Recovering Didcot Bodies Could Take 'Months'

The bodies of the victims of the Didcot power station collapse may not be recovered for "many months", police have said.

Specialists have been working at the site using drones, sniffer dogs and robots for the past week but the structure is still considered too unsafe to gain access.  

One person, named as Michael Collings, is confirmed dead - three others are still missing, believed to be trapped in the wreckage of the building. 

Assistant Chief Constable Scott Chilton of Thames Valley Police said: "This will be an incredibly complex and difficult engineering operation.

"It will take many weeks and, in reality, more likely many months before we will be able to get access to those people that are trapped." 

:: Didcot Collapse 'Looked Like World Had Ended'

Some relatives of the victims have already visited the site in Oxfordshire and the police thanked them for their patience, Assistant Chief Constable Chilton added:  "I can't imagine what it would be like to be in that situation, it is absolutely terrible. 

"What we are doing through our family liaison officers is advising them step by step."

The decommissioned building known as 'Didcot A' was being prepared for demolition at the time of the collapse last month.

Five people were injured and more than 47 others were treated for dust inhalation in the accident.

Peter Baker from the Health and Safety Executive said: "Everyone is working very hard to identify the causes as quickly as possible and understanding what lessons can be learned."

Geordie Shore Star Charged With Drink-Driving

Reality television star Charlotte Crosby has been charged with drink-driving, police have said.

The 25-year-old, a Geordie Shore cast member and winner of Celebrity Big Brother in 2013, was arrested near Newcastle.

Northumbria Police said Crosby, from Shiney Row near Sunderland, has been charged with driving a vehicle while above the legal limit on 28 January.

She will appear at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on 11 March.

These Are the 5 Best Companies to Work For

Fortune’s annual ranking of the 100 best companies to work for was published March 3.

Topping the list for the seventh time in a decade is Google, now known as Alphabet. Among the new entrants this year? Hilton Hotels, which came in at #56.

Here are the top 5 best companies to work for, per Fortune:

1.  Google (Alphabet)

2.  ACUITY Insurance

3.  The Boston Consulting Group

4.  Wegmans Food Markets

5.  Quicken Loans

Women Launch Gun And Bomb Attack In Istanbul

Footage has emerged showing two women - one with a machine gun and the other a pistol - opening fire outside an Istanbul police station.

A passer-by can be seen running away as one assailant shoots at a police bus arriving at the station.

The CCTV footage shows the other attacker reach into her bag and hurl a hand grenade at the moving vehicle before she fires a handgun.

The pair fled the scene to a nearby building, where after a brief stand-off they were killed by riot police.

Special forces were deployed to the area and residents were evacuated before the police assault.

The state-run Anadolu Agency reported the women had been identified as members of the leftist DHKP-C militant group.

However, there was no immediate claim of responsibility for Thursday's attack.

Last month, a car bomb blast near a military headquarters in the Turkish capital of Ankara which killed 29 people and injured dozens of others was blamed on Kurdish militants.

The government said the suicide bombing was carried out by a member of the Syrian Kurdish militia assisted by the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK - which is considered a terrorist group by Turkey.

The attack was eventually claimed by the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), who have been linked to the PKK.

Turkey regards the Syrian Democratic Union Party (YPD), and its military wing, the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) as terrorists because of their affiliation to Turkey's outlawed Kurdish rebel group.

Make Your iPhone Faster With This One Simple Trick

For as long as iPhones have been around, Apple’s company line has been that its mobile operating system, iOS, does an excellent job managing the device’s memory in the background. That means there’s no reason that users should have to quit apps, and those periodic fits that computers throw when they’re overtaxed shouldn’t happen on iPhones or iPads — at least in theory.

But in reality, users know too well that Apple’s mobile devices can melt down, too. It might not happen frequently, due to iOS’s superb application memory management, but it still happens. And until recently, it was believed that the only way to cure a cranky iOS device was to give it a restart.

But last week, years of Genius Bar advice got turned on its head when iPhone enthusiast Marc Forrest posted a way to clear memory in iOS without resetting the device. Here’s how to do it — and potentially make a slow iPhone much faster in the process.

1. Start by unlocking your iOS device. That means the display will be lit, and either the home screen or an app can be showing, but not the lock screen.

2. Hold down the power button until the “slide to power off” option appears on the device’s display.

3. Next, release the power button, and then hold down the home button for roughly five seconds.

And just like that — poof — the iPhone’s memory, or RAM, is refreshed.

It may seem like this fix is too quick to make a big change in your device’s operation, but upon closer inspection, you’ll notice some telltale signs that show your Apple gear has indeed improved. First, as the home screen reloads, watch the menu bar refresh. This doesn’t typically happen when you tap the home button, but it does when you reset or start up the device cold. Secondly, double-tap your home button to pull up the device’s quick launcher. All of your formerly-opened apps will still appear to be running in their last-viewed state, but when you tap on any of them, you’ll notice they reload. They have been suspended, and are now coming back to life.

Match.com Rapist Jailed For 'Trail Of Terror'

The sex predator targeted women he met online through a dating website

A serial rapist who attacked seven women after contacting them on a dating website has been jailed for life.

Jason Lawrance, a father of three from Hampshire, was convicted of raping five women and of sexually assaulting and attempting to rape another two victims.

He carried out the attacks between June 2011 and November 2014 after meeting the women through Match.com.

Lawrance, described in court as a "sexual predator", was ordered to serve a minimum term of 12 years and six months.

Sentencing him, Judge Gregory Dickinson QC said: "I am convinced that you are devious, manipulative and highly dangerous to women.

"In my judgement these offences taken together - so many victims, the trail of terror and agony for which you are responsible - mean that the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment for life is fully justified."

Lawrance's offending was first brought to light when a friend of one of the victims contacted police in Derbyshire in November 2014.

It emerged Lawrance had contacted thousands of women online and even carried out three attacks months after he got married to someone he had met through the website.

The 50-year-old, from Liphook, had tricked his victims into contacting him on a private email address.

Four women alerted Match.com administrators to the fact he had assaulted them but the website refused to take down his profile.

A victim was told that the website could not take any action because he had not sent abusive messages through the site.

One woman was raped in the back of his van after he parked it up in a field in Northamptonshire.

Another three were attacked in their own homes, one where the victim's son was sleeping in the next room.

A further two women were raped in hotels and another was sexually assaulted in a car park.

Lawrance texted one of his victims apologising for "hurting" them, saying: "When you were crying out for me to stop I couldn't. I'm so mad at myself."

The judge, Greg Dickinson QC, raised concerns over supervision in use on dating websites and wanted to see if lessons could be learned.

Match.com, which is Britain's biggest dating website, said in a statement: "We are very sorry for those affected and appalled by these terrible acts.

"Sadly, there is a tiny minority of people who set out to harm others.

"While this is not confined to dating sites or even the internet, those who do so should be convicted and sentenced, as has happened in this case."

It went on: "Our member's safety is our highest priority.

"We are committed to working with the dating industry as a whole to raise standards, and have developed an industry initiative with the Suzy Lamplugh Trust to spot suspicious behaviour and to look after people.

"The Online Dating Association and the Trust are now using this to help the industry give its users the best possible protection and support and we fully support this initiative."

Detective Chief Inspector Allison Rigby from the force said the trial had been "devastating" for victims.

Speaking outside Derby Crown Court she said: "Jason Lawrance is a prolific, serial rapist who preyed on women he had contacted through Match.com.

"These women were looking for companionship and instead what they found was a man who was willing to commit serious sexual offences against them."

David Hasselhoff Is Back For Baywatch Film

David Hasselhoff has confirmed he will be part of the film based on the 1990s Baywatch series that made him a star.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who is playing Hasselhoff's original character Mitch Buchannon, revealed the surprise on his social media accounts, but it is not clear what role The Hoff will play.

He posted a video of himself on Instagram and Facebook facetiming with his future co-star.

During the conversation, Johnson tells Hasselhoff: "I don't know if the world is ready for both of us. Are you ready?"

"C'mon man, Rock and The Hoff, I was born ready!" Hasselhoff answers.

"There ain't no 'Bay' without The Hoff," Johnson exclaims. "Baywatch. Get ready, world."

Filming of the movie is under way in Boca Raton, Florida, with stars including Zac Efron, model Kelly Rohrbach and Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra already signed up.

Johnson wrote under the video of his chat with Hasselhoff: "Baywatch is the most successful TV show of all time and, from the day we announced we were turning it into a movie, The Hoff has been our greatest supporter - especially once he knew our Rated R movie was going to be a combination of Avengers meets Anchorman.

"Hoff's a cool dude who's down to have fun and here's the best part: he's been training his a** off and gotten in the best shape he's been in in years."

Hasselhoff retweeted a link to Johnson's announcement on his Twitter page.

The show about lifeguards in Los Angeles ran for 242 episodes between 1989 and 2001 and became known for its slow-motion shots of the cast running around the beach wearing red swimwear.

The film is due for release in the US in May next year.