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Palace Denies Prince Andrew Sex Claims

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 03 Januari 2015 | 10.03

Buckingham Palace has issued a strongly worded denial of allegations that Prince Andrew was involved in "impropriety with underage minors".

The statement was released after the Duke of York was named in a US lawsuit.

The woman who has made the allegations claims the disgraced US banker Jeffrey Epstein loaned her out to his friends, including Prince Andrew.

Papers filed by her lawyers say she was held as a "sex slave" by Epstein from 1999 through 2002 after he "became enamoured" with her.

In the motion filed in a court in Florida, she claims she was "forced to have sexual relations with this prince when she was a minor" in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island. She is believed to have been 17 at the time - underage according to US law.

The document continues: "Epstein instructed Jane Doe #3 that she was to give the Prince whatever he demanded and required Jane Doe #3 to report back to him on the details of the sexual abuse."

The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous and is referred to as Jane Doe 3 in documents, says Epstein, who has been jailed for having sex with a 14-year-old, forced her to have sexual encounters against her will between 1999 and 2002.

In the papers, she claims she was effectively recruited for Epstein's use by Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of the late media tycoon Robert Maxwell, when she was 15 years old.

And it is claimed in the court document that Ms Maxwell "was one of the main women whom Epstein used to procure under-aged girls for sexual activities".

The document also claims Epstein's "purposes in 'lending' Jane Doe to such powerful people were to ingratiate himself with them for business, personal, political and financial gain, as well as to obtain potential blackmail information".

Buckingham Palace said: "This relates to long-standing and ongoing civil proceedings in the United States, to which the Duke of York is not a party. As such we would not comment in detail. However, for the avoidance of doubt, any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors is categorically untrue."

Prince Andrew's friendship with Epstein is well-documented and in an interview in 2011 he denied any sexual contact with any of the young women connected to the multi-millionaire banker.

Sky News Correspondent Rhiannon Mills said: "It's important to point out that we have in the past seen Prince Andrew criticised for spending time with Epstein, including in December 2010 after he was released from prison."

Epstein was jailed in 2008 and spent 13 months in jail after admitting to having sex with a 14-year-old.

He had been investigated for paying underage girls to have sex with him at his luxury Palm Beach home - and 40 women had come forward as victims.

However, he cut a deal with federal prosecutors and the charges were not progressed.

Two of his victims have now brought a case against the prosecutors claiming their rights were violated because they were not consulted on the secret deal.

Jane Doe 3 has applied to the court to be included in the lawsuit against the federal prosecutor and it is in the legal document to join the case that she makes the allegations against the Duke of York.

Sky News has attempted to reach Ms Maxwell for a response to the latest allegations.

When claims about the nature of her relationship with Epstein were reported in 2011, her lawyers issued a statement describing them as "entirely false".

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'Big Objects' Found In AirAsia Plane Search

The two large objects have been found around 90ft (30m) underwater, says the chief of the Indonesia Search and Rescue Agency.

Fransiskus Bambang Soelistyo told reporters that the agency is attempting to get images of the parts using remotely operated underwater vehicles.

The AirAsia Airbus A320-200 plunged into the Java Sea on Sunday while en route from Indonesia's second-biggest city Surabaya to Singapore with 162 people on board.

The bodies of 30 victims have now been recovered from the sea.

No survivors have been found.

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Sky Sources: Steven Gerrard To Quit Liverpool

Written By Unknown on Jumat, 02 Januari 2015 | 10.03

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is to leave the club at the end of the season for a move to the US, according to Sky sources.

Gerrard's future at Anfield has been the subject of speculation for several months and he has apparently decided to continue his career overseas when his contract expires at the end of the season.

The 34-year-old, who scored two penalties in Thursday's 2-2 home draw against Leicester, is said to be in talks with Major League Soccer franchise LA Galaxy and the two New York clubs - City and Red Bulls.

He is expected to go public with his plans on Friday to avoid speculation over his future becoming a distraction during the rest of the season.

Gerrard's decision to quit Liverpool, the only club he has played for in his illustrious professional career, will come as a huge blow to many supporters who were hoping he would stay on.

He was offered a new deal in November, but it is thought he believes the time is right to move on at the end of the campaign and experience something different.

Former Reds defender Jamie Carragher, a close friend of Gerrard and now a Sky Sports football pundit, wrote on Twitter: "Sad day for LFC & English football with the Gerrard news, I think it's the right decision all things considered."

He added: "Mark my words Gerrard is the greatest player to have played for #lfc sad sad day for everyone connected with the club."

Former England star Gary Lineker tweeted that Liverpool owe Gerrard a huge debt for his loyalty and performances.

"So that's it then, Gerrard is going. What a player he has been for Liverpool. Dragged teams to levels they'd never have reached without him," he said.

Gerrard, who stood down as England skipper after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, joined Liverpool as an eight-year-old and has made 695 appearances for the club and lifted 11 trophies.

His greatest moment came when he scored in the Champions League final in 2005 and inspired Liverpool to come from 3-0 down at half-time against AC Milan and win the trophy on penalties.

But his hopes of winning the Premier League are likely to remain unfulfilled after Liverpool came up agonisingly short last season and lost out to Manchester City. They currently lie eighth in the table, 17 points behind leaders Chelsea.

A report in the Daily Express says Gerrard, who famously turned down two moves to Chelsea, will not play for another club in England out of respect for Liverpool.

There has been no comment so far from the club.

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One Dead, Several Hurt In Pub Axe Attack

One man is dead and several people have been injured following an axe and knife attack, police have said.

Officers were called to a "major disturbance" at The Kings Arms in Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon, at 1.30am New Year's Day.

Several callers told 999 emergency operators that a man had a knife and an axe - and there were more calls later about disorder.

A 27-year-old man was found seriously injured at the scene and taken to Derriford Hospital by ambulance.

He was confirmed dead on arrival.

Two other men were taken to the hospital with knife injuries.

An axe was recovered at the scene and officers are still looking for a knife, with a spokesman saying: "We are asking local residents to keep an eye out for anything discarded in their bins or gardens that seems suspicious and to call police if anything is found."

Two men, aged 20 and 21, both from Plymouth, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Devon and Cornwall Police said both suspects are being detained at Charles Cross Police Station in Plymouth.

Detective Superintendent Jim Colwell told Sky News the investigation was "very much in the early stages".

"Over the next 24 to 48 hours we hope to have a much better understanding of exactly what happened," he said.

He added: "We are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or who was in the Tamerton Foliot area between 1-2am this morning to contact the police on 101.

"We have established a cordon at Station Road to assist with scene investigation and our officers will be active in the area throughout the day conducting enquiries."

A statement posted on The Kings Arms' Facebook page said: "On New Year's Eve a terrible attack was made on a lovely group of people on the way home from a great night in our pub.

"It was an unprovoked violent attack with tragic consequences. That I feel devastated is an absolute understatement.

"I wish all the families of those involved my deepest deepest sympathy, not that this will help them in any way now but I wish I could turn back the clock so that these events would not occur."

One Tamerton Foliot resident told the Plymouth Herald: "I've lived here for 44 years, and things like this don't happen.

"We have a very good relationship with the police here and it will have a big impact on the community."

Another resident said: "The police stopped us at each point on the way back into the village. By the time we had come back the incident was over.

"I was quite glad we weren't out in the village. It's a very close community and everyone says hello to each other and stops to chat. It's a big shock."

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who was in the area during this time are asked to contact police on 101 quoting police log 169 01/01/15, or alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or report online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

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Millions Across UK Welcome 2015 With A Bang

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 01 Januari 2015 | 10.03

Millions of people around the UK have celebrated the arrival of 2015, including with spectacular fireworks displays in London and Edinburgh.

In the capital, hundreds of thousands of people lined the River Thames for an 11-minute display timed to the midnight bongs of Big Ben.

Tickets were introduced for the first time for the event on the South Bank, with numbers kept to 100,000.

They were first made available to the public in September, with a staggered release to ensure multiple opportunities to secure a place on the night.

The scheme was brought in following consultation with the Metropolitan Police, emergency services, and local authorities, to help manage crowd numbers which have been growing each year - with 500,000 flooding the streets last year.

London mayor Boris Johnson said on Twitter: "London's dazzling fireworks were a wonderful way to welcome in the new year. Thanks to all who made it such a safe & fun event."

Emergency services braced themselves for a busy night, with London Ambulance Service expecting up to 600 calls an hour, operations director Jason Killens said on Twitter.

He said: "Over 100 emergency calls in the first 15 minutes since midnight - its getting busy this London NYE."

Up to 75,000 revellers packed into Edinburgh's streets for Hogmanay, one of Europe's biggest New Year's celebrations.

Lily Allen was the headline act at the Concert In The Gardens, with Soul II Soul and Twin Atlantic among acts performing on five live stages throughout the city.

Wilson Peery, 33, from Oregon, USA, travelled to Scotland especially to attend Edinburgh's street party.

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Gallery: New Year Celebrations Across UK

Fireworks explode around the London Eye on the South Bank as the New Year is ushered in

This year was the first year the fireworks show on the South Bank was ticketed, with 100,000 tickets sold

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35 Killed In New Year's Stampede In China

Thirty-five people have been killed in a stampede at a New Year's event in Shanghai, city officials have said.

A statement from the Shanghai government confirmed another 43 people were injured in the chaos.

The stampede happened at the city's riverfront Bund area, which is usually jammed with spectators for major events, at 11.35pm (local time), according to the Xinhua news agency.

Photographs on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, show one person doing chest compressions on a shirtless individual, while other people lay on the ground nearby.

Another image shows the area ringed by police.

It was not immediately clear what triggered the stampede, but state media and a witness said the incident was caused when people tried picking up fake money thrown from a building.

A man who brought one of the injured to a local hospital for treatment said fake money had been thrown down from a bar above the street as part of a New Year's celebration.

People rushed to pick up the money, triggering the stampede, said the man, who declined to be identified.

Angry family members clashed with security guards at a hospital where some of the victims were taken.

Authorities had shown some concern about crowd control in the days leading up to New Year's Eve.

They had cancelled an annual 3D laser show on the Bund that last year attracted around 300,000 people.

The historic riverfront strip runs along an area of narrow streets surrounded by restored old buildings, shops and tourist attractions.

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Hillsborough Campaigner's Honour 'An Apology'

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 31 Desember 2014 | 10.03

Hillsborough Campaigner's Honour 'An Apology'

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By Jason Farrell, Senior Politics Correspondent

A Hillsborough campaigner honoured in the New Year's Day list has told Sky News she believes the award is part of an apology from the establishment.

Margaret Aspinall, chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, described her CBE as "bitter sweet" and said she had doubts about accepting it.

Mrs Aspinall who lost her son James, 18, in the tragedy said she consulted a survivor about the award.

"I needed to talk to a survivor … and this survivor broke down and said, 'Please, please accept it. It is part and parcel of an apology'," she said.

"I decided, when he said that, if that's what it does for him I hope it does the same for the rest of the survivors: That the establishment are acknowledging all these people who are stigmatised. To me, you can't refuse that."

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Gallery: The New Year Honours List

Actor John Hurt receives a knighthood

Joan Collins receives a DBE (Dame Commander)

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Actor James Corden receives an OBE

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An OBE for actress Emily Watson

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Inventor Trevor Baylis receives a CBE

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New inquests into the deaths of the 96 Liverpool football fans who were crushed to death in 1989 are currently being held after the original verdicts of accidental death were quashed in December 2012.

Trevor Hicks, whose daughters Sarah and Victoria died in the disaster at Sheffield Wednesday's ground, has also been awarded a CBE for his work with bereaved families.

Both have mixed feeling after what Mrs Aspinall called the "long, long struggle" for justice from the authorities who were now 25 years later bestowing titles on them.

Mr Hicks said he was proud of the award, but added: "It is with understandable regret that Sarah, Victoria and the rest of the 96 paid the ultimate price and clearly I wish none of this had ever happened."

Shadow Health Minister Andy Burnham also said he interpreted the honours as an apology.

"These awards will be seen as a gesture of apology and reconciliation from a British establishment which failed these families, and an entire city, so badly," he said.

The full list of names on the New Year's honours list has now been released, but officials say they will investigate how the media found out about so many of the celebrity honours ahead of publication.

It was leaked that Joan Collins would become a Dame, along with Kristen Scott Thomas, and that John Hurt would receive a knighthood, while James Corden and Sheridan Smith are both getting OBEs.

Sir Bob Kerslake, the outgoing head of the Civil Service, described the leaks as "highly regrettable" and added: "I am concerned by how much was leaked. We will look into the leak and the high number of names."

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Gallery: Who Refused Honours And Why?

Former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill was offered the Dukedom of London in 1955, but declined in order to continue serving in the House of Commons

Olympics opening ceremony director Danny Boyle declined a knighthood in 2013, saying: 'I'm very proud to be an equal citizen, and I think that's what the opening ceremony was actually about'

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He said: "I think it's unfair on the individuals who are asked, indeed instructed, to keep the fact that they are recipients of awards confidential."

Inspiring people from across the UK were also honoured. MBEs were awarded to Paul Cummings and Tom Piper, the creators of the WWI Centenary poppy memorial at the Tower of London.

Esther Rantzen became a Dame for her work as founder of ChildLine. She Told Sky News: "There was a very formal invitation to be elevated to be a Dame if I was agreeable, and it mentioned the Prime Minister and the Queen.

"I just stood there reading it, quite stunned. And then my daughter arrived and read it and began to jump around the room. So I jumped round the room too."

74% of recipients this year are being recognised for outstanding work in the community. 45% are women, compared with 35% last year, but the list still looking to be more diverse with only 6% of successful candidates coming from ethnic minority communities.

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Written By Unknown on Selasa, 30 Desember 2014 | 10.03

A healthcare worker who returned to Glasgow from Sierra Leone last night has been confirmed as having Ebola.

The woman, thought to be a nurse, returned to Scotland via Casablanca and London Heathrow, arriving into Glasgow Airport on a British Airways flight at around 11.30pm.

The patient - understood to have been volunteering for Save The Children - was admitted to hospital early this morning after feeling unwell and was placed into isolation at 7.50am. She is in a stable condition.

She has been isolated and is receiving treatment in the specialist Brownlee Unit for Infectious Diseases on the Gartnavel Hospital campus, but will be taken to the Royal Free Hospital in London.

Their infectious diseases unit is run by a dedicated team of doctors and laboratory staff and access is restricted to trained medical staff.

A specially designed tent is set up around the patient's bed so the infection can be contained while they are treated.

Anyone who is at risk through contact with the patient in transit is to be contacted and closely monitored.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has chaired a meeting of the Scottish Government Resilience Committee and has also spoken to Prime Minister David Cameron.

She said: "Our first thoughts at this time must be with the patient diagnosed with Ebola and their friends and family. I wish them a speedy recovery.

"Scotland has been preparing for this possibility from the beginning of the outbreak in West Africa and I am confident that we are well prepared."

She added in a news conference that the risk to other people is "extremely low to the point of negligible".

The woman is the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola while in the UK.

Anyone who was on the Heathrow to Glasgow flight last night is asked to call 08000 858531

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How Will Britain Stop Ebola From Spreading?

The Ebola case in Glasgow will create considerable concerns among people about its potential spread, but effective containment could make the health worker who recently returned from Sierra Leone an isolated case.

Sky's Health Correspondent Thomas Moore said close monitoring of anyone who came into contact with the patient after they became infected, as well as good practices during treatment, were key to preventing further cases.

"The key incubation period is considered to be 21 days and we have seen in other countries events where partners of people who have come down with Ebola are kept at home or monitored very closely to make sure they are not developing symptoms and there is no onward transmission," he said.

"The key point in an outbreak is to contain it, to prevent it spreading. The further it spreads the more difficult it is to contact trace people and bring the virus back under control."

Health officials have said the patient in Scotland only came into contact with one person since displaying symptoms, however the passengers who travelled on a flight from Casablanca to Heathrow and a subsequent flight from Heathrow to Glasgow with the infected person on Sunday are being traced.

The Ebola virus is not spread through ordinary social contact such as shaking hands or travelling on public transport.

Only people who have come into contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person are at risk.

Anyone who was on the flight - or has recently return from the affected arreas of West Africa - and is worried about symptoms such as fever, chills, muscle aches, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, sore throat or rash is advised to stay at home and call 111 or 999.

The unnamed patient is currently being treated at a specialist infectious diseases unit at Gartnaval Hospital in Glasgow

But she will be moved to The Royal Free Hospital in London, one of five High Level Isolation units in Britain - the others are in Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield and Belfast.

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Gallery: Ebola Exercise Tests UK Readiness

A nationwide drill to test Britain's readiness for an ebola outbreak has left the Health Secretary "doubly reassured" the country would cope

The eight-hour simulation at hospitals across the country proves Britain has "robust plans" in place, says Jeremy Hunt. Continue for more images

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One Dead And 15,000 Stranded In French Alps

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 28 Desember 2014 | 10.03

One Dead And 15,000 Stranded In French Alps

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Around 15,000 vehicles are stuck in the French Alps as heavy snow blankets roads leading to the region's popular ski resorts.

The snow and ice hit as holidaymakers travelled to and from ski resorts in the Savoie region in southeastern France.

Authorities have set up shelters in 12 towns to cope with the number of travellers forced to leave their cars.

The freezing conditions caused the death of a 27-year-old man whose car slid into a ravine in the Belledonne mountain range.

France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has urged drivers "to exercise the utmost caution" and asked drivers to delay their journeys if possible.

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Gallery: Heavy Snow Leaves Thousands Stranded In French Alps

Around 15,000 vehicles are stuck in the French Alps due to heavy snow

Some 20 locations were being opened to look after stranded holidaymakers Pic: Mike Rhodes

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French authorities said 20 locations were being opened to look after stranded holidaymakers

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Local town halls and schools have been converted into makeshift shelters

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The snow and ice hit as holidaymakers travelled to and from ski resorts in the Savoie region

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Regional authorities say they have activated an emergency plan to re-house stranded holidaymakers unable to reach their destinations.

The Ministry said 20 locations were being opened to look after stranded holidaymakers.

Ski journalist Ben Clatworthy, who is based in St Martin de Belleville, told Sky News that French authorities are doing their best to cope.

"They have opened schools and sports centres for the evening here," he said.

"There are 150 people staying in the sports centre... and at another resort there are 300 people bedding down in temporary accommodation.

"I was speaking with someone earlier who said it had taken them ten hours to get to the bottom of the valley in a journey that would normally take one hour."

Traveller Kate Rhodes told Sky News: "I am on a coach with several tired and hungry people. Everyone is fine and the kids are subsisting off Haribo sweets.

"No emergency services to be seen whatsoever or anyone handing out hot drinks and food to weary drivers, many of whom are with small children en route to their holidays, stuck on the road in freezing temperatures.

"The situation is very frustrating. The biggest drama of all is of course most people's phones have run out of battery so they are getting anxious about other friends who are also travelling at this time, and letting family know they are fine."

France's meteorological services said they are expecting more snowfall and "significant re-freezing".

Pictures taken in Brides les Bains by resident Eric Bouvier show stranded cars and coaches on the route to the Courchevel ski resort.

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