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American Woods, who last competed in August last year, planned to play in this week's Safeway Open, but withdrew saying his game was "too vulnerable".
The 14-time major winner had back surgery in September and October 2015.
"It's going to be a hard grind to come back and compete against the best in the world," said Briton Faldo, 59.
Faldo was "not surprised" when the world number 786 withdrew from the PGA Tour opener on Monday.
The 40-year-old has not won on the Tour since 2013 and sits on 79 victories, three behind the all-time record held by fellow American Sam Snead.
Faldo told BBC Sport: "Golf is a wicked game, it dangles a carrot.
"Ten years ago, I'd hit balls and think, 'I can still play, I can still hit it'. Then you'd go to the course and can't make a score. Everything is stacking up against him now. Physically, mentally and obviously competing."
Woods was a vice-captain for the United States as they beat Europe to win the Ryder Cup earlier this month, but Faldo thought he looked like he was "struggling just getting in and out of the golf buggie".
The Englishman added: "Watching him walk, he just doesn't look supple to me.
"I know the stamina needed to play 72 holes. He may be able to hit balls on a range, but there's a rhythm to that.
"On a course, you get a five-minute gap between two shots. I think maybe he is starting to hit the ball better, but it's the stamina to play."
Woods will also miss the Turkish Airlines Open in November but said he may be ready for his foundation's event, the Hero World Challenge, in December. | Six-time major winner Sir Nick Faldo says "everything is stacking up against" Tiger Woods in his attempt to return to golf following injury. | 37625388 |
Extra college places would be paid for by introducing a graduate contribution to raise funds from university leavers.
The Tories said 140,000 places had been lost from Scottish colleges since 2007, and vowed to reinstate them.
The party also supports creating an extra 10,000 modern apprenticeships.
Party leaders have started setting out their stalls ahead of May's elections.
Labour has announced a housing policy targeting first-time buyers, while the SNP pledged to put education "front and centre" in their plans.
The Conservatives produced figures suggesting the number of students at Scottish colleges was at its lowest number on record, with staff numbers also down a fifth since 2008.
Party leader Ruth Davidson said the SNP's record on colleges was the government's "hidden shame".
She said: "The SNP has built monuments to itself on so-called free education, while quietly demolishing the ladder of opportunity that our colleges provide to thousands of youngsters.
"We reject the discrimination which favours academic over vocational courses. A Scottish Conservative government would therefore reverse the cuts made by the SNP to Scotland's college budget.
"We would pay for this through our existing plan to back graduate contribution, paid for only after university graduates are earning a decent wage."
Education is set to be a key battleground in the election on 5 May, with first minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon promising to put it "front and centre".
She said Scotland under the SNP was reducing the attainment gap "faster than the rest of the UK".
The SNP criticised the graduate contribution plan, saying it showed a vote for the Tories was "a vote to end free higher education in Scotland".
George Adam, a member of the education and culture committee at Holyrood, said: "The Tories claim that their colleges policy will be funded 'in its entirety' by a graduate contribution - but without any detail about how much students would be expected to pay, or exactly when they would have to start paying it, their colleges policy has absolutely no credibility.
"It is also completely unacceptable to leave young people considering going to university in the dark about what it will cost them."
Scottish Labour's opportunity spokesman Iain Gray said: "The SNP want to be judged on their record and the first minister said education is her top priority.
"Well, the SNP's record on colleges is simply shameful with 140,000 fewer students in Scotland's colleges, and 3,500 fewer lecturers
"That record means lost opportunities for our young people, but those young people deserve better than unfunded promises from the Tories." | The Scottish Conservatives have pledged an extra £60m to Scotland's colleges as the party sets out its election platform. | 35263456 |
Salon Privé has relocated from London to Blenheim Palace for its 10th anniversary, and the three-day event culminates with a "public day" on Saturday.
Co-founder David Bagley described the cars on display as "amazing".
They include the Aston Martin DB10, only 10 of which were made, soon to be seen in James Bond movie Spectre.
However, 007's car can only be seen by premium ticket holders.
Mr Bagley said: "It's the first time we've had a public day.
"For me it's a real opportunity for dads and their lads. All kids love cars.
"The cars we bring here, half of them will have never been seen before. There's going to be a lot of noise, a lot of atmosphere."
There are supercar and hypercar models on show by Ferrari, Koenigsegg, Pagani, McLaren, Zenvo, some of which are worth in excess of £1.5m.
The top tier hypercar category is one increasingly used by car aficionados, and refers to the most expensive and highest-performing supercars.
The event is usually targeted at private buyers, collectors and enthusiasts, but "outgrew" its original locations in Hurlingham and Syon Park.
Mr Bagley added: "As beautiful as they were, Blenheim now offers us an opportunity to create a lovely private event on the south lawn and a public event on the Great Court."
The public part of the show will include a grand parade of more than 60 supercars from 1975 to the present day.
Jamie Spencer-Churchill, the 12th Duke of Marlborough, said it was an honour for the palace to be involved.
"My wife, and son The Marquess of Blandford, and I are personally looking forward to the event as big motor enthusiasts," he added. | A prestigious motor show for rare and luxury cars is to open to the general public for the first time. | 34151197 |
A seven-wicket victory over Middlesex sealed Glamorgan's place at the top of the Southern Group and a home tie with Leicestershire in the last eight.
"It would be a great achievement, it's really important to perform well in the quarter-final," Morris said.
Glamorgan will try to secure the return of batsman David Miller for the match.
The South African left-hander, who was contracted to Glamorgan for six group games, is due to be playing for South Africa 'A' in Bloemfontein until the day before the Cardiff quarter-final on Wednesday, 23 August.
"It's going to be very tight, no question, but if David's here it's a bonus, if he's not, we still believe we've got a squad to perform well since we've won a lot of games without David," Morris told BBC Wales Sport.
Glamorgan have only previously reached Finals Day once, ending in a semi-final defeat against Leicestershire in 2004, while they lost in the quarter-finals in 2008, 2014, and 2016.
Coach Robert Croft was pleased to end the home campaign with a win in Cardiff, albeit again shortened by rain, after four wash-outs and two defeats.
"The supporters that have been here all summer, shall we call it a summer? It's been important we got a game on and showed people what we could do, we played very well," he said. | Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris says it would be a "great achievement" for the club to make T20 Blast Finals Day for the first time since 2004. | 40983395 |
Andrew Whitby, 51, from Teddington, south-west London, was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records.
He underwent the operation after experiencing health problems associated with a lifelong heart defect.
He appealed for people to sign the organ donor register, describing transplantation as "life-changing".
Figures published by the NHS on Monday show the number of people in the UK donating organs after death has fallen for the first time in more than a decade.
Mr Whitby was born with a hole in the heart, which doctors predicted would mean he was unlikely to live more than a few years.
He defied expectations and lived normally until the age of 20, when his health began to deteriorate.
Mr Whitby developed problems with his lungs and eventually one collapsed, which led to the decision to attempt a heart-lung transplant.
When the procedure was carried out in 1985 at Harefield Hospital in north-west London, he was only the ninth person to undergo it in the UK.
Heart-lung transplants are relatively rare because there are few suitable donor organs available and priority is normally given to people who only need a heart transplant.
Mr Whitby used the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his transplant to draw attention to the need for organ donors.
He said: "My heart-lung transplant has improved and extended my life beyond measure.
"We need more people to sign the organ donor register - without donors, where would that leave people like me?"
Andre Simon, director of transplantation at Harefield Hospital, said: "Andrew's world record shows how a person's life can be completely transformed through the gift of organ donation." | A man has celebrated 30 years since his heart-lung transplant - thought to be the longest anyone has survived after the procedure. | 33597438 |
The 33-year-old Australian ended his second spell at Fir Park this summer.
"Things have changed a little in terms of the Australia (move) in that it has not turned into what I exactly want," McDonald told BBC Scotland.
"I think everyone thought I'd made my mind up and pretty much I'm open to all offers."
McDonald was with Well from 2004-2007 before he joined Celtic and enjoyed three successful years at Parkhead.
Following spells at Middlesbrough and Millwall he returned to Fir Park in 2015, but his hopes of a switch to an Australian side this summer have yet to materialise.
"It was well documented at the end of the season that I was maybe looking to go home," McDonald added.
"Things haven't gone the way I would have liked in that area at the minute, so that's still ongoing.
"You get a couple of crazy ones (offers) here and there abroad. Locally, I haven't looked into it too much as yet." | Scott McDonald's proposed move to Australia has stalled and the former Motherwell striker says he will consider offers in Scotland. | 40626264 |
The SNP-led administration's budget was approved by 33 votes to 32 following two hours of debate.
Co-leader Richard Thomson told members he wants to use an extra £6m announced in the Scottish government's budget on a scheme to ease the impact of business rates rises.
The 2.5% council tax increase adds more than £28 to a Band D property.
Higher band properties will see their charges rise more due to national changes agreed last year. | Aberdeenshire councillors have narrowly voted in favour of a 2.5% rise in council tax. | 38908813 |
17 October 2016 Last updated at 15:37 BST
Accounts filed with Companies House show the organisation had invested just £18m by the end of 2015.
But the US presidential hopeful's representatives claim the amount of investment has shot up to about £150m this year.
Trump Organisation claims £150m Turnberry investment | Donald Trump pledged to invest £200m in Turnberry after buying the Ayrshire resort in 2014. | 37679985 |
The ride-hailing app went to court after Transport for London (TfL) said that drivers should have to prove their ability to communicate in English.
Uber argued that the standard of reading and writing required by the test was too high.
The US firm said the test was "unfair and disproportionate" and it would appeal against the court's decision.
The ruling will also apply to all minicab firms in London.
"TfL are entitled to require private hire drivers to demonstrate English language compliance," said Judge John Mitting as he rejected Uber's claim.
Tom de la Mare QC, for Uber and the drivers, told the judge that the language requirement would result in 70,000 applicants failing to obtain a licence over three years.
The proposals would have a disproportionate impact on drivers from countries where English was not generally spoken and give rise to "indirect discrimination on grounds of race and nationality".
TfL argued that the requirements were vital to ensure passenger safety and to raise standards.
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said: "Drivers being able to speak English and understand information from passengers and licensing requirements is a vital part of ensuring passengers get the high standard of service they need and deserve.
"TfL will of course look at the High Court judgment in detail to ensure all our policies fully comply."
Sam Dumitriu, head of projects at the Adam Smith Institute, a conservative think tank, criticised the ruling.
"These tests are not only expensive but excessive, and will do little to improve public safety. We've already seen London taxi drivers of 20 years or more struggling with essay questions about the Aurora Borealis and snowboarding, do we need them to have read Shakespeare too?" he said.
"There's clearly no public interest here, only the interests of the vocal Black Cab Lobby. Sadiq Khan should listen to drivers and scrap them."
Uber said the judge ruled in its favour on three other points, including not having to open a UK-based call centre. | Uber has lost its attempt to prevent its drivers being forced to take English language tests. | 39154428 |
Bath's injured Faletau will not resume training until the middle of November.
Wales coach Rob Howley has included him in his squad for the four-match series.
"Wales need to find a different option and maybe give them a run of games through these matches that will provide Toby with competition," Delve said.
Faletau suffered a knee injury in September on his Aviva Premiership debut for Bath, who do not expect the British and Irish Lion to start training until the middle of November.
"Although it's a huge loss to Wales you have to weigh up the value of rushing him back for those possible last two games or get him completely fit and firing for the Six Nations and the Lions tour," added Delve, who also played for Bath.
Wales play Australia in Cardiff on 5 November, followed by Tests against Argentina and Japan, concluding against South Africa at the Principality Stadium on 26 November.
Faletau and his likely replacement Ross Moriarty of Gloucester would not be available for the opening game against Australia.
The game falls outside World Rugby's international window and Premiership Rugby will not sanction the release of English-based Welsh players.
Northampton Saints wing George North, Harlequins centre Jamie Roberts and Bath pair Luke Charteris and Rhys Priestland will also be unavailable for the Wallabies game.
Ospreys fly-half Sam Davies has been included in Howley's squad after his recent performances for the region.
"I think Sam has really put himself in the mix. His early season form has been fantastic," said Delve, a former Ospreys team-mate.
"It's a nice headache to have and it will be interesting to see if Sam Davies does get a run through the course of the four games.
"Whether he gets the opportunity to get that backline moving in the way that Rob has said he wants to evolve." | Taulupe Faletau's absence at the start of the autumn internationals presents an opportunity for another forward to stake a claim for Wales, says former number eight Gareth Delve. | 37686087 |
22 December 2015 Last updated at 09:56 GMT
Photographer Ben Gadsby-Williams filmed them off the Norfolk coast at Morston Quay. | The Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - was spotted across parts of England on Sunday night into Monday morning. | 35158817 |
The 23-year-old, who joins from Weston-Super-Mare, turned down interest from Swedish top-flight side Ostersunds to join the Spitfires.
Eastleigh boss Chris Todd said: "I am excited to have Scott join the squad.
"He is an incredibly hungry individual who is looking to succeed in the game and has a huge desire to progress with Eastleigh."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | National League side Eastleigh have signed striker Scott Wilson on a one-year contract. | 36504723 |
McCormack had 61 seconds to spare from Deirdre Byrne as she won in 33 minutes and 30 seconds as Maria McCambridge completed an all-Irish podium.
Wicklow woman McCormack ran the Olympic 10,000m mark in the US last weekend.
Britain's Andy Maud won the men's race in 29:55 ahead of Irish pair Mick Clohisey and Kevin Maunsell.
Olympic Games marathon hopeful Clohisey was five seconds behind Maud with Maunsell a further 23 seconds in arrears as the athletes had to battle windy conditions at the Phoenix Park.
Sunday's event, which attracted almost 8,000 runners, honoured the memory of late Ballymena & Antrim athletics club great Sean Kyle.
Great Ireland Run organiser, former Irish international athlete Gareth Turnbull came up with of incorporating a team match into the event which would pay tribute to the renowned coach, who formed a remarkable partnership with his wife, the three-time Olympian Maeve Kyle at the Ballymena & Antrim club.
The team component saw an Ireland line-up which included McCormack, lifting the inaugural Sean Kyle Cup, as they defeated a Commonwealth select
The mixing of the sport's grassroots and elite athletes is something that would have delighted Ballymena athletics doyen Kyle, who died after a long illness last November.
Sunday's meeting also included a Great Ireland Mile event won by Irish international John Travers in four minutes and 11 seconds which left him ahead of British runners John Ashcroft (4:13) and Phillip Sesemann (4:16).
Thomas Frazer and Kerry O'Flaherty took the victories at the Titanic Quarter 10K in a windy Belfast on Sunday.
Belfast man Frazer, who will run the London Marathon in two weeks in the hope of booking his Olympic Games Rio, had five seconds to spare from Gary Murray as he triumphed in 30 minutes and 48 seconds.
"I am really happy with that. I am in the form of my life and will be adopting an all or nothing stance in London to make the team for Rio," said Frazer, 34.
Lisburn's Chris Madden finished third in 31:31 which left him eight seconds ahead of fourth-placed Conor Duffy, who won last year's men's race.
Olympic Games-qualified O'Flaherty won the women's event in 34:17 which left her 14 seconds ahead of runner-up and last year's winner Ann-Marie McGlynn.
Laura Graham took third in 35:21 with Olympic Games marathon hopeful Gladys Ganiel fourth in 36:07.
"I knew this would be tight especially as 10K is over my distance," said O'Flaherty.
"However I have really been working on my stamina to assist in the last kilometre of the steeplechase and it paid off today.
"I am now going to altitude training in France in preparation for track races in June in the build-up to Rio." | Fionnuala McCormack clinched a comfortable victory in the women's race at the Great Ireland run as Britain's Andy Maud won the men's event. | 36010498 |
Ex-Labour Northern Ireland Secretary Lord Hain said the peace process could "so easily unravel".
He said the Brexit bill should be changed to support maintaining the open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
A government minister said the government was committed to building on the peace process.
They were speaking as peers debated the government's draft legislation that will authorise the UK's departure from the EU.
Among several amendments that were proposed was Lord Hain's, to require the prime minister to support the maintenance of the open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as set out in the Good Friday Agreement.
He said: "If the referendum means Brexit at any price it may well mean a dangerously high cost for the Northern Ireland peace process."
"The settlement in Northern Ireland is built on a delicate balance of the three strands of the Good Friday Agreement - relationships within Northern Ireland, between Belfast and Dublin, and Dublin and London," Lord Hain told peers.
"Brexit will test each of these relationships, and if the government pursues a hard Brexit it could do profound damage to all three."
Any physical border will create ill-feeling and could destabilise the region and "unravel" the peace process, he warned.
Northern Ireland Minister Lord Dunlop said the government was absolutely committed to maintaining and building upon the peace process.
He said: "Nobody wants to see a return to the borders of the past."
But he said the two-clause bill will simply trigger the Brexit process and did not need to be amended to enshrine a commitment to maintaining an open border, adding: "No such undertaking is necessary in this bill.
"Particularly in light of the strong assurances I have given, and our desire to keep this bill clean and simple."
Lord Hain, who withdrew his amendment in light of the minister's assurances, later attempted to amend the Brexit bill to keep the UK in the single market.
After a debate, this was rejected by peers by 299 to 136.
Other proposed amendments which will be considered by peers focus on the rights of EU nationals living in the UK to remain after Brexit, and calls by Labour for a "meaningful vote" on the deal reached after the negotiations.
MPs have already voted in favour of the government's Brexit bill, which was drawn up after the Supreme Court ruled that Theresa May could not invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty without consulting Parliament.
If the Lords back any amendments to the legislation, it will return to the Commons where MPs will decide whether to accept peers' proposals. | Brexit could mean a "dangerously high cost" for peace in Northern Ireland, a former minister has warned. | 39106535 |
The proposals for Walton Breck Road in north Liverpool form the latest phase of a £260m regeneration of the area.
If approved, derelict buildings would be demolished or rebuilt and the road would be narrowed to make the area more pedestrian friendly.
Liverpool's deputy mayor Ann O'Byrne said the "ambitious" plan would "make a massive difference to the area".
"People come to visit Anfield every day of the week and we want to make sure it's as inviting as possible," she said.
The work, which would be carried out in phases over the next three to four years, would see the building of new homes, office spaces and a hotel as well as community and landscaped areas.
The Anfield regeneration scheme was announced in 2013 as a joint venture between Liverpool City Council, Your Housing Group and Liverpool Football Club.
It has already seen the football club expand the main stand to accommodate an extra 8,500 fans.
Brian Cronin, from Your Housing Group, said: "We envisage a mixture of traditional properties with some more modern properties, just to give the area a different feel."
Residents are being asked to give their feedback when the plans go on display in Stanley Park from Monday. | Plans to rebuild a high street next to Liverpool FC's stadium in Anfield have been revealed by the city council. | 37218776 |
Parliamentary Speaker Radoslaw Sikorski announced that parliamentarians will be trained at an army firing range.
The country's military age is capped at 50 but exceptions will be made for "healthy and youthful looking" MPs.
Poland's recently adopted security strategy states that the country is threatened by warfare and names Russia as an aggressor.
Speaker Sikorski said he hopes the training would demonstrate to young Poles that it was time to start preparing to defend the country. He added that these are "troubled times".
Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak has called on Poles aged between 18 and 50 to undergo voluntary military training.
The offer comes after Krystyna Pawlowicz, a 63-year-old MP, asked to be given military training to provide an example to others.
Warsaw has been a firm opponent of Russia's actions in Ukraine and many Poles are concerned the country could come under attack.
An opinion poll from May last year found 61% of respondents felt the Ukraine crisis threatened Poland's security. In another poll from April, when asked which country Poland should most fear, 80% of respondents said Russia, up from 49% in 2010.
On Thursday, a top Polish official said that arming the Ukrainian army could stop the conflict in eastern Ukraine escalating.
Stanislaw Koziej, the head of Poland's National Security Office, said that it was in the "interest of Europe, of Poland and of Ukraine to strengthen Ukraine's army and to supply it with weapons."
So far Poland has only offered non-lethal supplies and training to the Ukrainian government. | Polish MPs will be offered military training because of fears that the war in Ukraine could spread. | 31753943 |
Electronics giant Sony, as well as automakers Honda and Toyota cited damage at their plants.
The quakes killed at least 41 people and have caused severe destruction to buildings and infrastructure.
The suspensions in Kumamoto, a manufacturing hub, could cause supply chain disruptions.
Chipmaker Renesas Electronics also said there had been damage to some equipment at its Kumamoto plant, which produces micro-controller chips for cars.
Toyota said it would suspend operations at most assembly plants across Japan. The suspension across Toyota's facilities will be done in stages, and will last for about a week.
The world's biggest car manufacturer said it had been unable to source parts from some of its suppliers. This includes its affiliate Aisin Seiki which is a key supplier for Toyota.
Japan's Nikkei newspaper has reported that Aisin Seiki has been forced to stop producing doors, engines and other parts at its subsidiary in the Kumamoto prefecture, as the area is still experiencing aftershocks. The company is making plans to shift production to other facilities at home and abroad.
The staggered suspension across Toyota's plants is expected to lead to a drop in production, by about 50,000 vehicles, the Nikkei said citing industry analysts.
Sony said at the weekend it was assessing damage at its factory producing image sensors for smartphones, and that the plant would remain closed.
The earthquake in Kumamoto has also affected restaurants and retailers in the area. Supermarket operator Aeon kept all 27 stores in the area shut on Sunday. | A number of Japanese manufacturers have suspended operations after two powerful earthquakes hit Kumamoto in south-western Japan. | 36069349 |
The 23-year-old was a free agent after leaving the Shrimpers in December.
The Czech started his professional career with Liverpool before joining Yeovil in June 2014, making 45 league appearances for the Glovers.
He will be unable to play for the Pilgrims, who have not disclosed the length of his deal, against the Reds in the FA Cup third round, having already played for Southend in the competition.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Plymouth Argyle have signed former Southend United defender Jakub Sokolik. | 38508199 |
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McIlroy, 27, is one of 20 players to have withdrawn from next month's Games, citing fears about the Zika virus.
He said he would not watch the Olympic golf on television.
Speaking after Thursday's first round at The Open, McIlroy said: "I decided to stop dancing around the issue and tell everyone what I thought."
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The four-time major winner added: "I've thought about Olympics and golf for the last seven years and this is just how I feel.
"Some people don't like it, I get that; but it's my opinion.
"I don't think anyone can blame me for being too honest. It was seven years of trying to give the politically correct answer and finally I just cracked."
On Tuesday, the Northern Irishman said: "I'll probably watch the Olympics, but I'm not sure golf will be one of the events I'll watch."
Asked which events he would watch, McIlroy replied: "Probably track and field, swimming, diving, the stuff that matters."
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Those comments received criticism from English squash player Laura Massaro, whose sport is not included in the Olympics.
She called McIlroy's comments "unacceptable" and said he had shown a "lack of appreciation for how the Olympics can transcend an individual sport".
However, McIlroy, who is six shots off the lead after the first day of the Open, has tried to elaborate more on his comment that he "didn't get into golf to try to grow the game".
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"I feel I've done my bit to grow the game," added the world number four. "It's not like I'm uninterested and golf is a great vehicle to instil values in kids.
"I'm an ambassador for the PGA Junior League and I've used my success in golf in a very positive way."
We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here. | Former world number one Rory McIlroy has remained defiant in the face of criticism over his controversial views on golf at the 2016 Rio Olympics. | 36800273 |
Jihadist propaganda was posted on the station's website in April by individuals claiming to represent Islamic State.
A police investigation is now focussing on a group of Russian hackers called APT28, according to French media.
The group has tried to hack the White House in the past, L'Express reports.
It has also targeted the computer systems of Nato members, Russian dissidents and Ukrainian activists, according to the newspaper.
A judicial source told AFP that investigators were narrowing the search by probing the IP addresses of computers used in the attack.
TV5 Monde was forced to broadcast pre-recorded programmes after the hack, which it described as "unprecedented in the history of television".
A message warning French troops to stay away from Islamic State was published on the station's Facebook page.
The hackers also posted documents purporting to be ID cards of relatives of French soldiers involved in anti-IS operations. | A cyber attack on the French television network TV5 Monde may have been carried out by Russian-based hackers, police believe. | 33072034 |
The UK's advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint that the electronics chain had encouraged viewers to believe they could watch ultra-high definition broadcasts of the Euro 2016 football championship.
It follows an earlier rebuke about an advert shown in 2014.
Content in 4K is still relatively uncommon, posing a challenge to stores.
The format is marketed as providing four times as much detail as 1080p high definition transmissions, because the screens have that many times more pixels.
Sky's recent launch of its Ultra HD service last week has improved matters. But until then, BT was the only broadcaster transmitting 4K content to UK audiences and its offering was often limited to one football match a week.
Other alternatives include a limited number of shows and films on streaming services including Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and YouTube.
Currys PC World - which is owned by DSG Retail - screened the most recent of the two offending adverts on 4 June, six days before the Uefa (Union of European Football Associations) competition began.
"We know some people will do whatever it takes to watch the football on the right TV," stated the voiceover, before providing details of two 4K televisions.
The advert did not explicitly refer to Euro 2016, but the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) noted that it had contained a graphic of a rotating football made up of the flags of the various competing teams.
Part of the store's defence was that, even though the Euro 2016 games were not broadcast in 4K, the TVs had the ability to "upscale" the footage to improve picture quality.
This involves using software to infer what each of the extra pixels should show, rather than just making each square of four pixels the same colour. The technique cannot put back the original detail because it was never included in the lower-resolution broadcast, but algorithms can try to deduce what would have been shown.
The retailer's ad had been submitted to Clearcast - a clearance service for advertisers.
That firm defended its decision to approve the contents on the basis that the TVs had been described as being 4K-ready. This, it explained, implied there was no guarantee that consumers would actually be able to see content in the format.
However, the ASA rejected these responses saying it still felt consumers were likely to have believed they could watch the matches in "genuine 4K definition".
Its verdict followed an earlier ruling against a Currys PC World ad that had said Ultra HD TVs allowed families to watch their "favourite Christmas movies in greater detail".
The firm had again justified its description by pointing to the sets' upscaling abilities.
But the ASA said it believed viewers had been misled to believe they would be able to see the films in "full" 4K quality and added that if the firm meant to refer to upscaling, it should be clearer about the fact. | Currys PC World has been reprimanded for a second time about broadcasting misleading adverts for 4K televisions. | 37117584 |
A Derry board statement said Barton had been appointed in September 2015 "for an agreed period of two years".
"We would like to sincerely thank Damian, his management and all players who have represented their county during this period," it read.
The statement added that nominations for the job would be sought from clubs.
Barton had a creditable first year in charge of Derry as his side reached the Dr McKenna Cup Final and also narrowly missed out on qualifying for the All-Ireland quarter-finals after losing by a point to eventual semi-finalists Tipperary in the last qualifying round.
However despite that promising opening season, Barton's squad was badly depleted this year by the withdrawal of several experienced campaigners.
The under-strength Oak Leafers suffered relegation to Division Three of the Football League on points difference and then were well beaten by Tyrone in their opening Ulster SFC game for the second successive season.
While they regrouped to beat Waterford in the qualifiers, Saturday's extra-time defeat by Mayo saw Derry exiting from the championship.
Barton side were leading the Castlebar game up until a minute from the end of normal time but despite a brave effort, Derry had nothing left in extra time as Mayo eventually won 2-21 to 1-13. | Damian Barton's reign as Derry football manager appears to be over after the county's GAA board asked for nominations for the post. | 40501701 |
Alun Davies, who has responsibility for broadcasting, warned Wales had a "weakening" media and a lack of accountability was partly responsible.
But he stopped short of calling for devolved powers over the sector, during a media conference speech in Cardiff.
"I worry, and I am concerned, that Wales has a weak, indigenous media that is weakening," he said.
"And I am concerned that we don't always have the structures to enable us to have a conversation, apart from informally.
"The formal structures of accountability, formal structures of regulation and the formal structures to actually deliver policy.
"I think that is something which we do need to recognise, and is something that we need to debate and discuss.
"Not simply within government, or within the National Assembly, but within and throughout our society."
Mr Davies called for the assembly to have a greater role in holding media companies to account.
"I make no case for the devolution of responsibility for broadcasting to Wales or to the Welsh Government," he added.
"However, I do make the case for the accountability for broadcasting to be shared across the institutions of the United Kingdom."
Media bosses do give occasional evidence to assembly committees examining the media in Wales, but there is no formal arrangement that requires them to appear or submit evidence.
Since the renewal of the BBC's charter, the Welsh Government has been given a stronger role in appointing the Wales representative to the BBC board.
It used its veto to oppose the appointment of the UK government's choice for the position, Dr Carol Bell, earlier this year.
Dr Ruth McElroy, a media lecturer at the University of South Wales, said Wales' traditional media had weakened as the industry adapted to changing audience habits.
She told BBC Wales: "We have seen a great deal of closures of local newspapers. That's been a long-standing theme, and it's been greater in Wales than in the rest of the UK.
"I think what we have to do is be realistic that we are now in a digital age, and that modes of news delivery might be different in the future."
She added ministers should be more prepared to intervene to support media in Wales.
"There definitely is a place for government intervention. I think that sometimes, in the UK, we have been hostile to that, almost ideologically.
"In other parts of the world they are not, and they are reaping the benefits as a result." | Media companies should be more accountable to the National Assembly, a Welsh Government minister has said. | 39726054 |
He said he disagreed with the views expressed by FTSE 100 bosses in a letter published on Tuesday.
Heads of companies including BT, Marks & Spencer and Vodafone said an EU exit would deter investment in the UK.
But Mr Woodford argued it was very difficult to build a credible economic argument for the UK either staying in or leaving the union.
Rather, the debate was a political argument about issues such as immigration and sovereignty, he said.
The long-term economic implications may not be as extreme as some have suggested, but regardless of the outcome of the 23 June referendum the effect would be profound, according to the high-profile fund manager.
A vote to leave could also spark a crisis for the EU project, which Mr Woodford said was facing an array of challenges on a macro-economic and political level.
There were fundamental political differences between member states on a range of important issues, as well as an immigration crisis and a stagnant eurozone economy.
"ECB chief Mario Draghi is printing money and trying to do his bit, but the macro headwinds are intense and unemployment remains high. It is these problems that a UK exit could shine a brighter light on," Mr Woodford told the BBC.
He believed investors should be braced for more "extraordinary monetary policy" by the world's central banks, such as negative interest rates and negative yields on 10-year government bonds.
The global economy also faced a slowdown as well as the threat of deflation, while big problems remained in China, which was adjusting to cope with much slower economic growth.
Major FTSE 100 companies such as Shell, BP and HSBC would all be forced to cut their dividends this year amid continuing low oil prices and poor investment returns, Mr Woodford predicted.
On Tuesday, mining giant BHP Billiton said it was slashing its dividend, abandoning a long-held policy of maintaining or increasing payments to shareholders, reducing the payout from 62 US cents a share to just 16 cents.
Mr Woodford is considered in the industry as one of the UK's best-performing fund managers.
He rose to prominence during a 25-year career at Invesco Perpetual for taking a long-term view on investments.
One of the best-known examples of his strategy was refusing to invest in the dotcom boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Last year he set up his own fund, Woodford Investment Management. | Leaving the EU would not necessarily damage the UK economy, fund manager Neil Woodford has reiterated. | 35647771 |
It said the number of homes on the market was close to record lows, partly because of low rates of construction.
Nevertheless, its latest figures show that annual house price inflation has fallen, from 5.6% in August to 5.3% in September.
Between August and September, prices rose by just 0.3%, half the 0.6% rise in the previous month.
The average price of a house or flat in the UK is now £206,015, it said.
Even though demand for homes has fallen, the number of new properties coming on to the market has also gone down.
The Nationwide's chief economist, Robert Gardner, said housebuilders should have more confidence that people will want to buy any homes they build.
And he said they have plenty of sites where they could begin construction.
"The major housebuilders appear to have capacity to expand output, with most reporting land banks that could support around five years' worth of construction at current rates of building activity."
Government figures show that in the last year, 139,000 new houses were completed in England. This compares to the need for 225,000 new homes a year, said Mr Gardner.
"The number of new homes built in England has picked up, but is still not sufficient to keep up with the expected increase in the population," he said.
The industry responded by saying that there had already been a huge increase in supply, and it was planning to deliver even more.
"House builders have massively increased output over the past few years and continue to recruit the people and buy the land necessary to deliver even more desperately needed homes," said Stewart Baseley. executive chairman of the Home Builders Federation (HBF).
"Reversing decades of under supply requires government to continue to implement pro development policies and lenders to ensure buyers can get a mortgage," he told the BBC.
But Mr Gardner said that in particular, not enough homes are being built in London and its suburbs. Over the last year, the housing stock in the capital has risen by 2.9%, whereas a rise of 4.3% could have been expected, he added.
Where can I afford to live? | Housebuilders should get on and build more houses, the Nationwide Building Society has declared. | 37516343 |
The governing body said it had been "deliberately misled" by the club about a deal to sell player transfer fee rights to an outside investor.
FC Twente says it will not appeal.
Fifa has banned third-party player ownership as a threat to the game's integrity because investors can inflate transfer fees to make a profit.
The Dutch FA says the punishment, including a 45,250 euros (£34,000) fine, follows Twente's failure to reveal full details of a third-party ownership contract with Malta-based Doyen Sports Investments.
The Enschede-based club won their only Dutch League title under Steve McClaren, now the Newcastle boss, in 2009-10 but are currently third from bottom in the Dutch Eredivisie.
FC Twente said that the sanctions would "hit hard at the heart of our club".
Twente's professional licence will be revoked if they fail to fully cooperate with an independent investigation into the club's structure, added the Dutch FA. | FC Twente have been banned from European competition for three years by the Royal Netherlands Football Association. | 35107937 |
10 May 2012 Last updated at 18:49 BST | Hayley visits a school where mobile phones have been banned. | 18029096 |
The firm said Christmas order numbers for this year had fallen and the Lincs Turkeys processing plant was no longer economically viable.
A consultation has begun with the workforce at the Grainthorpe factory.
The Lincs Turkeys farming operation, which in 2013 featured a company farmer in a Christmas advert for supermarket chain Waitrose, is unaffected.
A spokesperson for Bernard Matthews said: "The consultation is expected to result in a reduction of approximately 80 employees out of a [total company] workforce of 2,130."
The spokesperson said the decision "was not taken lightly", adding that "processing requirements will be integrated into the Norfolk and Suffolk sites".
Craig Leyland, of East Lindsey District Council, said the authority was standing by with advice.
"It is very difficult. We have tried to intervene in the past in situations where we have had these decisions being made. Effectively they are commercial decisions and it's very hard to intervene in that case," he said.
Bernard Matthews acquired Lincs Turkeys in 2010. | Bernard Matthews is to close a processing plant in Lincolnshire with the loss of up to 80 jobs. | 27307171 |
The facilities at The Green, in Thorne, will undergo renovation after funding was secured from the Town Centre Innovation Fund and Doncaster Council.
Thomas Crapper, whose name is synonymous with public conveniences, was born in Thorne, in 1836.
The work, due to start on Monday, is expected to take six weeks to complete.
The leader of Thorne & Moorends Town Council Martin Williams said: "So many toilets are closing down all over the place so we thought that it would be good to refurbish some so all of the shoppers have got some decent facilities.
"I can't get him [Thomas Crapper] to open them but we could make it a memorial to him and put up a blue plaque."
Public toilets in South Parade will be opened while the work is completed.
According to the Thomas Crapper & Co website, despite popular thought Mr Crapper did not invent the WC but was behind a number of important innovations in sanitation.
Mr Crapper died in 1910 and is buried in Elmers End Cemetery, in Beckenham, Kent. | A £30,000 project to refurbish the public toilets in the birthplace of legendary lavatory maker Thomas Crapper is set to begin. | 35253903 |
Margaret Greenwood won in Wirral West after securing 18,898 votes - just 417 more than Ms McVey.
Wirral West was one of the key marginal seats in the North West, with Ms McVey the Tories' sole Westminster representative from Merseyside.
"I was the only Conservative MP on Merseyside and it shows we have a lot more to do," she said.
"You have your highs and lows in politics, but I'm going to pick myself up, dust myself down, and I'm going back out there to become an MP because I believe in the Conservative party and all it stands for - you ain't seen the last of me yet."
Former NHS campaigner Ms Greenwood said: "It's just a fantastic result. We've worked phenomenally hard."
She added: "We are all thrilled. It's been about talking to people on their doorsteps. We've had about 13,000 conversations with people during this campaign."
Nigel Evans, Conservative MP for Ribble Valley, called for the Prime Minister to appoint Ms McVey into the House of Lords.
He said: "She is top quality and we can't afford to lose that sort of talent, I think she would make a great contribution from the other place."
Ms McVey was born in Liverpool and rose to become a cabinet minister after a career as a TV presenter.
Elsewhere, Labour held Bootle, with Sefton council leader Peter Down becoming MP and winning a massive majority with 33,619 of the votes.
UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttall came in second, but was way behind with 4,915 votes.
Across Merseyside, Labour hung on to seats in Birkenhead, Garston & Halewood, Knowsley, Liverpool Riverside, Liverpool Walton, Liverpool Wavertree, Liverpool West Derby, St Helens North, St Helens South & Whiston, Sefton Central, Wallasey and Wirral South.
While the Tories were wiped out on Merseyside, the Liberal Democrats retained the sole seat of Southport.
To find out your election result, go to BBC Election 2015. | The Conservative employment minister Esther McVey has narrowly lost her Merseyside seat to Labour. | 32638412 |
The Ministry of the Defence (MoD) has had a tracking station on the isle since 1957.
It is linked to a missile range controlled from a military site on Benbecula in the Western Isles.
The National Trust for Scotland, which manages St Kilda along with the MoD, said the planned new buildings were "sympathetic and sustainable".
St Kilda lies about 40 miles (64km) west of North Uist, the nearest inhabited place to the archipelago.
The last islanders left St Kilda in 1930 and people only now live on Hirta on a temporary basis to work at the military site, or on wildlife conservation projects.
The MoD, working with its defence contractors QinetiQ and Skye-based architects Wittets, has submitted a planning application to Western Isles local authority, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, for a redevelopment and environmental upgrading of its 50-year-old St Kilda facilities.
Galliford Try International and Hugh Broughton Architects have been appointed to develop the design of the new buildings.
NTS said the firms would be using expertise gained through building similar facilities in environments with challenging climates, including work for the British Antarctic Survey.
Lower parts of the new buildings would be "curtained" with stone walls designed to blend into the St Kildan landscape.
Wood panelling over the exterior walls will attain colours through weathering that will complement the surrounding scenery and roofs will be planted with native St Kildan grasses, said NTS.
Susan Bain, the trust's property manager for St Kilda, said: "We have been very impressed by the extent to which the MoD and its partners have gone to make sure they come up with proposals that will enhance the existing site and are both sympathetic and sustainable in the vitally important context of St Kilda.
"Most traces of the buildings from the 1960s will be removed and their replacements will be entirely appropriate to the setting in terms of design profile and best environmental practice.
"Every detail has been considered, down to ensuring that there is no chance of contaminant flora or fauna from the mainland being brought to St Kilda during the construction phase."
She added: "The military has a long association with St Kilda going back to the First World War and we are very pleased to have worked in partnership with the MoD since 1957.
"This has been entirely beneficial to our conservation activities on St Kilda and we look forward to this relationship continuing well into the future." | New military facilities are to be built on the island of Hirta in the remote St Kilda archipelago. | 37798076 |
Reports of the white substance on beaches started appearing last October after one dog died from eating it on a Cornwall beach.
Since then the substance has been seen as far away as south Devon.
Bad weather has washed in large boulder-like clumps of palm oil at Perranporth.
Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets away from the white waxy substance, which smells like diesel.
Chris Gardner, of St Clements Vets in Truro, said: "We have been lucky we haven't lost any dogs through them eating palm oil.
"We were seeing dogs on a daily basis two weeks ago. Then it went quiet in the storms, probably because there weren't so many people on the beaches.
"But we had a dog brought in yesterday from Porthtowan. It is still an ongoing issue."
Reports of the substance had come from Porthtowan and Gwithian.
"I have seen 2ft-diameter lumps," said Mr Gardner. "It has a strong diesel smell, so if you smell it on your dog get advice immediately."
Vets treat poisoned dogs by making them vomit and giving them liquid charcoal to absorb the substance.
The substance was analysed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Palm oil has a wide variety of uses and is found in food, soaps and shampoos, and biofuels.
The source has yet to be identified. | Cornwall vets say they have been seeing a dog every day that has been poisoned by palm oil washed up on beaches. | 26172678 |
Crews from Kent Fire and Rescue Service worked through the night to tackle the blaze at Estuary View Business Park.
Stephanie Harris, who was in the area, said there was a "sudden" and "huge explosion" at about 22:00 BST on Friday.
An engineer who was repairing the gas main at the time is in hospital after suffering burns in the explosion.
Another man was treated at the scene of the blaze, which has now been extinguished.
Southern Gas Networks said the exact cause of the explosion has not yet been established.
It said 600 homes in the Old Thanet Way area were without gas and it was working to restore the supply.
A spokesman said: "It is too early to know what caused the fire last night but an investigation is under way.
"We would like to reassure the local community that we are continuing to closely monitor the situation to ensure their safety."
Kent Fire and Rescue said the gas main was isolated shortly before 03:00 on Saturday.
A spokesman said: "It is not known what caused the explosion at this stage." | A gas mains exploded into flames causing homes to "shake" in Whitstable, Kent. | 36400870 |
The 1448 clash was the first decisive victory for a Scottish force over the English since the Battle of Otterburn, 60 years earlier.
It was the final pitched battle between the two countries in the period of the Hundred Years War.
The inventory aims to raise awareness of "important battlefield sites".
Historic Environment Scotland's Philip Robertson said: "Following an application from a member of the public, we carried out further research into the Battle of Sark, and found that it met the criteria to be added to the inventory.
"The battle was fought during a fascinating and tumultuous period of Scottish history, and we hope that by adding it to the inventory we will raise awareness of the battlefield site, stimulate further research around it, and develop its potential as an educational resource and site for visitors."
Renewed border skirmishing saw Henry Percy, future 3rd earl of Northumberland, defeated by Hugh Douglas, earl of Ormond, on 23 October 1448.
The encounter took place on the river Sark, near Gretna.
Percy was taken prisoner and had to be ransomed.
The following year the English burned Dumfries and Dunbar, and the Scots Alnwick and Warkworth.
Source: The Oxford Companion to British History
The Inventory of Historic Battlefields was created in 2011 and helps with the protection and management of battlefields.
The full list of other battlefields, added in three phases, are: Alford (1645), Ancrum Moor (1545), Auldearn (1645), Bannockburn (1314), Bothwell Bridge (1679), Culloden (1746), Dunbar II (1650), Dupplin Moor (1332), Falkirk II (1746), Glenshiel (1719), Harlaw (1411), Killiecrankie (1689), Kilsyth (1645), Philiphaugh (1645), Pinkie (1547), Prestonpans (1745) and Sheriffmuir (1715).
Barra (1308), Carbisdale (1650), Cromdale (1690), Drumclog (1679), Fyvie (1645), Inverkeithing II (1651), Inverlochy II (1645), Linlithgow Bridge (1526), Mulroy (1688), Rullion Green (1666) and Stirling Bridge (1297).
Blar-na-Leine (1544), Dunbar I (1296), Dunkeld (1689), Glenlivet (1594), Inverlochy I (1431), Langside (1568), Loudoun Hill (1307), Roslin (1303), Sauchieburn (1488), Skirmish Hill (1526) and Tippermuir (1644). | The site of the Battle of Sark near Gretna has been added to Scotland's Inventory of Historic Battlefields taking the total to 40. | 37046361 |
6 June 2016 Last updated at 12:49 BST
The loophole could mean thieves who exploit the bugs gain time to break into and steal a vehicle.
The vulnerability can also be used to fiddle with some of the car's settings and drain its battery.
The wi-fi weaknesses have been demonstrated to Mitsubishi, which is now working on a way to fix them.
Read the full story | The alarm on Mitsubishi's Outlander hybrid car can be turned off via security bugs in its on-board wi-fi, researchers have found. | 36458690 |
Wreaths were also laid above the wreck of HMS Royal Oak to mark the 75th anniversary of its sinking.
The warship was torpedoed by a German U-boat while it was at anchor in Scapa Flow in Orkney.
Most of the 1,234 crew were asleep below deck, and 834 - including many boy sailors - died.
The wreaths formed part of the first significant Royal Oak anniversary not to be attended by any of the remaining survivors.
There are believed to be just three men who survived the sinking still alive today.
However, families of the the crew, and the community in Orkney, have vowed to carry on the act of remembrance for generations to come.
The Royal Oak, which also served in World War One, including the Battle of Jutland, is an official maritime war grave.
The memorial service was conducted by the Reverend David Dawson and the Last Post was played by bugler Chris Bray of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Band Scotland.
Relatives of the survivors and those who lost their lives were taken to the site of the wreck by HMS Bangor.
Rear Admiral John Clink said: "It is entirely my honour to have been able to pay tribute to the 834 men who lost their lives in Scapa Flow 75 years ago.
"And we remember, too, those who survived that tragedy, living with difficult memories of their lost friends from that terrible night throughout their lives.
"The Royal Navy will never forget."
Orkney councillor, Dr Stephen Clackson, whose grandfather Seaman Ronald Clackson lost his life at the age of 20, was at the service, which was attended by a number of Royal Navy dignitaries.
"It's important to keep the memory alive," Dr Clackson said. "My son is only three years younger than my grandfather was when he was killed."
"Being aboard HMS Bangor was fascinating and it gave us a picture of what it would have been like for my grandfather, seeing how enclosed it was and the thought of being trapped down there when the torpedo hit."
The White Ensign was exchanged from the wreck for a new one by the Royal Navy's Northern Diving Group from HM Naval Base Clyde last week.
It was later presented to Henry Blythe, whose uncle died on the Royal Oak. | More than 100 people attended a ceremony to remember the crew of a battleship which sank in 1939. | 29602113 |
The three sides will play two matches apiece in the series, which will help New Zealand and Bangladesh prepare for the ICC Champions Trophy in England.
"Gone are the days, we hope, of being starved of the matches we deserve," said Cricket Ireland's Warren Deutrom.
Dates and venues for the series - in May 2017 - are yet to be confirmed.
"Rather than getting nine or 10 ODIs in the four years between World Cups, we aim to play at least that number annually," added chief executive Deutrom.
"For years now, we have been asking for more matches to test our players, to raise the profile of our sport, to bring in new fans, and to attract more investment."
Ireland have a busy schedule of home fixtures arranged for this summer, with two games against Sri Lanka in June, a five-match series against Afghanistan in Belfast in July plus two encounters with Pakistan in August.
The Irish will also take on South Africa and Australia in South Africa in late September.
Earlier this week, the ICC announced it had given both Ireland and Afghanistan more than £340,000 to help the two countries arrange more matches as they attempt to improve their world ranking and secure places at the 2019 World Cup.
Next year's New Zealand games will see Ireland coach John Bracewell face his native country.
"We are now getting the volume of cricket that the team needs to take their cricket to the next level," he said.
"With home advantage in at least 13 ODIs we'll certainly have plenty of opportunities to test ourselves against quality opposition."
Ireland defeated Bangladesh at the 2007 World Cup but then lost against them four years later in India.
The Irish lost their first one-day international against New Zealand at the 2007 World Cup in Guyana and were beaten again in their only other meeting in Aberdeen a year later. | Ireland will host New Zealand and Bangladesh in a one-day tri-series next year as they continue their efforts to play more games against full members. | 36152830 |
Saracens full-back Goode, who has a minor ankle injury, is England's only concern following the 40-9 win over Italy on Sunday.
After winning their first two games, England now have a weekend off before facing Ireland on 27 February.
Bath back Devoto, 22, is uncapped, but was an unused replacement in the opening win against Scotland.
He was dropped from the 23-man match squad against Italy when head coach Eddie Jones opted for a six-two split between forwards and backs among the replacements, with Maro Itoje coming on to the bench and subsequently winning his first cap.
England training squad:
Backs: Mike Brown (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Ollie Devoto (Bath), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Bath), Alex Goode (Saracens), Jonathan Joseph (Bath), Jack Nowell (Exeter), Anthony Watson (Bath), Ben Youngs (Leicester).
Forwards: Dan Cole (Leicester), Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Jamie George (Saracens), Dylan Hartley (Northampton), James Haskell (Wasps), Paul Hill (Northampton), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens). | Ollie Devoto will train with England as injury cover for Alex Goode before the Six Nations match against Ireland. | 35595735 |
Kakuta, 23, moved to Stamford Bridge from Lens in 2007 and was on loan at Rayo Vallecano last season, where he played 35 games.
The Frenchman played 16 times for the Blues, but spent time on loan at six different clubs.
In September 2009, Chelsea were barred from signing new players after being found guilty of inducing Kakuta to break his contract with Lens.
The ban was lifted by a court in February 2010 after the two clubs reached an agreement on his signing.
It is thought Sevilla have had to pay a fee for Kakuta because he is under 24.
In October 2014, failed footballer Medi Abalimba was sentenced to four years in prison after masquerading as Kakuta.
Manchester Crown Court heard Abalimba went on a £20,000 shopping spree at Selfridges, stayed at top hotels and even hired a helicopter.
Click here to read the full story | Chelsea's out-of-contract winger Gael Kakuta has joined La Liga side Sevilla. | 33204611 |
The number eight made his comeback from a knee injury last weekend, and is included in a 24-man training party to prepare for the Calcutta Cup match.
Vunipola has been lined up to replace Nathan Hughes in the starting XV.
Scrum half Ben Youngs, wing Jack Nowell and centre Jonathan Joseph are also poised for returns to the backline.
Vunipola made his comeback ahead of schedule for his club Saracens on Sunday, after three months out with ligament damage.
And England head coach Eddie Jones appears set to bring him back at the first time of asking, after England's training plans on Tuesday showed Vunipola would start in the back row.
Bath centre Joseph, who was left out of the squad that beat Italy, is set to replace Ben Te'o at outside centre, while it's likely Youngs will be preferred to Danny Care, with Nowell edging out Jonny May.
England will confirm their starting XV and replacements on Thursday morning.
Jones' side lead the Six Nations table with three wins from their three matches.
Forwards (13)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
James Haskell (Wasps)
Nathan Hughes (Wasps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
Joe Launchbury (Wasps)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins)
Billy Vunipola (Saracens)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)
Backs (11)
Mike Brown (Harlequins)
Danny Care (Harlequins)
Elliot Daly (Wasps)
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
George Ford (Bath Rugby)
Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby)
Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)
Ben Te'o (Worcester Warriors)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers) | Billy Vunipola will feature against Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday, after being confirmed in England's matchday squad. | 39200918 |
South Africa needed only 14.4 overs to reach their target of 172, with AB de Villiers making 71 in just 29 balls.
It gave them a 2-0 T20 series win to go with their 3-2 one-day series victory.
"The first half of the trip was very exciting," Bayliss said. "But we got worse as the series went on, and South Africa got better."
England won the four-match Test series 2-1 and took a 2-0 lead in the one-day international contest, before losing the final five fixtures on the tour (three ODIs and two T20s).
Their batting collapsed dramatically at the Wanderers, with seven wickets falling for 14 runs and the bowlers were then subjected to an onslaught from De Villiers and Hashim Amla, who took their team to 121-0 after just eight overs.
The South Africans struck 16 fours and nine sixes, with Amla unbeaten on 69 from 38 balls.
Such an emphatic defeat was ominous for England, who begin their ICC World Twenty20 campaign against West Indies in Mumbai on 16 March and face South Africa two days later.
"It's a bit of a reminder for people at home not to get too far ahead of themselves," Bayliss admitted.
"We have played some good cricket, but this is a young group of players and performances like this will happen from time to time."
The tourists changed their team for Sunday's match at the Wanderers, bringing in batsman Sam Billings for bowling all-rounder David Willey.
"In India we'll definitely be playing two spinners, so we just wanted to try having that extra batter, which we've done before, and just the five bowlers," Bayliss added.
Asked about the effects of a long tour he added: "I'm sure fatigue had a very small part to do with it, probably more mental than anything else. We've been away for five months apart from a week in between, when you count the UAE.
"But that's something these young players have got to get used to and if that's part of the learning curve for these young guys, there's something to learn from."
England skipper Eoin Morgan, who was run out at the non striker's end for 38, lamented: "Quite simply, we underperformed.
"The majority of our batting went really well - we were on course to get 185, 190, possibly 200.
"Myself and Jos Buttler were going really well, then we lost two wickets in two balls, and then from there we lost six wickets in the space of no time. I don't think we were too far behind the game, but the way we started with the ball allowed South Africa to get on top.
"The inconsistency is because we are inexperienced, and that is going to come. With that comes a great brand of cricket that is really exciting and can beat any side in the world." | England coach Trevor Bayliss admitted South Africa's nine-wicket Twenty20 thrashing of his team in Johannesburg was "men against boys". | 35625484 |
O'Grady dedicated the final hour of his Sunday show to the entertainer, who died last week following a stroke at her Spanish villa.
He told his listeners: "We lost the queen of showbiz herself and I lost a very good friend."
The presenter appeared to be overcome with emotion after playing the star's 1966 hit Alfie.
"That always does me in that one - completely finishes me off," he said.
O'Grady joked about Black's wish to be remembered as a singer rather than a presenter, saying: "She said to me 'I want singer on my headstone', and I said, 'Why do you want to be known for being a sewing machine?'"
The presenter played a host of songs by Black, including You're My World and a duet with her friend Cliff Richard.
Since her death on 2 August, Black has made a posthumous comeback to the UK music charts with her 1983 compilation album The Very Best Of... reaching number 14 in the album chart.
O'Grady added: "Cilla is back in the chart and she would be absolutely thrilled - she would be modest about it, but she would be thrilled."
Black's body was flown back to the UK, her publicist confirmed on Friday but no funeral details have yet been released. | BBC Radio 2 presenter Paul O'Grady has choked up as he paid tribute to his "good friend" Cilla Black. | 33849042 |
Lawyers have applied for a judicial review of the decision to close Conisbrough, Cedar and Thorne social education centres.
The centres provide day care and activities for people with severe learning difficulties.
Doncaster Council wants to shut them as part of a "modernisation" process to save the local authority money.
Martin Chadwick, whose daughter has used Cedar care home for 20 years, said he was considering joining the legal action.
He said: "It's crucial that Sarah goes to the centre, she needs it and we need her to go there for her health and wellbeing."
A hearing over the application for a judicial review is expected to take place in September.
Pat Higgs, assistant director of adult social care at Doncaster Council, said: "The decision in respect of the modernisation of day services was taken due to a number of factors, including the age, location and condition of the current buildings. " | Legal action could be taken over a decision to close three day-care centres in Doncaster. | 28836496 |
The proposed walking and cycling path between Carmarthen and Llandeilo is expected to cost between £5m and £8m.
On Thursday, Carmarthenshire's planning committee approved the western phase between White Mill and Nantgaredig.
It is estimated the path could attract over 15,000 visitors a year, generating up to £2m in the local economy.
Work on the first section, between Fronun and Bwlch Bach, started in December 2016.
The council said negotiations with landowners were ongoing with the scheme being developed in phases. | The second section of the 16-mile (25.7km) Tywi Valley Path in Carmarthenshire has been given the go-ahead. | 39519284 |
If all over-30s followed recommended guidelines on exercise, nearly 3,000 lives could be saved each year in Australia alone, say researchers.
More needs to be done to warn women of inactivity, as it outweighs other risk factors such as obesity, they say.
Lack of exercise is a known major risk factor for heart disease, says the British Heart Foundation.
A team at the University of Queensland, Australia tracked the health of more than 30,000 women born in the 1920s, 1940s and 1970s.
They found smoking had the greatest impact on women's heart disease risk below the age of 30.
However, as women got older and more gave up smoking, it was overtaken by physical inactivity as the dominant influence on heart disease risk.
Continuing efforts to encourage people to stop smoking were warranted, the researchers reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
But they said greater effort were needed to promote exercise, which they describe as a "Cinderella" risk factor compared with obesity.
"We need a lot more effort to keep middle-aged women active and then keep them active into old age," Prof Wendy Brown, of the university's centre for research on exercise, physical activity and health, told BBC News.
"If you can do at least 30 minutes and preferably 45 minutes a day, you'll see huge improvements in your health and reduce your risk of heart disease by half."
According to NHS Choices, adults aged 19-64 years are recommended to do 150 minutes of weekly physical activity, or 30 minutes on five days a week.
Commenting on the study, Thembi Nkala, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said physical inactivity was a known major risk factor for heart disease.
"Interestingly, this study shows its dominant influence on heart disease amongst women, and suggests a greater need to promote regular physical activity amongst this group," she said.
"It's important to remember that heart disease is linked to other factors such as smoking, obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
"It's essential to manage these too, as the more risk factors you have, the greater your chance of heart disease. " | Lack of exercise is the biggest risk factor for heart disease in women aged 30 and above, according to a study. | 27308066 |
The Telegraph reported that players would be given permission to compete in the lucrative Twenty20 competition.
But Strauss, 38, said: "I can't foresee any circumstances in which we would weaken our Test team in order to allow a player to play in the IPL or any other franchise-based competition."
The IPL takes place in April and May.
England play Sri Lanka in two Tests in May 2016, their first action of the domestic summer.
Strauss told BBC Test Match Special on Wednesday that "more separation" of the Test and one-day teams will improve their chances of winning the World Cup.
Asked about the IPL and the Big Bash, Australia's Twenty20 tournament, he said: "I'm a massive fan.
"If you are an overseas player, what those Twenty20 competitions do is put you under real pressure. You have to stand up and deliver."
England players, including current ODI captain Eoin Morgan, have competed in the IPL, although they have never missed Tests to do so.
Strauss has returned to the UK from the United Arab Emirates, where England lost the first game in the four-match one-day series against Pakistan.
One man quick to air his views on the subject was former England batsman Kevin Pietersen, who found himself at odds with the England and Wales Cricket Board over his desire to play in the IPL and commented on Twitter about the developments.
"With this decision now, the whole situation is proving to be personal!" he wrote.
"[Eoin] Morgan missed an international this year as captain! Missing any Eng cricket for IPL is what I'm on about! Such hypocrisy!"
Pietersen was told by Strauss in May that he would not be part of the team's plans for the summer because there was a "massive trust issue".
The South African-born batsman was instead offered an advisory role with the England one-day team, but rejected the opportunity.
He referred to that offer on Friday when he added: "Why should I advise when I'm still good enough to walk into any England side if there wasn't personal grudges?!" | England players will not be allowed to miss Test matches to play in the Indian Premier League, says director of cricket Andrew Strauss. | 34807749 |
The High Court in Edinburgh heard Craig Wilson, 30, Alan Piper, 26, and Malcolm Amos, 40, were caught during police surveillance on 25 November 2015.
Amos had drugs worth £25,000, which he collected from Piper in a car on Lauder Road, Edinburgh.
As part of the same surveillance operation, police caught Wilson coming out a house in Glen Street, Paisley, with packages worth £175,000.
Advocate depute Derek Ogg QC said all the packages were forensically tested and found to be about 70% pure cocaine, except for one package which was of poor quality.
The prosecutor said Wilson, from Cardonald, Piper, from Paisley, and Amos, from Edinburgh, had no previous convictions, and had "very limited experience of any involvement beyond being couriers".
Judge Lord McEwan deferred sentence until next month. | Three men have admitted transporting cocaine worth about £200,000. | 39507890 |
Experts have found dog intelligence works similarly to human intelligence.
Recent studies have also shown brighter people tend to live longer.
Scientists think if they can prove the same is true in dogs they can use them to study health issues such as dementia.
Dr Rosalind Arden, a research associate at the London School of Economics, which carried out the study with Edinburgh University, said the discovery could have "far reaching implications for understanding human health and disease and canine health and disease".
She said: "We asked the question, if a dog is good at one test does it tend to be better than average at the other test? And we found that yes that's true.
"This is the first step in trying to develop a really snappy, reliable dog IQ test, and that has got implications that aren't obvious at first."
Scientists put the intelligence of 68 working border collies to the test by devising a series of cognitive tasks for them to carry out.
One involved finding their way to a food reward they could see but was behind a barrier - meaning they had to work out to go around the barrier rather than try to dig under it.
Another involved offering two plates of food and assessing if the dogs learnt to go to the one with the bigger portion, while a third task examined how many times a dogs followed a human pointing gesture.
Those that performed well in one of these tasks tended to be above average in the others too.
Dr Arden said scientists have known for some time that brighter people tend to live longer.
However, this can be notoriously tricky to investigate because our lifestyle choices - whether we smoke, and how much we eat, drink and exercise - have a major impact on our health.
Dogs offer a good insight because they are "basically teetotal", Dr Arden said.
They also have another important trait - like humans, they naturally acquire dementia. This causes their behaviour and brain structure to change, Dr Arden said.
She added: "You'll find a dog that changes its social habits, it doesn't want to be petted any more, it becomes introverted and alone. They reproduce lots of the disturbances found in human dementia."
Researchers stressed they have only established that dog intelligence is measurable, as it is in humans, but have yet to establish if this is linked to health.
Dr Mark Adams, research fellow at Edinburgh University, said: "This is only a first step, but we are aiming to create a dog IQ test that is reliable, valid and can be administered quickly.
"Such a test could rapidly improve our understanding of the connection between dog intelligence, health, even lifespan, and be the foundation of 'dognitive epidemiology'.
"Dogs are excellent for this kind of work because they are willing to participate and seem to enjoy taking part."
The research is published in the journal Intelligence. | A dog IQ test has been developed by scientists who said it could pave the way for breakthroughs in the understanding of the link between intelligence and health. | 35521809 |
The 23-year-old clocked his sixth sub-10 second time of the season as he came home in 9.99, ahead of Asafa Powell.
Gatlin was fourth in 10.14, behind Femi Ogunode (10.13) and ahead of De Grasse, who was fifth in 10.21.
Jamaica's Olympic champion Elaine Thompson beat the Netherlands' Dafne Schippers in the 200m.
The pair were separated by only a tenth of a second in last year's Olympic final, and Thompson triumphed in Doha by 0.26 seconds in a time of 22.19.
Britain's Robbie Grabarz, who took silver in the European Indoors in March, claimed second place in the high jump, clearing 2.31m in his first outdoor event of the season.
Olympic champion Caster Semenya claimed a commanding victory in the 800m, coming home in a world-leading time of one minute 56.61 seconds.
Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba, who won silver behind the South African in Rio, was the only other woman to better that time in the whole of 2016.
Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba - who broke a 22-year-old 1500m world record in 2015 and won silver over the distance in Rio - was fifth in her first 800m outing.
Olympic champion Thomas Rohler threw 93.90m to win the javelin competition by more than four metres.
The German's throw moves him to second in the all-time list, with only Czech great Jan Zelezny having thrown further.
Desiree Henry was well short of the 22.69 she clocked earlier this year in California as the 21-year-old finished seventh in the 200m.
Holly Bradshaw, who missed the indoor season with injury, finished fourth in the pole vault with a best of 4.55m.
Cindy Ofili finished down in seventh as American world record-holder Kendra Harrison won the 100m hurdles in 12.59, while Andrew Butchart came eighth in the 3,000m and Chris Baker finished seventh in the high jump. | South Africa's Akani Simbine continued his impressive start to 2017 by beating Justin Gatlin and Andre de Grasse in the 100m at the Doha Diamond League. | 39824855 |
It follows a decision by Education Minister Peter Weir to reverse a long-standing departmental policy.
A circular sent to school principals on Wednesday removes any prohibition on using academic selection to decide what post-primary school pupils transfer to.
As a result primary schools can prepare pupils for the AQE and GL Assessment tests during normal class time.
Teachers allowed off the 'naughty step'
However, the education minister has decided against re-introducing a common, department-run 11-plus test, admitting there was not enough political support to bring back an official exam.
"I have been resolutely supportive of academic selection and, indeed, the right of people to have academic selection," Mr Weir told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme.
"This is actually about providing freedom to schools. They now have the freedom to choose whether to prepare their pupils, what level of help and assistance they can give in terms of preparation tests."
He said his decision to allow primary schools to formally prepare pupils for unofficial tests was "reflecting the reality of what is happening out on the ground, rather than trying to pretend that essentially, testing does not exist".
However, Mr Weir said no school would be "compelled" to carry out the preparation.
The 11-plus exam, which used to determine entry into grammar schools, was abolished in 2008.
Unofficial exams have been used by many grammar schools to decide which pupils to admit since then, but primary schools were not allowed to help pupils to prepare for those.
Previous departmental guidance said that primary schools "should not facilitate unregulated entrance test arrangements in any way".
They were therefore prohibited from "supplying support materials, carrying out any preparation for unregulated tests during core teaching hours, offering afternoon coaching in exam technique, or providing familiarisation with a test environment".
Mr Weir has now changed that, meaning primary schools can help pupils prepare for the AQE and GL Assessment tests if they wish.
Mr Weir is the first DUP education minister since the establishment of the Assembly in 1998.
Only Sinn Féin had held the education post until this year, and all of their ministers had expressed opposition to academic selection. | Primary schools in Northern Ireland are now free to prepare pupils for unregulated transfer tests. | 37288263 |
Cook admits he considered his position after being beaten by Sri Lanka at Headingley and then by India at Lord's.
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England eventually beat the Indians 3-1 to help banish memories of a 5-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia.
"Without my wife, I don't think I'd be standing here as captain," an emotional Cook, 29, told BBC Test Match Special.
"You don't often say things like that - I don't know why I just have - but it's the way I feel.
"You can bare your soul quite often to Alice and she's very good at getting me back on the straight and narrow.
"That fourth night at Headingley was a tough place because we had let a winning position slip. Lord's was also very tough - the way we lost there in conditions that were suited to us.
"But I'm quite stubborn - I believe in my ability. I stuck in there through the tough times. Sport tests your character and to bounce back as a team is testament to our character."
Defeat at Lord's extended England's winless run to 10 Tests and prompted widespread calls for an out-of-form Cook to stand down.
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But the left-handed opening batsman bounced back with three fifties in four innings as England beat India at Southampton before completing a remarkable comeback with victories inside three days at Old Trafford and The Oval.
"I remember saying when we were 1-0 down that I still thought we were going to win the series," said Cook.
"I had a lot of confidence in the talent and skill we had in the dressing room but I didn't think we'd win quite as emphatically as we have done.
"English cricket needed a series win and to deliver like we have delivered puts a big smile on our face.
"The bowlers all took wickets and almost all the batters scored runs, so it's almost the perfect game.
"We haven't felt like this for a long time. We were laughing out there. You don't get many days like that.
"We have to enjoy it and hope it's the start of a long road back."
England seamer James Anderson was named man of the series after taking 25 wickets.
He said he was motivated to do well by India's decision to report him to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for allegedly pushing and abusing Ravindra Jadeja during the first Test at Trent Bridge.
Anderson was eventually cleared of misconduct by an ICC tribunal.
"At Southampton, when stuff was going on before and after the game, the fact that we made such a conscious effort to concentrate on the cricket not only helped me but also the rest of the team," he added.
"Since then, we've not let India back in the series, which is credit to everyone who has played."
Listen to Jonathan Agnew and Geoffrey Boycott review each day's play on the TMS podcast. | Alastair Cook said his wife, Alice, convinced him to remain as captain and lead England to a comprehensive series victory over India. | 28829891 |
Vittek, 33, who is Slovakia's all-time top scorer with 23 goals, is injured.
Liverpool's Martin Skrtel is included in the squad after his injury-hit campaign in the Premier League.
Slovakia face Wales, Russia and England in Group B at the finals in France, with their first game against Chris Coleman's side on 11 June.
"The players' names for the nomination were clear so I had no reason to speculate," Kozak said.
Goalkeepers: Matus Kozacik, Jan Mucha, Jan Novota
Defenders: Peter Pekarik, Milan Skriniar, Martin Skrtel, Norbert Gyoember, Jan Durica, Kornel Salata, Tomas Hubocan, Dusan Svento, Lukas Tesak
Midfielders: Viktor Pecovsky, Matus Bero, Robert Mak, Erik Sabo, Juraj Kucka, Patrik Hrosovsky, Jan Gregus, Stanislav Sestak, Marek Hamsik, Ondrej Duda, Miroslav Stoch, Vladimir Weiss
Forwards: Michal Duris, Adam Nemec, Adam Zrelak | Striker Robert Vittek is the headline absentee from the provisional 27-man squad Slovakia coach Jan Kozak has named for Euro 2016. | 36342752 |
Experts say tiger numbers are the most reliable indicators of the health of the population. But they also warn that it is more important to monitor individual tiger populations every year to really get a handle on their health. "Once-in-four-years country-wide estimates do not have much practical use. But everyone, including politicians and conservationists, seems to set much in store by these numbers," says Dr K Ulhas Karanth, one of India's top conservation experts.
According to the latest tiger census, the tiger population rose from 1,706 in 2011 to 2,226 in 2014. The latest tiger estimation identified 1,540 tigers through images collected from 9,735 camera trap locations in 18 states. "Because of the extensive survey effort and camera trap results, which identified nearly 70% of the estimated tiger number; these figures are the most accurate ever," claims WWF India, one of the country's top conservation organisations.
Sure, tiger numbers have definitely increased since 2006 when India upped investments under pressure from global and international conservationists in hiring more guards, protecting reserves and promoting voluntary village relocation. All this helped, say experts, in many parts of India, although over large swathes, tigers have been wiped out or are in low numbers.
But many questions remain. What is the state of availability of prey in India's tiger reserves? Every tiger requires a breeding prey population of 500 animals in its territory to ensure a "food bank". Tiger populations thrive on abundant prey - a breeding female tiger produces a litter of three cubs every third year. Mortality rates can be high: Dr Karanth's studies show 20% or more higher mortality rates in a thriving tiger habitat in Nagarhole in southern India.
"If we have 600 breeding tigresses in India, we will be adding 600 cubs to the population every year. So we should not be obsessing over individual tiger deaths and focus on population recovery," says Dr Karanth.
India has some 200,000 sq km (77,220 sq miles) of tiger habitat. Well-managed habitats with abundant prey can support anything between 5,000 to 10,000 tigers in the long run. "We have a long way to go, but it is doable if we get our act together. This is no time to be complacent," cautions Dr Karanth. | How good is the news that India has almost a third more tigers than it did four years ago? | 30911394 |
A grassroots initiative - entitled Team Personal Best - aims to attract people of all ages, abilities and levels of fitness to take part in athletics-themed activities run by clubs and community groups around the UK.
Clubs can submit events at the Team Personal Best website.
An event can be anything athletics-related: a family sports day or fun run, a sports club open day, coaching course or more, with suggestions listed on the submission page. It's a chance to bring this year's biggest global sporting event to your local area and foster community links in the process.
More than 100 events have been registered and anyone wanting to get involved can use the event finder to discover what's going on in their area.
Participants are encouraged to use social media to share their personal-best times - or any stories of achievement, no matter how big or small - with the hashtag #TeamPersonalBest.
One of the clubs already signed up is So Let's Go Running Bexley, which has registered its summer running events for newcomers.
Claire Osmon, who was a running novice before joining, says: "I came along as a complete beginner and Brian and Dawn [Bexley organisers Brian Page and Dawn Annett] have made me so welcome and put me at ease.
"I'm incredibly unfit but they still praise and encourage me and totally make me feel like I'm part of the group. The whole group is amazing and feels like a big family."
Team Personal Best is part of the London 2017 Inspiration Programme, which comprises 11 projects aimed at harnessing the impact of the championships to boost nationwide participation in the volunteering, community, disability, schools and international sectors.
The IPC World Para Athletics Championships will be held at London Stadium from 14-23 July, followed by the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the same venue from 4-13 August.
You can watch the action from the World Athletics Championships live on BBC TV and Red Button, with coverage of both events on radio and online. | As London prepares to host both the World Athletics and World Para Athletics Championships this summer, the organisers are encouraging the wider public to get active in support of the events. | 40247371 |
Vicki McNelly, 29, thought she heard the baby moving when she used the Doppler kit but her daughter was stillborn the following day.
Manufacturers say the kits are safe and should not be linked to stillbirths.
Experts who have been "specially trained" regularly use the monitors but discourage the use of them at home.
Mrs McNelly, from Mortimer near Reading, is calling for the Doppler devices to be banned.
She had used the kit - which can be bought over-the-counter from about £25 - in June 2015 to help her husband bond with their baby.
However, after waking and "feeling something was wrong" in the middle of the night, she used it to check for a heartbeat and movement.
"Because I heard something, I convinced myself I must be okay and that everything would be fine," she said.
"If the Doppler wasn't in the house I would have only been able to rely on my own instincts. I think the Doppler gave me a false sense of security."
Mrs McNelly said a hospital sonogram revealed her child, who she had named Evie, had died in the womb.
Dr Alison Wright, Vice President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said she "strongly discourages" the use of Dopplers at home.
"These devices can cause huge anxiety among pregnant women if they are not able to hear their baby's heartbeat and therefore understandably worry until they can see their doctor or midwife," she said.
"Also, potentially, women may be falsely reassured as hearing a heartbeat is not necessarily an indication that it is well with the baby.
"Unlike doctors and midwives who are specially trained to use foetal heart monitors, women who use Dopplers themselves may easily mistake their own heartbeat for their baby's."
Mrs McNelly has now joined stillbirth charity Kicks Count to call for the devices to be banned - with a petition reaching more than 11,000 signatures.
CEO of Kicks Count, Elizabeth Hudson, said Dopplers "create a barrier between the mum and seeking medical help".
She said many brands were marketed to expectant mothers, but should only be used by trained professionals such as midwives and doctors.
"Women are using Dopplers and being reassured by them, and unfortunately that leads to missed opportunities to save babies who may be in distress," Ms Hudson added.
The BBC contacted several Doppler manufacturers, which said their devices should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care. | A grieving mother has warned pregnant women not to use a home foetal listening device that gave her "false reassurance" her unborn baby was alive. | 40580726 |
McGinn scored the opener as the holders beat Ayr United 3-1 in the last eight.
And the Scotland midfielder believes they have a squad capable of retaining the trophy and more importantly, sealing their return to the top flight.
"On our day, we're confident of taking on anyone," the 22-year-old told BBC Scotland after Saturday's victory over United at Easter Road.
Hibs advanced to join Rangers in the semi-finals, with Celtic and Aberdeen making up the last four after Sunday's matches.
The Championship leaders return to league duty on Friday night with a trip to third-place Dundee United.
And like his manager Neil Lennon, McGinn's main focus is on securing promotion to the Premiership.
"We're now only looking forward to Friday and whoever we get in the (Scottish Cup) draw, bring it on," he said.
"Our main priority this season is winning the league and we'll be doing everything we can to do that.
"We as club cannot afford another season in the Championship, it's really important we get out of it."
Like many Hibs fans, McGinn has been left perplexed by the Easter Road side's recent league form.
Scottish Cup wins against Ayr and Edinburgh rivals Hearts have kept their hopes of retaining that trophy alive, but Hibs have drawn three and lost one of their last four Championship matches.
"That's the frustrating thing for us," said McGinn, whose side are six points clear of second-place Falkirk and have a game in hand.
"But if we play like we did against Ayr then we can take on anyone.
"Everyone needs to be at the top of their game, we need to stand up and be counted, starting on Friday at Tannadice.
"Coming towards the end of the season, they're all going to be cup finals and we need to win all of them.
"If we do that, we'll be champions." | John McGinn says Hibernian fear no-one after reaching the Scottish Cup semi-finals for the third successive year. | 39172846 |
O'Sullivan, 41, chasing a fifth Welsh Open title, recovered from going a frame down to beat Tom Ford 4-1 and set up a meeting with Mark Davis.
Fellow Englishman Selby, 33, did not drop a frame as he beat Liam Highfield.
Wales' two-time world champion Mark Williams suffered a surprise 4-3 defeat by world number 115 Elliot Slessor.
There was another surprise exit as China's world number five Ding Junhui was knocked out in the first round in a 4-2 loss to Finland's Robin Hull.
World number four Judd Trump eased through 4-1 against Andrew Higginson, while Scottish Open champion Marco Fu beat Martin Gould 4-2.
Fifteen-year-old Welsh schoolboy Jackson Page is back in action on Wednesday, when he faces John Astley in the second round.
The teenage wildcard entry eliminated world number 123 Jason Weston in the first round of his debut professional tournament on Monday.
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Sign up to My Sport to follow snooker news and reports on the BBC app. | Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and world number one Mark Selby both progressed to the second round of the Welsh Open on Tuesday. | 38973253 |
The Spanish had lost the last three finals and holders France moved in front with a Mathilde Bourdieu tap-in.
Patricia Guijarro fired home to level but a curled finish from Emelyne Laurent restored France's lead.
Damaris Egurrola made it 2-2 and France's Pauline Dechilly was sent off before Guijarro headed in the winner.
It was a repeat of last year's final but this time Spain emerged victors after losing in the final four times in the last five years.
Bourdieu slotted in from Laurent's cross in the fourth minute at Windsor Park to give France the perfect start.
Guijarro stretched to finish from a corner 14 minutes later but France were back in front when Laurent raced clear and curled beyond keeper Noelia Ramos with 19 minutes left.
Egurrola met Carmen Menayo's free-kick to head in on 85 minutes and Dechilly was dismissed for two yellow cards two minutes later.
The last-minute winner came from another Menayo free-kick, this time with Guijarro connecting at the back post to complete her double and clinch a thrilling victory. | Spain scored twice in the last five minutes to beat France 3-2 in a dramatic Women's European U19 Championship decider in Belfast. | 40995239 |
Welsh activist John Rees-Evans said Mr Nuttall was effectively powerless without the support of the national executive committee (NEC).
Elections are currently taking place for the ruling body.
Former leader Nigel Farage had a difficult relationship with the NEC.
Mr Rees-Evans came third in the leadership contest with 2,775 votes (18.1%). Mr Nuttall won with 9,622 votes (62.6%), while Suzanne Evans came second with 2,973 votes (19.3%).
"Constitutionally, the role of the leader is limited in terms of determining the direction the party may take," Mr Rees-Evans told BBC Radio Wales' Good Morning Wales programme.
"He needs the support of the NEC and if he doesn't have that support he is effectively powerless."
He hoped that Mr Nuttall would get that support.
"Right now we're in the middle of an NEC election," he said.
"I shall do my very best to try to support candidates that I think will back him and do believe in some of the principles I have stood for very overtly during my campaign.
"I'm hopeful he will get it, but under the present NEC I'm afraid I wouldn't be hopeful."
The NEC was alleged to have "defied" former UKIP Wales leader Nathan Gill over the selection of assembly candidates at the beginning of 2016.
Ex-leader Nigel Farage had publicly criticised one UKIP assembly candidate, Gareth Bennett, as not the sort of person the party would be proud to have as an assembly member.
But despite that the NEC rejected calls to deselect him. Mr Bennett went on to become an AM. | A defeated UKIP leadership candidate has said he is not "hopeful" that new leader Paul Nuttall will get the support he needs from the party's ruling body. | 38142816 |
The rider, troupe owner Ken Fox, was taken to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth after falling from the top of the cylindrical track.
An eyewitness told BBC News: "There was an air of panic with people screaming and running out of the tent."
Mr Fox, from Cambridge, was treated for bumps, bruises and scratches.
Emergency services remain on the scene at the showground in Wadebridge speaking to witnesses.
On Facebook, Ken Fox Wall of Death said in response to concerns for the rider: "Ken Fox is safe and well just a bit bashed about."
Devon and Cornwall Police say nobody else was injured in the accident.
The wall of death is a motorcycle show in which stuntmen ride at speed around a vertical track performing tricks and stunts on 1920 Indian Scout bikes.
The Ken Fox Wall of Death troupe has been featured in music video and on television, including the BBC One idents showing stunt riders going round in a circle.
The eyewitness said the rider fell from the top of the wall on to his head but he could not see why he fell.
People outside said they heard a huge bang and that they felt the earth shake. | A motorcycle stuntman was airlifted to hospital after an accident during a "wall of death" performance at the Royal Cornwall Show. | 27747222 |
The Canadian-owned firm is Northern Ireland's biggest manufacturing employer
It employs around 5,000 people in its aerospace business.
The firm's Belfast vice-president Michael Ryan wrote in a letter to staff that the "European debate is very emotional".
The referendum will take place across the UK on Thursday, 23 June.
But, he said that Europe has been good to the company in terms of investment, air travel and giving free movement of goods.
The aerospace firm's Northern Ireland operation exports 95% of its products - 33% of them directly into Europe.
"There are strong views on either side," Mr Ryan wrote.
"But, I can only speak for our company's experience of operating within the EU and explain to you we believe it is better for our company that the UK remains within the EU."
He added that by clarifying the company's position it would "help" employees make "an informed decision on this very important issue".
While Bombardier has stated their support of staying in the EU, other businesses here support the campaign to leave.
William Wright, the founder of bus-maker Wrightbus which employs more than 1,500 people, said he was "totally in favour of getting out". | The boss of Bombardier in Belfast has told its staff that "it is better for our company that the UK remains within the EU". | 36046169 |
The FA has also spoken to ex-Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and former Chelsea skipper Frank Lampard about getting involved in the pilot scheme.
Individuals are assessed and then the FA puts together a learning programme.
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Keith Curle, Mike Phelan and Nigel Clough have 18 caps between them.
"St George's Park is very much open to ex-England players," said FA technical director Dan Ashworth.
"We are keen to get more English coaches either working with our national teams or back into the Premier League or Football League as coaches and managers. I have been in regular contact with several current and ex-England internationals about a pilot programme."
In the case of Scholes, the assessment would determine whether he has the right skills to coach other players how to pass the ball, based on his playing career which shows he has all the practical ability required to demonstrate that skill.
The length of time it takes to complete the courses depends on the individual, as they still have to complete the modules required to get their badges. Scholes, 42, is currently doing his badges at Blackburn.
Take part in our new Premier League Predictor game, which allows you to create leagues with friends. | Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes is taking part in a pilot Football Association programme aimed at preventing former England internationals heading out of the game. | 38294868 |
Labour's Leigh Bramall said he was leaving the council to take up a job at a communication company in Sheffield.
He said he remained "100% committed" to the work of the Labour run-authority but added "I have to put my family first".
Council leader Julie Dore paid tribute to Mr Bramall's work saying he had "given his all to the job".
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Mr Bramall, 42, has represented Southey since 2004 and was appointed deputy leader of the council in 2015.
He said: "I have put everything into my job and love what I do.
"But I have to put my family first and now is the right time for me to move on.
"I am moving to a fantastic Sheffield company and feel this is a great opportunity for me to start a new chapter in my professional career which also allows me to stay in Sheffield, the city that I love."
Ms Dore said: "He has been dedicated to serving the people of Sheffield as Deputy Leader of the Council and given his all to the job.
"This inevitably takes its toll on your personal life and I completely understand and respect the decision he has made. I wish him all the best for his future career." | The deputy leader of Sheffield City Council has announced he is to stand down after 13 years as a councillor. | 39336654 |
Philip Hammond called for EU laws to be overhauled to make sure that people coming from Africa to Europe could be returned to their home country.
Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn accused Mr Hammond of "scaremongering".
Steve Symonds of Amnesty International UK described Mr Hammond's "mean-spirited response" as "shameful".
"Rather than throwing up the drawbridge and talking about how Europe can 'protect' itself from migrants, Mr Hammond should be working with our EU partners to ensure that people don't drown in the Mediterranean or get crushed beneath lorries at Calais," he said.
Mr Benn added that Mr Hammond should "think more carefully about what he says".
"We need responsibility and international leadership from this government, not scaremongering," he said. "Those fleeing Syria are desperate refugees from a country being torn apart by war."
Speaking during a visit to Singapore, Mr Hammond said: "So long as the European Union's laws are the way they are, many of them will only have to set foot in Europe to be pretty confident that they will never be returned to their country of origin.
"Now, that is not a sustainable situation because Europe can't protect itself and preserve its standard of living and social infrastructure, if it has to absorb millions of migrants from Africa."
He said the problem had to ultimately be resolved by being able to return those who are not entitled to claim asylum back to their countries of origin - something Mr Hammond described as "our number one priority".
This, he added, was key to resolving the "crisis" at Calais, where thousands are gathered in the hope of crossing the Channel into the UK.
There have been increased security measures introduced in Calais in recent weeks, after hundreds of attempts by migrants to break into Channel Tunnel terminals.
On Saturday, 18 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested after a lorry was stopped on the M1 in Hertfordshire.
Mr Hammond went on to say more could be done to protect the Channel Tunnel from illegal migrants.
"Having reviewed the situation in the light of the crisis, it is clear that there is more that can be done to enhance the physical security of the tunnel.
"But we also have to work with our French colleagues to try to deal with the root cause of the problem. So long as there are large numbers of pretty desperate migrants marauding around the area there will always be a threat to the tunnel's security."
A new fence about a mile long, built to stop migrants from getting to the UK via the Channel Tunnel, has been built in Calais and was paid for out of £7m made available by the British government. | Europe will not be able to preserve its living standards if it has to absorb millions of migrants from Africa, the foreign secretary has said. | 33842861 |
The union said it was as a result of concern about a range of issues including staffing levels, shift patterns and pay.
General secretary Mick Cash said the RMT would be working with sister unions.
Last month, GMB Scotland announced that a consultative ballot on possible strike action by North Sea contract workers was to be held.
The Offshore Contractors Association previously said it was a challenging time for the North Sea oil and gas industry. | The RMT union is to ballot offshore members over industrial action. | 31929365 |
The Austrian film-maker was also named best director, while the film's star Emmanuelle Riva won best actress.
The French-language drama tells the story of an elderly couple dealing with the aftermath of a devastating stroke. It previously won Cannes' Palme D'Or.
Daniel Day-Lewis was named best actor by the panel of 60 critics.
He received his award for playing America's 16th president in in Steven Spielberg's historical drama Lincoln.
The movie, which will be released in the UK on 20 January, also won best screenplay.
Amy Adams was chosen for the best supporting actress accolade, for her role in The Master, while Matthew McConaughey received best supporting actor for his films Magic Mike and Bernie.
The National Society of Film Critics includes some of the most prominent movie writers in the US, including Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times and Kenneth Turan of the LA Times.
They gathered at the Lincoln Center in New York to choose their winners, with the evening dedicated to the memory of Village Voice critic Andrew Sarris, a founding member of the society, who died last year.
Elsewhere, the Houston film critics' society named Ben Affleck's political thriller Argo its favourite film of the year. Jennifer Lawrence picked up best actress for comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook while Day-Lewis again won best actor for Lincoln.
Critics' awards are seen as key steps towards the Oscars.
Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had until Friday night to cast their ballots, with the nominations announced this Thursday, 10 January. | Michael Haneke's heartbreaking drama Amour has been voted the best picture of 2012 by the US National Society of Film Critics. | 20930807 |
Carl Marston began writing about Colchester United for the East Anglian Daily Times on 21 November 1992 for a Third Division match at home to Rochdale.
The latest game is at Rochdale on Saturday - this time in League One.
Mr Marston, 48, said: "I'd like to keep doing it because, as a small club, you are closer to the manager and players."
The reporter joined the paper in 1989 and mainly covered non-league football before getting assigned to the Essex club.
The first game was a 4-4 draw - which ranks as the third favourite Colchester game he covered.
"You could say it was a baptism of fire, because the press box was new to me and I was hoping for an easy match, but it was changing constantly," Mr Marston said.
"Generally, access to the club is great and you wouldn't get that at a much bigger club.
"Once when I travelled on the team coach to Torquay, I'd finished filing my report only to find the bus had left.
"The manager George Burley realised and got them to turn back 30 miles - that's the sort of club it is."
While the club is still arguably best known for its shock 1971 FA Cup victory over Leeds United, Mr Marston has seen Colchester spend two seasons in the Championship and lose to Chelsea in the FA Cup.
Mr Marston said his personal high would be the 1998 play-off final win against Torquay at Wembley which saw Colchester promoted to League Division Two.
He was also delighted to see Colchester draw 0-0 at Yeovil to gain automatic promotion to the Championship in 2006, because he was due to get married on the day of the play-off final.
One of the other biggest changes has been the club's move from Layer Road to the Weston Homes Community Stadium in 2008.
Mr Marston said: "Layer Road has a lot of memories, but the facilities were very basic - the press box windows used to steam up and half-time tea was served in the laundry room - but it certainly had character.
"The new ground is fantastic and has potential if they can get into the Championship again, but it is soulless compared to Layer Road." | A football reporter is about to reach the landmark of filing his thousandth match report covering the same club. | 31771712 |
The People's Bank of China cut its one-year benchmark interest rate to 4.35% after markets had closed on Friday.
It also cut the ratio of Chinese currency it expects its banks to hold.
In reaction to the move, the Shanghai Composite closed up 0.5% at 3,429.58, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended down 0.2% to 23,116.25 points.
The government is hoping that looser monetary policy will shore up economic activity to help it achieve its 7% growth target for this year.
Last week, China said its economy grew at an annual pace of 6.9% in the third quarter of the year, the weakest rate since the global financial crisis.
"The market was slightly buoyed by [China's] central bank's rate cut," said Zhang Qi, an analyst at Haitong Securities in Shanghai.
"Medium and small companies and securities companies were relatively dynamic," he said.
"But the market appeared to be in correction after it rose a lot in October, and some investors sold stocks on the short-lived rise from the rate cuts."
Shares of China Reinsurance - the country's biggest reinsurer - rose as much as 3% in its trading debut in Hong Kong. The firm's $2bn initial share sale was one of the largest in the city so far this year.
Australia's benchmark index, the S&P/ASX 200, finished the day down just 0.07% at 5,348.00, while South Korea's benchmark Kospi index closed up 0.38% at 2,048.08.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stayed in positive territory throughout the day and closed up 0.65% at 18,947.12.
Longer term
Last week, news that the European Central Bank (ECB) was considering more economic stimulus pushed shares in Asia higher.
And despite mixed trade on Monday, analysts said China's interest rate cut was likely to put further pressure on the US Federal Reserve to hold off raising rates at its meeting this week - which should boost investor sentiment globally.
"China's central bank has trumped the ECB with an actual physical move to policy - cutting the one-year lending and deposit rate by 25 basis points (bps) and slashing the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 50 bps," said Evan Lucas from IG Markets.
"It also added further cuts to lending rates and the RRR for certain institutions [the co-ops]," he said.
The estimated cash released from these policy changes in China is likely to be between 600bn yuan and 700bn yuan in liquidity ($93.75bn-$109.3bn; £61.2bn-£71.3bn).
"Considering [China's core inflation] reads and the industrial production reads over the past quarter, this should be no surprise," Mr Lucas said. "In fact, the surprise is that it's taken this long for the [People's Bank of China] to pull the trigger.
"What might be missed by the headline reads is that the PBoC has abolished the deposit rate ceiling - this is a big step forward in liberalising the interest rate market and shows China is very much committed to its goals of liberating the financial system," he said. | News of the world's second-largest economy, China, cutting interest rates on Friday resulted in mixed trade in the region on Monday. | 34634627 |
The 22-year-old England C international has scored 54 goals in two seasons for the National League North side.
The former Grimsby player is Gareth Ainsworth's first summer signing.
"He's a physical striker who knows where the goal is and I'm confident his all-round play will benefit us," boss Ainsworth told the club website.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Wycombe Wanderers have signed striker Dayle Southwell on a two-year contract from Boston United, subject to final paperwork being completed. | 36595375 |
The Briton double-faulted 10 times as she struggled with her serve but was still able to see off her American opponent 7-5 6-3 in Acapulco.
Watson, 24, plays second seed Kristina Mladenovic of France in round two.
Fellow Briton Kyle Edmund plays Sam Querrey of the US in the men's draw later on Tuesday. | Heather Watson moved into the second round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel with a straight sets win over Bethanie Mattek-Sands. | 39112761 |
The 27-year-old flyweight became the fastest Welsh boxer to win a British title with a points victory over Louis Norman at Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff.
It was the Barry fighter's fifth outing as a professional, having made his debut in October 2015.
"I want to be world champion, but there is no rush," said Selby, brother of IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby.
"Get some more 12 rounds in, maybe defend it, go for the European [title].
"There is no point chucking me into the deep end straight away because I have only had one 12-round fight."
No Welsh fighter has claimed a Lonsdale belt in fewer bouts and in less time since turning professional.
Norman, 32, had lost only one of his previous 13 contests.
Norman weighed in 0.9lbs over the eight-stone limit, but made the weight with seconds to spare after stripping completely naked.
The fight was on the undercard of Lee Haskins' successful IBF world bantamweight title defence against Ivan Morales and Selby says it was a great occasion at Wales' new boxing venue.
"It's the belt I've always wanted since I was a little kid," he said.
"Winning in my home town, in front of all my friends and family, you couldn't ask for better. It's a dream.
"You could just hear everyone screaming... I'd enjoy fighting here again." | Boxer Andrew Selby is in no hurry to win a world title after securing the British flyweight crown on Saturday. | 36296537 |
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations body, predicts that 3.2 billion people will be online. The population currently stands at 7.2 billion.
About 2 billion of those will be in the developing world, the report added.
But just 89 million will be in countries such as Somalia and Nepal.
These are part of a group of nations described as "least developed countries" by the United Nations, with a combined population of 940 million.
There will also be more than 7 billion mobile device subscriptions, the ITU said.
It found that 78 out of 100 people in the US and Europe already use mobile broadband, and 69% of the world has 3G coverage - but only 29% of rural areas are served.
Africa lags behind with just 17.4% mobile broadband penetration.
By the end of the year 80% of households in developed countries and 34% of those in developing countries will have internet access in some form, the report continued.
The study focused on the growth of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector over the past 15 years.
In the year 2000 there were just 400 million internet users worldwide, it said - an eighth of the current figure.
"Over the past 15 years the ICT revolution has driven global development in an unprecedented way," said Brahima Sanou, director of the ITU telecommunication development bureau.
"ICTs will play an even more significant role in the post 2015 development agenda and in achieving future sustainable development goals as the world moves faster and faster towards a digital society." | Nearly half of the global population will be using the internet by the end of this year, according to a new report. | 32884867 |
The Blue Cross charity centre had to throw out all 90 posts when they became saturated by drain water after torrential rain early on Friday.
All the animals were safe, although 15 kittens had to be evacuated from the nursery which was covered in sludge.
The centre has appealed for help to replace the posts and toys.
There are currently 46 cats and kittens looking for new homes at the charity's Garlic Row centre, animal welfare assistant Claire Thomas said.
The animals did not seem "too traumatised" by the torrential downpour or standing water in their pens, she said.
However, staff were "gutted" when they saw the devastation caused by the overnight storm.
The rescue centre was among a number of businesses and organisations in Cambridge affected by the overnight storm.
Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge was forced to declare a "major incident" and cancel all planned surgery until Tuesday after an area where sterilisation equipment is stored was flooded.
The cat rescue centre has now been cleaned up and the destroyed posts, toys and blankets piled on the lawn.
It would not be sanitary to dry them out, Miss Thomas added, so they will all need to be replaced.
The Cambridge branch of charity Blue Cross cares for over 400 cats and kittens every year. | Dozens of abandoned cats living at a Cambridge rescue centre have lost their toys and scratching posts after they were destroyed by flooding. | 33570266 |
The EMS Majestic, which is registered in Antigua and Barbuda, issued a Mayday call from its position in the Dover Strait just after 19:00 GMT on Sunday.
A number of ships in the area responded to the sinking vessel, according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Two of the ship's crew of seven were airlifted to land for safety reasons.
Coastguard helicopter crews from Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, and Lydd, Kent, were scrambled for the rescue, along with the RNLI lifeboat from Eastbourne, East Sussex.
The EMS Majestic was being towed to a safe haven by the tug Thor Frigg.
The cargo of the 90m-long ship has not been disclosed. | A cargo ship is being towed to port after it began taking on water and sinking while under way in the English Channel, the coastguard has said. | 35023665 |
The 23-year-old joined Wolves for a fee of £185,000 from Castleford in 2014.
Clark score 10 tries last season as Warrington won the League Leaders' Shield and reached the Grand Final, and played for England in the Four Nations.
"I believe we're building something special here as a club and a team," he told the club's YouTube page.
"I'm just looking forward to being part of that for the next few years.. | Warrington Wolves and England hooker Daryl Clark has rejected interest from the NRL to sign a new contract with the Super League side until 2020. | 38671784 |
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Part of the sea wall at Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve on the Colne Estuary, near Colchester, has been breached to allow sea water to gush in.
The high tides will help to form a new area of salt marshes, mudflats and saline lagoons.
The reserve is already recognised nationally and internationally and is home to thousands of birds.
The 22-hectares (54 acres) of new wetlands include a nursery area for marine fish, little tern nesting areas, a bird hide and public footpaths on what was once a private part of the estuary.
The Essex Wildlife Trust and Environment Agency project will also help to protect the coast as the salt marshes and mudflats will absorb waves and floodwater.
Footage courtesy of Tim Mitchell. | A stretch of land is being deliberately flooded at an Essex nature reserve to create more habitat for wildlife. | 34401353 |
Gloucestershire Police said the crash happened just after 11:45 GMT near Northleach on the A429 towards Cirencester near the A40 junction.
The driver of a Jaguar, a 56-year-old man from Staffordshire, was taken to hospital in Bristol with serious but not life threatening injuries.
A 46-year-old man from Cheltenham and a female passenger in a Ford Focus suffered minor injuries.
The lorry from Moreton-in-Marsh was carrying a load of Cotswold stone. The driver was uninjured, police said.
The road was closed earlier but has now been reopened to traffic. | A lorry carrying stone shed its load on to a car in a crash in the Cotswolds. | 38560171 |
They controlled the game from the off, opening the scoring when Kyle Bennett fired home from 20 yards.
Michael Doyle hit the bar from range for the visitors, who doubled their lead when a Ben Davies cross was turned into his own goal by Matt Pearson.
Pompey's Doyle did score, volleying beyond Jason Mooney from 30 yards, before Shay McCartan pulled one back.
The result means Stanley are down to sixth, while Paul Cook's side are now six points off the final automatic promotion place. | Portsmouth scored three first-half goals away at Accrington to move above them into fourth in League Two. | 35347979 |
City councillors granted outline planning permission for shops, restaurants, cafes, a leisure centre and a new bus station.
There were 250 letters of objection, mainly about the effect on the traffic in the city centre.
Twenty five councillors were for, 13 were against and there was one abstention.
Developers TIAA Henderson Real Estate and The Crown Estate say the revamped site, due to open in 2019, will create 750 jobs.
Read more on other Devon stories as they happen on our Local Live pages.
Some people were turned away from the extraordinary planning meeting of the city council as there was not enough space for all those who turned up.
Residents were worried about air pollution and traffic congestion, because of roads being closed as part of the plans, diverting traffic elsewhere.
There have also been concerns that the bus station will not be big enough.
Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, leader of the Conservative group on the council, said: "I'm disappointed because we believe that the development lacks ambition and is also very expensive. It's going to cost the city close to £30m which means that other things can't go ahead."
Council leader Pete Edwards, from the Labour group, said: "I'm really excited, not just for ourselves but for the citizens of Exeter.
"It's sad to see some of the opposition so vehemently against it when it's a great opportunity to go forward."
John Grinnell, deputy head of development at The Crown Estate said he was "delighted".
"This scheme would represent a substantial investment in Exeter that will support the city's position as the region's most popular destination for shopping, leisure and business, whilst boosting jobs, trade and the local economy," he said. | Plans for a £70m redevelopment of Exeter bus station have been given the go-ahead. | 35370546 |
In 2003 there were around 1,596 pandas living in the wild, but according to the latest count there are now 1,864.
Nearly three quarters of the pandas live in China's south-western province of Sichuan.
The number of giant pandas in captivity has grown too - almost 200 more now than there were back in 2003.
Ginette Hemley, from animal charity World Wildlife Fund, says it's great news: "The rise in the population of wild giant pandas is a victory for conservation and definitely one to celebrate.''
But the latest count says the main threat to the panda numbers is the building of roads and power stations. Over 300 hydropower stations and 800 miles of roads have been built in areas where giant pandas live. | Good news for giant pandas - the number living in the wild in China has gone up over the last 10 years. | 31672222 |
This is basic economics. As the rig count of American production picks up, according to the most recent data published this week, there's an expectation that production will rise, supply increase, and the price subsides.
There are shorter term fluctuations. Wednesday's trading has been affected by Saudi Arabia confirming it is cutting supply to Asian customers, in line with its commitment last month to the wider cut in production by the OPEC exporters cartel.
But the trend of recent weeks has anticipated the growth in output. And we learned from energy analysts Wood Mackenzie on Wednesday that it foresees the Texas fields of the Permian Basin to the main player as the frackers return to work. Further south, there are shale developments moving ahead in Argentina.
WoodMac, based in Edinburgh, forecasts investment is going to pick up more widely this year, for the first time since 2014. Oil companies, which have been holding back from committing to big projects while the price has been low, are showing signs of changing that.
This is not only because of a much higher price than this time last year, but also because costs have been slashed over the past couple of years - by an average 20% for each of the past two years.
That process is running out of the opportunities to keep cutting, but exploration and production spend is set to rise to $450bn, the forecast suggests. That's a 3% rise, but it's still 40% below 2014.
Areas to watch include 'tight oil', including fracking - up by a forecast 23% in the US, to $61 billion, and potentially boosted by the Trump administration's enthusiasm for energy security and scepticism about climate change.
Final investment decisions on major projects reached 40 in 2014, and fell to nine last year. The forecast is for 20 this year, most of these smaller projects building incrementally on existing infrastructure, with much higher return on investment than in the boom times of only three years ago.
Deepwater drilling may get more attention, but half of the existing big deepwater projects are reckoned to break even at more than $60, so they are looking doubtful for the foreseeable.
Among the regions worth watching, the North Sea does not feature, but Norway's northern Barents Sea is worth watching, including an area in which there's a dispute with Russia.
That's while the ethical watchdogs who police Norway's vast state oil fund have served warning that they're going after industries which are the worst polluters.
The fund owns around 2% of the world's stock market valuation, and it is widely seen as providing a lead on ethical investments. So a fund sourced from oil and gas revenues and profits is now turning against those who burn the stuff irresponsibly. | Being upbeat on investment means being downbeat on prices, or at least that's the way it is with the oil industry. | 38589629 |
The 41-year-old was in the running for the United post in January 2013 a there was fresh contact after Jackie McNamara left the club this week.
"I know there's an interest there," said Pressley, who spent three years as a player with United in the 1990s.
"But I don't want to come back to Scotland at this moment."
Pressley was sacked by Coventry in February after the Sky Blues slipped into the League One relegation zone.
However, the former Scotland defender is determined to succeed in England and has lofty ambitions.
"I have built up a very good reputation in England and I have a burning desire to manage at the elite level," he told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.
"That's not an arrogance. That's a belief. In order to do that, I think you have to manage in a country like England.
"I think the right opportunity will arise for me here over the next coming months."
Pressley cut his teeth in management at Falkirk after a spell as an assistant to Scotland boss George Burley and is sure his grounding in the game will serve him well.
"My first five years in management could not have been more challenging but I wouldn't change them," he added.
"Most managers now want to come in at the highest level but I think you have to do an apprenticeship.
"At Falkirk I had to reduce the playing budget by close to 75% in three years. At Coventry we reduced the playing budget by 60% in two years - that was four years work that we put into two.
"I'm very proud of the work that we did but my next job has got to be one where I'm not asked to tidy a club up.
"I want to have the opportunity to build on somebody else's work and really have a go at it. I think I've earned the right to do that.
"That's why my next job is a very important one." | Steven Pressley thinks the manager's job at Dundee United is "an exceptional opportunity" but says he is not interested in a return to Tannadice. | 34396177 |
It is understood the plane came down at the privately-owned Peterborough Business Airport at about 11:50 GMT.
The pilot, a man aged in his 40s, was taken from the airfield to Peterborough City Hospital with a serious leg injury.
An air ambulance and other emergency vehicles were sent to the scene. | A pilot has been injured in a light aircraft crash. | 35677811 |
The 31-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at The Hawthorns with a 12-month option.
West Ham were also interested in signing Fletcher, but a move to Upton Park broke down last weekend.
Albion failed in deadline day moves to sign West Ham striker Carlton Cole and Norwich defender Martin Olsson, but kept Brown Ideye and Graham Dorrans.
Fletcher made 342 appearances for United but started only five times for the club after Louis van Gaal took over as manager in the summer.
The Scot, who recovered from chronic bowel disease ulcerative colitis to resume his career in December 2013, had been at Old Trafford since he was a schoolboy and helped the Red Devils win the Premier League title five times.
But with his contract set to expire in the summer he was granted a free transfer to help him find a new club in this transfer window.
"This is a fantastic new challenge for me in my career," Fletcher told West Brom's website.
"I've spent my career at Manchester United and it's all I've ever known. But I felt it was the right time to move and I'm not sentimental about doing that."
Fletcher is the second player signed by West Brom head coach Tony Pulis following the £4.75m capture of winger Callum McManaman from Wigan.
The Scotland captain will wear the number 24 shirt for the Baggies.
Albion had hoped to sign Cole and Olsson on a busy deadline day, with Dorrans set to join Norwich and Ideye linked with a move to Qatari club Al Gharafa.
But Cole was called back to West Ham when they did not sign Tottenham's Emmanuel Adebayor, and Olsson failed to arrive for a medical on time.
Chairman Jeremy Peace said: "We did not get all the business done that we might have but we are thrilled to bring in a player and a character of Darren's calibre.
""We were disappointed for Carlton because he was also excited about joining us but for reasons which were beyond our control we could not complete the deal. The same can be said for the proposal involving Martin Olsson and Graham.
"But we have always maintained that January is a difficult time to do business and we are very happy with the deals we have done." | West Brom have signed Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher on a free transfer from Manchester United. | 31104346 |
Jesper Hart-Hansen was also banned from driving for four-and-a-half years. He will have to pass an extended test if he ever wants to drive in the UK again.
The 50-year-old, from Denmark, admitted causing a head-on crash on the A85 near Comrie in January last year.
Lorna Elliot, 50, was seriously hurt in the collision.
Perth Sheriff Court heard how Hart-Hansen momentarily forgot he was not in his native Denmark and turned out of his holiday home onto the wrong side of the road.
He managed to drive for nearly a mile on the wrong side of the road before causing a head-on crash with the first vehicle he encountered on the A85.
Sheriff Lindsay Foulis told him he was imposing a significant fine because it was not practical to give him any other community-based work order as he lived outwith the UK.
Hart-Hansen's case made Scottish legal history as he became the first person to be convicted of a new offence of causing injury through dangerous driving.
Ms Elliot, from Oban, was off work for a year as a result of her injuries.
Financial investor and former Ebay executive Hart-Hansen, from Lyngby, Denmark, admitted causing serious injury by driving dangerously near Dunira Estate on 25 January last year.
Fiscal depute Sue Ruta said his rented Vauxhall Astra smashed into Mrs Elliot's Seat Ibiza on a sweeping bend and left her with a number of broken bones and other injuries.
"He stated to the police that he had been driving on the right hand side of the road due to the fact he had forgotten what country he was in," she added.
Solicitor David Duncan, defending, said: "His only explanation can be that it was his usual process to select that lane when entering a roadway.
"Unfortunately for Mrs Elliot hers is the first car he encounters. My client made a mistake when he entered the carriageway. He made a critical mistake at the outset of the journey which released a chain of events." | A tourist who left a woman seriously injured after forgetting to drive on the left side of the road has been fined £8,000. | 35325085 |
Shane Hampson, 23, of Lime Grove, Skelmersdale, was convicted at Liverpool Crown Court last month of causing death by dangerous driving.
John Gregory, 49, from Wigan, Greater Manchester, died when the car crashed into the back of his vehicle in Skelmersdale, in February last year.
Hampson was also handed a four-year driving ban.
Police said Mr Gregory was driving his Chrysler Voyager home from work along Grimshaw Road when Hampson crashed into it from behind.
Mr Gregory's car overturned and he died at the scene.
Another car was also struck but the driver escaped unhurt.
Sgt Patrick Worden, from the Road Policing Unit, said: "I am very pleased with the sentence Hampson has been given and I hope this will serve as a warning to those who choose to behave in this manner - you will be punished.
"John Gregory was simply driving home from work when his car was struck from behind by a Volvo driven by Shane Hampson.
"As a result of the collision, the Chrysler overturned during which Mr Gregory was ejected from the car causing him significant injuries."
He added: "It was evident Hampson has been travelling at extremely high speed at the time of the collision and a lengthy investigation followed which identified that Hampson had driven dangerously not only at the time of the collision but within a few miles of the collision site.
"Despite claiming his innocence throughout, Hampson was convicted by a unanimous jury and I hope that this case sends out a strong message about the consequences of speeding." | A driver who caused a man's death when he crashed into the back of a car has been jailed for four years. | 17448698 |
Hewlett died at the age of 58 last month, having shared his experience of coping with cancer on BBC Radio 4.
He was told of the honour in January, saying he was "touched" by the accolade. Awards chair Stewart Purvis said he had "achieved so much".
A scholarship has been launched in his name to help students from lower income families studying broadcast journalism.
One recipient each year will be presented with the Steve Hewlett Scholarship, which has been set up by the RTS and The Media Society. As well as a financial contribution to their studies, the recipient will be mentored by RTS members and former colleagues of Hewlett.
Hewlett's sons collected the judges' award on his behalf.
The Media Show presenter and Guardian journalist married his partner Rachel Crellin earlier in February, after being told he did not have long to live.
Hewlett had spoken movingly about his cancer journey on the PM programme with Eddie Mair, who announced his death on the show on 20 February.
Purvis said: "The panel chose a winner who achieved so much on screen and off screen, over the course of his career and very particularly in the past year.
"I phoned the winner and that's how I got to tell Steve Hewlett that he had won the judges' award. Steve told me he was honoured and touched to have won. He looked forward to receiving it on 1 March.
"I don't think there has ever been anybody in broadcasting quite like Steve Hewlett. And probably never will be again."
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Two of the awards went to Syrian film-maker Waad al-Kateab, who was granted a visa by the Foreign Office to travel to the UK after leaving her home country.
She won the young talent of the year award and was named camera operator of the year, the first time that award has been given to a woman.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Broadcaster Steve Hewlett has posthumously been given a top honour at the Royal Television Society awards. | 39139570 |
The posters were uncovered in Clacton, Essex, earlier this week.
Danny Sloggett, 40, spotted the retro signs in Meredith Road and now wants to ensure they do not end up hidden away again.
"They're relics, they're our history and they show off Clacton's power," Mr Sloggett said.
"The royal family used to come here in the 1920s and 30s. Lots of people used to come from London, and things like this are an important part of our history which has been hidden away."
The posters, which advertised Ambrosia, Black Cat cigarettes and a local cafe, are on the side of a building currently occupied by Sheen's Estate Agents.
An employee there said "loads of people" had come to take pictures over the last few days once the signs had been exposed.
On Facebook, one user said the billboards "should be covered with perspex like the Banksy stuff".
"Should definitely restore it and photograph for a museum," wrote another.
Mr Sloggett said he had not yet contacted Tendring District Council about the possibility of preserving the signs as he wanted to build support for his cause before doing so.
"They're amazing things. I know the history of Clacton but it's nice to see it on display," he said.
The BBC was unable to contact the company that owns the modern billboard. | Advertising billboards thought to be from the 1920s discovered behind a modern hoarding should be preserved "for all to see", a blogger has said. | 33205607 |
The move will take it past the current high street leader, William Hill, combining Ladbrokes' 2,100 shops with Coral's 1,845.
Current Ladbrokes chief executive, Jim Mullen, will become boss of the merged company, named Ladbrokes Coral.
The two firms had announced merger talks last month.
Peter Erskine, chairman of Ladbrokes, hailed the merger as a "major strategic step for Ladbrokes".
He added: "Together, we will create a leading betting and gaming business. The transaction will provide an attractive opportunity to generate considerable value for both sets of shareholders."
The best way at looking at the challenges facing the merged betting giant of Ladbrokes and Coral is that they have tried to merge before.
In 1998 that planned deal was squashed by Peter Mandelson, the trade and industry minister at the time, on the grounds that it would dominate the industry. Yet at that time the biggest threat to Ladbrokes and Coral did not even exist.
Betfair is the world's largest internet-based betting exchange and it was not founded until 2000.
It is only one of a huge number of online betting companies that pay lower tax bills, can compete for business both here and around the world and face few of the fixed costs of owning thousands of shops on the British High Street.
The rationale behind this merger is to create a company that will stand a better chance of competing with those online giants.
To fund the deal Ladbrokes will offer 93 million new shares to investors, representing 10% of the company.
Gala Coral has been owned by a number of private equity firms, including Apollo Global Management, Cerberus Capital Management, Anchorage Capital Partners and Park Square Capital, since 2010, when it collapsed under £2.5bn of debt.
Under the terms of the deal, those private equity owners will own 48.25% of the new company's shares, with the remainder being held by Ladbrokes shareholders.
Ladbrokes shares closed down 3.3% at 124.1p.
Before the merger talks began, Gala Coral had appointed Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to advise on a possible stock market debut, initially planned for October.
The deal comes just over a week after online bookmaker 888 Holdings won a takeover battle with GVC Holdings for rival Bwin.party in a cash and shares deal valued at about £898m. | Bookmakers Ladbrokes has announced it plans to merge with Gala Coral in a deal expected to value the business at £2.3bn. | 33647635 |
The 37-year-old woman and 42-year-old man were pronounced dead at the scene.
A further two people are in a critical condition and a third has been described as "serious".
The crash, which involved a silver Mercedes car and a white Vauxhall van, happened on the eastbound carriageway between Polmont and Linlithgow at about 21:00 on Friday.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact police.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "This has been a serious road traffic collision.
"We are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed it or who has information that can assist us in our inquiries." | A nine-year-old girl has died, along with a man and woman, in a crash on the M9 in West Lothian. | 35449344 |
Kellingley Colliery in North Yorkshire closed in December, bringing to an end centuries of deep coal mining in Britain.
Ten former workers were part of a team which filled the mine shaft with concrete.
It took three hours to fill the pit, BBC Look North Business correspondent Danni Hewson said.
A pipe from the centre of the pit was left to release methane gas, used by the on-site power station.
The remaining mine buildings will be demolished, and hundreds of houses could be built on the site within a couple of years, it is understood.
Much of the mine machinery was saved for a new, smaller drift mine nearby - the New Crofton Co-operative Colliery near Wakefield in West Yorkshire which is due to open in June.
A memorial to 17 miners who lost their lives at the colliery is being transferred from the colliery to the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield.
Known locally as the Big K, the largest deep pit in Europe was hailed as the new generation of coal mining and could bring up to 900 tonnes an hour to the surface.
Official figures from the Department for Energy and Climate Change show the UK imported more coal than it produced for the first time in 2001 - a trend repeated every year since 2003.
In 2003 the UK produced 28.28m tonnes and imported 31.89m.
The graph below shows how output and imports have changed, with the big dip in 1984 due to the miners' strike. | The last deep coal mine in the UK has been capped off, three months after its closure. | 35803048 |
Heartbleed was one of the worst internet flaws ever uncovered.
The maintenance of the software, which secures around two-thirds of the world's websites, was done by a group of volunteers with very little funding.
The new group set up by the Linux Foundation has a dozen contributors and has so far raised around $3m (£1.7m).
As well as maintaining OpenSSL it will also support development of other crucial open-source software.
Firms supporting the initiative include Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, Cisco and Amazon. Each will donate $300,000 over the next three years.
The industry has been forced to step up after Heartbleed brought chaos to the tech sector.
Experts estimate that the Heartbleed bug will cost businesses tens of million of dollars in lost productivity as they update systems with safer versions of OpenSSL.
"Sometimes it takes a crisis to do the right thing," Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin told journalists.
The bug exposed more than just people's passwords and credit card details. It also highlighted that the crucial piece of software is maintained by a small group of developers who receive donations averaging about $2,000 a year to support the project.
"It is kind of weird that such crucial software is run by a group of hobbyists on a shoestring budget," said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer with security firm F-Secure.
"This software was invisible, behind the scenes and there are very few volunteers who have the skill and willingness to work on a project like this. There is no recognition, no money and it is very difficult."
The details that have emerged about how the vulnerability came about speaks volumes about how little the industry has cared about the software that was securing their websites, he added.
"The fact that the code change which caused the bug was done by an individual working at 23:00 on a New Year's Eve says a lot. The code simply wasn't reviewed enough and it went undetected for two years," he added.
"Now there is formal and monetary support from the industry I hope we will see a change not just for OpenSSL but for other crucial open source software." | The world's biggest technology firms will donate money to fund the support of OpenSSL, the software at the centre of the Heartbleed bug. | 27155946 |
The A-League club have renewed their interest after failing to sign the 33-year-old striker this summer.
"It was a 50-50 thing," he told BBC Scotland. "The club was considering it, I was considering it and, in the end, it didn't come to any fruition.
"Obviously it was something I wanted to explore. The club weren't as keen."
The former Australia international is in his second season of a second spell at Fir Park and signed a new one-year contract in the summer.
But the club managed by former Crystal Palace defender Tony Popovic had hoped to take the former Celtic and Middlesbrough striker back to his homeland for the first time since he left Cranbourne Comets for Southampton in 2000.
Asked if the offer was still alive, McDonald said: "It may well be, but that's not in my hands at all. That would be up to other people to discuss it.
"I haven't heard anything else from representatives or anything else that the deal is still there.
"As far as I'm aware, that club hasn't signed anyone else, so if Motherwell were to change their mind - but that's not happening.
"We are where we are and we resume where we are."
McDonald started on the bench for Motherwell's Scottish Cup defeat by Rangers on 21 January, with manager Mark McGhee later explaining that the striker's "head was not in the right place" because of the transfer approach.
"I offered to play, but we had a conversation and we felt I hadn't trained all week leading up and there was a heavy amount of preparation put into that cup game itself in terms of shape and starting XI," said the striker, who stressed that "the manager and the club have been fantastic to me".
"I agreed it wasn't right for me to step in on Friday and basically call the shots - I'm back in the team.
"That wouldn't be fair on the rest of the squad who had worked really hard during the week as well for me to go and take one of their places and the manager agreed on that.
"Of course, the offer was tempting and that's why it dragged on that whole week."
McDonald returned to the starting line-up for the weekend Premiership loss to Rangers and was sent off after 27 minutes for a foul on Kenny Miller and Well have launched an appeal against the red card.
Western Sydney lie eighth in the 10-team A-League. | Scott McDonald has admitted he was "tempted" by an offer from Western Sydney Wanderers but that Motherwell rejected their latest approach. | 38804692 |
The budget was passed with a majority of only eight votes - 153 to 145.
"This budget is a difficult task for a government that wants to leave its mark with social justice," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told lawmakers.
He agreed to a batch of economic reforms in August to secure a euro zone bailout of up to €86bn ($93bn; £62bn).
His leftist-led government has been under pressure to deliver tangible benefits to its poorest citizens since the agreement.
The budget makes €5.7bn in public spending cuts including €1.8bn from pensions and €500m from defence. It also includes tax increases of just over €2bn.
Despite the cuts, the budget will still have a greater deficit than the 2015 budget.
Earlier this year Greece reluctantly agreed to the strict conditions of its third international bailout in five years.
After losing his majority in August as a result, Mr Tsipras called an election and was returned to power in September with 35% of the vote.
Representatives of the euro zone, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund return to Greece on Monday for more talks about pending reforms of the pension and tax systems and public administration.
The euro zone has also held out to Greece the possibility of long-term debt relief after a review of progress under the new bailout.
However, it has said that relief would come in the form of longer delays before repayments start or finish, not a reduction - or so-called "haircut" - in the amount that has to be repaid. | Greece's parliament has narrowly approved the 2016 budget that includes sharp spending cuts and some tax increases amid economic recession. | 35018854 |
Russell, 24, was taken off early in the second half of Saturday's Six Nations win at Murrayfield following a collision with Robbie Henshaw.
However, he was cleared to continue after a head injury assessment (HIA), as Duncan Weir returned to the bench.
The influential playmaker has since passed a final assessment.
Russell's former Glasgow Warriors team-mate Weir proved to be a reliable deputy in his seven minutes on the Murrayfield pitch against the Irish, but Scotland head coach Vern Cotter will no doubt be relieved to have such a key player at his disposal for the trip to Paris.
His performances for the Warriors have attracted interest from French Top 14 clubs Toulon and Montpellier in France and from Bath and Gloucester in England.
Russell suffered a concussion during Scotland's 29-18 victory over France at Murrayfield last year, missing the final Six Nations match against Ireland.
He also sustained a severe head injury in Warriors' Pro12 semi-final at the tail end of last season, which ruled him out of Scotland's summer tour to Japan, making his return to action in mid-September.
Media playback is not supported on this device | Scotland fly-half Finn Russell has been cleared to train ahead of Sunday's game against France after recovering from a head knock sustained against Ireland. | 38891348 |
The non-native creature, which is about the size of a domestic cat, was filmed by a wildlife monitoring group at 05:30 on 17 March.
Stills from a night vision camera set up to track wildcats clearly show the nocturnal mammal standing on its hind legs and eating bait.
The public have been warned not to approach the raccoon as it could bite.
Stan Whitaker, SNH Wildlife and Non-Native Species Manager, said: "Raccoons could cause millions of pounds worth of damage per year to the Scottish economy if they became established here.
"They could also cause significant damage to our native wildlife by preying on birds, small animals and amphibians.
"Raccoons aren't dangerous, but they may give you a nasty bite if cornered. The raccoon that has been recorded is an adult and roughly the size of a domestic cat."
He added: "Ideally, we would like to trap this raccoon and rehome it in a zoo or wildlife park.
"If you come across the raccoon, do not approach it, but please report it immediately to Scotland's Environmental and Rural Services."
Raccoons are listed as one of the top 50 invasive, non-native species in Scotland. Kept as pets and in zoos, there have been several escapes in the last few years.
They are considered a nuisance in their native north America, as they damage buildings and gardens and forage in rubbish bins. They also carry wildlife diseases such as rabies.
In 2013, a raccoon called Ronnie spent three months on the run after escaping from a Perthshire wildlife park. | Conservation officers are hoping to catch a raccoon seen living wild in Garve in the Highlands. | 35942952 |
The National Stadium - or Bird's Nest - was used at the 2008 Olympics.
"When you plan someone's career like Joshua you tend to plan in advance," said Hearn, who saw Joshua stop Charles Martin last month to win the title.
"I think we're two years from saying we can sell out the Bird's Nest in China."
Hearn is the father of Joshua's promoter Eddie, and chairman of the fighter's Matchroom stable.
He identified China's 2008 Olympic silver medallist Zhang Zhilei, who has built an unbeaten professional record of eight fights since basing himself in Las Vegas, as a potential opponent for 26-year-old undefeated Joshua.
"Sometimes these things don't happen because people get beaten, but our job is about creating these kinds of moments," he added.
Joshua will make the first defence of his title against American Dominic Breazeale in London next month. | Great Britain's IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua could make a defence of his title at Beijing's National Stadium, according to promoter Barry Hearn. | 36188348 |
"The company confirmed that it received a subpoena from the SEC in the fourth quarter of 2015," said Valeant spokeswoman Laurie Little.
Valeant, which has been struggling to maintain investor confidence amid mounting scandals, said the SEC probe was one of "several ongoing investigations".
The firm's shares closed down 18%.
The statement comes a day after the company announced the return of its chief executive J. Michael Pearson from medical leave.
It also said it would postpone the release of its fourth quarter earnings and scrap its previous financial forecast.
The company also cancelled a planned call with investors.
The investigation is separate from one involving the purchase of Salix Pharmaceuticals that was made public last year.
Ms Little said: "Valeant confirms that it has several ongoing investigations, including investigations by the US Attorney's Offices for Massachusetts and the Southern District of New York, the SEC, and Congress."
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is separately already investigating whether Salix Pharmaceuticals - which Valeant purchased in 2015 - misled investors about its inventory levels in 2014.
Valeant is also under scrutiny for its connection to speciality pharmacy chain Philidor RX Services. Valeant cut ties with the pharmacy in October, after it was accused of using the pharmacy to falsify sales to boost prices. | Valeant Pharmaceuticals is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, it has confirmed. | 35690514 |
Conlon, 21, was ruled out for much of the season in August with a cruciate knee ligament injury having made five appearances for Darren Sarll's side.
The former Stoke City Under-18s player joined Boro from Peterborough United and made 35 appearances in all competitions last season.
Stevenage are currently seventh, occupying the final play-off spot.
With two games to play, the Boro are one point clear of three teams - Mansfield, Wycombe and Carlisle - in the race for a top-seven finish. | Midfielder Tom Conlon has signed a new undisclosed-terms contract with League Two play-off hopefuls Stevenage. | 39718510 |
Bellusci, 27, spent the 2016-17 season with Empoli in Italy's Serie A and has a year left on his contract at Leeds.
Empoli were relegated to Serie B, but the Italian centre-back is seeking a transfer to stay in his home country, with Bologna rumoured to be interested.
He joined the Whites from Catania in August 2014 and has scored two goals in 61 appearances for the club. | Leeds defender Giuseppe Bellusci will not return to the club following a loan spell with Empoli, BBC Leeds reports. | 40176148 |
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