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Greyfriars was named in the top three worst architectural eyesores in Britain by Channel 4 programme Demolition. Mary Markham, 57, who ran the office canteen, remembers plumbing issues: "All the waste was coming up through the drains and the only way to get rid of it was to have rods and push it out of the other end.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge courted controversy in New Zealand after they used a forward-facing baby seat. Are the seats unsafe, asks Tom de Castella. A minor storm has blown up in New Zealand over the Royal couple's choice of baby seat. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge chose a forward-facing seat for Baby George, who is eight months old. It was fitted by Plunket, New Zealand's national childcare agency despite Plunket's own advice stating that children should face backwards until the age of two.

Walking on water is not easy. Not too many people have the ability. Let's see, there's Jesus, and well, that's about it. Unfortunately for one pastor on the West Coast of Africa, his attempt to become the second man to make this impossible feat a reality cost him his life. Pastor Franck Kabele, 35, told his congregation that he was capable of reenacting the very miracles of Jesus Christ. He decided to make it clear through way of demonstration on Gabon's beach in the capital city of Libreville. Referencing Matthew 14:22-33, Kabele said that he received a revelation which told him that with enough faith he could achieve what Jesus was able to.

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Barcelona striker Neymar injured his hip while training with Brazil's national team and is listed as doubtful to play in Saturday's friendly against South Korea. Neymar fell to the ground after a challenge with Lazio midfielder Hernanes in Seoul on Thursday. He remained on the ground as doctors rushed to attend to him but walked off the field on his own, although visibly in pain as he was taken to the locker room. Brazil doctor Edilson Thiele told the Brazilian UOL website that it was too early to know the extent of the injury. Zenit forward Hulk replaced Neymar among the starters for the remainder of the training session. Brazil will also play Zambia in Beijing on Tuesday. >> To Barca Fans; Will Messi Play Alone? C'mon He needs Neymar. Or didn't He?

Kenyans are outraged that three men accused of gang-raping and dumping a girl in a pit latrine were ordered by police to cut grass as punishment. The 16-year old was attacked after returning from a grandfather's funeral in a village in western Kenya, Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper reports. Her back was broken during the attacks and she now uses a wheelchair. Rights activists and MPs denounced the police for failing to investigate the girl's complaints. I want my attackers arrested and punished. My wish is to see justice done Survivor "Everyone is incensed, to say the least," Saida Ali, executive director of Kenya's Coalition on Violence against Women, told the BBC's Newsday programme. The police were investigating the conduct of officers who dealt with the girl's complaint, said Halima Mohamed, the police commander of Busia County where the attack took place, the Daily Nation reports. The BBC's David Okwembah in the capital, Nairobi, says...

Work on a Brazilian football stadium which is being refurbished for the 2014 World Cup has been suspended after a judge ruled there were safety concerns. The Arena da Baixada stadium in the city of Curitiba is due to stage four matches during the World Cup. Refurbishment work on the stadium is already lagging behind schedule. Judge Lorena Colnago said workers were at serious risk of accidents. She ordered a new inspection be carried out before work could resume. "Countless infractions have been committed, in various stages of the building process," the judge from Brazil's labour tribunal said. She said workers were in danger of "being buried, run over and of collision, falling from heights and being hit by construction material, among other serious risks". 'No plan B' The news comes a week after an investigation revealed that construction workers employed on another World Cup-related project faced what were termed "slave-like" conditions...

A transsexual has been helped to die by doctors in Belgium, after a series of failed sex-change operations. Nathan Verhelst, born a woman, asked for help to end his life on grounds of psychological suffering. He died in a Brussels hospital on Monday. Two doctors concluded he did not have temporary depression. His case received scant media coverage. Belgium legalised euthanasia in 2002. There were 52 cases of euthanasia on psychological grounds last year. 'Rigorous procedure' "He died in all serenity," doctor Wim Distlemans told the Belgian newspaper, Het Laatste Nieuws. Nathan Verhelst, 44, was born Nancy into a family of three boys. The newspaper, which said it had spoken to him on the eve of his death, reported that he had been rejected by his parents who had wanted another son. He had three operations to change sex between 2009 and 2012. "The first time I saw myself in the mirror I felt an aversion for my new body," he was quoted as saying. The h...

^Continuation,......... We distance ourselves from each other and take important decisions about people we don't know, can't identify with, or treat fairly. We defer to all manner of authorities, no matter how unhinged, and we do not prosper as a result. Stanford prison experiment *.Study of psychological effects of being prisoner or guard, carried out at California's Stanford University in 1971, funded by US Office of Naval Research *.Philip Zimbardo selected 24 random students to assume role of prisoner or guard; participants adapted too well to roles, and "guards" began to abuse their power *.Experiment abruptly stopped after six days (it was originally planned for two weeks) *.Zimbardo's findings still subject of debate; experiment inspired several films, plays, works of fiction *.BBC documentary The Experiment (2002) attempted to replicate conditions of study (pictured) Why do ordinary people commit evil deeds? The Stanford Prison Experiment P...

Why are apparently good people tempted to commit evil acts, asks novelist AL Kennedy. I spend a lot of time in hotels. They offer many temptations and although, like most people, I believe I'm more than averagely honest, nevertheless temptation does prove, on occasion, tempting. Well, it would. These days, mini-bars are often left both warm and aggressively empty to circumvent thefts, but since I have no interest in any mini-bar's contents I feel this bespeaks a hurtful lack of trust. And I wouldn't - unlike some acquaintances - steal a towel, no matter how snowy, or unscrew a light fitting and take it home. But in a hotel corridor, if someone has happened to leave a room service trolley unattended and the biscuits in my room are horrible and there are all these packs of Bourbon creams just lying there and they are for guests and I am a guest and I would even bring the bloody fruit Shrewsburys that were in my room back (and I'd point out they're not fruit Shrewsbu...

minutes ago Play The BBC's Will Grant says there are fears for people trapped in remote areas US meteorologists say Tropical Storm Manuel, which has battered the south-west of Mexico, has gathered strength and is now a category one hurricane. Hurricane Manuel is now approaching north-western Mexico and threatens more destruction, the US National Hurricane Centre said. The tropical storms Ingrid and Manuel killed 80 people earlier this week. Now 58 people are reported missing after a landslide buried a village in the south-west of the country. US experts say Hurricane Manuel is sustaining winds of 120km/h (75mph) and moving towards the coast. 'Very powerful landslide' President Enrique Pena Nieto said that 58 people were missing after the landslide in the village of La Pintada in Guerrero state. "It doesn't look good, based on the photos we have in our possession," said Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, saying it was a "ve...