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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Mendes And Gosling Welcome Second Daughter

Hollywood stars Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling have reportedly welcomed a second daughter after keeping the pregnancy private.
Mendes, 42, gave birth to Amada on 29 April in Santa Monica, near Los Angeles, according to TMZ.
The stars, who began dating in 2011, already have a daughter called Esmeralda, born in 2014.
For both pregnancies, Mendes chose to rarely, if ever, appear in public, or appeared artfully wrapped in scarves and shawls.
Gosling, 35, met Mendes on set while filming The Place Beyond The Pines, in which they played a couple with a baby.
The Canadian actor is known for his roles in Drive, and Crazy, Stupid, Love.
In 2014 his hugely-anticipated directorial debut Lost River, unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival, had some critics screaming in pain and others singing his praise.
Last year he played an arrogant banker in The Big Short, and his police comedy The Nice Guys, co-starring Russell Crowe, comes out this month.
Representatives for the stars have so far not confirmed the report.

Hanks Returns As Symbologist In Inferno Trailer

Tom Hanks returns as symbologist Robert Langdon in the new trailer for the film Inferno.

The Oscar winner reprises the role to unlock more mysterious codes in the film version of Dan Brown's thriller.

The film focuses on the Divine Comedy, the masterpiece by the Italian poet Dante and starts off in Italy where Langdon follows a trail of clues in a race to foil a deadly plot.

This time he is joined by doctor Sienna Brooks, played by British actress Felicity Jones, on the quest.

Ron Howard, who previously directed the film adaptations of The Da Vinci Code as well as Brown's Angels And Demons, returns to the director's seat for the film, which is scheduled for release in October.


Several Injured In Munich Station Attack

Several people have been injured in a stabbing at a railway station near Munich, German officials have confirmed.
A police spokeswoman said four commuters were wounded in the attack in Grafing.
According to a Bavarian radio station, a person who was critically injured in the stabbing has died in hospital.
The suspected attacker was overpowered and arrested, and the authorities working to identify him believe his motive may have been "political".
Witnesses have claimed the man shouted "allahu akbar" during the attack, which happened shortly before 5am (4am UK time) on Tuesday morning.
It is believed all of those injured in the stabbing were men.
Initial reports from a Bavarian radio station had suggested that four people were left with life-threatening injuries.

Monday, May 9, 2016

Donald Trump would make 'exception' for Sadiq Khan

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said the newly elected mayor of London would be an "exception" to his proposed ban on Muslims travelling to the US.
Because of his faith, Sadiq Khan had expressed concern that he would not be able to visit the US if Mr Trump were elected.
Mr Trump proposed a ban on Muslims entering the US after attacks in Paris killed 130 people last year.
"There will always be exceptions," the Republican businessman said.
The temporary ban has been widely criticised in the US and abroad but Mr Trump has stood by the proposal, saying it is needed to ensure US security.
Mr Trump said he was "happy" that Mr Khan would be leading London.
"If he does a good job and frankly if he does a great job, that would be a terrific thing," he added.
Mr Khan - the son of Pakistani immigrants - is London's first Muslim mayor, after beating Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith for the Labour Party by 1,310,143 votes to 994,614.
"I want to go to America to meet with and engage with American mayors," Mr Khan told Time magazine. "If Donald Trump becomes the president I'll be stopped from going there by virtue of my faith."
He added that he was "confident that Donald Trump's approach to politics" would not prevail in America.

Small Firms 'Underinvesting' In Cyber Security

Half of small manufacturers in the UK have failed to increase cyber security investment in the past two years, according to a survey.
Research by manufacturers' organisation EEF found that 56% of businesses have not increased their spending.
A fifth fail to make employees aware of cyber risks, while only 56% say cyber security is given serious attention by their board.
Just over a third, or 36% of manufacturers, have an incident response plan in place, and only 24% monitor cyber threats.
EEF Chief Economist Lee Hopley, is urging manufacturers to step up their planning to counter the increasing number of cyber threats.
"As technology and data start to play increasingly critical roles in manufacturing, companies will inevitably find themselves more vulnerable to cyber breaches," said Mr Hopley.
"Our survey highlights that investment in new technology isn't being matched by investment in managing risks, especially among smaller firms.
"It is important that manufacturers are able to identify, understand and put the correct strategies in place to keep their businesses safe and cyber secure."
The Government has also called for industries to act to protect themselves while announcing it will launch a National Cyber Security Centre this autumn and spend £1.9m over the next five years.
Its research revealed that 90% of large businesses and 74% of small businesses reported cyber security breaches last year. Average breaches cost up to to £3.14m for large firms and up to £311,000 for small businesses. 
A quarter of large firms come under attack at least once a month, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 
The research shows the most common attacks detected involved viruses, spyware or malware and could have been prevented using the Government’s Cyber Essentials scheme.
A TalkTalk cyber attack last year cost the telecoms group up to £45m and triggered a sharp drop in customers.

Wildfires Spare 90% Of Canada's Fort McMurray

Authorities have revealed most of Fort McMurray remains intact despite a week of damage caused by wildfires devastating Canada's oil sands region.
Thousands of homes were burnt to the ground, but authorities say the damage is far less extensive than first feared.
Officials have toured the town for the first time following the evacuation of 88,000 people.
They discovered blocks of residential properties that have been reduced to blackened ruins.
But despite the damage, officials say that the battle to contain the wildfires may have reached a turning point.
Drizzle has started to fall in some areas and favourable winds have turned the fires' advance away from the city.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said some 2,400 structures in Fort McMurray were burnt, but added that officials were encouraged by how much of the town escaped destruction.
It is estimated almost 90% of the buildings were saved. The wildfires have burnt around 204,000 hectares of land in Alberta.
Ms Notley said: "We were really encouraged ... to see the extent of residential communities that were saved.
"That of course doesn't mean there aren't going to be some really heartbreaking images for some people to see when they come back."
"First responders and repair crews have weeks of work ahead of them to make the city safe for the people of Fort McMurray and the surrounding communities.
"But it is going to be made safe. It is a home you will return to. And we are going to work together to get this job done."
Ms Notley added that it is still not safe for residents to enter the city without an escort.
Many parts of the town are still smouldering and large areas remain without power, water and gas.
schools except one that had been under construction were intact.
Insurance experts earlier lowered their estimates of the cost of damage from the blaze, which began on 1 May.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed a multi-year commitment by the national government to rebuild Fort McMurray.
"We will support and invest in rebuilding Fort McMurray in a broad range of ways in the coming days, weeks, months and yes, years," he said.

Liverpool To Highlight Soft Drink Sugar Levels

Public health officials in Liverpool are tackling an "alarming level" of child tooth decay by exposing sugar levels in soft drinks.
A campaign called: "Is your child's sweet tooth harming their health?" will say how many sugar cubes are in drinks, including Lucozade, Coca-Cola, Tropicana, Capri-Sun and Ribena.
Around 2,000 children in Liverpool will have tooth extractions by age five and over a third will have had tooth decay, say health chiefs.
Public Health Liverpool said a 14-year old recently needed 15 adult teeth removing.
The campaign highlights that 500ml of Lucozade contains 15.5 cubes of sugar while an equivalent bottle of Coca-Cola has 13.5 cubes and a Frijj chocolate milkshake has 12.7 cubes - against a maximum daily allowance of five to seven cubes for children, depending upon their age.
Cut-out boards will be in placed in children's centres, doctors' surgeries, health centres and hospitals.
Director of Public Health Liverpool, Dr Sandra Davies, said: "We are the first local authority in the country to name how much sugar is in specific brands because we feel it is really important that all parents have the facts they need when making decisions about which drinks to give their children.
"Our advice to parents is to take their child to the dentist by the age of one and teach them to brush their teeth correctly from an early age."
Councillor Tim Beaumont, Mayoral lead for wellbeing, said the situation was "contributing to the obesity issue in Liverpool which means that one in four children starting primary school are overweight, rising to 38% for secondary school age pupils."
Sondos Albadri, Liverpool University Paediatric Dentistry Consultant, added: "There is a myth that baby teeth are not important but they are vital as they help guide adult teeth into position. Persistent infections can be detrimental to general health and early loss of baby teeth can lead to problems with adult teeth later.
"I had to remove 15 adult teeth on a 14-year-old recently, and while that is an extreme case it is by no means a rare occurrence."
A new sugar tax on the soft drinks industry, hailed by campaigners after being announced in Chancellor George Osborne's Budget two months ago, is to be introduced in the UK in two years.