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إسرائيل تعزز من إجراءاتها الامنية على الحدود مع مصر وتنشر نظاما حديثا للاستشعار

الغردقة.. 565 منزلاً عشوائياً آيلاً للسقوط والسكان: لسنا مواطنين درجة ثانية

عمرو موسي : المناصب السياسية الان تذهب الي أهل الثقة وليست الي أهل الخبرة ..ولست طامعا في أى منصب في الوقت الحالي

محمد البلتاجى : قيادات الاخوان التى تتحدث باسم الرئاسة "مخطئة" وانا غير راضى عن أداء حكومة هشام قنديل

يسرى فوده : فى طريقننا نحو 40 الف شهيد بسوريا بينهم اطفال ومهجرين اليوم احتراق المسجد الاموى فى واحدة من اقدم مدن العالم

البدوى: لا نملك مصادر تمويل مثل حزب الحرية والعدالة

نادر بكار : أعلن مقاطعتي أنا والتيار السلفي لبرنامج العاشرة مساء حضورا ومشاهدة

تامر حسني مع زوجته بسمة بوسيل فى الصور الأولى بعد زواجهم

عمرو خالد:حزب مصر يستهدف استيعاب فئات من المواطنين لا تجد فى الاخوان والليبراليين ضالتهم  

الفنانون العرب يقاطعون مهرجان "سلام أورينت" في النمسا المخصص للموسيقى الشرقية وذلك بسبب رعاية سفارة إسرائيل  

Real Madrid never give up; it's in their DNA and history. That's why Mourinho's men will look for a comeback at the Camp Nou next Wednesday. The Whites are only one goal behind and will look to turn the aggregate around to reach the Copa del Rey semifinals. Jose Mourinho used a surprising starting eleven that included Altintop and Carvalho. Real Madrid gave a great performance in the first half and scored the opener through Cristiano Ronaldo, regarding whom all doubts should be dispelled. The visitors were more effective after half-time and turned the score around. Benzema had a chance to net an equaliser but sent the ball to the post after defeating Pinto. Real Madrid knew exactly what to do from the start: playing together and looking to surprise Barcelona with long passes capitalising on the speed of Ronaldo and Benzema. It didn't matter that Guardiola's men kept possession as long as they didn't prove dangerous up front. Benzema served Ronaldo a...

Iker Casillas lamented the way Barcelona drew the match soon after half-time because Real Madrid had been giving an excellent performance till then. "We had a good start and kept a clean sheet, which is what we wanted, until Barcelona drew the match from a set piece in which we made a mistake. We had defended well in the first half. Moments like that throw all our work to out the window." "We have to use our weapons, just like they do. We have to be ourselves. Our objective is to compete and better ourselves."

Benzema and Granero analysed tonight's match against Barcelona in the mixed zone. Benzema "Barcelona are always a great team and we'll have to fight to the end of the next game the way we did tonight in the first half. This is a two game tie and there's still one left, although it was important to win at home. We'll try to defeat them and reach the next round in Barcelona." Granero "It's a painful result for us because it's always difficult to lose at our stadium. The tie is open and we'll fight in the return leg to make things difficult for Barcelona." "We'll have to change our mentality to win Sunday's league match. I'm sure tonight's game will help us be in high spirits to face Athletic Bilbao. We'll think about the return leg after that. The crowd supported the team throughout the entire match and we'll try to compensate them in the Camp Nou clash."

"The tie is open but difficult. Ties are not games. We tried to control the match and score, and we expected our opponent to leave open spaces for us to counterattack in as they searched for a goal. We also wanted to use this to wait for the clock to tick away. We wanted them to experience difficulty losing 1-0, but we cannot afford to concede set piece goals." "I did not look to concede a goal from a set piece at the start of the second half. We wanted to keep winning 1-0 and avoid making the mistakes we made before half-time. A 1-0 score is a bad result for the visitors and we expected Barcelona to dominate more and leave spaces as they looked for a strike, but we conceded that set piece strike. A team that wants to defeat Barcelona cannot concede that sort of goal. We expected to have more chances to counterattack. Conceding that strike right after half-time affected both sides on a psychological level; it was good for them and they eventually netted a ...

Ricardo Carvalho returned to the centre of the defence against Barcelona after recovering from his knee injury. The defender and Sergio Ramos addressed the media in the mixed zone after the match. Carvalho "We can always do better. We were fine and playing a tight and balanced game, but Puyol's goal after half-time changed everything. Barcelona became more confident and their game improved. We'll do everything we can to turn the tie around." "It's been a complicated year for me because I played many games last season and I've experienced physical problems from the start of the present campaign. I feel better each day and expect to return to last season's form. I was really looking forward to playing and helping the team." Ramos "We must be realistic: we didn't do too well. We threw our advantage away and Barcelona were efficient at scoring. We must now think about La Liga. It will be difficult to defeat Barcel...

Emilio Butragueño analizó el primero de los dos Clásicos de los que saldrá uno de los semifinalistas de la Copa del Rey: “Estoy un poco triste porque nos hemos puesto por delante pero no hemos sido capaces de controlar el ritmo y jugar con nuestras armas, que son muchas”. El director de Relaciones Institucionales del Real Madrid prefiere pasar página y pensar ya solo en la remontada, algo que ve factible: “Somos el Real Madrid. Un gran equipo acostumbrado a superar las dificultades”. "I'm a little sad because we scored the opener but were unable to set our own pace to the game and use our weapons, which are many." "We crowded the midfield more and Barcelona found it difficult to reach our goal. We took the lead in the first half. Our midfielders didn't allow Messi to play and kept him in check. He didn't participate in attack as he does in other games. We were always aware of how dangerous they are in attack. Iker was forced to make se...

"I wish to say yesterday's incident with Leo Messi was unintentional, but I neverteheless want to apologise to him if he was offended because all I do is defend my team and this institution. I give my heart and soul, and the thought of hurting a colleague has never enetered my mind."

The Whites will start preparing for Sunday's league match against Athletic Bilbao at 11:00 CET behind closed doors Realmadrid.com / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell Real Madrid have the day off today. They will resume training tomorrow at 11:00 CET to start preparing for Sunday's La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao (21:30 CET). The session will be carried out behind closed doors.

Iker Casillas continues writing history at Real Madrid. The goalkeeper will play his 600th official match with the Whites on Sunday's league clash with Athletic Bilbao. Since making his debut 13 seasons ago, Iker has won two Champions League titles, two Intercontinental Cups, one European Super Cup, four league championships, one Copa del Rey and three Spanish Super Cups. Casillas made his official debut against Athletic at San Mames on 12 September 1999, and he's since become a legendary Madridista in his own right. He'll soon overtake Hierro and Gento on the ranking of appearances with the team and he's slowly, but steadily, approaching Raul's record 741 games. Casillas is the first goalkeeper in the history of the club to play so many games with the team.

A group of labor and political forces agreed Thursday to coordinate ahead of celebrations for the first anniversary of the uprising that forced President Hosni Mubarak from power on 11 February last year. Several political powers and official bodies have already announced their intention to commemorate the start of the revolution. The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has declared 25 January a national holiday. The decision came during a meeting of representatives from the Egyptian Farmers Union, Egyptian Communist Party, Tagammu Party, Egyptian Socialist Party, 25 January Revolution Youth Coalition, as well as additional political and labor forces. Some of these groups are still in the process of being officially certified. The meeting resulted in the formation of a committee that will be tasked with organizing activities and preparing for the celebrations. These activities will include distributing fliers and organizing public rallies and Cai...

Court rulings have invalidated the results of various elections around Egypt for the third round of elections for the lower house of parliament, delaying the official end of the first half of Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary polls. The runoff vote for party list-based seats for the People's Assembly will be re-held in the first electoral district of Sohag Governorate on 16 and 17 January, said head of the High Judicial Elections Commission (HJEC) Abdel Moez Ibrahim Thursday. This will implement a ruling by an administrative court and endorsed by the Supreme Administrative Court, Ibrahim added. Ibrahim also spoke about other court rulings regarding the third round of People's Assembly elections. The administrative court in Assiut on Thursday evening canceled the results of elections for single-winner seats in Minya Governorate's second constituency. The 53 candidates there will re-compete in both normal and runoff elections...

Former Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa denied receiving funds from Saudi Arabia for his election campaign, in an interview with London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper Friday. When the newspaper asked Moussa about repeated charges that he has received funding

Dozens of protesters marched around Tahrir Square after Friday prayers, demanding retribution for protesters killed since the 25 January revolution began, social justice, halting natural gas exports to Israel, and a swift transition to civilian rule. The march did not disrupt traffic in the square. Protesters urged people at Omar Makram mosque and the Mugamma administrative building, both located on the square, to participate in the celebrations planned for 25 January to commemorate the anniversary of the uprising the overthrow former President Hosni Mubarak. Mazhar Shahin, the imam of Omar Makram mosque, participated in the march. During the demonstration, protesters raised images of the revolution's martyrs and the image of a military soldier who is currently on trial for joining Tahrir protesters in uniform last November. On Monday, 54 political parties and movements called for nationwide protests on 25 January to demand a swift transfer of power from militar...

Two judges investigating the violent clashes outside the cabinet last December ordered activist Ahmed Doama detained Thursday for 15 days pending investigation, judicial sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm Friday. In response, activists on Facebook and Twitter called for a Friday protest outside the public prosecutor's office in downtown Cairo. The judges handling the investigation into the clashes had detained 160 people total pending investigations. On Thursday, the Cairo Criminal Court released 60 suspects while continuing to investigate charges against them. The Dostor news †††site reported that security forces arrested Doama late Thursday in the Dokki neighborhood in Giza. Doama was interrogated in the Fifth Settlement in New Cairo, said activist Asmaa Mahfouz on Twitter. State-run Al-Ahram said on its †††site that the public prosecutor had charged Doama with inciting violence, assaulting military officers and attacking public institutions. On 16 Dece...

Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is currently on a six-country tour of the Nile Basin countries as Egypt increases its attempts to engage its neighbors to the south lobbying for a greater share of Nile water. Amr's visit is being advertised as promoting Egyptian investment in the Nile Basin countries, but Egyptian foreign policy experts say that the trip is really aimed at improving relations with the six countries that signed the Entebbe agreement in the Ugandan city back in 2010. The treaty calls for a more equitable distribution of Nile water rights among the eleven riparian countries, though at the time of signing it was ten, before the advent of South Sudan. The treaty was initially signed by Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Burundi signed a year later. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has promised to sign, but has yet to do so. Egypt refused to sign the treaty and declared it non-binding because it lacked Egypt’s consent. A...

Clashes that erupted in Tahrir Square Tuesday night during a unity celebration ended by Wednesday morning, eyewitnesses said. The fighting left six injured. They said the violence started when a group of people attacked street vendors in the square. The injured refused to go to the hospital in fear they would be arrested and were treated in the square. Hundreds of people had gathered in the square for a national unity celebration organized by some revolutionary groups. Protesters set up a stage in the middle of the square and hung TV screens. Several activists and the Suez-based band Semsemeya took part in the celebration. Participants sang patriotic songs. “While everyone was celebrating, thugs attacked the square and clashed with each other to ruin the celebration,” an eyewitness said.

Egypt officially informed Israel more than two months ago that it would not allow an annual Abu Jewish festival to take place in Egypt this year due to internal instability, an Egyptian diplomatic source said on Wednesday. "It was a unanimous decision by all relevant bodies in Beheira Governorate, where the Abu Hasira shrine is located,” the source said. The Abu Hasira festival, which was scheduled for 9 and 10 January, is held on the annual anniversary of the death of Rabbi Abu Hasira, whose mausoleum is located in the village of Damtu outside Damanhour. Political groups in Egypt had announced on Monday that they plan to protest during the festival, prompting authorities to announce that the festival had already been cancelled. The source added that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) approved the decision to outlaw the festival this year, communicating it to Israel through diplomatic channels, confirming that Israel understood the...

The decision of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ (SCAF) to declare 25 January a national holiday will not undermine calls to protest against military rule, revolutionary movements said on Wednesday. They said that they had expected the SCAF to announce a holiday in honor of the martyrs who fell victim to the brutality and repression of the Mubarak regime. “It is a nice gesture that came too late,” said Ahmed al-Naqr, spokesman for the National Assembly for Change, who called on citizens to demonstrate peace††††y on that day. “Military trials must stop, trials of the killers of the rebels since the outbreak of the revolution must be held, and political prisoners must be released,” he said. Khaled Talima, a member of the 25 January Revolutionary Youth Coalition, said the military council should protect the civil state and social justice, not simply recognize the revolution without achieving it...

The trial of military officers who joined Tahrir protesters in November 2011 was adjourned on Wednesday after one of the judges on the panel was changed, the Al-Badeel news †††site reported. The trial is to recommence on 12 February. Due to the change to the panel, the new hearing was scheduled in order to listen to lawyers’ pleas once again. Captain Ahmed Shuman, one of the officers on trial, had joined a group of protesters demanding the speedy hand-over of power to civilians in November. Shuman handed himself over to the military police in late November. Shuman had also joined protesters demanding the ouster of deposed President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February, the day before Mubarak stepped down. However, that time, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) pardoned him following pressure from sympathetic protesters. The new †††site said that Shuman faces several military charges, including "use of the internet to incite a coup aga...

The marathon three-part elections for Egypt’s People’s Assembly, the lower house of the Egyptian parliament, came to a conclusion on Wednesday, with the closure of polling stations after run-offs for the third phase. The third round of elections was held in eight Egyptian governorates, namely Qalyubiya, Gharbiya, Daqahlia, North Sinai, Marsa Matrouh, Minya, New Valley and Qena. Turnout for the run-offs was reportedly low. Five governorates saw re-runs in some constituencies, where judicial rulings had annulled voting results or halted the process, according to Abdel Moez Ibrahim, head of the High Judicial Elections Commission. However, several constituencies are still waiting to complete the voting process. In accordance with a court ruling, elections for individual candidates in Daqahlia are to be held again, although the commission did not specify a certain date yet. The list-based and individual elections of South Sinai, as well as the i...

Following its victories in parliamentary elections, the Muslim Brotherhood is inclined to choose its deputy guide, Khairat al-Shater, to head the next coalition government that the group is preparing to form, Brotherhood sources said on Tuesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said the group’s Freedom and Justice Party is engaged in talks with parties that left the Democratic Alliance — a group it once led — for them to rejoin the alliance. The goal is to constitute a parliamentary majority and form a coalition government. Shater is one of the most important leaders of the group. The prominent opposition figure and businessman was imprisoned by deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The group and the party tasked Shater last month with preparing a development plan for Egypt. Shater calls his plan “Project Renaissance.”

The Free Egyptians Party’s decision to boycott Shura Council elections has caused a rift among members of the Egyptian Bloc, which includes the Tagammu Party and the Social Democratic Party. The Shura Council is Egypt’s upper house of parliament. Despite the decision, Tagammu has pledged to compete in the elections, while the Social Democrats remain undecided. The Free Egyptians attributed its boycott to a "lack of seriousness in addressing violations committed so far during parliamentary elections, which have impacted the results of the vote." The party has not left the Egyptian Bloc, however, and its decision does not mean that other bloc members will boycott the elections, the Free Egyptians said in statement on Monday. Tagammu Party spokesperson, Nabil Zaki, told al-Masry al-Youm on Tuesday that his party would continue supporting its candidates for the coming elections

The governor of Sharqiya Governorate has punished school teachers for setting a test involving the composition of a congratulatory telegram to the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party for their success in the parliamentary elections. The assignment came during an Arabic †††††††† examination at Al-Qenayat preparatory school. One section of the test labeled the revolutionaries as "saboteurs.” Some parents were angered by the incident, while revolutionaries said they would take legal action against the school.

Religious figures from different Egyptian Christian sects have taken opposing stances on the involvement of Copts in the planned protests on 25 January, one year after the start of the Egyptian uprising. Some church leaders have called on Coptic Christians to boycott the demonstrations, while others have encouraged participation. In defense of the boycott, some church leaders say that the democratic transition is being conducted in accordance with the ti††††ble set by the military council. “Egypt is moving towards democracy, and the parliamentary elections were fair,” said Shubra al-Khaima Bishop Morkos. “What we need now is presidential elections and a new constitution.” “The military council committed itself to handing over power in June,” he said, adding that the council should be given the opportunity to fulfill the pledge as long it is abiding by the deadline. However, Andrea Zaki, vice presi...

Ambulance sirens and the sound of an occasional gunshot in the background cannot break the determined, measured cadence of Abdallah Omar Abdel Rahman, the son of the man convicted of helping coordinate the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and one of the leaders of a Cairo sit-in aiming to have him freed. “Everyone has come to know the heroism of this man and the truth, which was concealed by the corrupt Mubarak regime,” he says. The protest for the release of Abdallah's father, Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman — known as “the Blind Sheikh” — could not seem more out of place. Just a street over on Qasr al-Aini, a December protest outside the cabinet building devolved into a street battle between protesters and unrestrained military and police forces, which ultimately left 17 dead and hundreds injured. But at the sit-in, located just a few hundred feet from the US Embassy in Cairo, five men sit down for ...

A secretary who thought she was pregnant with her first child after piling on the pounds was terrified to discover she actually had cancer. Kayleigh Terry, 21, had also been suffering from pains and fatigue but was bemused when a pregnancy test came back negative. A follow-up ultrasound scan revealed she had a large cancerous growth which covered an area from her breast to her lower abdomen. She was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma and had emergency chemotherapy to shrink the potentially deadly tumour. Kayleigh lost her hair and eye-lashes along with 3st in weight after the shrunken tumour was removed a few months later. But today after a gruelling two year battle, Kayleigh is celebrating after being given the all-clear and even hopes she may be able to start a family in the future. Kayleigh of Warrington, Cheshire said: 'I thought I was going to be a mother and I never thought for one moment I had a tumour growing inside me. It just looked for all intents and p...

The son of football legend Trevor Francis has appeared in court charged with burglary after he allegedly stole a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes and expensive jewellery from former England star and Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie's £1.7million home. Appearing at Warwickshire Magistrates Court, Leamington Spa, today, 24-year-old James John Francis was committed to appear for trial at Warwick Crown Court on February 29. Francis, who wore a smart grey suit with an expensive-looking watch, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address during the short hearing. The youngest son of Birmingham City legend Trevor, who became Britain's first £1million player in 1979, is alleged to have stolen a string of luxury goods from a cottage at Hendrie's six-bedroom country house in leafy Rowington, Warwickshire, in July last year. Among the high-value goods stolen, it is alleged Mr Francis jnr, who is a semi-professional footballer himself, stole golf clubs, a Vertu smartphone, designer cl...

Hong Kong, one of the world's richest cities, is abuzz with a luxury property boom that has seen homes exchanged for record sums. But the wealth of the city has a darker side, with tens of thousands priced out of housing altogether and forced to live in the most degrading conditions. These pictures by British photographer Brian Cassey capture the misery of people - some estimates put the figure as high as 100,000 - who are forced to live in cages measuring just 6ft by 2 1/2ft. Yan Chi Leung is mentally ill and lives in the 6ft by 2.5ft wire cage at the bottom of this stack of three Kong Sui Kao, 64, sits in his home in a room with 19 other cages The city is one of the planet's most densely packed metropolitan areas, with nearly 16,500 people living in every square mile of the territory. Unscrupulous landlords are charging around US$200 a month for each cage, which are packed 20 to a room, and up to three levels high. Read more: http://www.dailymail.c...

John Terry has played down his latest knee scare and is confident of being fit for Chelsea's Barclays Premier League game against Sunderland on Saturday. Terry hurt his right knee colliding with the post while making a goalline clearance in Sunday's FA Cup win over Portsmouth. The Blues and England captain was able to continue at the expense of some swelling, adding to the left-knee problem that has been troubling him recently. Knee injury: Terry receives treatment against Portsmouth That issue forced Terry to undergo a late fitness test ahead of Sunday's game, amid reports he needed an injection to get through the previous Monday's victory at Wolves. Terry, who is renowned for playing through the pain, told Chelsea TV: 'I have been struggling with the other knee but I clattered into the post with my right knee. 'All is fine. It's a little bit swollen but I am sure with the couple of days off we have, it will heal.' Meanwhile, Gary C...

Tottenham moved within striking distance of Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester City after coasting to victory over Everton thanks to goals from Aaron Lennon and Benoit Assou-Ekotto. Knowing a win would put them level with second-place Manchester United, Tottenham started nervously, but Lennon cut in from the right after getting on the end of Assou-Ekotto's brilliant crossfield pass and slotted past Tim Howard to settle the home crowd's nerves. The full-back then added a second just after the hour when he blasted a 30-yard shot which flew past Howard off Tim Cahill's backside to seal the success. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2085308/Tottenham-2-Everton-0-Spurs-points-spot-win.html#ixzz1jBwdalxv

Luis Suarez has set his sights on finishing a turbulent season on a high by helping Liverpool lift a trophy and secure a top-four finish. The striker wants to repay the support of manager Kenny Dalglish and his team-mates after he was handed a eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2085071/Luis-Suarez-double-target-repay-Liverpool.html#ixzz1jBwWONfB

Manchester City slumped to their second home defeat in four days as Steven Gerrard's early penalty moved Liverpool to within 90 minutes of their first Wembley appearance since 1996. Lacking key men, including skipper Vincent Kompany who sat forlornly in the stands as he began a four-match ban, and drained by the energy exerted at having to play for 78 minutes with 10 men against Manchester United at the weekend, City were a shadow of their usual selves. It represented the first time they had lost back-to-back games at the Etihad Stadium since February 2008, before Sheikh Mansour began his billion pound quest to conquer the English game. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2085330/Manchester-City-0-Liverpool-1-Steven-Gerrard-penalty-settles-it.html#ixzz1jBvyMlOG

Some NHS hospitals are spending as little as 86 pence a meal on food for patients. New figures show a massive disparity in what is spent per day on food and drinks for patients. Some hospitals spend as little as £2.57 per patient while others spend more than £22 a day - nearly £7.50 per meal. The National Health Service spends around £500million a year on food and drink for patients The data, compiled by the NHS Information Centre, give details of spending on food and drink in 2010-11 of more than 350 primary care trusts, foundation hospitals and other NHS organisations. It showed more than 30 trusts - almost one in 10 of the total - fork out less than £5 a day on breakfast, lunch and dinner for each patient in their care. The lowest spender is Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, which spends just £2.57 a day. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2085015/NHS-hospitals-feed-patients-90p-meal--splash-7-50.html#ixzz1jBvaGhaC

young woman who was tormented for six years by a phone text stalker has spoken of her shock when she discovered it was her neighbour. Hollie Townsley, 21, was sent thousands of anonymous obscene messages and phone calls, which started when she was only 14. Miss Townsley , who became too frightened to leave the house, was unaware that her stalker was neighbour Gary Wilson, who she had known for most of her life. Wilson, 51, was jailed for four years at Newcastle Crown Court last week after admitting putting Hollie in fear of violence by harassment. The court heard that Wilson believed his neighbours resented his successful bid to build a conservatory. He began bombarding the teenager with messages, starting with a text saying 'I know what what you're wearing', which Hollie believed was a joke by a friend at school. But things quickly escalated, and it became clear she was being followed as the texter knew what she was doing and where she was at all times. Miss To...

Customer complaints about failures by the ‘big six’ energy firms hit four million last year. Mistakes on bills and inaccurate meter readings were the biggest source of anger and frustration, say researchers. The errors mean many thousands of customers are being overcharged on monthly direct debits, leaving them in credit with energy firms. Losing out: The Which? survey suggests that wronged customers are missing out on as much as £4million a year in compensation But in other cases repeated estimated bills mean customers are paying too little and are then confronted with a sudden and large demand for payment for gas or electricity. The figures – compiled by Which? – suggest energy firms are failing to deal with complaints fairly or give customers advice on how to pursue them. The consumer group found that nine in ten people who were unhappy with the way a complaint was dealt with did not then pursue it with the energy ombudsman. Which? suggests that, as a result, the...

It is my human right not to work for Poundland: Graduate who faced losing benefit sues ministers A graduate made to work for her jobless benefits as a shelf stacker in Poundland is taking legal action against the Government under the Human Rights Act. Cait Reilly, who studied geology at university, had been unable to find a job in her subject area and was claiming unemployment benefit while volunteering in a museum in the hope it would lead to a job in that sector. But the 22-year-old had to give up the placement in order to work in the budget store under a Government scheme designed to encourage the long-term unemployed back to work. Work experience: Cait Reilly said she had to sweep up and fill the shelves at the Poundland store in Kings Heath, Birmingham Miss Reilly is now taking landmark legal action against the Government after being told she risked losing her £53.45-a-week Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) payment if she turned down the two-week unpaid work experien...

Most brides cannot wait to see their wedding photos. But for Sarah Hart, they only highlighted her weight problem. The mother-of-two, 30, had a joint wedding with her sister. But her size 24-gown dwarfed her size eight sibling's. After seeing the photographs, Sarah continued to pile on weight until she got so big she could not even stretch an aircraft seatbelt around her waist on a holiday flight. Double wedding: Sarah Hart (left) used this photo of her joint wedding with her sister, Amanda, to motivate her to lose weight But instead of going on a traditional diet, Sarah had gastric mind band therapy where she was hypnotised into believing she had a stomach the size of a golf ball. Using her wedding photos as inspiration, Sarah started eating tiny portions and shed more than 11st in just under two years. She now tips the scales at just nine stone 12 pounds. Today Sarah, of Caerphilly, south Wales, said: 'My dress was absolutely huge. I needed to have it custom...

Photographs of the rubbish-strewn home where the body of a toddler murdered by his mother was found have been released by prosecutors. Kimberley Hainey, 37, was last month found guilty by a majority verdict of murdering her son Declan at a flat in Paisley, Renfrewshire. She was also convicted of failing to report Declan’s death to police or other authorities and of concealing his body in the flat while pretending he was alive for eight months. Rubbish strewn cot: The bed where Declan Hainey was left dead for up to eight months is filled with waste including empty bottles of Irn-Bru, 3 Hammers cider, Lucozade, vodka and crisp packets. On the table are strewn cans of Tennents lager and more snack packaging, with more rubbish on the floor Filthy: A dirty kitchen counter in the flat in Paisley, Renfrewshire, covered in unwashed dishes empty containers including Clover margarine, Lurpak butter, a host of microwave meals, hamburger packaging and a bottle of pills ...