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A 21-year-old university student who was taken hostage in her apartment and then shot to death during a police standoff with an armed robber on New York's Long Island was killed by a bullet fired from an officer's gun, investigators said on Sunday. Andrea Rebello was shot in the head on Friday by one of eight rounds fired at Dalton Smith, who had the woman in a headlock with a 9mm gun pointed at her head at the time, Nassau County Police Department spokesman James Imperiale said.   Smith, 30, was struck by seven bullets and died in the apartment in Uniondale, about a half a mile from Hofstra University. Rebello, who was studying public relations at Hofstra, was taken to a nearby hospital where she later died. Investigators determined that Smith, who had an extensive criminal history and had been released from prison earlier this year, did not fire his gun during the incident, Imperiale said. Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Dale traveled to Tarrytown, New York, on

Liverpool have revived their interest in Tottenham left back Danny Rose. The England Under 21 star was one of Sunderland’s best performers during his loan spell, and boss Paolo Di Canio is keen on the 22-year-old. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers failed to sign Rose in the last two transfer windows and is struggling to make his £20million budget stretch. Target: Brendan Rodgers is hoping to sign Spurs defender Danny Rose (right) He will have to offload Andy Carroll, Stewart Downing and Jose Enrique, and Pepe Reina may also go. Barcelona are said to be keen on the goalkeeper, while Sam Allardyce is keen for Carroll's successful loan move to be made permanent but may not have the funds for such a move. Exit? Liverpool may have to offload Pepe Reina, with Barcelona interested   More... Barcelona lining up £10m summer bid for Liverpool keeper Reina Liverpool pay tribute to retiring Carragher as defender captains club to victory over QPR

In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling hub. "Good rates. Better than the banks," shout salespeople jostling to usher clients into shops where thick wads of Chinese 100 yuan ($16.31) and HK$1,000 ($130) bank notes change hands and shuffle noisily through electronic cash-counting machines. Licensed as liquor and dry goods stores with stacked shelves of rice wine and cigarettes, many conduct their real business in back rooms - as underground bankers and remittance agents. "It's very simple," said one agent surnamed Choi, dressed in sandals and ripped jeans, as he served tea in a back office where larger transactions are typically carried out. "You give me renminbi here. Then we deliver Hong Kong dollars to you in Macau. We can move tens of millions e

Another Premier League season has come to a close and it's time to rate and slate every team. Who exceeded expectations and finished top of the class, and who blotted their copybook and ended bottom of the pack? Sportsmail's team of experts, and fans from around the Premier League, have put their heads together to come up with a comprehensive end-of-year report on each side.   ARSENAL C+ By Sami Mokbel Must do better. Their brilliant end to the season should not mask the fact they have, by and large, endured a difficult season. A top-four finish should be the absolute minimum for a club the size of Arsenal. Pointing in the right direction? Arsene Wenger salvaged a poor season by claiming Champions League football Fan verdict - Andrew Barber Big signings are a must this summer. We’ve underachieved, but our squad does not have enough quality to compete for anything more than a Champions League finish. I’m excited by the names we’ve been linked with: Jovetic, Rooney and Be

The price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose sharply in the last two weeks amid outages at Midwest and West Coast refineries, according to a widely followed survey released on Sunday. The average price of a gallon of gasoline rose 11.19 cents to $3.6566 per gallon on May 17, according to the Lundberg Survey of about 2,500 gas stations across the United States.   High gas prices in Minneapolis were the main driver of the overall increase, said Trilby Lundberg, the author of the survey. The city's gas prices were the highest in the nation over the two-week period, rising 62 cents to $4.27 per gallon. "In some markets hard hit with wholesale price hikes, retailers can't take it anymore," Lundberg said. "They will have to pass it on to consumers or risk business failure." The lowest prices were in Tucson, Arizona, at $3.18. Refiners are also being hit by higher costs as they reformulate summer blend gasoline. Those not blending enough ethan

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. On the face of it, the fourth day looked like a tricky one for England. But that was a wonderful response from Stuart Broad. Yes, conditions were helpful, but you’ve still got to deliver. He got back to doing what he does best, which is to hit the top of off stump. He bowled too short and wide on Friday evening, but there were shades of his seven for 72 against West Indies here last year. Cometh the man: England's Stuart Broad holds the match ball after taking five wickets WARNER BEHAVING LIKE A TWIT I see Australia opener David Warner has been getting into a scrap on Twitter with a couple of journalists Down Under over their criticism of the Indian Premier League, where he has been playing for Delhi Daredevils. He seems like the kind of lad who could start an argument in a morgue. Twitter is a great tool, but it can be devastating in the wrong hands. Perhaps he needs a crash course from Dame Edna Everage! Argument: Australian crick

Greenwich Village, the birthplace of the U.S. gay rights movement, remained in shock on Sunday over the shooting death of a gay man by a gunman who police said uttered anti-gay slurs before targeting the victim. Mark Carson, 32, was shot dead in Greenwich Village around midnight on Friday in what police are calling a hate crime. Others say it could be a backlash against the recent advance of gay marriage laws across the United States.   The Manhattan neighborhood has long been a haven for bohemians and artists, and its Stonewall Inn has been a landmark for gay rights since a 1969 clash when patrons of the gay bar resisted a police raid. Sympathizers built a shrine to Carson on Sunday, leaving cards, candles and flowers at the spot where he was killed, on Sixth Avenue at Eighth Street. "This is supposed to be like the world's capital where it's OK to be gay," said Josh Steinman, 42, who paused for a moment in front of the memorial. The attack marked the 22nd ant