Images published in Sunday newspapers appeared to show him behind the wheel of a replacement Land Rover Freelander on his wife Queen Elizabeth II’s private Sandringham estate on Saturday.

A Norfolk Constabulary spokeswoman said the force was aware of the photographs and that “suitable words of advice have been given to the driver”.

The advice was “in line with our standard response when being made aware of such images showing this type of offence.”

    Meanwhile, a woman who broke her wrist in Thursday’s crash near the royal country residence in Norfolk, eastern England, has reportedly complained about not receiving an apology from the Prince.

“I’m lucky to be alive and he hasn’t even said sorry. It has been such a traumatic and painful time and I would have expected more of the Royal Family,” Emma Fairweather, a passenger in the Kia which collided with the Prince’s Land Rover, told the Sunday Mirror.

A police family liaison officer however did call to pass on a message to Emma, who was in the vehicle with a friend and her nine-month-old baby, she said.

“The message he passed on didn’t even make sense. He said, ‘The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh would like to be remembered to you.’ That’s not an apology or even a well-wish,” she added.

The crash, which left the Prince’s Land Rover on its side, happened as the royal patriarch pulled out of a side road onto a busy main road.

The prince walked away from Thursday’s crash shaken but uninjured, according to a passer-by who helped him out of the vehicle.

The driver of the Kia sustained cuts to the knee.

In a statement on Friday, Norfolk Constabulary said: “As is standard procedure with injury collisions, the incident will be investigated and any appropriate action taken.”

Philip, known for his forthright manner and off-colour jokes, retired from public life in 2017 and underwent a hip replacement operation last April.

The new cooling system features Samsung’s Bixby digital assistance to better control temperature, humidity and air quality.

It also allows users to control other Samsung appliances connected via Wi-Fi, such as wall-mounted air conditioners, air purifiers and TVs, the company said.

“The new wind-free air conditioners based on AI technology upgraded the air purification function and presents a cool design,” Lee Jae-hwan, a senior official at Samsung’s consumer electronics division, said during a media event. “We will step up efforts to develop the air care technologies to help consumers better withstand heat waves and fine dust.”

The company also said its sleek design will seamlessly blend with the interior design to cater to discerning consumers.

Samsung’s new air conditioners will be available beginning next Thursday.

On Thursday, its smaller rival LG Electronics Inc. launched new Whisen ThinQ air conditioners outfitted with AI-based voice assistant and air purifying functions.

The 2019 models improved air purifying filters to address growing concerns of fine dust that chokes South Korea in the springtime, and sometimes even in winter, the company said.

The Whisen ThinQ air conditioners based on “interactive AI” technology allow users to cool or purify their houses with nothing more than their voice, it noted.

LG says the smart cooling devices are more energy efficient, allow users to check outside weather and pollution conditions, and can connect to other home assistants.

“Whisen ThinQ air conditioners will provide differentiated value with interactive AI and a more advanced air purifying system that can be used for 365 days,” Song Dae-hyun, the head of LG Electronics’ home appliance & air solution division, said in a release.

In a Facebook post on Saturday, Boo’s owners said their family was “heartbroken” by the passing of the puppy who has found itself as a social media star.

“With deepest sadness, I wanted to share that Boo passed away in his sleep early this morning and has left us to join his best friend, Buddy. Our family is heartbroken, but we find comfort knowing that he is no longer in any pain or discomfort,” his owners wrote.

“We know that Buddy was the first to greet him on the other side of that rainbow bridge, and this is likely the most excited either of them have been in a long time,” they added.

Buddy, Boo’s best friend and fellow Pomeranian, died in 2017.

Boo has rose to internet stardom over the last decade with more than 16 million likes and follows on his Facebook page as of this writing. Aside from a huge online following, he is also a subject of books and other merchandise.

“Since starting Boo’s FB page, I’ve received so many notes over the years from people sharing stories of how Boo brightened their days and helped bring a little light to their lives during difficult times. And that was really the purpose of all this…Boo brought joy to people all over the world,” the owners said.

“Boo is the happiest dog I’ve ever met. He was so easy going that we never had to bother with training. He made the manliest of men squeal with delight over his cuteness and made everyone laugh with his quirky, tail wagging personality,” further shared.

Boo’s humans said he started to show signs of heart issues when Buddy died.

“Boo, we love you with all our hearts and will miss you until the day we meet again. Have fun running around with Buddy and creating adorable mischief wherever you guys go,” they said.

Ankara – A key US senator on Saturday said the Saudi crown prince was responsible for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder and must be “dealt with”, as he threatened new sanctions.

Republican Lindsey Graham, an influential ally of President Donald Trump, has previously said that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was complicit in the grisly killing of Washington Post contributor Khashoggi in October.

“I have concluded that the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States cannot move forward until MBS has been dealt with,” Graham said, using the initials for the crown prince.

Graham also threatened new sanctions against those suspected of involvement in the murder during a press conference in Ankara.

Western countries including the US, France and Canada have placed sanctions on nearly 20 Saudi nationals as the case has tarnished Riyadh’s international reputation.

“We will start sanctioning those involved in the killing of Mr Khashoggi. We’ll make a definitive statement that MBS knew about it and is responsible for it and come up with a series of sanctions,” the South Carolina lawmaker said.

Turkey says Khashoggi was killed by a team of 15 Saudis who strangled him during a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 to obtain paperwork ahead of his upcoming marriage.

The remains of the insider turned critic of the kingdom have yet to be found, three months after this murder.

Riyadh has denied any claims of the crown prince’s involvement but the case has caused strains with Washington.

Earlier this month the trial of 11 accused opened in Saudi Arabia with the attorney general seeking the death penalty for five defendants.

Graham acknowledged that he had been “enthusiastic” in his support of Prince Mohammed but accepted he had been “wrong”.

“What has transpired in the last couple of years is unnerving to say the least,” he said.

Graham said the sanctions were intended to send the message that the murder was “not what you do if you’re an ally of the United States”.

Universiti Sains Malaysia political analyst Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian said he did not think Najib was able to change people’s perception.

However, he warned that if the government failed to address issues close to the public’s heart, then there’s a chance people could look at Najib’s arguments or his points as an alternative.

“But to say that following whatever he addresses on his Facebook page is an endorsement of his leadership, I don’t see that,” he told The Star on Saturday (Jan 19).

Dr Sivamurugan said Najib’s posts were now interesting as he could attract those he previously failed to attract.

“Certainly, he feels that by being labelled the King of Trolls that somehow people do read and observe what is going on,” he said.

Dr Sivamurugan added that Facebook and Instagram might be the best platforms for Najib to express whatever he wanted as it was widely used by certain quarters of society.

Universiti Utara Malaysia political lecturer Prof Dr Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani also doubted Najib would be able to change the public’s perception of him despite all the engagements on his Facebook page.

He said Najib was trying to change the perception that he had nothing to do with the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, and that he was just a product of the system.

“He is trying to convince the people to not believe that assumption, so he is trying his best to use social media to change that perception. Whether he is successful… I doubt it, but maybe some people will be persuaded by him,”  he said.

Dr Azizuddin said the fact of the matter was that Najib had “nothing to lose”, as the former premier was only waiting for his trial to commence. As such, he would use whatever medium he could, such as Facebook, to garner support.

He added that nobody would instruct Najib to stop his postings even if Umno and Barisan Nasional were uncomfortable with, for example, his presence in the Cameron Highlands by-election as he was still their former leader and a member of the party.

He said it was possible that Najib was currently running his own Facebook account based on the language used.

However, social media expert Danny Gnaniah disagreed with this assessment.

Gnaniah said the person running Najib’s Facebook page was someone who was trying to engage with younger audiences.

He said Najib’s posts were very calculated, with memes poking fun at certain issues with an aim to deliver a message. However, while he may be provoking a good laugh now and again, it remained to be seen if Najib could sway public opinion.

“I doubt it very much,” said Ghaniah, who is also CEO of digital advertising and multimedia firm 4 Thirteen Group.

He said he would not use the social media engagement Najib got on his social media pages as a metric to see if public opinion had swayed towards him.

“Definitely not. He might win some sympathy, yes; he might also have some people grudgingly say that is a good point; but that does not mean public opinion has swung back to him,” he said.

However, Gnaniah acknowleged that Najib was very smart in using social media as a means to reach out to the public and trying to be relevant again.

Najib has been popular on social media lately, with his latest jab at Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad being a hit. He also caused a stir on social media when he uploaded a picture of him posing on a Yamaha motorcycle with the phrase “Malu apa, bossku”.

A number of longtime foreign residents in Japan have been increasing efforts to help new arrivals from their home countries. Having experienced difficulties dealing with the different language and customs, these residents have embarked on various activities to utilize their knowledge.

Some have set up companies to provide support services for newcomers, while a city government has begun training local foreign residents to support new arrivals.

“If you study Japanese more, it will help you at work,” said Yuji Yamamoto, 35, president of DS in Japan, a staffing agency for foreign workers. He was giving advice based on his own experiences to a Vietnamese student during a job interview in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Friday.

His real name is Nguyen Duy Hung, but he goes by the name of Yuji Yamamoto because he believes it makes it easier for him “to be more accepted in Japanese society.”

He came to Japan with his family at the age of 7 from Vietnam as a refugee. He learned Japanese when he was in elementary school and naturally began receiving calls for help from Vietnamese people around him.

After working for an equipment firm among other companies, he founded the business five years ago, hoping to “support the dreams of young people who come to Japan from my home country.” Currently, he employs about 70 people and dispatches workers to 10 companies.

A technical intern sent by his firm to a machine processing company made a number of mistakes because the intern did not fully understand the procedure. To resolve the situation, Yamamoto suggested compiling a manual in Vietnamese. Such actions have helped him earn the trust of his clients.

Some customs and behaviors that are not that unusual in Vietnam — such as being shirtless in public on a hot day or singing karaoke songs at home late at night — are generally frowned upon in Japan.

“We need a mediator who can understand how they feel and give them some advice, rather than simply telling them ‘Don’t do that’ without listening to them,” Yamamoto said.

In Shimosuwa, Nagano Prefecture, Kenji Kawanishi, a 34-year-old Brazilian of Japanese descent who has been in Japan for 18 years, established a company a year ago with a Filipino woman to support foreigners. He helps people of Japanese descent and others who do not understand Japanese and relevant rules at such places as local government offices, hospitals and police stations.

When he first came to Japan he faced some challenges because he did not understand Japanese. Once, when he asked a local government official to explain a tax issue, he was treated as if he was objecting to paying the tax. Also, a real estate agent turned him away when he was looking for a place to live.

Driven by frustration, Kawanishi studied Japanese, law and tax systems while working as a temporary worker in the manufacturing industry.

“I want to help foreigners so that they don’t have to struggle,” he said.

In local government offices, experienced foreigners are valuable resources. In Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, where foreigners account for about 8% of the local population, the Joso city government started from this fiscal year training “peer supporters” to assist foreigners. Currently, six Brazilians of Japanese descent are working as peer supporters.

In Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, a special consultation service for foreigners has been set up. Three Brazilians and one Chinese work there on a full-time basis. A third-generation Japanese-Brazilian who works for the service said, “Because we are here, I think foreigners can come for consultations without worries.”

Park So-yeon, chief executive of the organization Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth, has been accused of euthanizing more than 200 homeless animals and of secretly burying a number of them between 2015 and last year.

Park is also suspected of embezzling money from CARE sponsors and keeping it for her personal use, buying, among other things, a plot of land.

Yonhap reported that in her first official remarks following the allegations, Park told reporters that she sincerely apologizes for euthanizing homeless animals.

She decided to carry out the euthanasia in secret because of her “lack of courage and fear, because it could cause a huge controversy.”

However, she said, “I clearly state that euthanasia by CARE was humanitarian mercy killing, not a mass cull.”

Park also said she will fully cooperate with an investigation into the allegations.

The allegations came to light when a CARE staff member recently came forward with the revelation in a local media outlet, claiming that Park had many of the animals put down, mostly without the consent of other staff.

CARE has admitted to having administered lethal drugs to the animals, but only to those that were too sick or wild to keep in the shelter.

The controversy has stirred public anger, since CARE had an image as an activist organization dedicated to protecting animal rights.

Its rescue work became highly publicized for carrying out operations at dog farms and saving the dogs from being slaughtered or raised for fighting. The media has dubbed Park “the Queen of Rescues.”

“The administration has met with several religious leaders and came up with a number of solutions. But to prevent the polemic from dragging on, we decided to cover the mosaic with paint,” Surakarta deputy mayor Achmad Purnomo said on Saturday.

Previously, the Surakarta’s Muslim Troops (LUIS) and the Surakarta Syariah Council (DSKS) questioned the design of the mosaic and demanded that the city administration review it.

“We have asked the Surakarta administration to evaluate and replace the cross-like mosaic with other motifs so as not to cause controversy and sectarian disputes,” LUIS spokesperson Endro Sudarsono said.

Mosaik koridor Jalan Jenderal Sudirman di depan Balai Kota Surakarta yang disebut mirip Salib. (Courtesy of Surakarta Communications and Information Agency/-)

An aerial photo of the mosaic on Jl. Sudirman also went viral and caused controversy among internet users.

In response to the controversy, Surakarta Mayor FX Hadi Rudyatmo, who is a Catholic, said his administration never planned to have a cross-shaped road mosaic in front of his office.

“If I [had planned] a cross on a road, I would have blasphemed my own religion. A cross is very much respected by Christians. No cross is placed down below. All are placed up above.”

Achmad said that the mosaic was actually inspired by keraton (royalty) symbols of the Surakarta Sultanate and that its designer was also a Muslim. The art project was not finished yet, he added.

The administration, he said, decided to paint over it rather than change the mosaic by adding more andesite tiles.

Workers paint over a road mosaic in front of the Surakarta City Hall in Central Java after Muslims groups complained that the street art resembled a Christian cross. (JP/Ganug Adi Nugroho)

Meanwhile, DSKS spokesman Endro Sudarsono said that the road mosaic could only be perceived as a picture of a cross. “We give the the Surakarta administration the discretion to choose how to change the cross. This is to avoid an incorrect interpretation and to make Surakarta conducive.”

It is the second incident in which Muslims have objected to the display of the Christian symbol in the past few months.

In December, villagers of Purbayan in Kotagede, Yogyakarta, cut off a wooden cross on a Christian’s grave, arguing that the religious symbol was not welcome in the village’s cemetery.

Among the many who will be affected? Butterflies.

Mission, located in the lower Rio Grande Valley, is home to the National Butterfly Center, a private non-profit 100-acre (40-hectare) preserve dedicated to conservation of the insects in their natural habitat.

But the wall — a key plank of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy — could end up chopping the area in half, and severely complicate any work being done to save the butterflies that flutter through.

“This land used to be an onion field,” explains Luciano Guerra, who is responsible for education outreach at the center. “We converted it back to native habitat.”

“And when we created the habitat for the butterflies, we also attracted birds because the birds like to eat the butterflies and the caterpillars. Then we attracted things that eat the birds, and so on.”

In the end, more than 200 species have been counted here. In spring and autumn, “we can have 80 to 100 species of butterflies here in one day,” Guerra says.

Among those are the easily recognizable monarch, with its black and orange wings; the queen butterfly, native to North and South America; and the bright orange passion butterfly.

Along the banks of the Rio Grande, which forms a natural border with Mexico, there are also bobcats, coyotes, javelinas or skunk pigs, armadillos and Texas turtles.

Building a wall here would be “devastating,” the center says on its website.

Risk of ‘biological desert’

Marianna Trevino Wright, the center’s executive director, traveled to Washington to plead her case with lawmakers.

The funding for the part of the wall that would run through the nature preserve — unlike the money at the heart of a political showdown in the US capital — was approved last year.

According to the Center, construction of the 33-mile (50-kilometer) stretch of barrier could begin in late February.

Trevino Wright impressed upon lawmakers (mainly Democrats) that the wall project is in violation of multiple environmental protection laws.

The wall and the glaring spotlights that would come with it will disrupt the “nocturnal activities of all plants and animals, transforming what is now a vibrant but endangered ecosystem into a biological desert,” she said.

“People say, ‘Well, the butterflies can fly over it or fly through it or around it.’ “Not necessarily,” explains Guerra.

“Some butterflies fly lower to the ground — they could not go over that 18-foot concrete wall.”

Moreover, “when the bulldozers come in to clear the way for the border wall, they’re going to knock down trees, plants, grasses and so on, which are host plants for the butterfly species we have here,” he added.

Those trees also are the home of several species of birds, especially in the spring, and some mammals risk seeing their natural habitat destroyed — or being hit by construction vehicles, Guerra warned.

Border crisis?

According to what the butterfly center has been told about the plans, the wall will essentially slice the reserve in half.

Will there be some kind of gate allowing personnel to travel back and forth? Unclear.

“They won’t tell us that yet,” Guerra said.

The center has filed suit against the federal government, claiming their private property rights are being violated.

“Chances are the lawsuit will not get heard, will not go to court until after the wall has already been built,” Guerra admitted.

He says he is frustrated, and believes that Trump is exaggerating the extent of the crisis on the border.

“If there was a crisis, I wouldn’t be living here,” he said matter-of-factly.

In December, Guerra wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post explaining the plight of the butterfly reserve. In the column, he said he had voted for Trump in 2016.

Now, the long-time Republican says he will not cast his ballot for the incumbent in 2020.

We’re not in favor of open borders. We do believe our immigration laws should be enforced, but there are other ways of doing it,” Guerra told AFP.

“Walls are old and outdated.”

The 29-year-old hunk with the James Dean film-star looks and a name that sounds like a designer shampoo, plundered a midweek treble against the Philippines to fire the White Falcons into the last 16 on their tournament debut.

“This is new for me,” hat-trick hero Lux told AFP in an interview on Saturday. “I can’t believe it. I have a lot more Instagram followers suddenly.”

Lux admits he is footloose and fancy-free, but the Kyrgyz heartthrob insists he’s finding it hard to come to terms with his new-found fame.

“I’m still single, I’m searching for the right one,” he blushed. “But I’m a very shy person. I prefer to sit in my room and just work hard at training.”

Lux’s Instagram followers jumped by some 6,000 overnight — to just over 9,000 — after his sharp-shooting swept Kyrgyzstan into the next round.

“I’m proud that I have so many followers,” said the blond bomber, whose feed shows pictures of him training or lounging bare-chested by the pool.

“It’s definitely an unusual situation for me but I feel proud the fans believe in me.

“I get goosebumps just thinking about the hat-trick,” added Lux, who plays his club football in Germany with SSV Ulm.

“It was a fantastic feeling — awesome, amazing. It’s given me more self-belief. I feel stronger, bigger. I didn’t expect it, it was just a perfect day.”

– ‘Girls love him’ –

Lux still has some way to go to catch Cristiano Ronaldo’s 152 million Instagram followers but a Kyrgyzstan official whispered conspiratorially: “girls love him back home.”

The player himself hastily turned the conversation to Kyrgyzstan’s clash with Asian Cups hosts the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

“It will be a tough game but they have the pressure, we don’t,” said Lux, who revealed that Kyrgyzstan president Sooronbai Jeenbekov had delivered a rousing pep talk over the phone before their last game.

“We can just play our football. We have nothing to lose.”

For Kyrgyzstan — hitherto better known for horseback wrestling, eagle hunting and dead goat polo — simply reaching the Asian Cup was an astonishing achievement, given the parlous state of football in the former Soviet state.

But after finishing third behind South Korea and China in Group C to squeak through themselves, the Kyrgyz players are daring to dream.

“It’s the biggest achievement in our football history,” said Lux of Kyrgyzstan’s run to the knockout stage, noting the country has won Olympic wrestling medals and long-distance track athlete Darya Maslova’s gold at last year’s Asian Games.

“The whole country is behind us — the president called us true patriots,” he added. “We are a close-knit team and in football everything is possible. It’s a dream, but we can win it. Why not?”