Adele gets a woman to propose to her BOYFRIEND as she kicks off live tour
It is a leap year after all, it’s not the time for maybes!
Adele
helped a happy couple get engaged during the opening night of her new
world tour this week - even if she DID have to bully the future groom
into accepting his beloved’s proposal!
Yes - it is a leap year after all - and Adele helped one of her
biggest fans pop the question during her show in Belfast, Northern
Ireland on Monday 29th February at the SSE Arena.
The fan revealed she had ALREADY proposed to boyfriend Neil earlier
in the day but he’d said maybe - which led Adele to rouse the arena into
a chant of “come on Neil” until he accepted. Which he did, eventually!
The 2016 Adele Live Tour is the ‘Rolling In The Deep’ singer’s first
tour since 2011 - in support of her latest album ’25’, and features a
crowd-pleasing setlist of all the hits you’d want to see.
Clinton and Trump, frontrunners in the US presidential nomination, are
seeking to finish off their challengers on Super Tuesday. Support from
black voters is a key factor in Clinton's run.
Registered Democrat and Republican party members began voting in primary
elections on Tuesday in what is the pivotal day for determining
candidates for the November 8 presidential election.
A French court has ordered a former chief of the Guantanamo prison camp
to reply to allegations of illegal detention and torture. The summons
alone is a victory for one ex-inmate. Elizabeth Bryant reports from
Paris.
In his book, "Journey to Hell," Frenchman Mourad Benchellali recounts
the torture and insults he faced during his two-year detention at the US
military prison at Guantanamo Bay. His first meeting with the man
presiding over the newly opened Camp X-Ray came in early 2002, shortly
after his arrival.
Protests took place on Monday in Peshawar and other Pakistani cities
Pakistan is bracing
for further protests at the funeral of the former bodyguard who killed
Punjab's governor, in a case that shocked the country.
Authorities have deployed heavy security in Rawalpindi where thousands are expected to mourn Mumtaz Qadri.
Qadri was hailed as a hero by Islamists after killing Salman Taseer in 2011 over his opposition to blasphemy laws.
His execution on Monday prompted thousands of protesters to take to the streets across Pakistan.
Mumtaz Qadri was hailed as a hero by some Islamist groups
What are Pakistan's blasphemy laws?
Qadri's
supporters staged mostly peaceful rallies in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad
and also blocked highways into Islamabad. Demonstrators had burned
tyres and chanted slogans. 'Heightened security' - Ilyas Khan, BBC News, Islamabad
Islamabad
is unusually quiet this morning. Schools are shut, most markets are
likely to remain closed, and lawyers are observing a strike. Authorities
have placed shipping containers on roads to seal the Red Zone, where
government buildings are located.
Neighbouring
Rawalpindi, where the burial will take place, is largely off-limits for
commuters, especially areas around the venue.
There is
heightened security in all major cities and towns. Authorities in
Karachi have banned pillion riding on motorbikes until Friday to prevent
drive-by attacks.
Large crowds are expected to pour in for the
funeral. The tempo is being built up by religious groups, including the
mainstream Jamaat-e-Islami party which termed Monday, the day of Qadri's
hanging, as the "black day" and announced daily protests until Friday.
But
fear of violence is not as acute as one would have expected some years
ago. Monday's protests did not attract large crowds, and protesters did
not show a willingness to take on the security personnel manning the
cordons.
Also, Pakistan's often cacophonic TV news channels have
been uncharacteristically restrained, apparently following firm official
advice. This has kept public anxiety at a lower level.
Qadri was executed at 04:30 local time (23:30 GMT) at Adiala jail in Rawalpindi on Monday.
Qadri's relatives and supporters received his body on Monday and prepared it for the funeral
He had trained as an elite police commando and was
assigned to Salman Taseer as his bodyguard. Qadri shot the politician at
an Islamabad market in January 2011, and was sentenced to death later
that year.
He claimed it was his religious duty to kill the
minister, who was an outspoken critic of Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws
and supported liberal reforms.
Pakistan has seen Islamist groups grow in influence in recent years and several high profile blasphemy cases.
Blasphemy
is an extremely sensitive issue in Pakistan and critics argue that
blasphemy laws are often misused to settle personal scores and unfairly
target minorities.
Who was Salman Taseer?
The 2011 murder of Salman Taseer, who was the governor of Punjab, was one of Pakistan's most high-profile assassinations.
He was one of the most prominent
liberal politicians in the country and a close associate of Asif Ali
Zardari, who was then the president.
Known to be an outspoken critic of the
country's harsh blasphemy laws, arguing that they discriminated against
religious minorities, and sought liberal reforms.
He had called for a pardon for Asia
Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death in 2010 for insulting
the Prophet Muhammad.
Scientists discover a link between the mosquito-borne disease and a rare disorder that can lead to nerve damage and paralysis.
Zika Linked To Paralysis Condition
By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent
New research has confirmed the Zika virus can trigger the paralysing condition Guillain-Barre.
Sky News revealed two weeks ago that Colombian doctors had found the virus in five patients with the neurological condition.
Now scientists at the Institut Pasteur in France have
analysed a Zika outbreak in French Polynesia in 2013-14 and also found
patients have increased risk of Guillain-Barre (GBS) around six days
later.
The syndrome is caused by an abnormal immune response to an infection, which results in nerve damage and paralysis.
In 20-30% of patients the breathing muscles stop working and 5% die despite intensive care.
Professor Arnaud Fontanet, the lead researcher, told Sky
News that the condition could be a massive challenge for countries with
limited healthcare in south and central America.
"In our study 38% of the patients had to be hospitalised in intensive care for respiratory assistance," he said.
"We need to urge countries to get ready in areas where the
epidemic is reaching its peak to be able - as much as they can - to
accommodate those patients in intensive care units."
:: Fourteen Zika Cases Possibly Spread Through Sex
The researchers calculate in The Lancet medical journal that
24 in every 100,000 people infected with Zika will go on to develop
Guillain-Barre.
The finding suggests hundreds of people in South and Central
America are likely to become paralysed as the pandemic unfolds, with
recovery uncertain.
If the virus has mutated, or the Latin American population
is more susceptible than the Polynesians to severe effects of the
infection, the numbers could be even higher.
Zika: Your Questions Answered
The health minister of Colombia has warned hospitals to prepare for 1,500 cases of Guillain-Barre over the coming months.
Sky News filmed in two hospitals in Cali, where researchers
found evidence that the Zika virus can linger long after the symptoms
have gone - and that could trigger GBS.
Dr Andres Zea, a neurologist at the hospital, said: "In my mind it is related to Zika.
"It is terrible. It's a mosquito. Only one bite and 15 days
later, 20 days later, you are going to be in intensive care. These
patients have families."
One of Dr Zea's patients had suffered a cardiac arrest and brain damage as a result of nerve damage caused by Guillain Barre.
Another, Sandra Tamayo, was unable to move her facial
muscles because of GBS. She couldn't blink and struggled to move her
mouth.
"The situation is terrible, really terrible," she said. "I
can't express anything. If I am smiling inside I can't express it. It's
like wearing a mask."
Brighton won 4-0 for the second Championship match in succession.
Brighton
took advantage of a first-half capitulation by Leeds United at the Amex
Stadium to move just two points behind Championship leaders Burnley.
Tomer Hemed opened the scoring with a chipped penalty, the hosts' first goal of four inside the first 38 minutes.
An
unfortunate own goal from Liam Cooper doubled Brighton's lead, before
Hemed slotted in his second and Lewis Dunk headed in from a corner.
The defeat was Leeds' heaviest since Steve Evans took charge in October.
Brighton won 4-0 for the second Championship match in succession.
