I’m a married Christian man: 'wheelchair rant' was misunderstood- Kanye West

He's been criticised for saying the only people allowed to sit down at his Yeezus shows are those with special 'handicapped parking spaces and s**t'.

But Kanye West chose to 'break it down' in a highly personal speech made to his audience at the Brisbane show on Monday night.

Addressing the crowd, the 37-year-old rap star said his actions had been misunderstood by critics, but explained, 'I’m not judging them - I’m just telling you who I am. I’m a married Christian man.'

Wife Kim Kardashian was in the audience for her husband's final show, wearing her statement black and accompanied by her friend Steph Shep.

The 33-year-old star of Keeping Up With The Kardashians cheered as her partner described his evolving image.

'I’m not gonna make one of those Ben Affleck statements and s**t if that’s what you’re thinking,' he said, saying he then went from 'being a rock star across the globe...to making the decision to pick one woman, raise a family…for anyone here that’s married, or in a relationship, knows that there’s enough things working against you.'

Defending his actions at an earlier show in Sydney, when he sent security guard Pascal Duvier to check whether a seated person was in fact in a wheelchair - which they were - the rapper on Monday night said, 'At my concerts I make sure everybody has as good a time as possible.

'So all this demonising me, it ain’t gonna work after a while. Pick a new target. Pick a new target!

''Cos I’m not one of these dumb-a**e artists that you’re used to. 

'You come to me, I’m gonna take my platform and I’m gonna break down this s**t down for real,intelligent people every night so they can understand.'

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You're evicted: corpses are removed from crypts when relatives could no longer afford fees in Guatemala

Armed only with a sledgehammer and mask to cover his mouth and nose, a Guatemalan grave-cleaner begins the wretched task of smashing open a crypt and removing whatever rank remains lurk inside.

A human skull with thick hair still clinging to it is pulled from one of the dark tombs, a miniature baby coffin, adorned with a white flower, from another.

The men are removing the dead whose families can no longer afford the luxury of a private crypt and as soon as a lease on a grave expires, the cleaners will come and free up the space for a new paying customer.

Any remains that are not claimed will be stuffed into plastic bags, labelled and sent to a mass grave to be reburied. 

Most of the corpses excavated are largely decomposed, but those that were laid to rest in the upper crypts, where conditions are hot and dry, become mummified.

As the team of grave-cleaners go to work in Guatemala City, their manner hardly appears different to labourers on a building site or workers at a recycling centre.

Bags of broken corpses are tossed into heaps like piles of garbage and transported on forklift trucks with the clothes they were buried in still on their backs.

In one photo, a dead body with long thick black hair sits eerily erect at the top of a mountain of bagged bones.

Another fully intact mummy, with legs shoved into a bin bag lies against a wall and underneath a sign that reads 'no littering here'. 

Once the corpses have been removed, many of the coffins will be discarded, and end up on a heap of rubbish and broken wood near the graveyard. 

Remains that are claimed by family members are stored in a small box and then deposited at an ossuary at the General Cemetery.

Jorge Dan Lopez, who took these photos, said: 'The landscape was macabre, but constantly interesting. Vultures would circle the graves from above, beadily watching every move of those who came into contact with the dead.

'I got a distinctive view of skin, bones, and an almost-preserved face, grimacing indescribably.

'Everything, from the bottom of the crypts to the remains of human hair, had a pungent, dry odour.' 

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Unripe for the title: Manchester United will not win the Premier League title this year- Gary Neville

Gary Neville believes Manchester United will fail to win the Premier League title but claimed the Red Devils are in better shape than they were at the start of the season.

United defeated QPR 4-0 on Sunday as new boys Angel di Maria, Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo and Ander Herrera all impressed.

However, former Old Trafford defender Neville believes defeating sides like newly-promoted QPR are the games United should be winning comfortably and thinks his old

club may become unstuck against tougher opposition.

Speaking on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football, when asked whether Louis van Gaal’s side can finish top of the table, Neville said: ‘I don’t think they can no.

‘I think Chelsea and (Manchester) City are going to be the two strongest teams.’

‘I think defensively, when they come up against the big sides, I think there will be a problem defensively in dealing with them.

‘I think they’re closer to the title than they were three weeks ago. In repsect of maybe next season or the season after, you can see some light at the end of the tunnel with the players that they’ve signed.’

However, Neville wasn’t getting too excited about United’s victory, claiming United should be beating teams of QPR’s calibre and said: ‘These are the games you expect United to win three or four-nil, historically. They did (by beating QPR) what they should be doing.

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Champions League: Liverpool won't be 'tourists' in return to the competiton- Rodgers

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has claimed his club belong in the Champions League as he has offered up some passionate words ahead of their return to Europe's elite competition on Tuesday.

Bulgarian champions Lodogorets are the first Champions League visitors to Anfield since December 2009 and Rodgers was in bullish mood as he prepared to make his first appearance in the competition as a manager.

"We are not tourists in this competition -- we believe it is where we belong and where we should be playing," he told reporters. "For the players and everyone involved it's something that brings the real excitement, but it isn't a 'giddy' excitement.

"We are Liverpool, we are five times winners of the European Cup and we are synonymous with its best traditions. Our players are excited by the challenges ahead, not daunted by them. We have earned the right to be there, that's the important thing."

The Liverpool boss went on to insist Liverpool's Champions League appearance this season cannot be a brief flirtation with the big time, as he is targeting a lengthy stay in the competition.

"It's difficult to get in it and it will be even harder to stay in it," continued Rodgers. "What qualification has done has brought greater resources to the club and allows us to add depth and strength and build something here but it doesn't make it any easier. That's the challenge and the beauty of being in the Premier League.

"You've got a fight on your hands to be up in it every year. The club went through a great period for many years at that level and then to be out of it. You see the struggles it brings when you're not in it as well.

"We're building here and still a work in progress in many aspects of the football team and the club but it's very important for us to really enjoy it and embrace everything and look to ensure we stay in it.

"It's something we will expect as a group. We aim to be the best. Sustaining the club in this competition is important. It hits home as soon as you actually see ourselves back in the Champions League how much it can actually be missed."

Rodgers went on to reflect on his personal rise from being a member of Jose Mourinho coaching staff at Chelsea on their epic Champions League nights against the like of Barcelona and Liverpool, as he suggested he always imagined himself being in the position he finds himself in now.

"I had an experience of a Champions League final in Moscow," he added of the 2008 final when he travelled as part of the Chelsea staff for the all-Premier League final against Manchester United. "I remember walking out of the tunnel when the teams were coming out and I was behind them. I was picturing myself as the manager in a Champions League final.

"I was putting myself in that position and what it might be like. So when we were walking out I was framing the mindset that one day, if this was to happen, then I will have been here before.

"At that time in my mind I was preparing towards being the manager. With all the experiences of games in that period, they all helped me because in my mind I was looking at the game and making decisions as a manager.

"There have been many very good coaches that have never had the opportunity to work [at this level]. I feel totally relaxed at the level and around the big games. This is it. I have worked all my life as a coach.

"I have been able to sample it in a second position really from a coaching perspective so I know the dynamics around the Champions League and the excitement it brings to everyone involved.

"It's something that I have really, really wanted to experience as a coach. At 41 to be able to get the chance to do it is really young but it's something I'm really looking forward to."

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Rio Ferdinand came down on David Moyes as 'embarassing'

Rio Ferdinand has lifted the lid on the David Moyes era at Manchester United and described some of the tactics used by the former Old Trafford manager as 'embarrassing', in comments taken from his new book "#2Sides".

Ferdinand returned to Old Trafford on Sunday for the first time since his 12-year stay at the club ended last May, only to see his QPR side beaten 4-0 by a revived United. Yet it was his comments surrounding Moyes that will dominate the agenda after that game.

No United player has spoken out against Moyes in the months since he was sacked as Old Trafford boss, but Ferdinand climbed over that wall of silence with a highly critical assessment of the Scot's tactics during his troubled ten-month reign as the club's manager.

"He tried to impose a vision, but never seemed to be completely clear what that vision should be," writes Ferdinand in his book that is being serialised by the Sun. "Unintentionally, he created a negative vibe where, with Fergie, it had always been positive. He'd slowly lost us. I didn't enjoy playing under him.

"Sometimes our main tactic was the long, high, diagonal cross. It was embarrassing. In one home game against Fulham we had 81 crosses! I was thinking, why are we doing this? Andy Carroll doesn't play for us!

"Moyes's innovations led to negativity and confusion. It was always how to stop the other side. Moyes set us up not to lose. We'd been accustomed to playing to win."

Ferdinand also revealed how Moyes dropped him for last season's Champions League quarterfinal clash against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, after the coach told his veteran centre-back in front of his teammates that he was leaving him out because he wanted more pace in his defensive line.

"It killed me," added Ferdinand. "Inside I wanted to scream and grab him. I'm a team player, so I just had to bite my tongue and stand there.

"It was probably the worst single moment I ever had at United. I'd never been dropped for a big game like that - and to drop that on me in front of everybody."

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Miss America 2015: Kira Kazantsev emerge as Miss America 2015

The new Miss America has been announced. Kira Kazantsev of New York was crowned the Miss America 2015 title at the pageant which took place on Sunday, September 14 in Atlantic City. It was the third time Miss New York has won the title at the annual competition. Miss Virginia Courtney Paige Garrett, meanwhile, was named the runner up.

The contestants wowed the judges and viewers with their talents during the elimination stages. Kazantsev sang Pharrell Williams' Oscar-nominated track "Happy" while playing a cup as seen in "Pitch Perfect". Another memorable performance was from Miss Ohio Mackenzie Bart who did a ventriloquist act.

Miss Massachusetts Lauren Kuhn, Miss Florida Victoria Cowen, Miss Arkansas Ashton Campbell, Miss Virginia and Miss New York then entered the top 5 and answered questions from the judges. Miss Arkansas got a question about gun control, while Miss Florida shared her opinion on Ray Rice's wife who stayed with him despite domestic violence.

"This is an absolute outrage... I feel it's important for the U.N. to come together to decide," Garrett replied when asked about ISIS beheadings. Miss Massachusetts, meanwhile, shared that her best friend's roommate was raped as she answered a question about sexual assault in campuses.

Judge Lee Meriwether mentioned to Kazantsev that the United States Congress is dominated by men and asked what should the women in congress take a lead on. "I really believe that sexual assault in our military is an issue these women have got to fight for," the 23-year-old contestant replied. 

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Rio Ferdinand: 'the biggest idiot will always be John Terry', after he refused to apologise over racial insult on ferdinand brother 'Anton'

Rio Ferdinand has accused John Terry of ‘stupidity’ over the racial insult he delivered to his brother Anton and has expressed his shock that the former England captain never apologised to either of them.

Ferdinand, once an England team-mate of Terry, became estranged from the centre-half when he clashed with Anton at a match between QPR and Chelsea in 2011. The FA ruled Terry had racially abused Anton, calling him a ‘******* black ****’.

And Ferdinand, who has spoken about the affair publicly for the first time in his autobiography #2Sides, serialised in The Sun on Sunday, said: ‘He never apologised to me or to Anton. And he has never hinted that he has ever had a moment of understanding over the damage his stupidity had inflicted on everyone.’

Ferdinand and Terry, who were England centre-back partners together, no longer speak and the former Manchester United skipper says he cannot forgive the Chelsea captain for what he said and did and put his family through.

He added: ‘For me, the biggest idiot will always be John Terry. As England captain and my centre-back partner he could have saved everyone a lot of pain by admitting immediately he used the word in the heat of the moment, but was not racist.

‘I think that's probably what happened and what the truth is. Anton and I would've accepted that – instead he never gave us a chance.

‘That was the betrayal. He tried to run away from what he had done.'

Fedinand also revealed that the incident, which happened back in 2011, took its toll on his family with his mother having her windows smashed in, bullets in the post and was eventually admitted to hospital with stress.

Terry quit England after the FA’s charge, despite being cleared in court of racial abuse.

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Anaconda style: Miley Cyrus sports large prosthetic bottom on stage in Puerto Rico

She claimed she would leave twerking to the likes of Nicki Minaj after the rapper’s raunchy performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last month.

But it seems Miley Cyrus has found the perfect way to take on her twerking competition as she sported a significantly larger derriere while on stage in Puerto Rico on Friday night.

The 21-year-old made sure fans in San Juan were treated the racy antics her Bangerz tour has become known for as she hit the stage at the Puerto Rico Coliseum.

The raunchy starlet wore her typically revealing stage attire as she rocked the stage in a shimmering two-piece.

But it was her new assets that stole the show as she bent over and put her fake posterior on full display.

Miley made sure fans were given the time to admire her new addition as she stopped and pointed to her fake bum while singing the songs from her hit album.

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Iker Casillas: 'Fans were entitled to complain', after Real Madrid lose to Atletico

Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has told Canal Plus the fans were "entitled to complain" after he was whistled at the Bernabeu during the 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid.

Casillas and Karim Benzema were the focal point of the frustration from a significant portion of the supporters during the derby defeat, which leaves the European champions -- who were also beaten by Atletico in the Super Cup -- with three points from their opening three games.

"The fans are disappointed with the team and a defeat for Madrid hurts them as much as it hurts us," Casillas said, according to AS. "We're disappointed for the club and for the supporters. We didn't play as well as we needed to and it was the same situation in San Sebastian against Real Sociedad."

He added: "The fans' views are to be respected. If they feel the need to whistle then we need to accept this and keep working hard. We need to change the dynamic. They're entitled to complain and my way of responding is the only way I know -- playing football."

Atletico were once again able to hurt Real through their use of set-pieces, and Casillas -- whose place in the team is under threat from new signing Keylor Navas -- said he accepted his part in the defeat.

"I understand the paranoia that we are suffering as we're conceding goals from dead-balls and as goalkeeper I accept responsibility," he said. "I'll take my portion of the blame. We as a team, however, need to find the answers as the problems are starting to accumulate."

Real boss Carlo Ancelotti, though, insisted Casillas was not to blame for Tiago's opening goal.

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Heaven on earth: Dubai's skyscrapers in the fog above the city

It is home to some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world and Dubai's famous cityscape just keeps climbing upwards.

And now a photographer has captured the city's buildings as you've never seen them before - appearing to float amongst the clouds.

American Marcelo Castro's heavenly shots show the tops of the buildings peeking out from above thick fog as the sun begins to set behind them.

Towering above them all in the distance is the unmistakeable Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.

As day turns to night, the buildings' myriad lights begin to twinkle in the haze. Hundreds of feet in the air, the busy city streets can't even be seen through the fog.

Mr Castro, 35, took the impressive shots while on holiday in the city. He said: 'This was my last day of vacation, and I had a lay over in Dubai. 

'I decided to get a hotel room in the highest building I could find just to take some cityscape photos.'I shot some sunset photos, and had already planned to wake up early the next day to take some sunrise photos.

'To my surprise, when I got up on the hotel roof in morning, I could only see the tallest buildings piercing through the dense blanket of fog that covered the city shortly before sunrise.'

 

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Cristiano Ronaldo would leave Madrid next summer with £500,000-a-week to join Manchester United or Chelsea

Cristiano Ronaldo will demand a ground-breaking £500,000-a-week to join either Chelsea or Manchester United next summer.

Real Madrid star Ronaldo last week confirmed a story Football Grapevine broke 18 months ago that he was on the verge of re-joining United in the summer of 2013.

That deal was scuppered by the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson and the fact that United were not prepared to pay Ronaldo what he wanted and eventually got on a new deal with Real Madrid which is in the region of £350,000-a-week.

Since then, United have given Wayne Rooney a £300,000-a-week contract and last week signed Ramadal Falcao on a deal which will earn the Colombian £280,000-a-week.

Falcao’s deal was sealed by super-agent Jorge Mendes, who is also Ronaldo’s agent.

That United's American owners the Glazers have been prepared to loosen the purse strings to such an extent has encouraged Ronaldo to consider a return back to the Barclays Premier League.

Indeed, Ronaldo last week hinted that he could leave Real Madrid next summer. And he would be ready to move back to Old Trafford which was on the brink of happening in summer 2013 but the deal collapsed over the players wage demands.

The new policy at United has now changed the financial dynamic.

But, given the links Mendes has with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and owner Roman Abramovich, Ronaldo could also be tempted to a move to the west London club.

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Van Gaal hopes United can outscore their Premier League rivals

Louis van Gaal challenged his new-look Manchester United team to become the Premier League's top scorers after their four-goal demolition of Queens Park Rangers.

Van Gaal's side had only struck twice in their first three league games, but with Radamel Falcao debuting as a substitute and scorers Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera making their second appearance for their new club, their first win came in emphatic fashion.

And while United's total of 64 goals last season left them 38 behind top scorers Manchester City, Van Gaal hopes his team can outscore their rivals.

The former Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager said in a postmatch news conference: "I have played always attacking [football] I believe and all my teams have scored the most of the league, so I hope at the end of this league we shall score also the most."

Van Gaal also said he felt it was a new start for United after he reshaped his squad by making six signings in the transfer window -- Di Maria, Herrera, Falcao, Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo and Luke Shaw -- in a summer when 19 players left Old Trafford.

He added: "I said to the players before that we have to make a new start, because we start from the first [game in] September after the transfer window."

And the 63-year-old hopes his first victory in charge was the start of a process that will lead to United reclaiming the title, though his immediate aim is to ensure they finish third or higher.

He added: "The purpose of our goal is to be in the first three because we have to qualify ourselves in the Champions League but that is not the most important thing. The most important thing is trajectory.

"We are building a process and we have to play in a certain style. At the end I hope to be manager of the champions of the Premier League. If it is not this year, then in my second year or my third year but I want to give the championship to the fans."

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Frank Lampard struggles on Manchester City debut

After thirteen years as one of Stamford Bridge's favourite sons, Frank Lampard stepped out in a Manchester City shirt for the first time as his new side faced Arsenal at the Emirates.

Chelsea fans will no doubt still be getting used to the fact their all-time top goalscorer is plying his trade for a title rival and unfortunately for Lampard, the feeling seems mutual.

The 36-year-old stuggled to keep up with the pace of Arsenal's bustling midfielders during his first bit of action since being hauled of at half time by Jose Mourinho against Norwich in May.

Lampard, as always, was calm and considered in possession as he ticked things along next Fernandinho in the heart of City's midfielder.

However, the Chelsea legend's main issue came when Arsenal were counter-attacking. It was here that Lampard looked like a man still trying to catch his breath as he made several fouls before being shown a yellow card for a late lunge on Aaron Ramsey.

Lampard spent the majority of his Chelsea career on the left side of the central midfield position, but didn't seem as comfortable with such a role on Saturday, often finding himself too far out wide.

The former Blues star did almost earn a delightful assist after he passed through the legs of Laurent Koscielny and onto David Silva, but the ball was cut out and it was to be the highlight of a disappointing 45 minutes for Lampard.

Just as Mourinho brought the veteran off as Chelsea struggled against Norwich last season, City boss Manuel Pellegrini made the cut-throat decision that Lampard's City debut wouldn't extend the half-time break.

With City ahead after a first half goal from Sergio Aguero, Samir Nasri replaced Lampard in a change that may well signal the end of his time in the Premier League.

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This could put an end to human race: Ebola virus could mutate to become an AIRBORNE disease- Expert

As the Ebola outbreak rampages through Africa scientists are privately concerned the virus could mutate to become airborne, one expert has warned.

So far 2,300 people have lost their lives to the disease with more than 4,300 cases recorded in West Africa in the last six months - the worst outbreak since the disease was discovered in 1976.

 The World Health Organisation has warned there may be thousands of new cases each week in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria by early October.

Fifteen countries could be hit by the outbreak - putting the lives of 22 million people at risk, a new study has revealed.

But behind closed doors, virologists fear what we have seen so far may be just the tip of the iceberg.

Writing for the New York Times, Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy a the University of Minnesota, said those experts are loathed to discuss their concerns in public, for fear of whipping up hysteria.

Discussing the possible future course of the current outbreak, he said: 'The second possibility is one that virologists are loath to discuss openly but are definitely considering in private: that an Ebola virus could mutate to become transmissible through the air.'  

But the chair of the UK's Health Protection Agency, Professor David Heymann of the London School of Hygiene of Tropical Medicine, said it is impossible to predict how any virus will mutate.

He said scientists across the world do not know enough about genetics to be able to say how the ebola virus will change over time.

The virus can currently only be transmitted through close contact with bodily fluids, including blood, of an infected patient.

But  Dr Osterholm warns viruses similar to Ebola are notorious for replicating and reinventing themselves.

It means the virus that first broke out in Guinea in February may be very different to the one now invading Nigeria, Congo and Cameroon.

Pointing to the example of the H1N1 influenza virus that saw bird flu sweep the globe in 2009, Dr Osterholm said: 'If certain mutations occurred, it would mean that just breathing would put one at risk of contracting Ebola.' 

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The rich do suffer: Billionaires left powerless to huge wave battering their multimillion-dollar homes

The rich and famous are well-seasoned in dodging the lurking paparazzi in their Malibu haven.

But as these pictures prove, they are currently contending with a bigger threat in their exclusive gated community - their multimillion-dollar homes are getting battered by huge waves which are spilling over into their seaside showplaces.

The erosion of the beach means the celebrities and billionaires who live along the exclusive beach stretch of Malibu Colony are powerless to protect their guarded houses from the forces of nature.

As these photos powerful waves have smashed through glass panels, pulled down fences and destroyed many beach side balconies which are owned by some of the most wealthy and powerful people in the United States.

In recent years, winter storms and rising high tides have reduced the size of the famously long and impressive beach and now the high tides threaten to erode the foundations of the homes along the coast - despite millions already having been spent on a sea wall further along the coast and sand bag defenses.

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Selfie-made-easy: 20-year-old designer who has dressed Lady Gaga created a giant, glittery selfie-taking sombrero

As London Fashion Week gets underway, fashionistas everywhere will be trying to outdo each other this weekend. And here's one accessory that's sure to make you stand out - and give you a picture to prove it.

A 20-year-old designer who has dressed Lady Gaga and Rita Ora has created a giant, glittery selfie-taking sombrero.

The bright pink number is the result of a collaboration between London-based Christian Cowan-Sanluis and Acer, and features a top of the range tablet dangling off the side.

The £599 couture hat spins 360 degrees - helping selfie lovers find their best angle - and is available through appointment only.

 

 Dubbed the 'Christian Cowan-Sanluis x Acer Selfie-Hat', the piece combines the designer's unique and playful style with the Taiwanese tech firm's top-notch technology.

The hat's sparkly pink design is inspired by Cowan-Sanluis' AW14 collection. No starnger to outrageous outfits, Lady Gaga was pictured earlier this year in a version of the hat (minus the tablet) which she teamed with a matching glittery pink suit.

The high tech version comes with a tablet that spins while being worn and helps detect the user's best angle whilst the selfie camera is activated, letting them snap and review photos from any angle desired.

The selfie sombrero helps the user understand lighting and how various expressions can change your face to create the perfect social media moment.

Users can then access apps such as Facebook or Instagram whilst wearing the hat to up load their selfies instantly and share them with the world.

Christian Cowan-Sanluis is a first year fashion student at London College of Fashion but has already worked with some of the world's most A-list fashion icons. 

He has already presented several collections at London Fashion Week, and Acer say his unique style was the perfect match for their selfie hat project.

'We wanted to work with someone young and fresh, that not only understands the selfie culture, but both currently is part of it and works with people in it', said an Acer spokesperson.

Cowan-Sanluis explains: 'With the hat, we wanted to take an element from my last collection, but correspondingly integrate the most popular zeitgeist there is in technology at the moment, the selfie. 

'We also wanted to give it a fun and playful approach, but that in the end helps the user to better understand their face when taking a self-portrait.

'There has been a lot of articles over the last year looking at how the selfie has gotten so big and being monetised on, celebrities such as Kim Kardashian making a selfie book and the term becoming part of mainstream society. 

'But on the other side, a lot of people taking selfies struggle to find the full potential of their front-facing camera when they use their hand. The hat helps to perfect the shot, either if it's a cute, sexy or silly selfie.'

A Selfie-Hat service provides you with a personal introduction to the hat with consultation from Christian Cowan-Sanluis, but it's only available in central London.

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Miley Cyrus shares naked shower photo

She's hit the road again for her Bangerz World Tour after a month long break.

And Miley Cyrus kicked off her travels by posting a photo of herself on Thursday naked in a shower. The star was in her in hotel in Puerto Rico. 

The 21-year-old pop diva Photoshopped a large red heart over her derriere in the image captioned: 'F*** YEAH PUERTO RICAN SHOWER  #showeringinnatureisdashitmane'

The We Can't Stop hitmaker had her back to the camera in the spacious and luxurious enclosure. 

That night, she was pictured rocked out at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, sporting a cut-out neon orange leotard and a variety of wacky sunglasses. 

 

 

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Report: Blood of Ebola survivors is being traded in black market

A 'treatment' for Ebola made from the blood of survivors of the vicious disease is being traded on the black market in West Africa, it has emerged. 

Health experts have warned the serums could contain other harmful infections as the World Health Organisation vowed to work with governments to stamp out the illicit trade.  

The 'convalescent serum' is made from survivors' blood, which contains antibodies that could help fight the virus, Bloomberg News reported.

Margaret Chan, director-general of the WHO said: ‘There is a danger that such serums could contain other infections and wouldn’t be administered properly.'

The announcement comes as the WHO said new cases in West Africa are increasing faster than the capacity to manage them.

More than 2,400 people have died from Ebola in recent months and almost 4,700 people have been infected, making it the largest outbreak in history.

Patients are given intravenous fluids, blood transfusions and antibiotics to bolster their immune systems and help fight off other infections.

However, the blood of survivors contains natural antibodies that can protect against Ebola.

Antibodies are produced by the body’s white blood cells and bind to foreign invaders like viruses and bacteria to neutralise them as a threat.

About half of the people infected during the current outbreak have survived, providing a potential pool of donors.

The WHO is developing a system where blood from survivors of the disease can be drawn out safely and re-injected into patients.

It comes as Ebola survivor Dr Kent Brantly donated blood to a fellow American aid worker infected with the diesase.

Dr Rick Sacra received blood transfusions from Dr Brantly shortly after he arrived at the Nebraska Medical Center last Friday.

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Rio Ferdinanad: I never got the chance to say goodbye to United

Rio Ferdinand returns to Manchester United for the first time on Sunday, complaining the club he served for 12 years never let him say goodbye before his move to QPR.

Ferdinand made 455 appearances and a huge contribution to United’s success under Sir Alex Ferguson. But executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward stunned the defender by choosing to tell him immediately after the last game of last season, in the away dressing room at Southampton, that he was not going to be offered a new contract. As a result, the 35-year-old former England captain left for Loftus Road in July.

‘I had great years at Old Trafford,’ Ferdinand told the BBC. ‘I never got to say goodbye when I left, which was unfortunate, so it will be a nice opportunity to say bye to a lot of people who supported me and helped me.’

Ferdinand’s feathers will be ruffled further by Louis van Gaal, who yesterday appeared to dismiss him as a has-been. Asked if Ferdinand would still be a valuable asset, United’s manager replied: ‘No. There is a time to stay and time to go and I think he decided to go. He was a great player and maybe he is still a great player, but there is always a time to go for a player in a club.’

This weekend the first extracts of Ferdinand’s autobiography will appear in a newspaper serialisation, with the centre half expected to give forthright views on John Terry, David Moyes and Roy Hodgson.

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I won't change my lifestyle- Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho said he doesn't plan on changing his lifestyle off the pitch, but that it wouldn't keep him from fighting to add one more title to an illustrious career that currently has made a stopover at Queretaro in the Liga MX.

Ronaldinho, who was officially introduced by the club he signed with last week, has been a king of the World Cup with Brazil, the Champions League and La Liga with Barcelona, and the Copa Libertadores with Atletico Mineiro. However, he's known as a king of nightlife, a bon vivant and party animal.

At 34 years of age and in the twilight of his career, Ronaldinho doesn't believe it's time to change his lifestyle.

"I've always led the same kind of lifestyle, and all the teams I've played on, I've been a champion," said Ronaldinho during a press conference in Mexico's capital. "I hope to continue leading the same lifestyle and to keep being a champion."

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