wednesday, March 11Chelsea v Paris St G; Bayern Mun v Shakt Donsk

Tuesday, March 17Atl Madrid v Bayer Levkn; Monaco v Arsenal

Wednesday, March 18Barcelona v Man City; Bor Dortmd v Juventus

EUFA EUROPA CUPUEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

ROUND OF 32FIRST LEGS Thursday, February 19,

Aalborg BK 1 Club Brugge 3; BSC Young Boys 1 Everton 4;Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 Olympiakos 0; PSV 0 Zenit St P 1;

Roma 1 Feyenoord 1; Torino 1 Ath Bilbao 2; Trabzonspor 0 Napoli 4;VfL Wolfsburg 2 Sporting 0; Ajax 1 Legia Warsaw 0;Celtic 3 Inter Milan 3; Guingamp 2 Dynamo Kiev 1;

Liverpool 1 Besiktas 0; Anderlecht 0 Dinamo Moscow 0;Sevilla 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0; Tottenham 1 Fiorentina 1;

Villarreal 2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1SECOND LEGS Thursday, February 26

THE FA CUPFIFTH ROUNDFebruary 14-15

Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 2;Arsenal 2 Middlesbrough 0; Aston Villa 2 Leicester City 1;West Brom 4 West Ham 0; Bradford City 2 Sunderland 0;

Blackburn R 4 Stoke City 1; Derby C 1 Reading 2; Preston1 Man Utd 3

SIXTH ROUND DRAWSaturday, March 7

Bradford v Reading; Aston Villa v West BromSunday, March 8

Liverpool v BlackburnMonday, March 9

Man Utd v Arsenal

CAPITAL ONE CUPSEMI FINAL RESULTS

First Leg MatchesLiverpool 1 Chelsea 1; Tottenham 1 Sheff Utd 0

Second Leg MatchesChelsea 1 Liverpool 0 AET; Sheff Utd 2 Tottenham 2

FINALWembley Stadium

Sunday, March 1Chelsea v Tottenham

WILLIAM HILL SCOTTISH CUPQUARTER-FINALS

Friday, March 6Queen of Sth v Falkirk

Saturday, March 7Inverness CT v Raith Rovers

Sunday, March 8Hibernian v BerwickDundee Utd v Celtic

SCOTTISH COMMUNITIESLEAGUE CUP

FINALHampden Park

Sunday, March 15Dundee Utd v Celtic

PETORFAC TRAINING CUPFINAL

Sunday, April 5Alloa v Livingston

– Saturday, February 28 –West Ham v Crystal Palace; Burnley v Swansea;Man Utd v Sunderland; Newcastle v Aston Villa;

Stoke v Hull; West Brom v Southampton;Leicester P-P Chelsea; Liverpool v Man City;

Arsenal v Everton– Tuesday, March 3 –

Aston Villa v West Brom; Hull v Sunderland;Southampton v Crystal Palace

– Wednesday, March 4 –Man City v Leicester; Newcastle v Man Utd;

QPR v Arsenal; Stoke v Everton;Tottenham v Swansea;

West Ham v Chelsea; Liverpool v Burnley– Saturday, March 7 –QPR v Tottenham

– Saturday, March 14 –Crystal Palace v QPR; Arsenal v West Ham;

Everton v Newcastle; Leicester v Hull;Sunderland v Aston Villa;

West Brom v Stoke; Burnley v Man City– Sunday, March 15 –

Chelsea v Southampton; Man Utd v Tottenham– Monday, March 16 –Swansea v Liverpool– Saturday, March 21 –

Man City v West Brom; Aston Villa v Swansea;Newcastle v Arsenal; QPR v Everton;

Southampton v Burnley; Stoke v Crystal Palace;Tottenham v Leicester; West Ham v Sunderland

– Sunday, March 22 –Liverpool v Man Utd; Hull v Chelsea

– Saturday, April 4 –Arsenal v Liverpool; Burnley v Tottenham;

Chelsea v Stoke; Crystal Palace v Man City;Everton v Southampton; Leicester v West Ham;Man Utd v Aston Villa; Sunderland v Newcastle;

Swansea v Hull; West Brom v QPR

alternative role with the team.Pearce, who played for Forest from 1985-

97 and enjoys cult status at the City Ground, had guided the team to the top of the second-tier League Championship early this season.

Six losses in the last seven games, how-ever, saw Forest drop to 12th place – 13 points off the playoff spots.

Forest, a two-time European champion, was last in the Premier League in 1999.

Chelsea, Everton Charged For Melee During EPL GameCHELSEA and Everton have been charged by England’s Football Association for a melee involving both teams during a Premier League match.

The incident was sparked by a foul by Everton midfielder Gareth Barry on Chelsea winger Willian in the 86th minute of the match at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea won 1-0.

The FA said the clubs have been charged for “failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behavior.”

Lambert Out, Sherwood In At Aston VillaASTON VILLA hired Tim Sherwood as its new manager February 14, three days after firing Paul Lambert with the club in the relegation zone in the English Premier League.

Sherwood, who lasted just five months at Tottenham last season in his first manage-ment job, signed a contract through the end of the 2017-18 season.

“While being forever conscious of the frus-trations that we all suffer,” Villa’s American owner, Randy Lerner, said, “we feel that a change that offers a positive, fresh approach will be very good for the club.”

Villa described the 46-year-old Sherwood as “one of English football’s most highly sought-after managers,” and the Englishman had been linked with a host of clubs since leaving Spurs in May.

“It is a great honor to manage one of the biggest clubs in English football,” Sherwood said.

Villa had dropped into the league’s bottom three last month. Lambert was sacked less than 24 hours later.

FIFA Announce ‘Qatar World Cup Christmas’THE WORLD CUP in Qatar keeps provoking

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outrage and breaking taboos.Seven years before the 2022 tournament

kicks off in the wealthy emirate, FIFA’s au-tonomous structure recommended a break with soccer tradition on February 24 – moving its marquee tournament to November and December instead of the usual June-July time slot.

A FIFA task force meeting in Doha agreed that playing in the cooler months at the end of the year would protect players and fans from 40°C (104°F) heat in Qatar’s summer. But the decision angered many in Europe because highly profitable leagues will be shut down for several weeks in the middle of their seasons.

“We expect the clubs to be compensated for the damage that a final decision would cause,” European Club Association chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a former Germany great, said in a statement.

The EPFL, a group representing Europe’s top leagues, said the World Cup will cause “great damage” to domestic competitions when slotted into the broader November 19-December 23 period suggested by FIFA.

But, this month’s final approval for the switched dates seems to be a formality from a FIFA executive committee chaired by President Sepp Blatter, who has long insisted November-December is the only realistic option for the tournament.

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BARCLAYS PREMIER P W D L F A GD PtsChelsea 26 18 6 2 56 22 34 60Man City 26 16 7 3 56 25 31 55Arsenal 26 14 6 6 49 29 20 48Man United 26 13 8 5 44 26 18 47Southampton 26 14 4 8 38 19 19 46Liverpool 26 13 6 7 38 29 9 45Tottenham H 26 13 5 8 41 36 5 44West Ham U 26 10 9 7 38 30 8 39Swansea City 26 10 7 9 30 34 -4 37Stoke City 26 10 6 10 30 34 -4 36Newcastle U 26 8 8 10 31 42 -11 32Everton 26 6 10 10 33 37 -4 28Crystal Pal 26 6 9 11 28 37 -9 27West Brom 26 6 9 11 24 34 -10 27Hull City 26 6 8 12 25 35 -10 26Sunderland 26 4 13 9 22 36 -14 25QPR 26 6 4 16 27 45 -18 22Burnley 26 4 10 12 25 44 -19 22Aston Villa 26 5 7 14 13 36 -23 22Leicester City 26 4 6 16 24 42 -18 18

English Championship P W D L F A GD PtsDerby Cnty 33 19 8 6 66 33 33 65Middlesbro 33 18 9 6 50 22 28 63Ipswich Twn 33 17 9 7 54 34 20 60Bournemth 33 17 8 8 67 37 30 59Norwich City 33 17 8 8 64 37 27 59Watford 33 18 5 10 66 40 26 59Brentford 33 18 4 11 53 43 10 58Wolverhmptn 33 15 9 9 46 40 6 54Nottingham F 33 12 11 10 53 48 5 47Blackburn R 33 11 11 11 43 44 -1 44Sheffield Wed 33 10 13 10 28 32 -4 43Huddersfield 33 11 9 13 44 53 -9 42Cardiff City 33 10 11 12 39 44 -5 41Leeds United 33 11 8 14 34 42 -8 41Reading 33 11 7 15 36 49 -13 40Charlton Ath 33 8 15 10 34 43 -9 39Birmingham 33 9 12 12 38 50 -12 39Brighton 32 8 13 11 38 41 -3 37Bolton 33 10 7 16 41 53 -12 37Fulham 33 10 6 17 44 58 -14 36Rotherham U 33 7 13 13 32 49 -17 34Millwall 32 6 10 16 28 51 -23 28Wigan Ath 33 5 10 18 28 46 -18 25Blackpool 33 4 10 19 28 65 -37 22

English League One P W D L F A GD PtsBristol City 32 20 7 5 61 30 31 67MK Dons 32 18 8 6 66 31 35 62Swindon Town 32 18 6 8 59 35 24 60Preston NE 31 17 8 6 47 28 19 59Sheffield Utd 31 15 7 9 45 36 9 52Bradford City 31 12 9 10 41 36 5 45Doncaster R 32 12 9 11 39 40 -1 45Fleetwood T 32 12 8 12 32 33 -1 44Oldham Ath 31 11 10 10 41 44 -3 43Chesterfield 32 11 9 12 44 44 0 42Gillingham 32 11 9 12 46 49 -3 42Port Vale 32 12 6 14 41 45 -4 42Rochdale 30 12 5 13 52 42 10 41Walsall 32 10 11 11 33 34 -1 41Peterborough 32 12 5 15 38 43 -5 41Barnsley 32 12 5 15 42 48 -6 41Scunthorpe 31 11 7 13 43 47 -4 40Notts County 31 10 8 13 33 39 -6 38Crewe Alex 32 11 5 16 32 55 -23 38Colchester U 32 9 7 16 39 53 -14 34Coventry C 31 7 12 12 32 43 -11 33Crawley T 32 8 9 15 34 56 -22 33Leyton Orient 31 8 8 15 41 48 -7 32Yeovil Town 32 7 8 17 25 47 -22 29

English League Two P W D L F A GD PtsBurton A 33 19 7 7 46 29 17 64Shrewsbury 32 18 7 7 46 22 24 61Wycombe W 32 16 11 5 45 27 18 59Luton Town 32 15 10 7 39 27 12 55Southend U 32 15 9 8 36 30 6 54Plymouth A 32 15 7 10 40 23 17 52Bury 32 15 7 10 43 35 8 52Newport C 32 14 8 10 39 38 1 50Stevenage 32 14 6 12 46 41 5 48Wimbledon 32 12 9 11 43 42 1 45Northamptn 32 13 5 14 51 42 9 44Morecambe 32 12 8 12 34 32 2 44Portsmouth 32 11 10 11 39 37 2 43Exeter City 33 11 10 12 43 48 -5 43Accrington S 32 13 4 15 41 51 -10 43Cambridge U 32 10 8 14 46 44 2 38Oxford Utd 32 9 10 13 36 40 -4 37Dag & Red 32 10 7 15 36 44 -8 37Mansfield T 32 9 8 15 26 41 -15 35Tranmere R 32 8 10 14 34 41 -7 34Carlisle Utd 32 10 3 19 40 56 -16 33York City 32 6 14 12 31 40 -9 32Cheltenham 32 7 10 15 28 48 -20 31Hartlepool U 32 6 6 20 24 54 -30 24

Scottish Premiership P W D L F A GD PtsCeltic 25 19 3 3 52 13 39 60Aberdeen 26 18 3 5 47 21 26 57Inverness CT 27 16 5 6 41 27 14 53Dundee Utd 26 14 4 8 49 36 13 46Hamilton Ac 28 12 5 11 39 39 0 41Dundee 27 10 9 8 39 38 1 39St Johnstone 26 11 4 11 24 27 -3 37Kilmarnock 26 9 6 11 29 35 -6 33Partick Th 26 6 7 13 33 35 -2 25Ross County 26 4 6 16 27 52 -25 18St Mirren 27 5 3 19 21 46 -25 18Motherwell 26 5 3 18 18 50 -32 18

Scottish Championship P W D L F A GD PtsHearts 26 21 4 1 64 17 47 67Rangers 21 14 3 4 43 18 25 45Hibernian 24 12 7 5 47 22 25 43Falkirk 25 10 9 6 38 34 4 39Queen ot Sth 22 9 6 7 36 26 10 33Raith Rovers 23 8 6 9 24 38 -14 30Dumbarton 25 6 5 14 27 59 -32 23Alloa Ath 25 4 6 15 19 36 -17 18Cowdenbeath 24 5 3 16 21 56 -35 18Livingston 25 4 5 16 25 38 -13 17

Scottish League One P W D L F A GD PtsStranraer 25 13 7 5 43 28 15 46Morton 25 14 3 8 41 29 12 45Forfar Ath 25 13 6 6 38 29 9 45Brechin City 24 11 9 4 39 28 11 42Peterhead 24 11 6 7 32 33 -1 39Dunfermline 24 9 6 9 34 26 8 33Airdrieonians 25 8 9 8 36 31 5 33Ayr United 24 6 4 14 30 44 -14 22Stenhousemr 25 6 3 16 28 43 -15 21Stirling Alb 25 2 7 16 27 57 -30 13

Scottish League Two P W D L F A GD PtsQueens Park 26 14 6 6 40 22 18 48Arbroath 24 14 4 6 50 28 22 46Albion Rov 25 14 4 7 39 24 15 46Annan Ath 25 10 6 9 37 34 3 36East Fife 24 8 8 8 35 33 2 32Elgin City 23 8 6 9 29 32 -3 30Berwick R 24 8 5 11 42 36 6 29Clyde 24 7 6 11 28 39 -11 27East Stirling 24 8 1 15 26 49 -23 25Montrose 25 6 4 15 29 58 -29 22

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19-24 $697 $985 $603 $969 $470 $743 $409 $647 $321 $520 $285 $448

25-29 $735 $1,122 $642 $1,090 $500 $840 $436 $729 $341 $606 $304 $476

30-34 $823 $1,241 $708 $1,169 $549 $905 $481 $790 $377 $634 $335 $540

35-39 $922 $1,466 $747 $1,300 $578 $1,010 $506 $872 $396 $727 $353 $568

40-44 $1,166 $1,609 $947 $1,400 $628 $1,097 $550 $960 $526 $745 $468 $662

45-49 $1,299 $1,566 $1,065 $1,332 $825 $1,030 $719 $897 $587 $708 $522 $631

50-54 $1,586 $1,742 $1,344 $1,502 $1,039 $1,165 $907 $1,036 $770 $859 $685 $765

55-59 $1,917 $1,917 $1,667 $1,667 $1,290 $1,288 $1,124 $1,124 $947 $955 $842 $850

60-64 $2,822 $2,656 $2,572 $2,406 $2,168 $1,914 $1,963 $1,762 $1,640 $1,457 $1,460 $1,297

65-69 $5,893 $5,113 $5,640 $4,890 $5,276 $4,453 $4,056 $3,310 $3,546 $3,176 $3,156 $2,827

70-74 $9,724 $8,437 $9,306 $8,069 $8,705 $7,348 $6,692 $5,462 $5,851 $5,240 $5,207 $4,665

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English Cricket Set For New Chairman As Shake-Up Continues

THE SHAKE-UP at the top of English cricket continued last month when Colin Graves was nominat-ed for chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Graves, who is the chairman of county Yorkshire, is set to be elected unopposed for the biggest job in the English game as no other nominations were received by the governing body from England’s first-class counties. He will replace Giles Clarke, who has had three terms in the position since 2007.

The ECB recently hired Tom Harrison as its new chief executive.

Since the Ashes whitewash to Austra-lia at the end of 2013 and start of 2014, England has also seen team director Andy Flower and coaches Graham Gooch and Mushtaq Ahmed depart.

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Europe Selects Darren Clarke As Ryder Cup

Captain For 2016DARREN CLARKE was selected last month as the captain of the European team for the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine after receiving overwhelm-ing support from key

players like Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter.The European Tour announced its deci-

sion following a meeting of a five-man selection panel, which included the last three captains – Colin Montgomerie, Jose Maria Olazabal and Paul McGinley.

Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain and Thomas Bjorn of Denmark were also candidates for the role but Clarke was the unanimous choice, Montgomerie said.

The top-ranked McIlroy and stalwarts of the European team like Poulter, Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell had given their back-ing to Clarke, who played on four winning teams in the Ryder Cup from 1997-2006 and was vice captain in 2010 and 2012.

HELPEDIn 2006, Clarke helped Europe to a

record-equaling 18½-9½ victory over the United States at The K Club, just six weeks after his first wife, Heather, died.

“The Ryder Cup has been a massive part of my life and my career, so to have the chance to lead Europe next year is a huge honor,” said Clarke, the first Northern Irish-man to be given the captaincy. “I am lucky to have played and worked under some fantastic captains in my seven Ryder Cups to date, and I look forward to the challenge of trying to follow in their footsteps.”

The European team is defending the cup after beating the US 16½-11½ at Gleneagles in September. The Americans have won the Ryder Cup only one time in the past seven tries.

England Record Women’s Scorer Smith RetiresKELLY SMITH, England’s record women’s goalscorer, has retired from international football ahead of the World Cup.

The 36-year-old striker scored 46 times in 117 appearances for England, playing at the 2007 and 2011 World Cups as well as for Britain at the 2012 London Olympics.

Smith has dropped down the England pecking order so might have struggled to make Mark Sampson’s World Cup squad for the tournament in Canada in June.

The Arsenal Ladies player said: “I feel exceptionally proud and honored to have played for England for 20 wonderful years.”

Coutinho Signs Contract Extension At LiverpoolLIVERPOOL says its playmaker Philippe Coutinho has signed a new long-term con-tract at the club. The length of the contract was not disclosed.

Brazil international Coutinho has played 81 times for the team since signing in January 2013 from Inter Milan, and scored 10 goals.

Coutinho says, “I’ve been eager to sign this new deal since conversations started.”

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says Coutinho “is clearly going to be a big part of our story in the years to come,” and he hopes the 22-year-old “continues with his improvement and development, and becomes a figurehead for this exciting, vibrant, youthful squad of players.”

Kane Signs New 5½-Year Deal At TottenhamHARRY KANE has signed a new 5½-year contract with Tottenham, keeping one of England’s top young strikers at the north London club until 2020.

Spurs announced the deal last month.The 21-year-old Kane has scored 20 goals

in all competitions in his breakthrough season at Tottenham and has eight goals in 10 games for England’s under-21 side.

Forest Sacks Pearce With Promotion Looking BleakFORMER ENGLAND defender Stuart Pearce has been fired after seven months as Not-tingham Forest manager, paying the price for a poor run of form that jeopardized the club’s chances of returning to the Premier League.

Forest said that Pearce was dismissed after talks with the club’s Kuwaiti owner, Fawaz Al Hasawi, and has been offered an

Brooklands Racing Track To Be Brought To ‘Life’ With

Lottery Fund Investment

BUILT IN 1907, Brooklands motor rac-ing circuit was the first purpose-built of its kind before closing in 1939.

But, last month it was announced that an investment of $7.2m from the Heritage Lottery Fund will enable the launch of the Brooklands Aircraft Factory & Race Track Revival Project.

The renovation will bring parts of the old racetrack back to life and see the rebuilding of the main airport hangar, part of the airfield and military produc-tion centre during the First World War.

Remains of the circuit are can still be observed, but the 2.75-mile track has

largely fallen into disrepair. Although only part of the track will be restored enthusiasts are looking forward to see-ing the return of a few cars screaming around the historic banks.

Brooklands Museum director Alan Winn said: “This unique exhibition – coupled as it is with a new home for our live aircraft, new workshops and stores, and the restoration of the Fin-ishing Straight of the Race Track to its 1939 appearance – will give visitors of all ages an unmatched immersive and imaginative experience.Photo: Wikipedia - John Chapman (Pyrope)

Farah Runs Fastest Ever Indoor Time For Two MilesDOUBLE OLYMPIC champion Mo Farah ran the fastest ever indoor time over two miles at the Birmingham Grand Prix February 21 in his first race of 2015.

Farah put aside a Twitter row with a British teammate in the build-up to the race to cross the line in 8min 3.40sec.

The time eclipsed Kenenisa Bekele’s world best of 8:04.35 at the same meet-ing seven years ago.

Farah was engaged in a dispute during the week with compatriot Andy Vernon, who criticized the lack of high-level com-petition for Farah in Birmingham. Farah reacted with tweets, and said he had

fallen out with Ver-non because of com-ments his teammate made after Farah won the 10,000 meters in last year’s European Championships.