Woman begs High Court to allow her to use dead daughter's eggs to give birth to her own grandchild

A woman who wants to use her daughter’s frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild has appealed to leading judges to allow her to carry out the dying wishes of her “much-loved and only child”.

The 60-year-old, whose daughter died of cancer in 2011, lost an action at the High Court last year, but is now asking three Court of Appeal judges to rule in her favour.

Her QC, Jenni Richards, told the judges on Wednesday that the woman wants to fulfil her daughter’s wishes that her mother should carry a child created from her frozen eggs “and raise that child”.

Ms Richards said that if the court did not overturn the High Court’s ruling, the “inevitable” consequence would be that the eggs “will simply be allowed to perish”.

The woman and her 59-year-old husband are challenging the decision of Mr Justice Ouseley last June to dismiss their case.

How Chelsea are delaying Jose Mourinho being announced as Man United manager

Hold up: Mourinho will not be announced until Thursday at the earliest

Chelsea's ownership of the copyright of Jose Mourinho's signature, is one aspect holding up a deal for him to become new Manchester United boss.

The Red Devils will now not announce the Special One as their new manager until Thursday at the earliest.

Personal terms have been agreed between Mourinho and United, with lawyers now scrutinising the finer details of the three-year agreement.

It is understood the issue of intellectual property rights, in particular the Blues' ownership of the copyright of Mourinho's signature, is causing the hitch.

United, however, remain relaxed about that hurdle in their negotiations with Mendes and expect to announce Mourinho, 53, as Louis van Gaal's successor on Thursday.

Mourinho's first game in charge of United will be a pre-season friendly against Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on July 22, before renewing his fierce rivalry withPep Guardiola against Manchester City in Beijing on July 25.

Nigerian James Alabi, signs one year deal with Chester FC

21 year old Nigerian footballer, James Alabi, has signed a one year deal with Chester Football Club in England. Alabi arrived at the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium back in late January following his release from Ipswich Town. He will wear the number 9 shirt next season taking it over from Ross Hannah who joined Barrow last week after scoring 26 goals for Chester last season. Alabi was delighted, and said:

Horror in the Mediterranean: Hundreds of migrants hold on for dear life as they are flipped into the sea when their overcrowded boat overturns off Libyan coast, leaving five dead

At least five migrants have drowned off the Libyan coast today after the heavily overcrowded boat they were on overturned, the Italian navy has revealed.

The navy said at least 550 people had been pulled to safety but added that the rescue operation was still underway and that the death toll could rise.

Shocking pictures show the vessel starting to lean to one side before refugees start diving into the water as it capsizes. Frantic passengers swam for their lives as the boat started to overturn and sink beneath the surface.

More than 6,000 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean in just over 48 hours as Italian officials revealed people smugglers now account for half of GDP along Libya's coast. 

At least five migrants have drowned off the Libyan coast today after the heavily overcrowded boat they were sailing on overturned, the Italian navy has revealed

The navy said at least 550 people had been pulled to safety but added that the rescue operation was still underway and that the death toll could rise

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny weds his fiancee in lavish ceremony in Greece (photos)

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny's, who is currently on loan at AS Roma married his fiancee, who sings and models, Marina Luczenko on Tuesday in a lavish ceremony in Greece and took to Instagram to show off his wedding photos. She sang one of her songs during the wedding and also did a duet with former X-Factor winner James Arthur. Beautiful bride! More photos after the cut.

TYSON BECKFORD, DJ RUCKUS BLOODY FIGHT OVER SHANINA SHAIK

Tyson Beckford got into an all-out brawl with DJ Ruckus over the "Bro Code" ... 360 has learned.

It happened Thursday at Up & Down nightclub in NYC. Tyson and Ruckus have had ongoing beef over Shanina Shaik. Tyson, who was friends with Ruckus, was dating Shanina, broke up and then Ruckus hooked up with her. So, you can see why things have been tense between the guys.

We're told Ruckus saw Tyson in the club, flipped him off, and then Beckford went over to Ruckus and said if he had beef with him they should "take it out in the street." That's exactly what happened.

We're told the fight was violent.  At one point Tyson was on top of Ruckus, pounding away, when one of Ruckus' friends began punching Beckford in the head.  

It didn't end there. Ruckus punched Tyson in the groin, and Tyson returned the favor with his knee. A doorman called the cops, and by the time cops got there the 3 men were gone. No arrests were made.

We got video outside the club, where you can see the fight starting to brew -- but because there were a ton of cops patrolling that area, we're told Ruckus and Beckford moved the action a few blocks away. 

Police close PDP office as Modu Sheriff fights back

•BLOCKED: Police at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Wadata Plaza in Abuja...yesterday.

The police yesterday sealed off Wadata Plaza, headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja.

It is all in a bid to prevent the party’s crisis from growing. But ousted National Chairman Ali Modu Sheriff met with his strategists in Abuja and vowed not to surrender his mandate.

Sheriff’s camp has also vowed to deny factional National chairmen Ahmed Makarfi and Sen. Ibrahim Mantu access to the secretariat.

Sheriff and his loyalists were contemplating a court action last night, although a decision was yet to be reached as at the time of filing this report.To show his determination for a fight to the finish, Sheriff shunned calls from Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose.

The governor was said to have called Sheriff many times but the deposed chairman spurned the entreaties which he termed as “medicine after death”.

ISIS Fears ISIS ‘want to carry out door-to-door massacre in UK countryside sparks new rural anti-terror plan'

The new base will be in south west England to boost anti-terror forces in rural areas

Fears ISIS wants to carry out a 'door-to-door massacre' in the British countryside has led to plans for a new rural anti-terror base, it has been claimed.

Authorities are concerned jihadis could commit a mass shooting in a rural area with gunmen slaughtering villages instead of previous, more urban targets, security experts say.

It is also feared that the scenes of terror seen in Tunisia last year could be replicated in British holiday camps.

In response police are planning an intelligence-gathering base in south west England equipped with a unit of specialist firearms officers on standby to deal with any terror threat, it has been reported.

It will cover Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and some of Gloucestershire as part of a five-year £143 million plan to boost Britain’s armed policing capability, according to the Sunday Express.

Auction of world's most expensive wine thrown into chaos after claims they're fake

An American wine fraud expert has called into question the authenticity of a treasure trove of the world’s most expensive wineafter it went under the auctioneer’s hammer in Geneva.

Six lots of vintage bottles from the mythical Romanée Conti Domain in Burgundy were withdrawn from the multi-million pound auction at the last minute. The rest of the sale of 1,407 bottles – worth up to £11,000 each – proceeded as planned.

The auction house, Bagheera Wines, told The Independent that it would “urgently” verify the authenticity of all bottles in the sale. If any proved to be suspect, their sales would be cancelled.

“We take the protection of our customers’ interest very seriously,” said Michael Ganne, director of Bagheera. “I am sure that the overwhelming bulk of the lots will prove to be genuine. If there is any doubt at all, the sale will be nullified.”

Mr Ganne told The Independent that he had ordered “five or six lots” to be withdrawn from the sale because of the allegations made on the site Wineberserkers.Com.

A staff of FIRS is currently in hospital in Abuja following car accident

According to Prince Chibuike Echem, a man identified from his ID as a staff of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) was involved in an accident yesterday. See his post below:

"My self and my friend just move this man to Abuja Clinics Maitama for urgent medical attention, they had accident along Setraco under mabuchi division, we just picked him and we don't know him or any body that knows him. Please push until it gets to his relations. He is a staff of FIRS and that is his Vehicle number."

The 33 cities with the worst quality of life in the world

Every year, Mercer, one of the world's largest HR consultancy firms, releases its Quality of Living Index, which looks at the cities that provide the best quality of life.

360 has already looked at the 27 cities with the best quality of life and also the 17 European cities that are deemed the most unsafe.

Now we take a look at what cities are ranked as providing the worst quality of life.

The ranking is one of the most comprehensive of its kind and is carried out annually to help multinational companies and other employers compensate employees fairly when placing them on international assignments, according to Mercer.

Looking at 450 cities across the world, Mercer takes into account the following metrics to judge which cities made the list for the best quality of life — which therefore shows what it feels are the best and worst:

Louis van Gaal: The inside story of Manchester United's dressing room meltdown

Louis van Gaal’s two-year reign at Manchester United has come to an end after the Dutchman lost the respect of the dressing-room with eccentric management that extended to brutal video dissection of players’ performances, critical emails to squad members and the imposition of ‘straitjacket’ football on the team.

Senior players have also grown exasperated by the ‘special treatment’ afforded to German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who has made just four appearances since suffering a knee injury against Sheffield United in the FA Cup in January.

Van Gaal, who led United to the FA Cup glory with Saturday’s 2-1 Wembley victory against Crystal Palace, is set to be replaced by Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford after failing to secure Champions League qualification this season.

Gunman kills two and injures eleven at concert in Austria before turning the gun on himself

In the early hours of this morning Sunday May 22nd, a 27-year-old man in Austria shot at concert goers killing two and injuring eleven following an argument before turning the gun on himself.

The man had gotten into an argument with a woman at a concert organised by a motorcycle club during which he retrieved a gun from his car and shot 'wildly' into the crowd. Shortly after, the gunman went back to his car and killed himself. Helicopters could not reach the area due to nearby power lines and the wounded had to be evacuated by ambulance.

Ryan Giggs set "to leave" Manchester United as Jose Mourinho closes in on Old Trafford job

Bags packed? Ryan Giggs could be set to leave Manchester United

Ryan Giggs could be the biggest casualty from Jose Mourinho's anticipated arrival with the Manchester United legend set to leave.

Giggs is reportedly ready to walk away from the club he has been with since he was a schoolboy once Louis van Gaal's departure is confirmed.

The 42-year-old has served as the Dutchman's assistant manager for the past two years, continuing a role he started under former boss David Moyes in July 2013.

And although Mourinho is said to be keen to extend Giggs' stay in United's backroom set-up, the former Wales international is understood to be heading for the exit.

Rare photos show life inside North Korea's top-secret military

Little is known about North Korea, and maybe even less is known about the country's military. 

And while photos can be instrumental in learning about everyday life in the hermit kingdom, they can be extremely difficult to get past the border and out of the country.

But a recent Reuters package has a set of rare photos of North Korea's military, ranging from 2006 to 2015, which reveal a snapshot of life as a soldier in North Korea.

The Korean War began in 1950 when 75,000 soldiers from the North crossed the border and invaded the South.

REUTERS/KCNA

Source: History