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Graffiti artist sprays 30ft wall with image of two-year-old who died

A graffiti artist has paid tribute to a two-year-old boy who died from a rare form of cancer by spray painting the toddler's face onto a 30ft memorial wall. Scott Vincent spent two days painting the skate park mural in honour of little Leon Bartholomew, who lost a six month battle against the disease. It shows the cartoon-mad youngster with Mickey Mouse ears and has been described as a 'shrine' by his grieving father Daniel, 25. Family and friends have flocked to the wall in his hometown of New Milton, Hampshire, to lay flowers, light candles and add messages. Leon was diagnosed with undifferentiated sarcoma, which caused tumours to form his lungs and brain. Mr Bartholomew was touched when Mr Vincent travelled from his home in Brighton, East Sussex, to commemorate Leon's life. He described the finished work as a 'perfect picture' of his son. The former warehouse worker, who had to quit his job when Leon fell ill, said: 'The whole family was warmed when we s

Most Americans wished they'd studied and networked more in college

Americans wish they had studied more in college, view admissions tests as a necessary evil and would tell their children to finish their degrees rather than follow in the path of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg who dropped out, a poll released on Monday showed. Nearly half of the adults questioned in the survey said they wished had made more of an effort in college, while another 40 percent said they should have done more networking, which is more typically associated with the professional world. But only four percent wished they had had more sex and a mere one percent said they should have taken more drugs, according to the 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll. Celebration: Students cheer during graduation day at Yale, but 40 percent of Americans said they should have done more networking at college When it came to the standardized aptitude tests (SAT) taken by teenagers applying to colleges, 39 percent described it as a necessary evil. Smaller numbers said they were either a waste of time

'I'll be back next season': Louisville player Kevin Ware in high spirits

It's one of the most devastating injuries in the history of sports, but it's not keeping Kevin Ware down. The 20-year-old Louisville basketball star was back on his feet today, just hours after the horrific leg fracture that had his right tibia breaking through the skin in a stomach-churning moment. 'I'll be back next season,' Ware tweeted to his fans from his bed at Methodist Hospital in Indiana on Monday. Earlier, he was pictured sporting a leg cast, a pair of crutches and a Final Four hat. Scroll down for videos Up and running: Kevin Ware was pictured in crutches and a Final Four hat hours after suffering the grisly injury On the mend: Ware poses with Coach Rick Pitino, left, son Richard Pitino, right, and the NCAA regional championship trophy as they visited him in his hospital room on Monday morning Doctors say that the surgery to repair the break was successful, and while his road to recovery is a daunting one, he should be able to play again. The Cardinals

Korean war vet finally reunited with badly burned woman

In an emotional reunion on Monday a U.S. Korean War Veteran finally came face to face with a girl with severe burns who he helped and rescued in 1953. Retired airman Richard Cadwallader, 82, warmly embraced Kim Yeon-soon, now 72, who for decades he had only remembered as 'burned girl.' The pair discussed their mutual respect and exchanged gifts during the meeting at a hotel in Seoul. Hello again: Richard Cadwallader, 82, and Kim Yeon-soon, 72, reunite 60 years after the U.S. veteran helped save the life of the Korean woman Respect: Richard Cadwallader answers reporters' questions as Kim Yeon-soon looks on As reported by Stars and Stripes, Cadwallader has maintained a lifelong admiration for Kim after she was brought to his base by her mother in December 1953. After an accident with an oil lamp the 12-year-old girl had agonizingthird-degree burns from her chin to her waist. Kim's mother carried her daughter for over five miles to an isolated U.S. base on the edge of t

Mother and daughter, 10, die on boat on Lake Windermere

A woman and a girl died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning yesterday after being found on a boat with ‘serious breathing difficulties’. A man who was with them remains seriously ill in hospital. The emergency services, including two air ambulances, were called to the private boat on Windermere in the Lake District, where the three were treated by paramedics. The boat on which a 36-year-old and her 10-year-old daughter died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning today on Lake Windermere, was moored by the middle jetty (pictured) and has since been removed for checks The 36-year-old woman, the girl, 10, and the man were then flown to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. The woman and child, both from Leyland, Lancashire, who are thought to be mother and daughter, later died. The incident at a jetty near Bowness, was witnessed by businessman and Dragons’ Den presenter Duncan Bannatyne. He wrote on Twitter: ‘Two air ambulances have flown over me plus four on the road plus loads of police

Waffle House worker arrested after calling 911 with fake robbery report

Virginia Waffle House worker Susan Alexandria Tinker probably wishes she'd thought twice about her April Fool's prank. Tinker, 20, was arrested Monday after calling 911 at 6 AM to falsely report that her restaurant had been robbed. The officers responding at the Hampton location weren't taken in. Tinker faces 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine for lying about a robbery at the Waffle House 'Responding officers investigated the incident and determined that the complaint was a fabrication in celebration of 'April Fool's Day,' police said in a media release. Tinker was promptly arrested, the Smoking Gun reports. If found guilty of a misdemeanor count of falsely summoning police, she could be sentenced to a maximum of 12 months in jail.   Police arrived at the restaurant to find no evidence of a crime (stock image) She could also be fined $2,500. If Tinker had any excuses ready to excuse the prank, she hasn't told anyone.

U.S. jets to S. Korea, Jets To Tackle North

U.S. jets to S. Korea, The United States deployed stealth fighter jets to South Korea on Sunday as part of ongoing joint military exercises between the two countries, a senior U.S. defense official said. The F-22 Raptors were sent to the main U.S. Air Force Base in South Korea amid spiking tensions on the Korean peninsula. The U.S. military command in South Korea said they were deployed to support air drills as part of the annual Foal Eagle training exercises, which are carried out in accordance with the armistice that put an end to armed hostilities in 1953. Kim Jong North Korea has been ramping up its rhetoric and military show of force in response to the annual joint military exercises, declaring the armistice invalid on March 11, 10 days after Foal Eagle began. It is something Pyongyang has done before during heightened tensions. The United States' participation in Foal Eagle is intended to demonstrate the country's "commitment to stability and security in