Ikan lumba-lumba melompat tinggi

BEBERAPA ekor ikan lumba-lumba membuat lompatan yang tinggi di Lautan Atlantik dekat Pulau Pico
baru-baru ini.

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PULAU PICO - Seorang jurugambar Britain, Anthony Pierce, 30, dari Leeds merakamkan gambar beberapa ikan lumba-lumba melompat tinggi dari laut, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Kumpulan ikan lumba-lumba itu melompat setinggi 4.57 meter ke udara setinggi bas dua tingkat di perairan pulau ini di Lautan Atlantik.

"Amat sukar untuk membuat rakaman gambar kerana ikan-ikan itu berada di atas permukaan air dalam tempoh beberapa saat," kata Pierce baru-baru ini. - Agensi

I live in a pipe One year in a six-foot tube

Pipe dream home ... Mao Li crouches outside his compact residence

THIS concrete tube has been home to houseproud Mao Li for a year.

Mao has installed a wood floor, door, rugs and cushions in the 6ft floodpipe.

Home and dry ... Li's floodpipe abode even has a makeshift door

But the bachelor, 30, who recycles cans for a living in Haikou, southern China, is being evicted from his bridge-side pad.

An official said: "He will be given a home. We can't have people living in pipes."

Carlo: Chelsea can still win title

FRANK YOU ... Lampard and Co enjoy Malouda's double

CARLO ANCELOTTI saw Chelsea blow the title race wide open and then warned Manchester United: It's game on.

This win took Ancelotti's men back up to second in the table - just six points behind leaders United.

And with the teams still to play each other, boss Ancelotti said: "Everything is open.

One month ago, we thought we had little chance of fighting for the title and if we'd said we could win it, you'd have said we were crazy.

"But I have learned that anything can happen in football, right up until the final whistle.

"You can win the title in the last minute and you can lose it.

"Now we are happy because we are in second place. We wait to see what happens in the last five games. After that, we can say if the season was good or not good."

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish believes his side need one more win to make certain of avoiding the drop.

He said: "We made a shocking start. We did the same last season and gave ourselves a mountain to climb.

"I'd say we need another win. We'll try and get as many points in the last five games as we can."

And the Scot refused to rule out Chelsea's title hopes.

He added: "You just never know, the way this league is this season. There could be further twists but United are in a hell of a good position."

Televisyen 75 tahun dijual RM82.95

SET televisyen berusia 75 tahun disimpan di Rumah Lelongan Bonhams, tengah London sebelum ia dilelong kelmarin.

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LONDON - Set televisyen tertua di Britain yang masih berfungsi dengan baik dijual dalam satu lelongan pada harga £16,800 (RM82,95) iaitu tiga kali ganda lebih tinggi daripada harga ramalan, lapor sebuah akhbar kelmarin.

Set televisyen elektronik jenama Marconi 702 itu yang berharga £99.15 (RM490) dibeli oleh seorang lelaki, G. B. Davis tiga minggu selepas siaran televisyen pertama di Britain dipancarkan di sini, pada tahun 1936.

Ia kini menjadi milik seorang pembeli dari Amerika Syarikat (AS) selepas dia membelinya dalam satu lelongan anjuran Rumah Lelongan Bonhams di sini kelmarin.

"Saya pernah mengendalikan lelongan 38 buah televisyen lama sebelum ini dan ini adalah yang terbaik dan ia datang bersama invois asal," kata seorang pakar Bonhams, Laurence Fisher

Set televisyen berusia 75 tahun itu yang dijual oleh keluarga pemilik asalnya memiliki skrin bersaiz 30.48 sentimeter dan berada dalam kotak kayu. - Agensi

Replika cincin tunang Putera William laris

CINCIN sebenar Kate Middleton.

LONDON - Replika cincin pertunangan Kate Middleton yang akan berkahwin dengan pewaris kedua takhta Britain, Putera William mendapat permintaan tinggi dengan dijual pada harga £6 (RM29.67), lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Harga sebenar cincin pertunangan batu nilam 18 karat dan berlian itu kini bernilai £250,000 (RM1.23 juta) berbanding harga asalnya £28,000 (RM138,462) pada 1983 semasa bapa William, Putera Charles memberikan ia kepada bakal isterinya, Puteri Diana yang juga ibu William.

Replika cincin itu dikeluarkan oleh syarikat Debenhams ekoran permintaan tinggi daripada pelanggan dan ia menyatakan tidak mampu menghasilkan stok untuk simpanan peniaga dalam tempoh yang singkat.

William dan Middleton akan akan berkahwin pada 29 April ini. - Agensi

Emas Hong Kong catat rekod tertinggi

SEORANG wanita berjalan melintasi sebuah kedai menjual barang kemas di Hong Kong semalam.

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HONG KONG - Emas di Hong Kong mencatat jualan lebih AS$1,500 (RM4,522) satu auns (28.34 gram) semalam kerana para peniaga mencari pasaran selamat di tengah kebimbangan masalah ekonomi global.

Logam bernilai itu mencatat harga pada AS$1,500 hingga AS$1,501 (RM4,525) setiap satu auns beberapa hari selepas Standard & Poor's menurunkan hutang Amerika Syarikat (AS) dari negatif kepada stabil.

Harga emas di negara itu sebelum ini mencatat harga AS$1,495 (RM4,507) hingga AS$1,496 (RM4,510) satu auns

Para penganalisis menyatakan bahawa kesan kenaikan harga emas itu adalah akibat ketegangan yang sedang berlaku di Asia Barat, Afrika Utara dan zon Eropah serta kebimbangan hutang tinggi AS.

Sementara itu di London, harga emas turut melonjak melebihi AS$1,500 satu auns buat kali pertama semasa dolar AS berada dalam keadaan lemah selain kebimbangan inflasi tinggi dan hutang.

Keadaan itu menyebabkan para pelabur beralih kepada emas yang merupakan satu pelaburan yang selamat.

Harga emas mencecah AS$1,505.65 (RM4,539) satu auns di Pasaran Jongkong London sebelum diniagakan pada harga AS$1,503.60 (RM4,533) satu auns. - Agensi

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£136m flat is sold... now for a £60m refit

High life ... exclusive One Hyde Park

BRITAIN'S priciest pad has been bought for £136million - by the Ukraine's richest man.

And billionaire steel baron Rinat Akhmetov is set to spend another £60MILLION on a refit.

Des res ... Rinat Akhmetov

He's snapped up two apartments at the posh One Hyde Park development in Knightsbridge, West London, and will combine them to create the ultimate three-storey penthouse.

Akhmetov, 44, controls the Ukraine's System Capital Management steel and coal empire and is worth around £10billion. One Hyde Park has everything an oligarch could need, with cinema, pool, saunas and wine cellar.

Loaded with luxury ... one of the flash flats in the block

Residents can also make use of 60 staff from the hotel next door. But they may feel lonely when they move in.

Dream home ... how rooms may look

It's thought only half of the 80 homes have been sold after originally being advertised at £6,000 per square foot.

Akhmetov got his penthouse for just £5,456 per square foot. Now that's a billionaire's bargain!

Gadis Turki Islam pertama berbogel untuk Playboy

KULIT depan majalah Palyboy yang menunjukkan Sila Sahin berbogel.

BERLIN - Selama ini, seorang gadis berusia 25 tahun berketurunan Turki yang menetap di sini, Sila Sahin menjadi contoh teladan tentang kelakuan baik wanita Islam moden dalam masyarakat berbilang budaya di Jerman, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Dia yang merupakan seorang aktres yang membintangi drama telenovela Jerman, Bad Times disenangi ramai peminatnya dan membuatkan keluarganya berasa bangga.

Namun, langkah terbarunya mengejutkan para peminatnya dan turut menyebabkan mereka yang rapat dengannya naik berang.

Beraksi berahi untuk kulit majalah Playboy Jerman dengan satu payu daranya terdedah, Sila sengaja mahu menyampaikan mesej yang jelas kepada keluarganya yang mengamalkan cara hidup Islam.

"Saya berbogel untuk Playboy kerana saya mahu bebas," kata Sila.

"Gambar-gambar ini merupakan bukti kebebasan saya daripada semua halangan yang terpaksa diikuti semasa zaman kanak-kanak saya," tambahnya.

Keluarganya, bagaimanapun, tidak dapat menerima perbuatan Sila dengan ibunya bertindak memutuskan perhubungan dengan aktres berkenaan.

"Ibu saya masih marah. Ia lebih sukar dengan datuk dan nenek saya, serta ibu dan bapa saudara saya," kata wanita jelita itu di laman web siri televisyen berkenaan.

Dia bagaimanapun, berjaya bercakap dengan ayahnya yang juga seorang pelakon.

Ayah Sila bimbang anak gadisnya akan dibenci bukan sahaja oleh masyarakat Turki di Jerman, tetapi oleh seluruh umat Islam akibat tindakannya.

Sila berkata, dia berbogel untuk majalah Playboy bagi menyeru wanita-wanita Islam yang selama ini hidup terkongkong dan tidak dibenarkan membuat pilihan, termasuk dalam menentukan calon suami serta keperawanan mereka, supaya bangkit untuk bersuara dan bertindak.

Tindakan Sila menjadikannya sebagai wanita Turki pertama yang berbogel untuk Playboy. Dia bagaimanapun kesal dengan tindakan keluarganya yang menyisihkan dirinya kerana isu tersebut.

Dalam satu wawancara, Sila merayu keluarganya supaya memahami punca dia membuat keputusan untuk bergambar tanpa seurat benang itu.

Aktres berkenaan turut merayu keluarganya supaya memaafkan dirinya.

"Saya berharap mereka (keluarganya) dapat memaafkan saya," kata Sila.

"Tolonglah terima saya semula," tambahnya. - Agensi

Ancelotti: We’re rich but poor!

PRESSURE ... Carlo Ancelotti

CARLO ANCELOTTI says he is facing the Chelsea axe because his squad is not good enough.

And that claim will stun owner Roman Abramovich, whose current stars cost a staggering £271.65million in transfer fees alone.

Boss Ancelotti reckons his team will finish the season empty-handed because he did not have enough cover to cope with a mid-term injury crisis.

He said: "I don't think the squad was good enough this year.

"At the start of the season, we couldn't have envisaged having very important players out at the same time.

"We struggled to manage when we were without Lampard, Drogba, Essien, Terry and Alex.

"At one point this season we had to put right-back Paulo Ferreira in the middle of defence because we had lost all our other centre-backs.

"You cannot think at the beginning of the season that you would have all these players out. In the bad moments, it was difficult for us to move on without these players and I think it cost us quite a few points.

"It wasn't just their technical quality which we missed but also their personality and their character."

Latest figures show Chelsea have splashed £185m in the last five years putting them behind Manchester City, Spurs and Liverpool in the big-spenders league.

The Blues submitted a squad list of just 21 players, including three goalkeepers, to the Premier League while none of their Under-21 stars is currently in contention for a place in the team.

Yet Ancelotti still insists he was right to go along with Abramovich's plan to trim the squad which won the League and FA Cup double last year.

And he claims he has no regrets at dumping established internationals Michael Ballack, Ricardo Carvalho, Joe Cole, Deco and Juliano Belletti just to get the wage bill down.

Ancelotti added: "I agreed with the club's philosophy to replace very important players with youngsters. Last summer was a good time to do that.

"Before our difficult moment we gradually used those young players like Kakuta, Sturridge and McEachran.

"But in the difficult moment it was harder to put the responsibility on them and that is why we bought Fernando Torres and David Luiz in January."

Ancelotti now concedes the title race was lost to Manchester United during a desperate run of form in November and December when they took just 10 points from 12 Premier League games.

He said: "In the last couple of months we have done very well in the Premier League and won a lot of games.

"We are very close to Arsenal and not so far from Manchester United. Two months ago, to be in this position was just a dream.

"But we're still eight points behind United with only six games to go. That gap does not allow us to think we can win the title.

"Maybe we can finish second - but it's not important for Chelsea if we are second or third. At the start of the season my dream is only to win, not to finish second place.

"The first target for Chelsea is to win the title. The next is to reach a position that allows us to play in the Champions League next season."

Ancelotti has set his team a target of winning all six of their remaining games, starting with tonight's home match against struggling Birmingham.

But even maximum points will not save him from the sack at the end of the season and he is now refusing to discuss his future despite admitting he will not have a problem if he is replaced by Abramovich. Ancelotti added: "Obviously I have a plan for next season but it's not good to reveal it now.

"I have not spoken to the players about it and I'm not involved in extending their contracts.

"But they are all good professionals and they understand that sometimes in football the manager can change. They are working with me at the moment and maybe will work with me in the future or maybe they will work with another coach."

November's defeat at Birmingham was one result which the Chelsea might look back on as ultimately costing them their title.

Ancelotti admitted: "That game was one of our best performances this season. We didn't win and were really unlucky."

Alex McLeish's men have taken seven points from nine to haul themselves out of the drop zone - following a nightmare run after their Carling Cup triumph.

Ancelotti said: "They're not out of fighting from relegation entirely, so they need to take a point. It will be a tough game.

"They have good organisation and will try and play on the counter-attack, as they did against us in their home game."