And with regard to the experience of being one of seven De Niro children, she went on say that "no parent is perfect, but I am grateful that both my parents agreed to keep me out of the limelight.
Tuffley, the expedition’s leader, says that while melting Arctic ice was making it easier for a boat to move through the Northwest Passage, the icebergs this process was creating were making the journey more “unpredictable”.At times, their surroundings appear completely alien.
“It looks like Mars,” says Keith of where they are anchored, in Devon Island.“It is desolate, it’s rugged. It’s got this red, iron ore type of tinge to it.”Aside from a handful of walruses and polar bears, the crew are entirely alone.
A Pakistan-born Chicago businessman wanted in India for his role in the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai city has been remanded in custody for 18 days.Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen, landed in Delhi on Thursday. India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) confirmed his extradition had been successful.
Indian authorities accuse 64-year-old Rana of aiding the Mumbai attacks by working with childhood friend David Headley to support Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistani group blamed for the assault.
On 26 November 2008, 10 militants launched deadly attacks across Mumbai, killing 166 and injuring hundreds, before being stopped by security forces on 29 November.He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it would be "a colossal, historic missed opportunity" to build new homes "in a way that destroys nature, rather than at the same time, restores and rebuilds our natural infrastructure".
Overall, councils are being told they must reach a combined target of 370,000 new homes a year – although the government has not set a date for when this will be achieved.There is an expectation that not all the homes planned for by this target will be delivered within five years.
The government has also promised £100m of extra funds for councils and 300 additional planning officers to speed up decision-making processes.It said local authorities would have 12 weeks to come up with timetables for new housebuilding plans or risk intervention from ministers.