Air fresheners and scented candles 'are to blame for pollution in the home that KILLS 40,000 a year'

Lives are being put at risk from air pollution inside homes caused by everything from boiler fumes to air fresheners and scented candles, it has been claimed.

The warning comes from a joint study by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health to be published this week.

The danger of pollution in the street from car fumes is well understood, but many people are ignorant of the risks from air inside the home.

Potential dangers: Research in York found raised levels of a Volatile Organic Compound called limonene, which is used heavily in air fresheners (left) and scented candles (right), to give a lemon citrus smell

The drive to cut energy bills by insulating properties - keeping out drafts and installing windows that do not open - is playing a part in trapping a potentially toxic cloud of air.

The report, Every Breath We Take, warns that at least 40,000 deaths a year in the UK can be linked to the effect of air pollution outside and inside the home.

According to the report ‘indoor air pollution may have caused or contributed to 99,000 deaths annually in Europe’.

Hacker's guide to safety online: 'Entire banking system is fundamentally flawed - you're giving access to your cash'

Mustafa Al-Bassam was a 16-year-old schoolboy when he was arrested for his role in cybercrimes committed by LulzSec, a gang of hackers. 

In 2011, it targeted the websites of the CIA in the US, the Serious Organised Crime Agency in the UK, Fox and Sony.

The group’s actions caused serious financial damage. But it also shone a light in some dark corners of world politics and exposed the virtual weaknesses of big organisations. 

Last autumn, a play at the Royal Court Theatre in London called Teh Internet Is Serious Business told their story.

Mustafa – from South London and previously known online as tFlow – was handed a 20-month suspended sentence at the age of 18, shortly before taking his A-levels, and ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid community work. 

He is now 20 and studying computer science at King’s College London.

After he gave a hacking demonstration at a recent conference on financial crime, The Mail on Sunday tracked him down so he could give his inside – and sometimes alarming – view of online security and provide advice on how we can protect our identity and finances.

Q. How did you gain your skills on the internet at such a young age?

A. I spent a lot of time on my computer as a child and taught myself how to program when I was about nine, using freely available online resources.

This might seem extraordinary, but it is a common story. Many people learn to program as a child, and it is going to become more common now that the UK is pushing for programming to be taught in secondary and primary schools.

Q. In your past life working on the other side of the law, did you consider yourself a ‘black hat’ hacker, someone whose prime intent was to breach internet security? And would you describe yourself now as a white hat wearer?

A. I think the white hat versus black hat label is an unhelpful oversimplification of an activity that covers the entire range of human motivation. The ethics of hacking are not black or white, but more 256 shades of grey, just like any other activity in life.

Michigan police say 6 dead in random shooting spree, suspect arrested

The accused gunman who police say killed six people and wounded two others during a rampage in Michigan on Saturday night is a married father of two who was working as an Uber driver, USA Today reported.

Jason Dalton, 45, passed a background check when he was hired by Uber, the company told the paper. Dalton had no criminal record and only five traffic violations, police said.

A Michigan prosecutor said authorities were investigating a Facebook post that indicated Dalton picked up Uber customers around the time of the shootings. Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting says he was aware of the post, but was not prepared to discuss it.

Dalton lived just outside Kalamazoo, where the shootings occurred, in a ranch-style house with his wife of at least 15 years and two children, ages 10 and 15, according to USA Today.

18 year old boy facing death penalty for killing his mum's abusive boyfriend

18 year old Treveon Jones has been charged with murder and is facing death penalty if found guilty. According to police report, Treveon attacked and killed his mum's abusive live-in-lover in Houston, Texas after he caught the man, 40 year old Frederick Wallace, brutally attacking his mom in front of her small children - Treveon's two brothers.



Treveon was said to have been alerted about the beating going on in a parking lot and he took a friend and a gun with him. When he saw the condition his mother was in, he first physically attacked the man then shot him multiple times with a semi-automatic rifle...

Eye-witnesses called police and Treveon was arrested. Authorities say the woman had suffered domestic abuse from Wallace for years but Treveon shouldn't have taken the law into his hands.

3 Belly Fat Myths You Should Completely Ignore

If diet and exercise haven’t done much to reduce your fat , then your hormones, your age, and other genetic factors may be the reason why.

Miracle cures are too good to be true and these other belly facts have been

Myth 1: Belly Fat Protects Your Bones
Recent studies have show that it’s also detrimental to your bones. Scientists used to think overweight people (especially men) had stronger skeletons and were protected against bone loss as they aged.

Latest research suggests that visceral fat—the type that surrounds the organs and accumulates around the midsection—is actually associated with lower bone-mineral density in adults of both genders and this is detrimental to the bones.

Man kills his girlfriend in Jos for not spending Valentine with him

OAP Bello Lukman of Unity FM 93.3 FM Jos shared this pathetic story on his Facebook wall. He said a man who lives in Jos, Plateau state killed his girlfriend because she didn't spend Valentine with him. Read his account of the story below ...and graphic pic of the girl's corpse after the cut...

HOW NIGERIAN STUDENTS & YOUTH CORPERS DISCOUNT CARD SAVED MY FUTURE @NSYCDC

My dear young folks in the tertiary institutions in Nigeria. I write you out of care and concern. Because I truly do. In 2002 I was involved in an effort that ensured that sitting for "almighty JAMB" won't give you and your parents nightmare as it used to be. I was involved in putting together a JAMB endorsed Publication that had worked out answers of questions over 21 years in 12 subjects and with a CD ROM attached . With that effort a lot of young people went on to pass JAMB without fear and recourse to "miracle centers " we had people who earned their scores . It's been 12 years after many have gone on to become engineers , lawyers , medical doctors etc and the mails chronicling their testimonies remain my eternal joy. A candle lighting another does not extinguish the light or reduce the glow of the other.

Last survivor of Treblinka dies aged 93 - 73 years after his daring escape from the Nazi death camp

  The last survivor of a Nazi death camp where 875,000 people were murdered has died in Israel at the age of 93. 

Samuel Willenberg was one of only 67 people believed to have survived the Treblinka camp, fleeing in a revolt shortly before it was destroyed.

He had moved to Israel to work as a surveyor for the housing ministry and making sure the world never forgets about the atrocities at the camp in Poland had been his life's work.  

Samuel Willenberg was one of only 67 people believed to have survived the Treblinka camp, fleeing in a revolt shortly before it was destroyed 

A group of Polish Jews from Warsaw's ghetto being interrogated by Nazi officers before departing to the death camp of Treblinka, in 1943. Treblinka was a key part of Operation Reinhard, which was the Nazi's codename for the Final Solution designed to rid Europe of the Jews 

Tragic gambling addict took his own life after "losing control" and forking out thousands on bets

Tragic: John Myers (left) pictured with his sons Michael (right) and tragic Ryan Myers (centre), who took his life after building up thousands in gambling debts

The father of a man who hanged himself after building up thousands in gambling debts is calling for a change to fixed-odds betting terminals.

John Myers said he believed his son Ryan committed suicide because he felt he had “lost control” after losing thousands of pounds in May 2014.

The 27-year-old carpenter from Huyton had a serious gambling addiction, and had taken out a payday loan and even asked several websites to ban him to curb his spending.

On the day he killed himself alone he had blown £500 on a fixed-odds machine (FOBT) – electronic gaming machines that players can use to bet on the outcomes of various simulated games and events like roulette and horse races.

John said Ryan was engaged and had been laughing and joking as usual on a family holiday in Turkey just a few days earlier.

Horror as seven-month-old tot tests positive for methamphetamine after parents 'exposed her to drug'

The parents of a seven-month baby have been charged in the US after their child tested positive for methamphetamine.

Baby Tamara Manson is recovering in hospital and in the care of officials in the state of Arkansas.

Kevin Manson and Jennifer Edwards have been arrested and stand accused of exposing an infant to the drug and endangering the welfare of a child.

Family relative Stacy Watkins said: "It don't surprise me, but it makes me sick to my stomach."

Saline County Deputies were raiding the couple's home Friday morning after an infant was taken to the hospital, where she tested positive for having meth in her system.

Judge orders 50cent to explain Instagram pics of him with stacks of money after he filed for bankruptcy

Lol. 50cent posted photos of himself surrounded by money after filing bankruptcy in his court case and now a judge wants to know where the cash he keeps posting on Instagram is coming from. 

The judge ordered 50 Cent to explain the photos that show the him playing with huge sums of cash, saying the photos raise doubts about his actual need for bankruptcy.

The photos were presented in court by Lastonia Leviston's lawyer. Lastonia won $7 million compensation after 50cent shared her sextape online but she's not been able to collect that money because 50 Cent says he is broke

The simple mistake you're making every day when washing your face that is DESTROYING your skin

Cleansing your face morning and night is the most basic part of any skincare routine.

But if you're completing this task while in the shower - you're not doing your appearance any favours.

While many of us would assume that tilting our face upwards beneath refreshing running water is the key to getting squeaky clean skin, the heat and pressure of the water is in fact causing damage, skincare expert Kaye Scott told Daily Mail Australia. 

What to do instead: Instead, you should rinse your face at the sink cupping your hands with tepid water 

Nairobi residents get scare after six lions briefly slip out of city-adjacent national park

 

A team of wildlife rangers went out to find the lions 'prepared for anything' and return them to the park, but the lions were later spotted back in the park, having made their own way back.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Six lions walked out of Nairobi National Park and were roaming through parts of the city on Friday, scaring residents for a few hours before the big cats returned to the reserve.
The lions were first spotted at 4 a.m. near a hospital in the suburb of Langata, and later near Kibera, Kenya’s largest slum, said Kenya Wildlife Service spokesman Paul Udoto.
A team of wildlife rangers went out to find the lions “prepared for anything” and return them to the park, but the lions were later spotted back in the park, having made their own way back, Udoto said.
Nairobi National Park’s 117-square-kilometres is home to endangered black rhinos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, buffaloes, giraffes and diverse birdlife. The animals roam just 10 kilometres from downtown Nairobi, which lies north of the park.
Occasionally lions will clash with people on the southern side, which is not fenced.
In 2012 six lions were killed after the pride of eight lions attacked and killed eight goats of Masaai herdsmen. Only about 2,000 lions are left in Kenya; the devastating effect of years of hunting and then poaching.
The government has announced plans to build a railway that will traverse part of the reserve. Conservationists have opposed the railway line, saying it will further damage wildlife habitat.

'To Kill A Mockingbird' author Harper Lee dies at age 89

 

FILE - 19 FEBRUARY 2016: Pulitzer Prize winning author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," Harper Lee, 89, has reportedly died. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Pulitzer Prize winner and "To Kill A Mockingbird" author Harper Lee smiles before receiving the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House November 5, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is given to those who have made remarkable contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, culture, or other private or public endeavors.

Harper Lee, renowned around the world for her iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ‘To Kill A Mockingbird,’ has died at the age of 89.

“It is with a heavy heart that we can confirm the passing of Ms. Harper Lee. Further details will be announced once available,” the town office of Monroeville, Alabama — Lee’s hometown — confirmed Friday in a brief statement.

Good Morning Britain weather girl Laura Tobin leaves her co-stars speechless after she rips a 'rare' £150,000 superhero poster LIVE on air

Good Morning Britain weather girl Laura Tobin left her co-stars and viewers speechless after she accidentally ripped a 'rare' superhero poster worth £150,000 live on air. 

The 34-year-old breakfast host donned a pair of white protective gloves to present a picture of The Replicator when the 'mishap' occurred. 

After a tense pause and panicked calls to go to an advert, Laura revealed that the whole thing was actually a hilarious prank.

To mark the start of comic book and sci-fi festival Comic Con, Laura was tasked with showcasing rare magazines and expensive memorabilia.

Setting up the skit, Laura informed the audience: 'We've got a very special display here called The Replicator Man. 

'Now, this was a character back in the 70s. This is a special poster that is worth about £150,000 and there's only ten of them in the world.'

Rather haphazardly handling the image, Laura continued: 'So here we go. No one's really seen this before. 

DETROIT WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO HER 14TH CHILD FROM 14 DIFFERENT FATHERS

A 36-year old woman from Michigan has made a crashing entrance into the Guinness Book of World Records yesterday at the Harper University Hospital, by giving birth to her 14th child, all born from different fathers.

According to the internationally recognized authority on the cataloguing and verification of world records, Anita Sullivan has just become the first woman in recorded history to conceive children with more than thirteen different men.

“I’m extremely proud to have broken a World Record,” Ms. Sullivan told reporters. “My mother always told me that I was lazy and worthless, and that I would never accomplish anything in my life. Now, I’ve shown everyone that she was wrong, and that I can even be the best in the world when I put my mind to something. In fact, I’ve just accomplished something that no one had done before!”

Flesh-eating bug leaves man fighting for life after catching rare disease for second time in 12 months

A flesh-eating bug has left a man critically-ill after attacking him for the second time.

Lee Murphy is today in hospital fighting off the killer condition a year after it first ravaged his body.

Fiancée Gaynor Chambers, 32, said: “I can’t believe this is happening all over again. It’s our worst nightmare come true.

“Lee is really struggling at the minute and has been in the operating theatre as they try to stop it spreading.

“We are engaged and were going to start trying for a family, now our whole world has fallen apart.”

It has been a nightmare 12 months for the 32-year-old former car salesman, from Stanley, who first contracted the flesh eating bug - necrotising fasciitis - this time last year, reports the Newcastle Chronicle.

73 people killed after a bus collided with a truck in Ghana

A bus hit a cargo truck north of Ghana's second city Kumasi overnight, killing at least 73 people on Wednesday evening.

The head-on crash, which left 13 people seriously injured, occurred 420km north of the capital Accra when a Metro Mass Transit coach bound for the northern town of Tamale from the city of Kumasi hit a truck loaded with boxes of tomatoes, regional police chief Maxwell Atingane said.

Facebook, Google, and Twitter support Apple in its war with the FBI

Apple is going to war with the FBI.

The bureau wants the Cupertino, California, tech company to help it unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters. But Apple refuses, arguing that doing so would set a dangerous precedent and make all its users less safe.

Battle lines are being drawn. On one side, those who argue that Apple has a duty to aid law enforcement in any way it can, and on the other, those who fear that the case risks setting a dangerous precedent — that companies can be forced to hack their users.

Here's what the tech industry is saying:

Apple

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After the ruling on Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook published a strongly worded open letter to the company's customers explaining why Apple is opposing it.

"The government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers

'Super baby' born weighing a huge 14lbs and measuring 54cm long leaves mum and doctors stunned

Birth weight: Olivia the "super baby" weighs an astonishing 14 lbs and is doing well

This incredible image shows a newborn baby who has tipped the scales at an incredible 14LBS.Olivia, who was born by caesarean section, has been termed the "super baby" - and measures 54cm in length at just a few hours old.

Her weight - three times as much as a Chihuahua - is a new record at the Cipolletti Clinic in the southern Argentine province of Rio Negro.Local media reports that Olivia is under supervision but is healthy.

Her mother, Maria Fernanda Basly, is also in good health and said all she wants now is the all clear to leave the clinic with her heavyweight new arrival .

Despite the baby being a record in the region, according to the Guinness World Book of Records the record for the heaviest baby in the world is shared.

Manny Pacquiao, after being dropped by Nike, posts Bible verse that says men who have sex with men ‘are to be put to death’

Following up on his belief that people in same-sex relationships are “worse than animals,” Manny Pacquiao reportedly quoted a bible verse on Instagram that says two men who have sex with each other “are to be put to death."

The boxer — who was dropped by Nike on Wednesday — posted, then deleted, Leviticus 20:13, according to ABS CBN News, writing “If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.”

The post had more than 18,000 likes and was up for roughly two hours before it was deleted, ABS CBN reported. It also said that Pacquiao denied quoting the verse in 2012, stating that he had a gay relative but was against same-sex marriage because it is the word of God.

Pacquiao also quoted another verse in the deleted post that seemingly was directed at criticism he’s received for his views.

Quoting Luke 6:22-23, he wrote “Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son Of Man. … Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.”

Convict admits killing mom in violent attack just days after completing 30-year sentence for murder BY LAURIE HANNA

A convicted New Jersey murderer has admitted killing his mother just two days after being released from serving a 30-year sentence for killing a neighbor.

Steven Pratt, from Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to the death of mom Gwendolyn Pratt in a violent attack two years ago.

"I don't want a trial. I'm guilty,” Pratt said as he confessed to his mother's death, according to Fox 32 News.

The 47-year-old must serve 85% of a 25-year prison sentence for the manslaughter on Oct. 12, 2014.

An autopsy found that she died from massive blunt-force head injuries.

"Police Academy," George Gaynes, 'Punky Brewster' Actor, Dead At 98

Actor George Gaynes, known for his roles on "Punky Brewster" and "Police Academy," has died. He was 98 years old. 

The actor died at his daughter Iya Gaynes Falcone Brown's home in North Bend, Washington on Monday night. Falcone Brown, confirmed the news to The New York Times. 

Born in Finland in 1917, Gaynes had an distinguished career in entertainment. Hecame to New York after World War II and joined the New York City Opera, where he played Figaro and Leporello in "Don Giovanni." 

He appeared on many TV series in the '60s and '70s such as "Hawaii Five-O," "Bonanza," "Hogan's Heroes" and "Columbo." He also appeared on Broadway in Cole Porter's "Out of This World" and played Rosalind Russell's suitor in 1953's "Wonderful Town," a musical version of "My Sister Eileen."

Gaynes scored his first major role in 1982's "Tootsie," as a soap opera actor who pursues Dustin Hoffman's character. He followed that film up with two of his most iconic roles -- Commandant Eric Lassard in the "Police Academy" films, and Henry Warnimont, the foster father in "Punky Brewster." 

Mob Wives Star Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola loses battle with cancer at age 55 RIP

Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola

Angela Raiola best known as Big Ang star of the VH1 reality series, "Mob Wives" passed away on Feb. 18, 2016 after battling cancer. She was 55 years old. Her uncle, the late Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi, was a captain in the Genovese crime family.

Prostitute found dead in Britain hid her secret life as sex worker from her family

A prostitute found dead in Britain had hidden her life as a sex worker from her family.

Jessica McGraa, 37, was found dead in an apartment in Aberdeen, Scotland, after telling her husband she was travelling from her London home to sell hair extensions.

Her devastated husband Gareth had no idea of her secret double life, Mirror Online reported.

He said his Nigerian-born partner was a devout Christian and he was convinced she was making money by selling hair extensions.

“I honestly believed that she was making her money from hair extensions,” the 56-year-old said.

“She was a very pious girl — she dragged me to church even and that’s not easy.