WWE superstar John Cena has proposed to fellow wrestler Nikki Bella on stage after winning a fight.
The romantic gesture took place after the couple defeated two other fighters in a WrestleMania 33 tag-team challenge.
Cena and Bella were celebrating a win against The Mizz and Marse on Sunday when the WWE superstar got down on one knee and presented his girlfriend with a diamond ring.
"I have been waiting so long to ask you this," he said as the crowd cheered.
"Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace, will you marry me?" he asked, addressing the wrestler by her real name.
The 33-year-old Total Divas star accepted.
Later, Cena shared a post on his Twitter feed, thanking his "always expressive family the WWE Universe for allowing me to have a WrestleMania moment that I will never forget".
Bella's sister Brie, who is nine months pregnant and was away from the competition, posted about the "incredible moment" on Instagram.
"I'm filled with such happiness for my sister!" she said.
Wrestling fans were more sceptical on social media, accusing the WWE of staging the act.
"Best scripted proposal ever," one user wrote.
"This is literally staged," said another.
The couple started dating in 2012, after Cena divorced his high school sweetheart Elizabeth Huberdeau.
"So this is the one I will remember," Cena told Hollywood Life on Monday.
"Everyone always asks me what is my favourite match and the answer is always the same - the next one. But when you ask me that after Sunday, my answer will be: The second I was in a WrestleMania ring alongside Nicole."
Monday, April 3, 2017
Tony Blair denies John Prescott claim that Ian Paisley's phone was tapped
Former prime minister Tony Blair has denied a claim he authorised the phone tapping of the late Ian Paisley while he was an MP.
The allegation was made by John Prescott, who was deputy prime minister at the time.
Lord Prescott said in a column that Mr Blair had told him in 2005 that the security services were listening in to Mr Paisley's calls.
Denying the claim, Mr Blair's office said: "This story is wrong. No authorisation for the phone tapping of a member of parliament was given during Mr Blair's time as prime minister.
"It may be a confused account of the discussion of the Wilson Doctrine in Cabinet - something which was public at the time - which dated back to the '60s."
The Wilson Doctrine is a long-standing convention which says MPs should not have their communications monitored.
The allegation was made by John Prescott, who was deputy prime minister at the time.
Lord Prescott said in a column that Mr Blair had told him in 2005 that the security services were listening in to Mr Paisley's calls.
Denying the claim, Mr Blair's office said: "This story is wrong. No authorisation for the phone tapping of a member of parliament was given during Mr Blair's time as prime minister.
"It may be a confused account of the discussion of the Wilson Doctrine in Cabinet - something which was public at the time - which dated back to the '60s."
The Wilson Doctrine is a long-standing convention which says MPs should not have their communications monitored.
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Says Russia Was 'Certainly Involved' in 2016 Election
Nikki Haley, President Trump's Ambassador to the United Nations, said unequivocally Sunday that she believes Russia was "involved" in the 2016 election.
“Certainly, I think Russia was involved in the election. There's no question about that,” Haley told ABC News' Martha Raddatz in an interview on This Week." And I think when they finish with all of this process, yes, they need to address Russia. They need to act."
"We don't want any country involved in our elections ever," she added.
Haley did note however, that this topic had not come up during her work at the United Nations.
The FBI has confirmed it is investigating if Russia interfered in the United States elections. Ranking members of both the House and Senate intelligence committees, which are conducting their own investigations, said no conclusions have been drawn yet.
President Trump has dismissed all talks of collusion between his campaign and Russia as a "witch hunt."
Haley also confirmed she is not soft on Russia when it comes to diplomacy and international affairs.
"There's no love or anything going on with Russia right now," Haley said. "They get that we're getting our strength back, we're getting our voice back and we're starting to lead again."
“Certainly, I think Russia was involved in the election. There's no question about that,” Haley told ABC News' Martha Raddatz in an interview on This Week." And I think when they finish with all of this process, yes, they need to address Russia. They need to act."
"We don't want any country involved in our elections ever," she added.
Haley did note however, that this topic had not come up during her work at the United Nations.
The FBI has confirmed it is investigating if Russia interfered in the United States elections. Ranking members of both the House and Senate intelligence committees, which are conducting their own investigations, said no conclusions have been drawn yet.
President Trump has dismissed all talks of collusion between his campaign and Russia as a "witch hunt."
Haley also confirmed she is not soft on Russia when it comes to diplomacy and international affairs.
"There's no love or anything going on with Russia right now," Haley said. "They get that we're getting our strength back, we're getting our voice back and we're starting to lead again."
European domains 'host 60%' of child sexual abuse image webpages
European domains such as .nl and .fr now host 60% of the webpages that feature images of child sexual abuse, a watchdog has said.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) found the country that hosts the largest number of pages containing indecent pictures or videos of children is the Netherlands (37%).
The USA hosts around one in five, with Canada at 15%, France 11% and Russia 7%.
The UK was found to host 0.1% of the 57,335 URLs the IWF came across, down from 0.2% in 2015. This compares to 18% in 1996.
The foundation said 34,212 of the URLs containing child abuse were hosted in Europe.
The majority of the children featured were assessed as being under 10 and more than a quarter of the webpages showed rape and sexual torture.
The vast majority of the child abuse is on image hosting sites - the type that usually allow anyone with an account to upload pictures or video and anyone with a password to access them.
The IWF said the increase in the number of European servers being used was down to criminals wanting fast, reliable web services and their increasing ability to mask their activities.
It found a 258% increase in the number of websites using a top-level domain compared with last year.
The IWF's chief executive, Susie Hargreaves, said: "The shift of child sexual abuse imagery hosting to Europe shows a reversal from previous years.
"Criminals need to use good internet hosting services which offer speed, affordability, availability and access. Services which cost nothing, and allow people to remain anonymous, are attractive."
Ms Hargreaves added: "Whilst it's positive that the UK continues to remain hostile to child sexual abuse material, the global picture isn't good.
"We've opened reporting portals across the globe with more planned. In other countries, internet companies are exploited and, worst of all, children who have been sexually abused are further exploited."
The IWF, an industry-funded body that works with the police, said it is highlighting the scale of the problem in the hope of spurring the companies involved into removing the webpages from their servers.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) found the country that hosts the largest number of pages containing indecent pictures or videos of children is the Netherlands (37%).
The USA hosts around one in five, with Canada at 15%, France 11% and Russia 7%.
The UK was found to host 0.1% of the 57,335 URLs the IWF came across, down from 0.2% in 2015. This compares to 18% in 1996.
The foundation said 34,212 of the URLs containing child abuse were hosted in Europe.
The majority of the children featured were assessed as being under 10 and more than a quarter of the webpages showed rape and sexual torture.
The vast majority of the child abuse is on image hosting sites - the type that usually allow anyone with an account to upload pictures or video and anyone with a password to access them.
The IWF said the increase in the number of European servers being used was down to criminals wanting fast, reliable web services and their increasing ability to mask their activities.
It found a 258% increase in the number of websites using a top-level domain compared with last year.
The IWF's chief executive, Susie Hargreaves, said: "The shift of child sexual abuse imagery hosting to Europe shows a reversal from previous years.
"Criminals need to use good internet hosting services which offer speed, affordability, availability and access. Services which cost nothing, and allow people to remain anonymous, are attractive."
Ms Hargreaves added: "Whilst it's positive that the UK continues to remain hostile to child sexual abuse material, the global picture isn't good.
"We've opened reporting portals across the globe with more planned. In other countries, internet companies are exploited and, worst of all, children who have been sexually abused are further exploited."
The IWF, an industry-funded body that works with the police, said it is highlighting the scale of the problem in the hope of spurring the companies involved into removing the webpages from their servers.
10 Dead and at least 50 injured after a Blast on the Underground system in St Petersburg
No fewer than 9 people were killed and 20 were injured after an explosion rocked a train in St. Petersburg, Russia on Monday.
The source of the explosion was a bomb filled with shrapnel, which detonated at 2:20 p.m. local time on a metro train traveling from the Technology Institute station to the Sennaya Square station.
Another bomb was deactivated at a separate St. Petersburg metro station shortly after the first blast, according to the Associated Press.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was visiting the city on Monday, said that investigations were underway to determine the cause of the attack. At the time of reporting, no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the explosion.
The source of the explosion was a bomb filled with shrapnel, which detonated at 2:20 p.m. local time on a metro train traveling from the Technology Institute station to the Sennaya Square station.
Another bomb was deactivated at a separate St. Petersburg metro station shortly after the first blast, according to the Associated Press.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was visiting the city on Monday, said that investigations were underway to determine the cause of the attack. At the time of reporting, no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the explosion.
“Law enforcement agencies and intelligence services are doing their best to establish a cause and give a full picture of what happened,” the Russian president said.
Trump warns China he is ready to act alone over North Korea nukes
Donald Trump has said the US is prepared to take action against North Korea if China does not toughen its stance over Kim Jong-Un's nuclear programme.
The President's warning comes days before he is due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago resort in south Florida.
The pair are expected to discuss trade and territorial disputes in the South China Sea as well as aggression from Pyongyang during meetings on Thursday and Friday.
Mr Trump told the Financial Times: "Yes, we will talk about North Korea.
"And China has great influence over North Korea. And China will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won't.
"And if they do that will be very good for China, and if they don't it won't be good for anyone."
He suggested trade should be the main incentive for China to co-operate, but said the US could "totally" handle North Korea alone if necessary.
Asked to elaborate on his plan, he said: "I'm not going to tell you.
"You know, I am not the United States of the past where we tell you where we are going to hit in the Middle East."
While diplomatic and economic support from China is believed to be crucial to the survival of the Pyongyang regime, Beijing insists it has limited influence.
During his election campign, Mr Trump was outspoken on China - threatening to raise import taxes and declare China a currency manipulator.
He told the FT he did not want to discuss tariffs with President Xi at the forthcoming meeting, adding: "Perhaps the next time we meet."
FT editor Lionel Barber, who interviewed Mr Trump in the Oval Office, told Sky News: "He is the master destabiliser.
"The guy looks for leverage and I think this applies to everything. He likes to be the negotiator.
"He likes to stake out a big aggressive position and then come back, and I think you can see that in terms of foreign policy and the big story of course on North Korea."
UN resolutions have failed so far to deter North Korea from conducting nuclear and missile tests.
Last year, the North conducted two nuclear tests and two dozen tests of ballistic missiles.
Mr Trump's UN ambassador Nikki Haley said at the weekend that China "has to co-operate" with the US to tackle North Korean aggression.
The President appeared to soften his approach to the European Union in the interview - praising the bloc's response to the Brexit vote.
He said: "I think Brexit is very good for the UK, it is going to be very good for UK.
"I would have thought when it happened that more would follow, but I really think the European Union is getting their act together. It could be a very good thing for both."
He added: "If you would have asked me that the day after the election... I would have said, 'Yeah, it will start to come apart'.
"But they have done a very good job and - I am meeting with them very soon - they have done a very good job in bringing it back together."
Mr Trump, who frequently criticised Angela Merkel during the 2016 presidential campaign, insisted he had a "great" meeting with her.
The talks in March included an awkward moment when Mr Trump appeared to decline a handshake with the German chancellor in front of the press.
The President's warning comes days before he is due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago resort in south Florida.
The pair are expected to discuss trade and territorial disputes in the South China Sea as well as aggression from Pyongyang during meetings on Thursday and Friday.
Mr Trump told the Financial Times: "Yes, we will talk about North Korea.
"And China has great influence over North Korea. And China will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won't.
"And if they do that will be very good for China, and if they don't it won't be good for anyone."
He suggested trade should be the main incentive for China to co-operate, but said the US could "totally" handle North Korea alone if necessary.
Asked to elaborate on his plan, he said: "I'm not going to tell you.
"You know, I am not the United States of the past where we tell you where we are going to hit in the Middle East."
While diplomatic and economic support from China is believed to be crucial to the survival of the Pyongyang regime, Beijing insists it has limited influence.
During his election campign, Mr Trump was outspoken on China - threatening to raise import taxes and declare China a currency manipulator.
He told the FT he did not want to discuss tariffs with President Xi at the forthcoming meeting, adding: "Perhaps the next time we meet."
FT editor Lionel Barber, who interviewed Mr Trump in the Oval Office, told Sky News: "He is the master destabiliser.
"The guy looks for leverage and I think this applies to everything. He likes to be the negotiator.
"He likes to stake out a big aggressive position and then come back, and I think you can see that in terms of foreign policy and the big story of course on North Korea."
UN resolutions have failed so far to deter North Korea from conducting nuclear and missile tests.
Last year, the North conducted two nuclear tests and two dozen tests of ballistic missiles.
Mr Trump's UN ambassador Nikki Haley said at the weekend that China "has to co-operate" with the US to tackle North Korean aggression.
The President appeared to soften his approach to the European Union in the interview - praising the bloc's response to the Brexit vote.
He said: "I think Brexit is very good for the UK, it is going to be very good for UK.
"I would have thought when it happened that more would follow, but I really think the European Union is getting their act together. It could be a very good thing for both."
He added: "If you would have asked me that the day after the election... I would have said, 'Yeah, it will start to come apart'.
"But they have done a very good job and - I am meeting with them very soon - they have done a very good job in bringing it back together."
Mr Trump, who frequently criticised Angela Merkel during the 2016 presidential campaign, insisted he had a "great" meeting with her.
The talks in March included an awkward moment when Mr Trump appeared to decline a handshake with the German chancellor in front of the press.
Drone complaints surge as annoyance grows
Drones are at the centre of a flood of reports being made to police in the UK, amid a dramatic surge in incidents.
The number of complaints has rocketed between 2014 and 2016, according to Press Association figures.
Last year, police recorded 3,456 incidents - about 10 a day and almost triple the 2015 figure of 1,237. The 2014 figure was just 283.
These include neighbour-to-neighbour rows, crime, general annoyance and close calls with passenger planes.
Not all police forces were able to submit data on the drone cases so the real number could be much higher.
Sussex Police recorded the highest number of drone-related incidents last year, with 240, followed by Greater Manchester at 225.
Professor David H Dunn, of Birmingham University, said drones posed a "major challenge" to people wanting to maintain their privacy.
He said: "Previously you had a hedge, you had a wall and you could do whatever you wanted in your garden without people disturbing you.
"That has changed because of drones.
"Anecdotally I've heard that burglars using drones is a big issue for police forces.
"People are using them to fly behind properties to see if the lights are on, to see what sort of French windows they have or whether there are windows open."
Among the cases are complaints from neighbours, including one where a man said his neighbour was flying a drone "just to annoy" him.
Among complaints were reports of drugs being dropped into prisons and a burglary was reported after a drone was seen hovering over houses.
Members of the public have also contacted police to report drones being used for snooping, such as a complaint about a drone said to have flown over a garden a number of times while girls were sunbathing.
There have also been several instances of drones being spotted near aircraft, something that could potentially cause a dangerous - if not fatal - crash.
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry, the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for drones, said: "As awareness of what drones are and what they can do continues to grow, police forces have seen increases in concerns and reports by the public.
"We have to balance the growth of this technology by ensuring that the public are aware of the strong regulatory framework and detailed user guidance that is available relating to drone use."
The number of complaints has rocketed between 2014 and 2016, according to Press Association figures.
Last year, police recorded 3,456 incidents - about 10 a day and almost triple the 2015 figure of 1,237. The 2014 figure was just 283.
These include neighbour-to-neighbour rows, crime, general annoyance and close calls with passenger planes.
Not all police forces were able to submit data on the drone cases so the real number could be much higher.
Sussex Police recorded the highest number of drone-related incidents last year, with 240, followed by Greater Manchester at 225.
Professor David H Dunn, of Birmingham University, said drones posed a "major challenge" to people wanting to maintain their privacy.
He said: "Previously you had a hedge, you had a wall and you could do whatever you wanted in your garden without people disturbing you.
"That has changed because of drones.
"Anecdotally I've heard that burglars using drones is a big issue for police forces.
"People are using them to fly behind properties to see if the lights are on, to see what sort of French windows they have or whether there are windows open."
Among the cases are complaints from neighbours, including one where a man said his neighbour was flying a drone "just to annoy" him.
Among complaints were reports of drugs being dropped into prisons and a burglary was reported after a drone was seen hovering over houses.
Members of the public have also contacted police to report drones being used for snooping, such as a complaint about a drone said to have flown over a garden a number of times while girls were sunbathing.
There have also been several instances of drones being spotted near aircraft, something that could potentially cause a dangerous - if not fatal - crash.
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry, the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for drones, said: "As awareness of what drones are and what they can do continues to grow, police forces have seen increases in concerns and reports by the public.
"We have to balance the growth of this technology by ensuring that the public are aware of the strong regulatory framework and detailed user guidance that is available relating to drone use."
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