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39,791,175 | Centrist Emmanuel Macron said his far-right rival Marine Le Pen's strategy "is to lie", while she called him a shameless "darling of the system".
Mr Macron is well ahead in the polls, although his lead has been reduced.
The aim of both candidates is to win over the estimated 18% of undecided voters ahead of Sunday's election.
For the first time, neither candidate is from a mainstream French party.
Follow the debate as it happens
Does Le Pen have a chance of winning French presidency?
Macron's meteoric rise
The debate was heated for most of its 160 minutes, with both candidates throwing personal insults at each other.
Ms Le Pen called her 39-year-old rival "the candidate of savage globalisation", happy to sell off France's assets and relinquish control of the country.
Mr Macron, in turn, accused the 48-year-old leader of the National Front (FN) of being "the high priestess of fear", saying she talked a lot but "proposed nothing".
On the economy and employment: Mr Macron admitted France had failed to tackle unemployment for 30 years, and said his solution would be to give small and medium-sized companies the opportunities to create more jobs and be more flexible.
Ms Le Pen asked him why he could not have done these things while economy minister.
She said she would protect state assets and French jobs by adopting protectionist trade measures.
On terrorism: Ms Le Pen accused her rival of being complacent about Islamic fundamentalism, while he said her plans played into the hands of terrorists and their desire for a "civil war".
Mr Macron said he would strengthen security measures already taken but insisted France needed to work with other countries, and closing borders and general expulsions were not the answer.
The FN leader said Islamic fundamentalism needed to be "eradicated", and that meant shutting down extremist mosques, expelling preachers of hate and target funding from countries such as "Qatar and Saudia Arabia".
The issues dividing Le Pen and Macron
How do the French candidates differ on world affairs?
French election 2017: The economic challenge
On the EU and currency: Ms Le Pen said she wants not only full control of borders and trade agreements but also a "return to our national currency, it's key".
She said banks and large companies could have a choice as to whether they paid in euros or a French currency, but individuals would return to a French currency.
Mr Macron called the proposal "nonsense". "How can a big company pay in euros on one hand and pay its employees in another currency?" he asked.
On education: Mr Macron said he would focus on improving standards in primary schools, and said he wanted to see closer links with business. Ms Le Pen said she wanted to see more vocational teaching, university criteria based on merit and more secularism in schools.
This has got to go down as one of the great debates. The ones that people remember.
From Marine Le Pen, the aggression of the demagogue, the venom, the constant niggling remarks designed to get under her adversary's skin.
And from Emmanuel Macron, the Cartesian rationality of the brilliant French technocrat.
There is not the slightest point of similarity between these two leaders. They are diametrical opposites. Their personalities clash; their politics clash; they loathe each other.
It is a great service they are providing in this debate, because they are laying bare in all its stark newness the great division of our times: not between left and right, but between the nation and the world.
It is a debate which echoes far beyond the borders of France, which is why this fiery confrontation will go down in the annals.
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The polling average line looks at the five most recent national polls and takes the median value, ie, the value between the two figures that are higher and two figures that are lower. | The two contenders for the French presidency traded insults in a fiery head to head TV debate, in a key moment of a long and bitter campaign. |
32,895,375 | Congratulations, you have hit the headlines, writes a student, attaching a newspaper story headlined "Bengal college to have India's first transgender principal". "We salute your courage," writes a friend.
"Yes, it has taken some courage. It's been a struggle to be accepted as a transgender professional," says Manobi Bandyopadhyay, 51, shouting over the din of heavy traffic down a telephone line from Kolkata (Calcutta).
Born into a lower-middle class family - her father was a factory worker, while her mother is a homemaker - Ms Bandyopadhyay went to school on the outskirts of Kolkata before heading off to a prominent city college to study Bengali. She wrote a paper on women's rights and joined a college in a remote village in a Maoist-affected region in West Bengal to teach Bengali.
In 2003, she says, she decided to go in for hormone replacement and surgery to change her sex. At work, she completed a dissertation on the role of transgenders in West Bengal, where their population exceeds 30,000.
She says her troubles began when she changed her gender and her name in 2006. Authorities refused to recognise the change, and she was denied pay rises at college "because they could not come to terms with my altered gender".
"There were taunts at work about my sex change. At home, my parents and siblings were worried sick whether my body would be able to cope with the changes." Her life - and identity - went into limbo.
It took five years and a new government in West Bengal - led by a feisty woman politician herself - to "recognise my status and give me my identity", Ms Bandyopadhyay says. "I have always been popular with my students, but my colleagues and peers were not always so favourably disposed after I changed my gender."
Most of India's estimated two million transgendered people face discrimination, live on the fringes and often languish in poverty. Many are forced into sex work and suffer ostracisation because of their gender.
Things have been getting better though.
In 2009, India's election authorities allowed transgenders to choose their gender as "other" on ballot forms. Last year, the Supreme Court declared the transgender community as a third gender and ordered the government to provide transgender people with quotas in jobs and education in line with other minorities, as well as key amenities.
India now has a transgender anchor on a TV news show and a popular talk show host. Earlier this year, a transgender woman became the country's first to win municipal elections and be declared a mayor. At least two states - Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra - have government-mandated transgender welfare organisations for their social inclusion.
Authorities in West Bengal have also had a welcome change of heart.
A government minister has welcomed Ms Bandyopadhyay's appointment. The vice-chancellor of the university to which the college is affiliated has described her as a "fine human being, a good academician and an able administrator". A newspaper wrote about her visit to the college on Tuesday "sporting Raybans glasses, curly hair done up in a careless coiffure".
It's been a long, strange trip for Ms Bandyopadhyay: a life-altering sex change in the middle of a teaching career, broken relationships, adopting a favourite student as her son, writing an exhaustive account of her life, a fun gig on a Bengali version of the popular reality show Big Brother. She loves going to the movies, and lists Michael Jackson as one of her likes on Facebook. Now she wants to run a women's college, and look after her 92-year-old father, who lives close to her new workplace.
"This is a new chapter in her life," Debashish Gupta, her adopted son, tells me. "We are happy and we are tense. People can be very cruel, and want to trip her. Life as a transgender can be an eternal challenge." | Her Facebook page is overflowing with messages complimenting her for her new job. |
36,343,240 | More than a dozen attackers carrying machetes and axes struck during evening prayers at the mosque in Mwanza district on Thursday, police said.
The police have made three arrests.
The BBC's Sammy Awami in Tanzania says there are fears over the growing threat of Islamist militancy in the country, which has so far avoided such attacks.
Africa Live: Latest news updates
No group has said it was behind the mosque killings.
The mosque's imam is among the dead.
According to eyewitnesses, the masked attackers, who were carrying black flags, switched off the lights, before asking worshippers: "Why are you praying while our fellow Muslims are unfairly held by the police?"
Police have confirmed that the attackers were unhappy about recent arrests of Muslims in the area. | Three people have been killed at a mosque in north-west Tanzania in what police have described as a "terrorist-style attack". |
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The plant in Minworth, Warwickshire, treats the waste of two-and-a-half million people in Birmingham, and the gas will provide enough energy to help power about 4,000 homes.
BBC Midlands Today's science correspondent, David Gregory-Kumar, has been finding out more. | For the first time in the UK, Severn Trent Water is supplying gas generated by one of the region's sewage plants into the National Grid. |
21,079,599 | The two clubs agreed a deal for the 18-year-old on Wednesday.
Fraser made his debut for the Scottish Premier League side at the age of 16 and made 23 appearances for the club in all competitions.
Meanwhile the Cherries have signed former Leyton Orient keeper Ryan Allsop, 20, on a contract lasting until the summer of 2016.
Allsop had made 24 appearances for the O's this season but turned down the offer of a new deal earlier this week.
Speaking about Fraser's arrival, Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe told the club website: "He's only 18 but he's very, very highly regarded in the world of football." | Bournemouth have signed Aberdeen winger Ryan Fraser for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal. |
39,723,413 | The 35-year-old striker was injured in last week's Europa League quarter-final second-leg win over Anderlecht.
United boss Mourinho revealed that Ibrahimovic, whose contract expires this summer, will undergo "big" surgery followed by a long period of recovery.
"Now, before such important surgery, it is a waste of time to speak about what next," said Mourinho.
When pressed about the Swede's future, Mourinho replied: "I don't know, I don't want to know, I am not interested in it.
"I just want the difficult surgery to go, for him to recover from the injury and prepare for the next step.
"I think the next step will be something that he really wants, which is what I was saying before the injury in the period of doubt about his future."
Following his injury, Ibrahimovic posted a message on Instagram that read: "I will be out of football for a while. I will go through this like everything else and come back even stronger.
"So far I played with one leg so it shouldn't be any problem. One thing is for sure, I decide when it's time to stop and nothing else. Giving up is not an option."
Speaking before Thursday's Manchester derby, Mourinho added: "It looks to me as though he is not going to give up and is going to fight. I am very pleased. This is the Zlatan I know - he has fought all his life.
"The future is big surgery and long recovery but the future is also in the hands of a very strong guy - mentally very, very strong." | Zlatan Ibrahimovic's fitness is more important than resolving his Manchester United future, says boss Jose Mourinho. |
36,852,725 | He said Tesla would be branching out into creating a "solar-roof-with-battery product" that people can have fitted to their homes.
He wants the Tesla electric car range to cover all types of ground vehicles, specifically buses and lorries.
And once the cars have full autonomous driving capability, Mr Musk said Tesla would allow owners to add their cars to a shared fleet, meaning the vehicles can be making money for their owners when they are not using them.
Mr Musk had teased the publication of the plan on Twitter for several days, recently saying he'd pulled an all-nighter in order to finish it.
His ambition, he wrote, was to "accelerate the advent of sustainable energy".
"We must at some point achieve a sustainable energy economy or we will run out of fossil fuels to burn and civilization will collapse.
"Given that we must get off fossil fuels anyway and that virtually all scientists agree that dramatically increasing atmospheric and oceanic carbon levels is insane, the faster we achieve sustainability, the better."
Mr Musk's plans have, though, drawn criticism from analysts, who suggest they are too vague.
"As is typical, Elon Musk has laid out a grandiose plan for the future with no timeframes and few specifics, and no mention of how and when Tesla will be profitable," Michelle Krebs, senior analyst at Autotrader, said.
She added that while Tesla's latest plan included expanding its electric vehicle product line to cover all major segments, "it hasn't been meeting production targets with the limited product line it has now and in the next couple of years".
The masterplan comes comes at a time when Mr Musk is facing criticism for the roll-out of Tesla's Autopilot feature, in which cars autonomously travel along motorways, changing lanes and speeding up or down in keeping with traffic.
US road safety regulators are investigating whether Autopilot was at fault in a crash which left one man, the driver, dead. The software appears to have failed to spot a white lorry driving across the Tesla's path.
Mr Musk stressed in his masterplan that Autopilot was in beta mode, and that all drivers are warned of that.
He wrote: "It would no more make sense to disable Tesla's Autopilot, as some have called for, than it would to disable autopilot in aircraft, after which our system is named.
"It is also important to explain why we refer to Autopilot as 'beta'. This is not beta software in any normal sense of the word. Every release goes through extensive internal validation before it reaches any customers.
"It is called beta in order to decrease complacency and indicate that it will continue to improve (Autopilot is always off by default). Once we get to the point where Autopilot is approximately 10 times safer than the US vehicle average, the beta label will be removed."
Mr Musk was also under pressure to explain the reasoning behind Tesla's purchase of SolarCity, a solar-power company that many considered to have been struggling. Mr Musk was its chief executive, and some investors said Tesla's purchase was essentially bailing out the ailing SolarCity.
However, Mr Musk rationalised his thinking by saying his vision of sustainable energy in our homes required the two companies to be joined.
"We can't do this well if Tesla and SolarCity are different companies, which is why we need to combine and break down the barriers inherent to being separate companies."
Mr Musk also seemed to suggest his company would one day compete with the likes of Uber and Lyft for personal transportation.
Once the cars had achieved full, safe autonomy, he said, a service would be set up that allowed owners to make their cars part of a fleet others could summon via an app.
In cities where there were too few Tesla owners to satisfy demand, Mr Musk said Tesla would "operate its own fleet, ensuring you can always hail a ride from us no matter where you are".
Shares in Tesla were marginally up during out-of-hours trading.
Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC and on Facebook | Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla, has published the second part of his self-titled "masterplan". |
35,435,480 | UKA boss Ed Warner said he was warned by a "very senior IAAF person" about envelopes of cash being handed out before the vote, which London won.
The Daily Mail claims two witnesses recall Coe warning the bid team.
Coe has repeatedly denied he knew about major corruption within athletics during his time as IAAF vice-president.
Now, following the latest accusations, the IAAF has been forced to issue a statement insisting Coe, who became president in August last year, had "no knowledge of bribes being offered or received".
The IAAF, which governs world athletics, and a number of its key officials have come under fire for their governance of the sport.
An independent World Anti Doping-Agency report recently claimed that "corruption was embedded" within the organisation.
The report's authors also suggested the bidding process for the World Championships should be investigated.
Coe led London's final presentation bid before it beat Doha in a 2011 vote for the right to host the 2017 championships.
The Qatari capital was subsequently awarded the 2019 event.
The Qatar Athletics Federation has always denied any wrongdoing during the voting process, but Warner told British MPS this week that the IAAF's ethics commission is looking into both Doha bids.
French prosecutors are already investigating the decision to award the 2021 World Championships to Eugene, Oregon.
The town, which has strong associations with sportswear giant Nike, for whom Coe was a paid ambassador until last month, appears to have been awarded the rights to stage the event without a full bidding process. | IAAF president Lord Coe has denied a report he alerted UK Athletics (UKA) to allegations of bribes before the vote for the 2017 World Championships. |
33,453,011 | Researchers were warned a ban could prompt the "cynical use" of alternative 15-minute contracts, or force public bodies to use more agency staff.
But the report says "inappropriate use" of zero-hours contracts to employ some home care workers should be tackled.
Ministers said guidance will be prepared for public organisations to ensure the contracts are not misused.
The study recommends the use of "social responsibility clauses" within the terms of contracts with home care providers.
60 organisations involved in delivering public services responded to the survey, including 17 private companies.
In a written statement to AMs, Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews said the research "shows the varied circumstances in which zero-hours contracts are used across public services and highlights issues associated with their use which warrant further consideration and action".
"I therefore intend to ask the Public Services Staff Commission, when established this autumn, to develop guidance to address concerns identified on zero-hours contracts.
"This will set clear expectations on practices we should expect of all public sector employers to ensure that zero-hours contracts are not used inappropriately."
In April, Economy Minister Edwina Hart said that there was "no place" for such employment terms.
During the general election the then Labour leader Ed Miliband promised a law to give employees the right to a regular contract after 12 weeks of working regular hours.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently estimated 2.5% of workers were on zero-hours contracts in Wales.
The ONS found around 35,000 people in Wales were employed on the contracts between October and December 2014.
On Thursday, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said there were "some people for whom more flexible working patterns are beneficial and the report highlights a risk that further legislation would have an adverse impact on them". | Banning zero-hours contracts could lead to "undesirable results", a Welsh government study has indicated. |
39,152,562 | The parliament's president is investigating whether Janusz Korwin-Mikke broke the body's rules with his remarks to fellow MEPs.
The rules ban defamatory, racist or xenophobic language or behaviour.
Socialist MEP Iratxe Garcia-Perez was seen criticising Mr Korwin-Mikke.
Parliament President Antonio Tajani was urged by the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group to sanction the Polish MEP for his "shameful" comments.
Penalties for such behaviour range from a reprimand to a fine and temporary suspension, the parliament press office told the BBC.
Rule 11 of the Rules of Procedure says MEPs' conduct "shall be characterised by mutual respect" and they "shall not resort to defamatory, racist or xenophobic language or behaviour in parliamentary debates".
Mr Korwin-Mikke - an independent MEP with his own political party - has been censured before by the parliament.
Last year he lost 10 days of attendance allowances (€3,060; £2,633) and was suspended for five days for comparing Europe's influx of migrants to "excrement".
In October 2015 he was suspended for 10 days for making a Nazi salute in the chamber. Italian MEP Gianluca Buonanno was punished for the same offence. | A Polish nationalist member of the European Parliament may be punished after he said women "must earn less than men because they are weaker, smaller and less intelligent". |
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Sport England has started a campaign called This Girl Can to help encourage more women to take up exercise.
It uses slogans such as "Sweating like a pig, feeling like a fox" and images of normal women enjoying sport.
"We want to tell the real story of women who exercise," said Sport England chief executive Jennie Price.
"They come in all shapes and sizes and all levels of ability."
The research revealed there was a significant gender gap, with two million fewer women than men in the 14-40 age range regularly participating in sport.
In other European countries, there is no disparity between men and women. In England, 75% of women said they wanted to be more active.
Price said: "Before we began this campaign, we looked very carefully at what women were saying about why they felt sport and exercise was not for them.
"One of the strongest themes was a fear of judgement. Worries about being judged for being the wrong size, not fit enough and not skilled enough came up time and again.
"This campaign says it really doesn't matter if you are a bit rubbish or completely brilliant.
"The main thing is that you are a woman and you are doing something, and that deserves to be celebrated."
The initiative is being promoted on national television and in cinemas and on social media using the hashtag #ThisGirlCan. | Women are less likely than men to become active because of body image and competency fears, according to Sport England research. |
39,959,410 | Bu'n Brif Weinidog am bron i 10 mlynedd cyn ildio'r awenau ym mis Rhagfyr 2009.
Er ei fod yn fwyaf adnabyddus am ei rôl yn Brif Weinidog Cymru, bu hefyd yn Aelod Seneddol Llafur amlwg yn yr 1980 a'r 90au.
Deellir fod Mr Morgan wedi bod yn seiclo ger ei gartref ddydd Mercher pan fu farw.
Mewn datganiad dywedodd heddlu De Cymru fod "swyddogion wedi cael eu galw i ddigwyddiad ger Ffordd Cwrt yr Ala yng Ngwenfô ychydig wedi 17:00 wedi adroddiadau bod dyn wedi cael ei daro'n wael".
Ychwanegodd y datganiad: "Fe ddaeth mwy o heddlu a pharafeddygon yno on yn anffodus roedd y dyn - y cyn brif weinidog Rhodri Morgan - wedi marw yn y fan a'r lle."
Yn y Senedd ym Mae Caerdydd ac yn swyddfa'r Cynulliad ym Mae Colwyn, cafodd llyfrau o gydymdeimlad eu hagor er cof am Mr Morgan, a bu munud o dawelwch gan staff ac Aelodau Cynulliad.
Cafodd baneri ar draws ystâd y Cynulliad eu hanner-gostwng hefyd.
Mae ffigyrau amlwg mewn gwleidyddiaeth a thu hwnt wedi bod yn rhoi teyrngedau iddo, a dywedodd Carwyn Jones bod Cymru "wedi colli ffigwr tadol".
Dywedodd y Prif Weinidog presennol y byddai'n cofio Mr Morgan "fel rhywun wnaeth drosglwyddo Cymru o fod yn ddemocratiaeth newydd, bregus yn 2000, i rywun wnaeth sicrhau bod y Cynulliad yn rhywbeth sydd yng nghanol bywydau pobl Cymru".
"Ni nawr yn y Cynulliad yn aros ar y sylfaen 'naeth Rhodri greu mewn ffordd, fe gymrodd Cymru o le oedd pethau'n anodd iawn i le i ni nawr lle mae pethau wedi newid yn gyfan gwbl."
Un oedd yn ei adnabod yn dda oedd Ieuan Wyn Jones, oedd yn Ddirprwy Brif Weinidog i Mr Morgan, a dywedodd y byddai'n ei gofio fel "cymeriad hoffus".
"Gweithiais wrth ei ochr am ddwy flynedd a hanner yn Llywodraeth Cymru rhwng 2007 a 2009," meddai.
"Roedd yn hawdd cydweithio ag o, ac mi roedd o'n gymeriad hoffus, teyrngar a hynod wybodus.
"Nid oedd yn hawdd iddo gario rhannau o'i blaid er mwyn ffurfio clymblaid gyda Phlaid Cymru yn 2007 ond safodd Rhodri yn gadarn a lluniasom raglen lywodraeth flaengar."
Dywedodd cyfarwyddwr Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru, Richard Wyn Jones y bydd Mr Morgan yn cael ei gofio am ei ddylanwad ar ddatganoli.
"Mi gymrodd o'r awenau mewn cyfnod sigledig tu hwnt, ond erbyn i Rhodri Morgan adael fel prif weinidog roedd pethau wedi troi ar eu pennau, ac mae'n anodd rŵan dychmygu Cymru heb ddatganoli.
"Dwi'n meddwl bod llawer iawn o hynny oherwydd y rôl ganolog chwaraeodd Rhodri Morgan," meddai.
"Roedd o'n cael ei ystyried gan bobl Cymru fel un ohonyn nhw - roedd o'n ffigwr diddorol a chymhleth, ond roedd pobl yn gallu uniaethu gydag o."
Ychwanegodd Alun Michael, oedd yn Aelod Seneddol yn ardal Caerdydd ar yr un pryd â Mr Morgan, ar raglen Post Cyntaf fore Iau bod Mr Morgan wedi "rhoi oes o wasanaeth i Gymru".
Dywedodd bod Mr Morgan a'i wraig Julie, AC Gogledd Caerdydd yn "gwpl gwleidyddol anferthol".
"Roedd Rhodri bob amser yn wrthwynebol, egnïol ac anodd mewn dadleuon, ond nid yn bersonol - dyna ydw i'n ei gofio fwyaf amdano," meddai.
"Roedd yn glyfar, yn ffraeth, angerddol, difyr, ac yn feistr ar y one-liner - felly'n anodd iawn i'w wrthwynebu."
Dywedodd arweinydd newydd cyngor Caerdydd, Huw Thomas bod y newyddion yn "golled aruthrol i ni fel dinas, fel Plaid Lafur ac fel gwlad".
"Fe wnaeth o gyfraniad aruthrol i ddatblygiad ein gwlad, a byddwn yn colli ei ddylanwad a'i garedigrwydd," meddai.
Dywedodd Comisiynydd y Gymraeg, Meri Huws mai Mr Morgan "yn fwy na neb, a siapiodd y Gymru gyfoes".
"O dan ei arweiniad ef, fe welsom Cymru'n tyfu'n genedl hyderus ym mlynyddoedd cynnar datganoli, a'i weinyddiaeth ef a baratôdd y ffordd ar gyfer creu llywodraeth â'i phwerau deddfu ei hun," meddai.
"O safbwynt yr iaith Gymraeg, mae'n debyg mai cyhoeddiad Iaith Pawb yn 2003 a'r cynnydd yn y buddsoddi yn yr iaith Gymraeg yw'r cyfraniad mwyaf arwyddocaol.
"Wrth gyhoeddi'r cynllun gweithredu hwn fe ddangosodd bod Llywodraeth Cymru'n mynd ati'n strategol i gynyddu defnydd o'r iaith Gymraeg a bod yr iaith yn drysor cenedlaethol i'w chadw a'i meithrin."
Mae nifer wedi rhoi teyrnged i Mr Morgan ar wefannau cymdeithasol hefyd, gydag arweinydd Llafur, Jeremy Corbyn yn trydar ei fod wedi colli "cyfaill da, a chawr y mudiad Llafur yng Nghymru".
Dywedodd cyn arweinydd Plaid Cymru, Dafydd Wigley, y byddai'n "cofio Rhodri Morgan fel dyn annwyl a chynnes; cwbl ymroddedig i ddatganoli; yn dewis gwasanaethu Cymru yn y Cynulliad yn hytrach na Llundain".
Ymunodd cyn Brif Weinidog Llafur, Tony Blair yn y teyrngedau gan ddweud fod Mr Morgan yn "was rhagorol i Gymru - yn gwmni difyr ac yn wleidydd abl".
Cafwyd neges hefyd gan arweinydd yr SNP yn Yr Alban, Nicola Sturgeon, yn dweud ei fod yn "brif weinidog uchel ei barch yng Nghymru ac yn ddyn hyfryd".
Fe ddisgrifiodd Dafydd Iwan ef fel "cymeriad mawr o wleidydd a Chymro, a gyfrannodd yn helaeth i sefydlu'r Cynulliad".
Fe roddodd y prifardd Meirion MacIntyre Huws deyrnged iddo trwy englyn coffa:
Yn ei enw a'i anian, - Cymro oedd,
Cymro iach a chyfan,
a thad fu'n tendiad y tân
dros achos ei wlad fechan. | Mae teyrngedau wedi eu rhoi i gyn Brif Weinidog Cymru, Rhodri Morgan, fu farw yn 77 oed. |
39,556,824 | The two men, who have not been identified, pulled firearms during an altercation in the Burnside neighbourhood on Sunday.
Both sustained multiple gunshot wounds and were taken to hospital, where the son was pronounced dead, police said.
The father, 43, was in a critical condition, according to authorities.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi confirmed the fatal shootout in a tweet on Sunday.
Two weapons were recovered at the scene and police are investigating the incident.
Chicago is one of the most violent cities in the US, with more than 800 people shot so far this year, according to the Chicago Tribune. | A Chicago man fatally shot his 22-year-old son after an argument over who would walk the dog erupted into a gunfight between them, say police. |
22,066,243 | Danone, the manufacturer of Aptamil and Cow and Gate baby milk powder, said most supermarkets were introducing a restriction of two cans per customer.
It said the limit was to prevent some individuals from bulk-buying baby milk for "unofficial exports".
Retailers were also capping sales of Nestle's SMA milk, despite the company saying there were no stock shortages.
Danone said in a statement: "We understand that the increased demand is being fuelled by unofficial exports to China to satisfy the needs of parents who want Western brands for their babies."
"We would like to apologise to parents for any inconvenience caused by this limit. We know that most parents only buy one pack at a time, so we hope that the impact of this limit on UK parents will be minimal," it added.
Supermarkets Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons said the purchase of certain brands would be limited to two units per customer per day.
Foreign-made baby formula is popular in China, especially since a locally-manufactured formula laced with the industrial chemical melamine killed six infants in 2008 and caused another 300,000 to fall ill.
Earlier this year, shops in Australia were forced to restrict sales of infant formula, as Chinese customers and tourists bought them in bulk to send them home or to sell them online.
Authorities in Hong Kong also introduced restrictions in February to prevent shortages, banning travellers from leaving the territory with more than 1.8kg (4lb) of formula. Last month, 10 people were arrested there for trying to smuggle more than the allowed amount into mainland China.
Danone said it was taking action to respond to the shortfall in the UK, including increasing production of milk, which means extra supplies of all its brands are arriving every week, according to BBC business correspondent Emma Simpson.
Danone is also increasing production and supplies of its brands that are already available in China, in order to meet demand there.
But it added: "If parents are unable to find their baby's usual brand of milk, we recommend they try another local store or revisit the store on another occasion."
Richard Dodd, head of media and campaigns at the British Retail Consortium, said: "A number of retailers are limiting the amount of baby milk that can be bought by any one customer.
"Retailers are taking this precautionary step to ensure stocks continue to be available to everyone wanting baby milk," he added.
However, Nestle insisted there were no shortages of its formula milk available to retailers.
The company said: "We do not have any evidence of bulk purchase of SMA for export, and we are in the process of contacting all our retail customers to confirm this, and to notify them that we do not have - and do not anticipate - any stock issues for powdered infant milks.
We would like to reassure our consumers that we are not seeking to impose any limits on the sale of our formula, and any decision to do so is at the sole discretion of the retailer. Contrary to reports, Nestle UK has never requested that retailers limit the supply of SMA powdered infant milks sold to consumers." | Retailers in the UK are rationing sales of powdered baby milk because of a surge in demand in China. |
39,792,698 | Ms Sturgeon was speaking as Tory leader Ruth Davidson accused her of presiding over 10 years of failure on education.
Labour leader Kezia Dugdale later said Ms Sturgeon had used "Tory arguments" to justify not increasing taxes for high earners.
The exchanges came at first minister's questions in the Scottish Parliament.
The session was held on Wednesday in order to avoid clashing with Thursday's council elections.
It also fell on the 10th anniversary of the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, which saw the SNP win a historic first term in office after finishing one seat ahead of Labour.
The session saw Ms Davidson press the first minister on falling teacher numbers and a decline in numeracy and science, which she said meant "our schools can no longer be classed as world-leading".
She asked the first minister: "Tomorrow we elect the councillors whose job will be to support our schools on the ground and the SNP says education is their top priority, but doesn't their 10 years of failure tell an entirely different story?"
The Conservative leader highlighted a fall in the number of P4 and P7 children doing well at numeracy between 2011 and 2015, and a "pronounced and sustained" decline in how well pupils are doing at science under the SNP.
Ms Davidson also accused the Scottish government of having "delayed and delayed again" its response to a review of school governance ordered by Education Secretary John Swinney.
She added: "Jam tomorrow just doesn't cut it because with this SNP government it's not just one statistic or two or three, it is a 10-year record of failure."
Ms Sturgeon responded by holding up a Conservative election leaflet, which she said had been put through her letterbox.
The first minister said: "This leaflet mentions me, or the SNP, or independence, a grand total of 43 times.
"It mentions Ruth Davidson or the Tories just nine times, one of those is her signature. It mentions her policies on education zero times.
"In this election, they haven't put forward a single policy on our schools, on social care, on roads, on transport, on anything. They have a constitutional obsession."
Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish government would shortly announce what recommendations it was taking forward from the review of school governance.
She also predicted opposition leaders would criticise SNP ministers regardless of what changes were made.
The first minister was later questioned by Ms Dugdale over her apparent hint that the SNP will go into the general election campaigning for a 50p top rate of income tax rather than the current 45p.
Ms Dugdale said: "In 2015 the first minister said she supported a 50p top rate of tax for those earning more than £150,000 a year.
"In 2016 she changed her mind, she didn't support it when she had the power to deliver it. Now in 2017, without any sense of irony, the first minister claims to support it again.
"Does she really expect people to believe her this time around?"
Ms Sturgeon responded: "In 2015, I said I supported that across the UK.
"In 2016 I said that if we only did it in Scotland without the powers, which we don't have, to tackle tax avoidance because they lie at Westminster, then the advice we had taken was that that could potentially lose revenue.
"I don't think that anybody in this chamber seriously would stand up and argue that we should put up a tax if the advice says that it would actually lead to a reduction in the revenue."
But Ms Dugdale said the SNP had voted against bringing in a 50p top rate eight times since 2015, and claimed Ms Sturgeon has "plenty of principles when she's campaigning, but nothing but a list of excuses when she's in power".
She added: "I've just heard the first minister say we shouldn't bother trying to tax the rich because they'll just find a way round it - the same argument the Tories have been making week in, week out for years."
Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie urged Ms Sturgeon to increase resources for schools in order to "reverse the decline" in the number of teachers, additional support needs staff, librarians and classroom assistants.
And he said it was time to "make sure that people like the first minister and myself pay a bit more tax into the pot to produce the resources that will go into education that will make a difference in the life chances of every child in this country."
Ms Sturgeon responded: "Because of decisions we've taken, higher-rate taxpayers, which account for the top 10% of income earners in Scotland, are paying a bit more than higher-rate tax payers elsewhere.
"These are the right, balanced tax decisions that, I think, it is appropriate to take."
Speaking outside the Holyrood chamber, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie urged voters to back his party's "local champions" in the council election.
He said: "Despite the Greens and the SNP wanting to put independence back to the top of the agenda, Liberal Democrats will serve to deliver the improvements to local services that we need." | Nicola Sturgeon has accused the Conservatives of having a "constitutional obsession" ahead of the forthcoming elections. |
35,459,590 | Jukes, 39, made 32 appearances for Leigh as a player between 1995 and 1998, and has been an assistant coach at the Championship club since 2009.
Rowley left Centurions on Thursday, 10 days before the start of the new season, citing personal reasons.
"This is not a difficult appointment or one that needed much consideration," Leigh owner Derek Beaumont said.
"It goes without saying that there is a lot of pressure associated with the position, more so this year with the investment in the squad and the clear intention to achieve Super League."
Leigh have won the Championship title in each of the past two years, but missed out on promotion to the Super League last season after winning only one game in the Qualifiers. | Leigh Centurions have appointed Neil Jukes as their new head coach following the resignation of Paul Rowley. |
37,686,287 | The attack was launched 10 days before the beginning of peace talks between the government and the Marxist rebels.
There is no indication that either side will declare a ceasefire until considerable progress has been made.
During talks with another rebel group, the Farc, the government refused to stop fighting until a deal was done.
Twenty-four ELN rebels agreed to demobilise in Casanare and rejoin civil society, Colombia's Defence Ministry said in a statement.
The operation targeted the rebel group's public order and financial wing, the authorities informed.
The ELN and the Colombian government have agreed to open formal negotiations in neighbouring Ecuador on 27 October.
They have been engaged in an armed conflict for more than five decades.
The ELN says it will not be rushed into a peace agreement and that it wants civil society to be involved in the search for a permanent peace deal.
The Marxist rebel group said it rejected an "express peace process", after the Colombian government pushed for speedy peace talks.
The Colombian government for its part is keen to reach a deal with the ELN as soon as possible.
How significant is Colombia's ELN rebel group?
The government is still reeling from the rejection by Colombians of a peace agreement with the country's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc).
That agreement was reached after almost four years of talks in the Cuban capital, Havana.
But it was rejected by a narrow margin in a popular vote on 2 October by Colombians, many of whom thought it was too lenient on the Farc.
Government and ELN rebel negotiators announced back in March that they would open formal peace negotiations.
But the talks, originally scheduled to start in May, were delayed after the ELN rebels failed to meet the government's demand that it stop kidnapping people.
The ELN has since made a commitment not to carry out any more kidnappings, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said.
The group has released three hostages over the past weeks and is expected to free another two before the start of the talks in Quito. | The Colombian army says it has killed a rebel from the National Liberation Army, or ELN, and arrested four others in the northern province of Casanare. |
35,182,591 | Angela McGregor, 48, died from her injuries on Christmas Day.
She was hit by a Volkswagen Golf in Love Street, near to its junction with Albion Street, at about 19:55 on Wednesday 23 December.
The vehicle did not stop at the time of the crash. Police said the driver and the vehicle were later traced.
Ms McGregor was from Wallace Street in Paisley.
A full report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
Sgt Mark Miller, from the divisional road policing unit in Paisley, said: "The investigation into this fatal crash is continuing, and I would urge any witnesses to the road crash, or anyone with information that may assist police enquiries to contact Police Scotland on 101." | Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of a woman two days after she was knocked down by a car in a hit-and-run incident in Paisley. |
23,862,105 | The newspaper and social network were hit after their domain name details were maliciously edited by hackers.
The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), a group supporting Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, says it carried out the attack.
It is the most severe attack so far carried out by the group.
In recent months, the hackers have targeted major media companies including the Financial Times, Washington Post, CNN and BBC.
But in this latest attack, the SEA was able to cause more sustained damage with a technique which also saw news and comment site the Huffington Post hit.
The attacked domains were managed by hosting company Melbourne IT, which has said it is looking at "additional layers of security" for protecting domain details.
The attack focused on editing DNS - Domain Name System - information.
The DNS is used to direct web traffic to a specific server containing the website a user wants to visit.
In simple terms, it means we can browse the web using easy-to-remember addresses like bbc.com, rather than by IP addresses - a string of numbers separated by dots.
The SEA was able to gain access to Melbourne IT's system, where Twitter and the New York Times registered their respective domains.
It meant that the hackers could change DNS details so that instead of, for example, "nytimes.com" taking you to the Times' servers, the domain was instead pointed to a website hosted by the SEA.
In Twitter's case, the SEA targeted twimg.com - a separate domain that the social network used to store image data, as well as styling code.
While Twitter itself remained active, the disruption to twimg.com meant many pages displayed incorrectly.
In a statement, Twitter said that no user data had been affected.
The SEA used its Twitter account to publicise the attacks on both sites, posting images of its work.
"Hi @Twitter," the group said in one tweet, "look at your domain, its owned by #SEA :)"
Melbourne IT blamed the breach on a reseller - a third party that sells domains through the company's system.
Melbourne IT said the reseller's log-in credentials had been obtained, and that with them the SEA could enter through the "front door" and carry out the attack.
"If you've got a valid user name and password," chief executive Theo Hnarakis told ABC (Australia), "the assumption from our systems is that you are the authorised owner and user of that domain name."
In a further statement, the company said: "We are currently reviewing our logs to see if we can obtain information on the identity of the party that has used the reseller credentials, and we will share this information with the reseller and any relevant law enforcement bodies."
The company advised those wanting to make sure their domains were fully protected to use "additional registry lock features" that they offered.
During its downtime, the New York Times has been publishing new articles on its Facebook page as well as a mirror site.
Meanwhile, Mark Frons, the company's chief information officer, cautioned staff to "be careful when sending email communications until this situation is resolved".
Ken Westin, a security researcher for Tripwire, an online security company, told the BBC: "Media attacks seem to be escalating and moving away from annoying, simple denial-of-service attacks and toward full domain compromise which, if successful, puts millions of NYT website users at risk."
In January, the New York Times said hackers had accessed its website and stolen the passwords of 53 employees after it published a report on the wealth of then Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's family.
As it did after that NYT disruption, competitor Wall Street Journal took down its paywall on Tuesday and offered its content free to all visitors.
Michael Fey, chief technology officer at cybersecurity firm McAfee, said that as long as media organisations played a crucial role in reporting news and influencing debate, they would continue to be targets of cyber-attacks.
"Regardless of technology or tactics deployed, we should expect to see more of these attacks,'' he said.
Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC | The websites of the New York Times and Twitter are still suffering problems related to a damaging hack carried out on Tuesday. |
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The pair will compete in Group C alongside Peru and Venezuela, while Argentina, holders Uruguay, Paraguay and Jamaica make up Group B.
Group A consists of hosts Chile, Mexico, Ecuador and Bolivia.
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Twelve teams will be competing in the South American showpiece which begins in Santiago on Thursday, 11 June.
Brazil reached the World Cup semi-final with a gripping 2-1 win against Colombia last summer.
The match was notable for the injury sustained by tournament poster boy Neymar, which ruled him out of the last-four tie against Germany.
Barcelona's £75m signing Luis Suarez will miss the Copa America after being suspended for nine competitive Uruguay matches for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match.
World Cup finalists Argentina's group features a rematch of the 2011 final between Uruguay and Paraguay, while Jamaica are one of two invited nations alongside Mexico.
After the round-robin group phase, the top two teams from each section will qualify for the quarter-finals along with the two best third-placed teams, at which point the tournament takes on a standard knockout format before the final on 4 July.
You will be able to follow online coverage of Copa America next June on the BBC Sport website. | Brazil will face World Cup quarter-final opponents Colombia at the 2015 Copa America after the pair were drawn together in the group stage. |
37,408,908 | The Glovers beat against Leyton Orient on Saturday but lost their last five games in the run-up to the 1-0 victory.
"I've come in, worked hard and stood strong. We had a bad run of defeats but I have learnt so much," Way said.
"From the moment I got off the bus [on the way to the game against Orient], there were two supporters who said 'I'm with you Darren'."
Way's side had conceded eight goals in their three games before the trip to Brisbane Road, but kept a clean sheet as Tom Eaves' 76th-minute strike gave them three points against Orient.
Despite taking just seven points from a possible 24 this term after a promising end to last season, Way says he is learning a lot from his first full campaign as Glovers manager.
"I've learnt not just about my players but everything," Way told BBC Radio Somerset.
"I went over to speak to the supporters before the game and they said they're with me.
"What I know is everyone I'm coming into contact with face to face are behind this football club." | Yeovil Town manager Darren Way says the fans are still behind him, despite their inconsistent form in League Two. |
36,273,069 | Adam Hammill's early close-range strike for the visitors was followed by Ashley Fletcher's second-half effort.
Walsall's Jordan Cook curled in a late right-foot reply from outside the box but Josh Brownhill pounced on an error to complete a 6-1 aggregate victory.
The Tykes will now face either Millwall or Bradford in the final on 29 May.
That meeting will be the Johnstone's Paint Trophy winners' second Wembley trip of the season.
After finishing 10 points adrift of Walsall in the end-of-season League One table, Barnsley's progression to the final also means all the Football League teams who most narrowly missed out on automatic promotion have now failed in the playoffs.
The Saddlers follow the example of the Championship's third-placed side Brighton and League Two's fourth-placed side Accrington Stanley in bowing out in the semi-finals - having all missed out on automatic promotion on the final day of their regular season.
Walsall went for an attacking 3-5-2 formation in a bid to turn it round following Saturday's 3-0 first leg defeat at Oakwell, but they were to be outclassed in Bescot's battle of the caretaker bosses.
Jon Whitney's Saddlers needed an early goal to stand a realistic chance of rescuing the tie. But, instead, Hammill slotted home for Paul Heckingbottom's side on 17 minutes when Walsall failed to clear Conor Hourihane's cross.
Top scorer Bradshaw and Jordy Hiwula wasted good chances, both miscuing, after an error by Barnsley defender Alfie Mawson. And, from Romaine Sawyers' cross with the outside of his right foot, Adam Davies had to fly to his right to pull off a one-hand save to keep out Bradshaw's header.
But too much of Walsall's shooting from in and around the box was hurried and off target.
And Fletcher's pace and power at the other end proved a lot more likely to bring another goal, long before his 66th-minute second settled it.
Walsall did at least score the goal of the night when substitute Cook curled in a right-foot stunner from just outside the box with five minutes left.
But Walsall's Rico Henry's late blunder allowed Brownhill to steal an injury-time third and restore the Tykes' five-goal advantage.
Walsall interim head coach Jon Whitney told BBC WM: "They deserved it over the two legs. There was no luck involved. They put in a real shift for their manager.
"I was disappointed on Saturday at how we played, but not tonight. My lads put a shift in and Barnsley had to defend very well.
"Maybe the disappointment of not making it after putting in that fantastic performance at Port Vale on the final day of the season had an effect on us.
"But we've now tasted how close we have come and we want to do it again. This experience can only be a positive to my players."
Barnsley caretaker boss Paul Heckingbottom told BBC Sport: "The first step was to get to the play-offs, the next step was to get to Wembley and we've done that.
"We've still got a job to do, whoever it is against. I'll be watching tomorrow night and then we'll start planning.
"The lads are perhaps a bit more subdued at getting to Wembley than they were last time as we've been there before this season.
"But I think having been there so recently will benefit us. We know what the venue is like now, we know what to expect and we'll be more than ready for it."
Match ends, Walsall 1, Barnsley 3.
Second Half ends, Walsall 1, Barnsley 3.
Foul by Jordan Cook (Walsall).
Alfie Mawson (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jordan Cook (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jak McCourt (Barnsley).
Goal! Walsall 1, Barnsley 3. Josh Brownhill (Barnsley) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lloyd Isgrove.
Foul by Rico Henry (Walsall).
Lloyd Isgrove (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Walsall 1, Barnsley 2. Jordan Cook (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
Substitution, Walsall. Anthony Forde replaces Tom Bradshaw.
Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Chapman.
Substitution, Barnsley. Harry Chapman replaces Adam Hammill.
Foul by Adam Chambers (Walsall).
Jak McCourt (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Barnsley) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
Substitution, Walsall. Milan Lalkovic replaces Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila.
Offside, Barnsley. Adam Hammill tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
Substitution, Barnsley. Ivan Toney replaces Sam Winnall.
Substitution, Barnsley. Jak McCourt replaces Ashley Fletcher.
Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Barnsley).
Foul by Adam Chambers (Walsall).
Adam Hammill (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Walsall 0, Barnsley 2. Ashley Fletcher (Barnsley) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Winnall.
Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Mantom with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by George Williams.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Josh Scowen.
Substitution, Walsall. Jordan Cook replaces Andy Taylor.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Adam Davies.
Attempt saved. Adam Chambers (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Josh Brownhill.
Attempt blocked. Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Sam Mantom.
Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Hammill with a cross.
Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by James O'Connor.
Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lloyd Isgrove.
Attempt missed. Sam Mantom (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Taylor.
Jason Demetriou (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by George Williams (Barnsley). | Barnsley booked their place at Wembley in the League One play-off final with an ultimately comfortable play-off second-leg win at Walsall. |
34,038,768 | Party leader Mike Nesbitt was speaking after meeting with Secretary of State Theresa Villiers.
"We need credibility if we are going to maintain these institutions of government," said Mr Nesbitt
"We need honesty and we need parties that are prepared to build trust with us."
Earlier the Democratic Unionist Party questioned Sinn Féin's participation in government after Northern Ireland's police chief said the IRA still exists.
Chief Constable George Hamilton said Provisional IRA members were involved in the murder of Kevin McGuigan Sr.
The Stormont Executive "cannot be business as usual" if the Provisional IRA is still active, according to the Lagan Valley MP Jeffrey Donaldson.
But Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams said the organisation "has gone away".
Mr McGuigan Sr, an ex-IRA man, was killed in what police believe was part of a "fall-out" in republican circles after the murder of former IRA commander Gerard 'Jock' Davison in May.
Police said an infrastructure exists at a senior level of the Provisional IRA, but that there is no evidence that Mr McGuigan's murder was sanctioned by that hierarchy.
Instead, it said some current and former members have been involved in violence "in the interest of personal gain or personal agendas".
But Mr Donaldson said the DUP would "consider very carefully" the police assessment.
"The very fact that there is an IRA leadership that remains in place is a matter of concern," he told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme.
"We cannot have a situation where we have a party in government linked to an organisation that continues to have a capacity to kill people."
The Provisional IRA ordered an end to its armed campaign in 2005.
Mr Donaldson said that had now changed.
"We were told those days were gone, but we cannot ignore where we are now.
"We have political decisions we need to make."
The DUP is due to meet the Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers on Thursday to discuss the political consequences of Mr McGuigan Sr's murder.
Mr Donaldson said that if it was established that former PIRA prisoners were involved in the murder, then Ms Villiers "must ensure their licences are revoked and they are returned to jail".
The SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly said the police, security agencies and the British and Irish governments had questions to answer on the status of the Provisional IRA.
"Sinn Féin have to make clear their commitment to entirely peaceful and democratic means," she added.
Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt said Mr Adams' denial over the IRA's existence "won't wash".
Mr Nesbitt added: "Gerry Adams' claims lack any credibility. Even his own current and former supporters recognise that."
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said the PSNI chief constable had confirmed what his party had believed for some time, "that the Provisional IRA and its command structure continues in place to this day".
"The chief constable's comments will have sent a chill down the spine of very many Irish citizens," he said.
"This is an exceptionally serious moment." | The Ulster Unionist Party has said that leaving the Stormont Executive is an option it will consider over the next two days. |
38,616,702 | A delay in submitting audited accounts meant the club were under embargo from 1 January until accounts were submitted.
The club are on the verge of being taken over by an American consortium led by John Jay Moores.
The consortium have said the money for the deal - thought to be worth £50m - is in the bank and available.
But there has been no update from the club - or the prospective new owners - as to whether the takeover from Fawaz Al Hasawi has been completed.
The Reds have lost five of their last six matches, with their only point in that time coming in a 1-1 home draw with Preston, and are currently only two points clear of the relegation zone.
BBC Radio Nottingham's Nottingham Forest correspondent Colin Fray
"It's clearly good news that Forest are able to add to their squad again, even if fans are still waiting for news on the takeover.
"The suggestion was that the delay in submitting the accounts was because it was unclear who would be responsible for the day-to-day funding of the company.
"While we still don't know who that is. it now seems that someone - possibly the potential new owners, possibly the current owner, or possibly both - has taken on that responsibility.
"That would have enabled the club to send their accounts to the league and, as expected, as soon as they did, the embargo was removed. This news suggests that negotiations are progressing, but we still don't know in which direction." | Nottingham Forest have come out of their transfer embargo, BBC Radio Nottingham reports. |
22,295,490 | Archie Dickson, 54, drove into Mark Sanders in Clydebank on 16 June 2012 before fleeing in his Mercedes. The restaurant manager died at the scene.
The High Court in Glasgow heard Dickson was driving on the wrong side of the road due to "fatigue and alcohol".
He contacted police after hearing of Mr Sanders' death. He was remanded in custody after sentence was deferred.
The former Stow College lecturer admitted to a charge of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene.
The court heard how Mr Sanders had been returning home from a night out with friend Gordon Wilson in the early hours of morning when he was killed.
Mr Sanders was walking on the road due to how narrow the pavement was.
The pair were chatting about a forthcoming holiday when Mr Wilson suddenly saw his friend fly into the air and land on the pavement in Milton Douglas Road, Clydebank.
Prosecutor Iain McSporran said there was no warning that a vehicle was coming and Dickson had driven on the wrong side of the road.
The court heard that after the collision, Dickson stopped his Mercedes nearby and a stunned Mr Wilson yelled at him to call an ambulance.
The lecturer drove off and later claimed he did not hear the shout.
A taxi driver tried to help Mr Sanders, who was badly hurt, but the 30-year-old died at the scene after suffering a serious head injury.
Later that day, Dickson visited a bistro in the city's Hyndland area where he met another regular customer, John McHugh.
Mr McHugh had just been told by his son that Mr Sanders had died in a hit-and-run.
Mr McHugh knew the family well having employed Mr Sanders' mother for 25 years. His brother was also Mr Sanders' godfather.
The court heard Mr McHugh explained to Dickson that he was devastated as a family friend had been killed in a car accident in Clydebank.
Mr McSporran said: "He spoke about how he had known the dead man, but Dickson seemed not to engage and just looked away. He then went elsewhere in the bar."
The prosecutor added that this conversation may have prompted Dickson to hand himself in.
He stopped police a short time later and confessed: "I think I have killed somebody. I knocked a guy down last night in Duntocher. I think I killed him."
Dickson took the officers to his Mercedes which was in nearby Partickhill Road.
It was found to have a smashed windscreen and other collision damage.
Dickson, from the city's Knightswood area, was later detained and told police he had not been able to sleep prior to the accident and had gone out driving to "wind down and get tired".
He claimed to remember a "thump in the car" and that his wing mirror was pushed in.
Mr McSporran told the court: "He went on to say that he believed he had fallen asleep and that the thump of the collision had jarred him awake."
Dickson said he got out and saw a man standing 50 feet away. He told police nothing was said between them and he drove off.
He said the next day he could not work out how his car had been damaged until he had the conversation with Mr McHugh.
The court was told Dickson had spent the day of the accident in London on business before flying back to Glasgow that night.
Police discovered CCTV footage of him visiting the Oran Mor venue in Glasgow's west-end on his return and downing three pints of what appeared to be lager.
He was seen leaving 45 minutes before the collision.
Mr McSporran said Dickson's driving was dangerous due to a combination of "fatigue and alcohol" and the fact he was "completely on the wrong side of the road" at the time.
Dickson had consumed alcohol although the amount was not known as he had driven off from the scene.
Dickson's counsel Thomas Ross said the lecturer was "truly sorry" for what happened.
Judge Lady Scott deferred sentencing for reports and remanded him in custody. | A college lecturer has admitted killing a 30-year-old man in a hit-and-run incident in West Dunbartonshire. |
35,480,869 | In the first ODI between the teams since Australia won the World Cup final in March last year, Martin Guptill hit five sixes in his 90 from 76 balls.
There were 13 sixes in total as the Black Caps posted 307-8 after being put in at Auckland's Eden Park.
Australia, who recently lost a Twenty20 series 3-0 to India, were 41-6 after nine overs and all out for 148.
It was a fifth successive limited-overs defeat for the Australians, who also lost the last of a five-match one-day international series with India.
They are without coach Darren Lehmann, who will miss the series as he recovers from deep vein thrombosis.
New Zealand scored only one run in the opening two overs before skipper Brendon McCullum, in his final appearance at Eden Park before retirement, hit 20 in four balls from Josh Hazlewood.
After McCullum fell for 44, Guptill moved to 50 from 47 balls with a six and a four in consecutive deliveries, but was denied an 11th ODI century when he was run out by a direct hit from Glenn Maxwell in the 25th over.
In Australia's reply, Black Caps paceman Matt Henry - overlooked for the World Twenty20 - took 3-20 in his first four overs, including the wicket of captain Steve Smith, who was bowled off the inside edge for 18.
Trent Boult, meanwhile, took 3-21 in his opening five overs, dismissing Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh in the same over.
He also removed key opener David Warner lbw for 12, a decision not reviewed by the Australians though replays showed the ball would have missed the stumps.
The second match of the series takes place in Wellington on Saturday. | New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the three-match Chappell-Hadlee series with a 159-run victory over Australia. |
30,084,434 | The paper's political editor, Stephen Collins, reports that Churchill was speaking to the Irish ambassador to Britain, John W Dulanty.
The comments were made just a year after his criticism of Irish prime minister (Taoiseach) Eamon de Valera.
It concerned Ireland's policy of neutrality during World War Two.
According to the paper, Churchill told Mr Dulanty about his warm feelings for Ireland after the annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph in London.
Mr Dulanty laid a wreath in memory to the fallen of the two world wars. It was the last time an Irish ambassador attended the ceremony and laid a wreath until this year, when the current ambassador, Dan Mulhall, resumed the practice.
In a confidential report to the secetary of the department of external affairs, Frederick Boland, after the 1946 event, Mr Dulanty recorded that as he was leaving, he was approached by Churchill, then leader of the opposition, to say he was glad to see him there.
Churchill then went on: "I said a few words in parliament the other day about your country because I still hope for a united Ireland. You must get those fellows in the north in, though; you can't do it by force."
Before saying goodbye and going off to greet the king, Churchill told Mr Dulanty: "There is not, and never was, any bitterness in my heart towards your country."
Five years later, in May 1951, shortly before he began his second term as prime minister, Churchill had a conversation about Ireland with Frederick Boland, who succeeded Mr Dulanty as ambassador in London.
He said he had been thinking of coming over to Ireland to see a horse that he had bought run in the Irish Derby but the horse had died of heart failure.
"I'm sorry. I would have liked to have gone over and I'm sure the people would have given me a good reception - particularly if my horse had won. The Irish are a sporting people," he is reported to have said.
"You know I have had many invitations to visit Ulster but I have refused them all. I don't want to go there at all, I would much rather go to southern Ireland. Maybe I'll buy another horse with an entry in the Irish Derby."
Writing the morning after the reception at the palace, Mr Boland said these were the actual words Churchill had said to him as far as he could remember them.
Some of Churchill's earliest and happiest childhood memories were of the time he spent living in what is now à | Winston Churchill expressed his hopes for a united Ireland in 1946, according to The Irish Times. |
35,614,979 | Horologist David Mitchell, who has maintained and wound the city's clocks for nearly 50 years, finishes next month.
Instead of replacing him, the council has decided to automate the clock in future in a bid to save money.
The work, approved by Cadw, takes place on Monday and Tuesday.
Council leader Rob Stewart thanked Mr Mitchell for his "many years of outstanding specialist service" and said work on the clock would help preserve it.
Mr Mitchell added: "The Guildhall clock, like all clocks in Swansea, is special to me because I worked on it for close to 50 years, but I know it's in safe hands."
New mechanisms will also be installed on clocks in Swansea Market and Treboeth Public Hall. | Work to fit Swansea's Guildhall clock with automatic winding mechanisms is being carried out before its official keeper retires. |
39,508,309 | 5 April 2017 Last updated at 16:57 BST
Cassini began its incredible mission to Saturn back in 1997 but now it's running out of fuel.
So what exactly will happen to it next?
Watch Jenny's report. | A spacecraft that's been orbiting around the planet Saturn, for the past 13 years, is about to start its final mission. |
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The Dons almost took a first-half lead when Graeme Shinnie crashed a shot against a post, with Adam Rooney unable to turn in the rebound.
The breakthrough came after the break though, Johnny Hayes dispatching Niall McGinn's measured cross.
Jamie Walker drew a fine save from Dons keeper Joe Lewis late on as the visitors held on for a deserved win.
The win takes Aberdeen within two points of second-placed Rangers in the Premiership, with both sides having played 20 matches. The Ibrox side face rivals Celtic on Saturday.
Aberdeen prospered by being assertive and more certain in their attacking play. They set out to isolate Hayes and McGinn on the Hearts full-backs, particularly Liam Smith on the right, and this was a constant source of threat for the visitors in the opening 45 minutes.
Hearts' minds seemed scrambled, as much by the effort of the Aberdeen players in pushing up and closing opponents down but also their own lack of composure. There was no spell of Hearts possession, as their midfield three saw the game pass them by.
Most of the Aberdeen chances came from their flank, with McGinn's cross reaching Kenny McLean, whose header was pushed away by Hearts goalkeeper Jack Hamilton. The goalkeeper had already been relieved when Mark Reynolds headed wide from close range, and he later had to clear frantically when the ball spun off his teammate Faycal Rherras inside the six yard box.
Hearts head coach Ian Cathro tried to alter the flow of the game, bringing Arnaud Djoum deeper and wide, but Aberdeen's central midfielders also imposed themselves and Shinnie rattled a shot off the upright from 20 yards.
The play was more even-handed after the break, with Krystian Nowak essentially playing as a third centre-back for Hearts instead of a holding midfielder, and so encouraging Smith and Rherras to push further forward on the flanks, when they could afford to.
It was a measure of the game's dynamic that Hearts' first corner came two minutes into the second half, when Aberdeen had already registered five. Aberdeen still carried the greater threat, and Shay Logan saw an effort from the edge of the area deflected wide.
Hearts' reorganisation stemmed some of Aberdeen's dominance, but not their edge. McGinn and Hayes continued to seek every channel of space to breach the Hearts defence, and when the former surged down the right and whipped the ball across the six yard box, the latter charged in to convert at the back post.
The sense was of one side being sure of its strengths and its game plan, and the other still being a work in progress. That will not offer much relief for Cathro, even if he will hope to build a team that better represents his values during the winter break and January transfer window. It will be no surprise, for instance, if two new full-backs are sought.
His key players were mostly marginal, and Djoum was replaced during the second half. Walker remained the most effective, and a spin and shot inside the area drew a good save from Aberdeen goalkeeper Lewis.
Even so, it was the visitors who were the more assertive, more imposing side. With some more composure and sharper instincts inside the area from Rooney, they would have won the game more comfortably.
The display, and the result, emphasised that, for now, it is Aberdeen who are the more fully-formed and capable team, and the likelier to challenge for second place in the Premiership.
Hearts manager Ian Cathro: "Initially, we lost the fight to make the game the way that we wanted it to be. It was difficult for us to get started and the game became closer to what Aberdeen wanted.
"In the second half, with a couple of adjustments, we became a little bit stronger, a better structure and we were able to play more often. A combination of not generating enough chances and some mistakes defensively resulted in us losing the game.
"We wanted the game to be more open with more possession and more control than direct, wide, foul, free-kick, those sorts of things. I don't have any question about the willingness of the players to fight and they deserve credit for getting through the first-half, which was difficult.
"My Hearts team will always play in a way which I think the players here can play. Will we look to add players of a different type to the squad? Yes, but that will be work through the January transfer window."
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Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes: "We were guilty of missing chances. It was fiercely contested, but there were good moments of play from us. Once we did play in the final third, we created more than one or two opportunities.
"Everybody talks about the Tynecastle atmosphere but when the Hearts team goes off to boos at half time, you say that's part of the job done but we need to crank it up more.
"I'm delighted that Johnny Hayes was on the end of that and scored. There's no doubt in my mind that we were the better team, we were tidy, making good decisions when to play and when to hold things on, and recognising the strengths of the Hearts team.
"Maybe some sort of criticism on me is being over reliant on the same team and that fatigue and demands on them, so hopefully with people pushing and one or two things happening in January, we can look forward to a strong finish to the season."
Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Aberdeen 1.
Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Aberdeen 1.
Attempt missed. Don Cowie (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Ryan Jack.
Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
Substitution, Aberdeen. Anthony O'Connor replaces Niall McGinn.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Joe Lewis.
Attempt saved. Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Graeme Shinnie.
Attempt blocked. Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Ryan Jack (Aberdeen).
Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Robbie Muirhead replaces Igor Rossi.
Attempt saved. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Krystian Nowak.
Foul by Mark Reynolds (Aberdeen).
Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Krystian Nowak (Heart of Midlothian).
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Rory Currie replaces Arnaud Djoum.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) because of an injury.
Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0, Aberdeen 1. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Niall McGinn (Aberdeen).
Igor Rossi (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Liam Smith.
Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Perry Kitchen.
Attempt blocked. Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. | Jonny Hayes' goal proved the difference as Aberdeen left Tynecastle with all three points. |
34,363,560 | The Swiss allege that Mr Blatter signed a contract that was unfavourable to Fifa and had made a "disloyal payment" to the head of the European football association (Uefa) Michel Platini.
Here's a look at some key questions surrounding the case.
Yes. Fifa has been dogged by allegations of corruption for years, and there have even been successful prosecutions against its executives. However, Sepp Blatter has always remained above the fray, though he has looked an increasingly isolated figure since the arrest of key lieutenants in May.
Indeed, these arrests forced him to announce that planned to step down as Fifa president. It is noticeable that since the corruption scandal broke, he has not been visiting countries that have an extradition treaty with the US.
They are, along with a separate Swiss investigation.
Switzerland actually arrested seven Fifa officials for the FBI in May, after they were indicted with corruption. The US then revealed indictments for seven others, making it a total of 14 people charged with racketeering in relation to football.
Hours after these arrests, the Swiss opened their own criminal investigation into Fifa. One Fifa vice-president, Jeffrey Webb, has already been extradited to the US and charged with corruption.
This is the big question, which in all likelihood will be tied to the sale of TV rights for the World Cup and other tournaments. Essentially, Fifa owns the rights for the tournament as whole, but hands them to individual regional associations to sell.
The associations then keep the profits. The implication is that Mr Blatter allegedly sold the rights for less than their market value in order to win favour with the Caribbean and North American football association (Concacaf).
The deal that the Swiss authorities have highlighted involves a 2005 contract between Fifa and Concacaf. Its head at the time was Jack Warner, who is now awaiting extradition to the US on corruption charges relating to the sale of TV rights.
Mr Warner was famously close to Mr Blatter and was well known as one of world football's leading powerbrokers. Two of Mr Warner's sons have already pleaded guilty to corruption and are cooperating with the FBI.
Earlier, this month the Swiss broadcaster SRF uncovered a 2005 contract between Fifa and Concacaf for the sale of the rights for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups for $600,000 (£395,269; €537,080). Concacaf's president Jack Warner then reportedly sub-licensed the rights to his own company before selling them for about $18m in 2007 - a tidy profit.
It is unclear whether this is the deal that the Swiss authorities are referring to, but it does seem to show that Fifa had grossly undervalued its own TV rights. By anyone's calculation, this would be an "unfavourable" deal for the company.
Michel Platini, the head of the European federation UEFA, is expected to succeed Mr Blatter in February. It is not clear if he is in legal jeopardy. The Swiss say they have questioned him and that he received a payment of 2m Swiss francs (£1.3m, €1.8m, $2m) from Mr Blatter. Although the payment was not made until 2011, the Swiss say it relates to work between 1999-2002. Mr Platini first became a senior member of Fifa in 2002. Because this payment is one of the charges against the Fifa president, it is unclear where it leaves his European counterpart.
The tournament has been dogged by corruption allegations but nothing has ever been proved. Mr Blatter supported the Qatari bid and even helped move its date from summer to winter. The announcement of a criminal investigation against the Fifa president could increase pressure for the host country to be changed. | Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter, the head of the world football body Fifa. |
35,661,649 | Kyrgios, 20, received treatment on-court and overcame back pain to beat the world number seven 6-4 6-4.
Last week Kyrgios beat Berdych, again in straight sets, en route to his first career title in Marseille.
World number one Novak Djokovic faces sixth-seed Feliciano Lopez in the last quarter-final later on Thursday.
"I was in pain at the start, I've played a lot of matches in a row now," Kyrgios said after his eighth successive victory.
"Tomas is a tough player, one of the best in the world. I served well and competed well. I'm very, very happy."
The Australian will next face Swiss second seed Stan Wawrinka, who beat Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5 6-1.
Britain's Jamie Murray and Tommy Robredo of Spain were beaten 6-4 6-3 by Italians Simone Bolelli and Andreas Seppi in the doubles. | Australia's Nick Kyrgios beat Tomas Berdych for the second time in six days to progress to the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships. |
38,603,294 | FBI director James Comey's decision to reopen an investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server 11 days before the election shook up the race.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz said he would look into "certain actions" by the FBI and DoJ.
Mrs Clinton was cleared of any wrongdoing days before the US voted.
Her campaign team has blamed the FBI announcement as a key factor why she lost the election to Donald Trump.
The announcement on Thursday does not mention Hillary Clinton by name but refers to public disclosures by Mr Comey.
Mr Horowitz said his review would look at a news conference in July 2016 when Mr Comey said he would not recommend charges for Mrs Clinton.
A letter to Congress on 28 October, in which Mr Comey said there were more emails to look at, will also be subject to this new inquiry.
It seems the 2016 election isn't going to go gently into that good night. Thanks to this decision by the Justice Department inspector general, one of the more controversial moments of the recently concluded presidential campaign is going to be given closer scrutiny.
Hillary Clinton and her campaign team say FBI Director James Comey's two interventions close to election day cost her the presidency.
They also contend that the action violated Justice Department guidelines and was an overtly partisan act from a law enforcement agency that should be apolitical. Perhaps they will view this announcement as bittersweet vindication.
The scope of the review covers more than just Mr Comey's actions throughout the campaign, however. It will also address concerns expressed by Republicans that some lower-level FBI officials may have improperly shared information with the Clinton campaign.
Depending on how this investigation is conducted, and the conclusions it draws, the fuse may have just been lit on a stick of political dynamite that will explode later in the year.
The inspector general said his investigation had come in response to "numerous" requests from the public and from members of Congress.
Mrs Clinton said she had set up a home email server for reasons of convenience, but admitted it was a mistake.
In clearing her in July, the FBI said Mrs Clinton and her staff were "extremely careless" in handling classified materials.
But there was no evidence of intentional wrongdoing, it said.
Clinton emails - what's it all about?
What went wrong for Hillary Clinton? | A US government watchdog has launched an investigation into actions taken by the FBI during the election campaign. |
23,258,962 | In a report, NHS England warns that by 2020-21 the gap between the budget and rising costs could reach £30bn.
The organisation's chief executive, Sir David Nicholson, said services needed to be concentrated in fewer hospitals.
Otherwise he said pressures could lead to another tragedy on the scale of the failings at Stafford Hospital.
Sir David told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We need to make sure that the way in which services are organised is in the best way for patients."
He said concentrating specialist services was key - citing stroke services in London where 31 hospitals used to provide stroke care, with the city having some of the worst outcomes for patients. Services are now concentrated in eight hospitals - and outcomes are some of the best in Europe.
Sir David also said preventative care and improved services for people in the community were crucial - and said there needed to be a drive to make the NHS more efficient and productive.
He said it was "really very urgent" that decisions were made.
And Sir David said trying to maintain services in the same number of hospitals could lead to staffing numbers being cut on every ward.
"That is completely unacceptable to us in the NHS.
"It's a really stark choice for us, do we go for service change, change in the way we deliver services to patients or do we sleepwalk into a position where we reduce the quality for patients."
He warned that: "If we don't tackle these issues now and over the next couple of years - the future for many of our organisations is facing those very dangers that Mid Staffordshire faced during the years it was involved in this terrible tragedy."
NHS England plans to publish a document giving some indication of the scale of reform needed by the end of the year.
It expects most of the new local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to come forward with more detailed plans for meeting the financial challenge early in 2014.
The warning of a further £30bn gap between NHS funding and likely costs and demands comes on top of an estimated £20bn the health service is being asked to find by 2014/15.
Hospital changes have been very controversial in communities across England.
In Stafford, despite the criticisms of the local hospital in the public inquiry, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to object to plans to downgrade some services.
The controversial plans for services in the town have been drawn up rapidly after the involvement of a special administrator appointed by the healthcare regulator Monitor. A final decision about the proposals is expected within weeks.
But the call for a more honest debate about how savings should be made within the health service was welcomed by medical organisations.
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges said it agreed that changing where and how services are delivered was better than other less palatable options.
"Doctors would certainly agree that it is unacceptable that the only solution to the financial pressures is to reduce care to patients or charge for services," a spokesman said.
Prof Chris Ham, chief executive of the Kings Fund think tank said the need for fundamental change was pressing, following the disruption of the recent reorganisation of the NHS in England.
"The government's recent NHS reforms failed to address these challenges.
"This time politicians and policymakers must deliver. This means having the courage to transform services, rather than making further bureaucratic and structural changes."
The very public call by NHS England for backing to make changes which will lead to some hospitals losing services or units will increase the pressure for all political parties to define their future positions on health service funding.
Before the 2010 election, all the main parties agreed with the call from Sir David for £20bn worth of savings in the NHS in England by 2014/15.
Now NHS England is pressing for them to acknowledge the funding gap after the next election may only be bridged with difficult and controversial change.
Economist Anita Charlesworth, from healthcare policy research group the Nuffield Trust, said hospitals did need to improve efficiency, but that merging two hospitals was not the answer.
Instead, she said, seeking ways to prevent people from reaching a crisis point where they needed a hospital in the first place could be one solution, as well as improving community healthcare.
Christina McAnea, from the Unison union, said there needed to be a debate about the future of the NHS.
She added: "With funding flat lining and the demand for £20bn in so-called efficiency savings, is it any wonder that the there is potentially a funding gap?
"Realistic levels of funding and a more integrated approach between health and social care is the way forward."
Dr Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: "We have been saying for a long time now that the government needs radically to recast the way it funds the NHS because general practice, the cornerstone of the health service, is at breaking point." | The NHS in England needs to take urgent decisions about reorganising hospital and GP care to avoid a growing funding gap, according to its leaders. |
33,708,372 | The graveyard was cordoned off at Annagry, a Gaeltacht village in the west of the county, during the investigation.
The police operation was in conjunction with the coroner's office.
The purpose of the investigation is not yet clear. | An operation to exhume a grave has been carried out by police at a cemetery in County Donegal. |
37,683,186 | One year ago, the federal Liberals swept to victory in Canada and Justin Trudeau became prime minister-elect.
At the time, it was considered a surprise, decisive, win.
Twelve months later Mr Trudeau remains in an extended honeymoon with the voting public, who like his accessible style and ability to garner glowing international reviews.
Canadians are also feeling optimistic about the direction of their country, more so than a number of other nations.
Lorne Bozinoff, founder of the polling firm Forum Research, says the prime minister has done well "both in substance and style" over the past year - charming Canadians with his open manner and moving ahead on key election commitments.
"The Liberals - and Justin Trudeau in particular - are off to a very good start," he said.
The prime minister has launched an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada, has followed through on a promise to bring in 30,000 Syrian refugees, has reduced taxes on middle-class Canadians, and has an equal number of men and women in his cabinet - a move justified with his now famous "because it's 2015" quip during his swearing-in 4 November.
Still, there are possible clouds on the horizon. His first year in office has been successful but not trouble-free.
A number of his cabinet ministers and senior aides have been caught in minor spending scandals. His self-proclaimed feminist credentials have been tested by an appearance at a gender-segregated mosque in Ottawa.
His government has faced repeated questions over a CA$15bn ($11.4bn/£9.3bn) deal to sell light-armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia despite fierce criticism from human rights groups.
The Liberals have failed to follow through on an order by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to fix funding disparities for child welfare services on First Nations.
Indigenous Canadians are growing increasingly impatient at how long it is taking Mr Trudeau's government to move forward on fixing persistent First Nations problems, from education to water infrastructure.
The federal public service union is threatening to pull out of stalled contract talks.
And provincial premiers are grumbling openly about a coming federal carbon tax and arguing for more money for healthcare funding.
Those bumps in the road have yet to be reflected in Mr Trudeau's polling. He currently holds a 56% approval rating.
"People will cut you a lot more more slack if they just like a person," said Mr Bozinoff. "He has a reservoir of goodwill going into a second year."
While Mr Trudeau promised "sunny ways" on election night, he shows flashes of his pugilistic side.
He told the BBC proudly in November that he left his Canadian critics "in the dust".
In May, he elbowed a fellow member of Parliament and tugged the arm of another after growing impatient over what was seen as an attempt to slow the course of a vote in the House of Commons.
Even before becoming prime minister, he demonstrated a willingness to be politically ruthless.
In 2015, Mr Trudeau permanently expelled two MPs accused of sexual harassment from the Liberal fold. The year before, he removed all Liberal senators from the party caucus to show he was serious about reducing partisanship in the Senate.
It is that part of his temperament that should prove useful as he enters into a more difficult second year.
Two opposition parties - the Conservatives and the New Democrats - will have new leaders in place ready to challenge Mr Trudeau in 2017 as his government faces increasingly difficult policy challenges.
His party has promised to legalize marijuana in 2017, though they still have to figure out how the potential CA$10bn ($7.6bn/£ 6.2bn market for pot will be regulated.
The Liberals will have to follow through on the politically divisive promise to change the way Canadians vote in federal elections.
And Mr Trudeau will have to make decisions on hot-button issues like energy pipelines and anti-terrorism laws.
"He's getting into the type of issues in this second year that are less consensus based," Mr Bozinoff said."The free ride the liberals have been getting - that will disappear." | It was an election that launched a thousand selfies, including shirtless ones. |
37,654,774 | We'll be back for week seven on Sunday 23 October at 19.30 BST on 5 live sports extra, with the scores as they go in from the early games, and then full commentary of San Diego at Atlanta.
However, that doesn't stop me looking forward to the match-ups and the stories to watch out for this Sunday.
Let's start in New England - but not with the Patriots. All you need to know about them is in my previous columns.
But their opponents on Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals, are a play-off calibre team that are swimming in dangerous waters. If they're not careful and don't right a few wrongs, they could miss out on January football.
The main thing to address is their rushing attack. Last season they averaged 112.8 yards a game. So far they average 83.8, which is 26th in the league. No wonder quarterback Andy Dalton is second in passing yards.
In 2014 and 2015 the Bengals' offensive co-ordinator was Hue Jackson, who is now the head coach in Cleveland.
The Browns' running game - even though they are 0-5 - has gone from 22nd in the league to fifth. That has to be more than coincidence.
The Bengals have two quality backs in Gio Bernard and Jeremy Hill and somehow they have to ease the load on Dalton and the passing game.
With Pittsburgh and Baltimore ahead of them in the AFC North, head coach Marvin Lewis has to lift his team. Trouble is, that's next to impossible in Tom Brady's first match at Gillette Stadium, post 'Deflate-gate' suspension.
As written in my post on Tuesday, my desire to see Colin Kaepernick start for San Francisco has been granted.
Don't expect miracles as his supporting cast is poor, and they face a tough trip to a defensively strong Buffalo Bills side that have won their last three games, but at least we will find out where he is at in his career.
The AFC South could close up intriguingly this weekend. Houston are on the slide after tough losses on the road to New England and Minnesota, and take on divisional rivals Indianapolis in Texas.
The Titans will fancy moving to 3-3 at home to the Browns, while Jacksonville are at the 1-4 Bears. It may be the worst division in the NFL, but it's also the most open.
The Atlanta Falcons, armed with the most high-powered offense in the NFL, overcame the fearsome Denver defence on the road last Sunday.
They have to do the same in Seattle on Sunday. Yet Denver had to break in rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch in that first match-up. Seattle have Russell Wilson. Tasty.
Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliot face their toughest assignment in their fledgling Dallas Cowboy careers when they travel to Lambeau Field to take on Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Again, that will be a fun watch.
Time for a quick prediction. Miami won't score more than 10 points at home against Pittsburgh. The Steelers won't score fewer than 30. The Dolphins are the most dysfunctional franchise in the league. It's hard to watch given their proud history.
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San Francisco 49ers @ Buffalo Bills (18:00 BST)
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Chicago Bears
LA Rams @ Detroit Lions
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots @ Cincinnati Bengals
Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints
Baltimore Ravens @ New York Giants
Cleveland Browns @ Tennessee Titans
Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Redskins
Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders (21:05 BST)
Dallas Cowboys @ Greenbay Packers (21:25)
Atlanta Falcons @ Seattle Seahawks (21:25) | So into week six we go and, first things first, let me say there is no NFL on BBC Radio 5 live on Sunday evening. |
39,804,725 | The 55-year-old was backed by voters in the Merseyside boroughs of Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral, as well as Halton in Cheshire.
The city's former Lord Mayor was elected with 59% of the vote. Conservative candidate Tony Caldeira came second with 20%.
Mr Rotheram will now lead the region's combined authority.
He has worked as parliamentary private secretary to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and served as MP for Liverpool Walton before Parliament was dissolved earlier this week.
Mr Rotheram has not yet decided whether to seek re-election to the Commons, the BBC understands.
Fewer than a third of registered voters used their ballot in the Liverpool City Region election, with turnout at 26%.
Only 21% voted in Halton, while in Liverpool 29% exercised their democratic right.
Mr Rotheram said his election was an "early warning shot across the Tory bows" before next month's general election.
The win was "the best platform we can have to demonstrate that Labour in power can be trusted," he said.
He said it was time for the region to "punch above its weight" and he would "work to address the north-south divide by raising aspirations for all".
Liverpool City Region has "spoken loud and clear in favour of a Labour metro mayor... a bold manifesto, a Labour vision and a fresh start" and "together we can seize devolution for the golden opportunity it presents," he said.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted his congratulations, saying Mr Rotheram is "a person of great integrity, who will stand up for the people of Liverpool".
Celebrating in Liverpool with Mr Rotheram, he praised those who have campaigned for Labour.
Referring to the city's two Premier League football teams, he said: "I know there are two teams in Liverpool, but today there's just one".
The Knowsley-born city region mayor elect was born into a Labour family with his father, a forklift truck driver, serving as a councillor in Kirkby in the 1970s.
He became a bricklayer after leaving school and set up his own company by the age of 22.
He was elected to Liverpool City Council in 2002 and was Lord Mayor during the city's year as European Capital of Culture in 2008-09.
Mr Rotheram was elected MP for Walton in 2010 with a 58% majority, increasing this to 72% in 2015 to make it Labour's safest seat.
Steve Rotheram - Labour: 171,167
Tony Caldeira - Conservative: 58,805
Carl Cashman - Liberal Democrat: 19,751
Tom Crone - Green Party: 14,094
Paula Walters - UKIP: 11,946
Roger Bannister - Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition: 7,881
Tabitha Morton - Women's Equality Party: 4,287
Paul Breen - Get the Coppers off the Jury: 729 | Labour's Steve Rotheram has been elected as the first "metro mayor" of the Liverpool City Region. |
34,765,809 | The Scottish Parliament's health committee also supported a legally-enforceable ban on smoking in parts of hospital grounds.
It has been examining a Scottish government bill on smoking products.
It would introduce restrictions on the sale and marketing of e-cigarettes, including a minimum purchase age of 18.
The committee backed the "proportionate and balanced" approach to restricting the sale and advertising of e-cigarettes in the bill.
But members called on the Scottish government to consider whether the NHS should provide national guidance on the risks and benefits of using them to quit smoking, and for more research on the issue.
Deputy committee convener Bob Doris MSP said: "You just need to look at our high streets to see how popular e-cigarettes have become.
"So given there is not clear evidence that they are harmless, the committee considered it sensible to introduce measures to restrict their sale in line with other smoking products.
"However the majority of evidence we heard pointed to these products proving to be a useful aid in helping people to stop smoking."
If passed, the bill will make it an offence to smoke within a designated no-smoking area around buildings in NHS hospital grounds.
A Scottish government spokesman said: "While we accept that the devices may potentially help people smoke fewer cigarettes, or even stop altogether, we recognise that there are also risks involved.
"We have included a range of provisions to regulate the sale of these products in the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Bill which is being considered by the Scottish Parliament at the moment.
"It contains measures to regulate e-cigarettes including age restrictions, proxy purchase, marketing restrictions and the creation of an e-cigarette retailers register." | MSPs on a Holyrood committee have backed new restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes and called for national guidance on the risks and benefits. |
36,305,865 | The 29-year-old Davies left Premiership side Wasps to join Ospreys next season on a national dual contract (NDC).
"It's a good sign that national dual contracts with the regions are starting to work," Williams told BBC Wales.
"There's a few other gems that we'd like to get back, like Leigh Halfpenny but everybody is different."
Williams feels Davies will add a new dimension to the region..
"He's got over 50 caps as a Welsh international, he's dynamic, he's a big ball carrier, and that pairing next year of him and Alun Wyn Jones, you won't get much better than that throughout Europe, let alone in Wales," Williams said.
The former Cardiff Blues lock joined Wasps in 2014 but signed a deal to keep him with Ospreys through until the 2019 World Cup.
"It's fantastic news for the Ospreys. They had a disappointing season this year in the Pro12, failing to get into the Champions Cup next year but Bradley is top quality," Williams added.
"Most players when they go away and play in a different league come back better for it and as a person as well.
"To make the move to Wasps I'm sure has helped his game and helped him individually but he feels the time is right for him and his family to come back to Wales."
Davies became the ninth player to sign an NDC with Ospreys and Williams believes it heralds a new era for Welsh rugby.
"He will be a huge addition and he is an experienced senior player now so it's great news," he said.
"That along with the likes of Jonathan Davies coming back to the Scarlets as well, they seem to be stemming that tide of players leaving." | Former Wales captain Martyn Williams says a partnership between Alun Wyn Jones and Bradley Davies could be the best in Europe. |
37,439,061 | Many of these issues particularly affect young women, the survey by the Young Women's Trust found. The BBC spoke to four young women to find out what they feel is holding them back in life.
Finding a secure, well-paid job can be a struggle for young people, the report said.
Almost a third (28%) of those surveyed said they worried they didn't have enough paid hours, and more than one in five reported having been paid less than the minimum wage.
"There's no chance to put money towards the future. We have spent lots of nights sat down crunching numbers and it keeps me awake at night," said young mum Laura Davies.
The 26-year-old lives with her partner in Bournemouth, and said that together they earn the equivalent of a full-time salary but it's only enough to get by on.
Laura says there is "no opportunity for progression" in her current job, so she has taken courses to gain additional skills but feels her career is "stagnant".
"It's left me in the same position financially as I was five years ago. If I am going to succeed it's going to take a long time because there's not the support."
The Young Women's Trust found nearly half (48%) of respondents were worried about how much they were being paid, while another 38% were worried about job security.
Laura added: "In my old job they had me in a situation where because I was a young mum I was a potential liability for them. I ended up getting signed off, and then I quit. Mentally I couldn't cope with it," she said.
For Evee Eleanor, having enough self-confidence is key to her succeeding in her job hunt and not feeling overwhelmed.
The 27-year-old recently moved to Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk with her partner, and is currently unemployed.
Although she had a career in childcare before she moved, Evee said she was worried about "starting from scratch".
"I don't know what schools are looking for here so it sets me back a bit," she said. "I don't have any contacts around here, and so I have to jump in head first which makes me nervous."
More than half (54%) of young women said they lacked self-confidence, compared to just 39% of the young men surveyed for the report.
Evee also experiences anxiety and depression, and was bullied when she was younger - something which she says she has only been able to process recently.
Concerns about mental health were found to affect women more than men, with 38% of young women expressing this worry compared with 29% of young men.
Evee said being far away from family and support networks sometimes made things harder for her, adding: "I'm a complete stress-head. I have good days, but then some days I just want to curl up in a ball and not bother."
"I'm at that age now where I'm looking at other people and thinking, oh my god, I'm still stuck in my parents' home," said Emma Harris, 27.
"I pay my mum rent because she doesn't have the funds to pay for a deposit for me."
Emma works full-time in London as a charity fundraiser, but the cost of accommodation in the capital is still too expensive for her to move out of her mum's house in Hertfordshire.
More than 43% of respondents said they lived with their parents, a guardian or a carer, although the report found more young men (47%) than women (38%) in that situation.
"Living at home, I don't have my own space - my room is tiny because I'm in a box room, so after a stressful day at work I go to the gym and come home at 9pm. Basically, I just sleep there," said Emma.
"I'm trying to save £100 a month for a mortgage because you need at least a 10% deposit, but I would be saving for a long time. I'm thinking about getting a second job."
A million more 'to live with parents'
Even if young women manage to secure an enjoyable and stable job, more than half (53%) said they still worried about whether they were good enough to succeed.
"We are brought up not to brag about our skills and so we internalise that. Even in the job I'm in now, I still feel like I have imposter syndrome, but luckily I have a really supportive boss who convinces me otherwise," said Jenny Mullinder, 24, from London.
Jenny, a full-time youth charity worker, said young women in particular often believed they had to meet all the requirements in a job advert before applying for it - which often prevented them from pursuing career opportunities.
She added that a lot of young women thought they weren't taken seriously in the workplace because of their age - a view shared by 44% of the women surveyed.
"Young people are told that they are lazy and entitled, but a lot of people I know are trying in their career - they are just not in a place adults would see as successful," she said.
"We are measuring ourselves against these standards set by our parents or older siblings' generation and think we are supposed to own a house or car by now, so we are looking at others and comparing ourselves all the time." | A survey of more than 4,000 18- to 30-year-olds in Britain suggests many feel their lives are "on hold" because of work, financial, housing and mental health problems. |
34,179,753 | Draft National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for England recommend teachers demonstrate how to use soap and water correctly.
And they should provide age-appropriate lessons on when antibiotic drugs are unnecessary, says NICE.
For example, having a cold or the flu is not a reason to seek antibiotics.
These infections are viral and cannot be treated with antibiotics, says NICE.
NICE says an effective hand-washing technique involves three stages: preparation, washing and rinsing, and drying.
Children, and adults for that matter, should always wash their hands after using the toilet, before eating, before touching the eyes or mouth, and after handling animals.
The guidelines are a response to fears that unless action is taken, treatment resistant bacteria could kill more people than currently die from cancer by 2050.
Last month, Nice published guidance aimed at health professionals, estimating that as many as 10 million prescriptions for antibiotics in England are being given out unnecessarily every year. | Schoolchildren should be taught how to wash their hands to tackle the growing threat of drug resistant bacteria, say health officials. |
39,246,392 | Police carried out mounted charges at the protesters, who had gathered outside the consulate as the diplomatic row between the two nations escalated.
The Turkish minister has been sent to Germany, Rotterdam's mayor says.
Protesters were reportedly throwing bottles and mobbing police cars.
Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, Turkey's minister of family and social policies, had arrived by road on Saturday ahead of a rally planned to help harness the votes of Turks living in the Netherlands.
They will be voting in a referendum next month on whether to expand Mr Erdogan's powers.
But when she arrived, Dutch authorities refused to allow her entry to the consulate, sparking a stream of angry tweets.
Ms Kaya has since left the Netherlands, the mayor of Rotterdam confirmed early on Sunday morning. | Dutch riot police have broken up a rally in support of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hours after a minister was refused entry to the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam. |
38,353,931 | The Bluebirds lost 4-3 at home to Barnsley in a remarkable Championship encounter on Saturday.
Warnock praised his side for fighting back from 3-1 down to 3-3, but says that he is now losing patience with some of his players.
"I've persevered for a few weeks now but I've got to make changes now, I've had enough," he said.
"When I look at the goals, I have to be critical. It was exciting for the neutral, wasn't it? How not to defend.
"I was pleased with the way they came back but I'm disappointed with every goal, our own fault, elementary errors."
Cardiff's loss leaves them 20th in the Championship table, three points above the relegation zone.
Warnock would not name the players whose mistakes had angered him, but goalkeeper Ben Amos' place in the team could be under threat after an error of his led to an opposition goal for a second game in succession.
He was at fault for Wolves' goal in Cardiff's 2-1 win on Tuesday, weakly palming Matt Doherty's long-range shot into his own net.
Amos was also found wanting for Barnsley's third goal on Saturday, rushing out but stranded in no-man's land, allowing Josh Scowen to tap into an empty net.
The 25-year-old was not helped by his outfield team-mates, whose slack marking allowed Barnsley to cause havoc when counter-attacking.
"We made them look like Real Madrid for 15 minutes in the first half," Warnock added.
"We were caught twice because people who were told where they should be stood, an elementary thing, decided to do what they wanted to do. It shouldn't happen, it's disappointing.
"There were other errors along the way. I don't want to name individuals other than to say that I'll change it for the next game and January can't come soon enough."
When the January transfer window opens, Warnock hopes to make "two or three" signings - including a striker - but he also admits he may have to sell players in order to recruit more.
Cardiff's next fixture is away against Brentford on Boxing Day. | Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock has vowed to make changes to his side after growing tired of individual errors. |
25,362,932 | Sandra Bainbridge was discovered at her house in Short Row, Belper, on Tuesday.
Andrea Cutler, 37, of Adler Court, Derby, was remanded in custody when she appeared before magistrates in the city.
Derbyshire Police are asking residents who saw anyone going to or from Mrs Bainbridge's house between 1 and 10 December to contact them.
Police believe an outhouse in a garden on Ashbourne Road, Belper, may have been broken into before the killing and may contain evidence.
They are asking people to check for signs of a break-in. | A woman has been charged with the murder of a 70-year-old woman who was found dead in her Derbyshire home. |
14,074,262 | The death of the man named as Rodrick Shonte Dantzler, 34, ended a dramatic eight-hour manhunt in Grand Rapids.
Those killed - five adults and two children - include his daughter and a former girlfriend, police say.
Dantzler led police on a high-speed chase through Grand Rapids before taking hostages in an apartment.
Grand Rapids Police Chief Kevin Belk said he was disappointed in the outcome of the standoff.
"At the time the incident occurred, he was talking about coming out, giving himself up," Mr Belk said. "Obviously, he decided at the last moment to fire the gun."
The hunt began after police found four people dead in one home and three others in another across the city.
There followed a high-speed chase across the city, in which Dantzler was pursued by police in cars and helicopters. Shots were fired during the pursuit and two bystanders were lightly wounded.
Dantzler abandoned his car after crashing it into a motorway ditch and then entered a nearby random home, taking hostage three people he apparently did not know. He later freed a 53-year-old woman but was still holding two people when he shot himself.
A resident who lives opposite one of the homes where the fatal shootings happened said she had seen the suspect at the ranch house where a couple lived with two grown-up daughters.
Sandra Powney said she knew nothing of the shootings until police converged on the cul-de-sac in the afternoon.
"For a while we couldn't come outside," she said. "They didn't know if there was someone still inside the house."
Police Chief Belk praised police officers and said it was a "difficult time for our community".
"It makes no sense to try to rationalise it what the motives were," he said. "You just cannot come up with a logical reason why someone takes seven peoples' lives".
Michigan state official Russ Marlan said records showed that Mr Dantzler was released from prison in 2005 after serving time for assault. He has not been under state supervision since then. | A man suspected of shooting dead seven people in the US state of Michigan has killed himself, but two hostages he had taken are safe, police say. |
32,650,212 | Davies is the most common surname among the new Tory politicians with Byron, Chris and James winning seats for Gower, Brecon and Vale of Clwyd.
Stephen Kinnock, the son of former Labour leader Neil, has become an MP after Labour held on to Aberavon.
And Plaid's first female MP Liz Saville Roberts held Dwyfor Meirionnydd.
Here's a list of the new MPs by constituency:
Stephen Kinnock and wife, Danish prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, arrived at the Aberavon count in Neath under the glare of media on Thursday night as Danish journalists were among those interested in the result.
The Conservatives' Chris Davies gained the Brecon and Radnorshire seat from the Liberal Democrats.
He took 16,453 votes against Roger Williams from the Liberal Democrats who received 11,351.
Jo Stevens gained Cardiff Central for Labour from the Liberal Democrats' Jenny Willott.
The Tories held Cardiff North but the party has a new MP in Craig Williams as Jonathan Evans stepped down.
Liz Saville Roberts has become Plaid Cymru's first female MP to take over from Elfyn Llwyd at Dwyfor Meirionnydd. Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to the party's outgoing parliamentary leader in March.
The Conservatives have won the constituency of Gower - a seat Labour has held for more than 100 years.
Following two recounts, AM Byron Davies gained the seat with 15,862 votes - a majority of just 27.
Labour held the ward with Gerald Jones who has taken over from Dai Havard who was elected in 2001.
Announcing his plan to retire last September, he said given the debate over further devolution and any constitutional change, it would be "best" for a new representative to become directly involved from the start.
Christina Rees takes over the Labour held seat of Neath from stalwart Peter Hain.
During his lengthy career, Mr Hain served in the cabinet under the former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, with stints as Northern Ireland Secretary, Welsh Secretary, Work and Pensions Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons.
Labour held on to Swansea East with Carolyn Harris who takes over from Sian James - first elected in 2005 - who wanted to "pursue other opportunities and other campaign interests".
Nick Thomas-Symonds takes over at Labour-held Torfaen from Paul Murphy after 28 years in parliament.
With just 237 votes in it, the Conservatives' Dr James Davies took the Vale of Clwyd constituency from Labour's Chris Ruane, who had represented it for 18 years. | Eleven new MPs are representing Wales, with three seats won by the Tories and others taking up the role from Labour and Plaid Cymru colleagues. |
38,895,224 | This year's cover sees the 63-year-old posing alongside her two daughters - Sailor Brinkley Cook, and Alexa Ray Joel.
Writing on Instagram, Brinkley said: "Thank you Sports Illustrated for sending the powerful message that good things come in packages of every size and we do not come with an expiration date!"
Christie appears to be literally walking on water in the photo - something she referred to in her Instagram post.
"My kids think I walk on water, so let's not mention the apple box concealed just under the surface," she joked.
Christie shot to fame after appearing in Sports Illustrated in the late 1970s and went on to become well known as an actress and TV personality.
She continued to be a successful model, appearing on the cover of Playboy and Men's Health.
In 1985, she married Uptown Girl singer Billy Joel, who is Alexa's father. The couple divorced eight years later.
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In its editorial, Sports Illustrated said Brinkley was "out to prove that age is nothing more than a number".
Speaking to People, the model said: "When I turned 30, I was like, 'This is the last time I'm posing in a bathing suit!'
"When this issue comes out, I'll be 63. I thought, 'those days are over'. But to get to do it with my girls, I thought, 'one last go!'."
Her daughter Sailor, 18, said appearing in Sports Illustrated "has been my dream since I popped out the womb" in a post on Twitter.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Christie Brinkley has proved age is just a number by appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated's annual Swimsuit Issue. |
10,245,331 | Paul Callaghan will replace Margaret Fay, who joined the agency from Tyne Tees Television six years ago.
Mr Callaghan chairs Leighton, the North East-based technology, software, media and communications group.
The government is reviewing the future of regional development agencies, but said the North East was a region where agency support was necessary.
Alan Clarke, One North East's chief executive, said: "Finding a new chairman to replace Margaret was always going to be a tough task but in Paul we have a worthy successor.
"He is a highly respected businessman and entrepreneur - a passionate advocate for business and e-commerce in the region who has worked closely with Margaret both as a board member and more recently as deputy chairman."
Mr Clarke also paid tribute to Mrs Fay as an "outstanding ambassador for the North East".
Mr Callaghan, 57, will formally take over the role on 16 August.
He said: "I am delighted and honoured to have been asked to be the next chairman of One North East.
"The coming years are a crucial time for this region and I want to help build on the agency's tremendous achievements over the last decade." | A Sunderland-born businessman has been appointed chairman of the regional development agency One North East. |
40,911,487 | The 21-year-old, who has yet to play for the Baggies, spent last season on loan in League Two at Mansfield.
"We feel he will settle into our football club very quickly," said U's boss Shaun Derry.
"He compliments the players we already have in that department of the field, with his major attributes being his pace and power."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | West Bromwich Albion central defender Kyle Howkins has joined League Two Cambridge United on a six-month loan. |
40,935,660 | James Johnston's Facebook video about the incident at the Fort Shopping Centre in the east of Glasgow has been watched more than 800,000 times.
The 27-year-old told the Kaye Adams programme the men had been rude and ignorant and made him feel "rotten".
He said the reaction to the video had been "absolutely fantastic".
James, from Bellshill in Lanarkshire, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis three years ago.
In the video he is visibly upset as he describes how the men laughed as he tried to pick up his phone from the ground.
James told the Kaye Adams programme it all began when he was rushing to the toilet at the shopping centre and he overtook the men.
He said: "I can't walk in a straight line because of the MS. I'm walking as fast as I can and I feel as though my legs are actually going to give way."
James said he was aware that he "staggers" when he walks and it makes him look drunk.
He said he was used to people staring and his main aim was to reach the toilet in time.
"There is nothing more demeaning than wetting yourself, especially at 27," he said.
When he walked out of the cubicle one of the men he had seen before walked into the toilet, but James ignored him.
"I walked out into the lobby outside the toilets and this guy was looking at his phone and I noticed him looking at me," he said.
"He had a disgusted look on his face."
James tried to phone his partner but she didn't answer. He then saw his step-daughter outside a shop and he tried to get her attention but dropped his phone.
Because he has very little sensation in his fingers he had trouble picking it up.
"These two same guys, one of them stepped over the phone and went 'oops' and the two of them sniggered.
"Fair enough, they didn't know I had got a disability but at the same time, manners don't cost anything."
James said: "I usually just ignore it but this was the straw broke the camel's back. You get used to the stares but you should not need to.
"What they did was rude and ignorant."
He says he posted the Facebook video to raise awareness and to shame the two men, who he hopes might see it.
"It's trying to get across to people don't judge a book by its cover," he said.
"It made me feel less human. I just felt rotten.
"We left the Fort after that. I just said I don't want to be here."
When he got home he posted the video expecting to get a few hundred views.
"It has gone nuts," he says.
"I'm overwhelmed by it because I really didn't expect the feedback that I have got.
"About 99.9% has been absolutely fantastic. There are a couple of people who maybe are ignorant."
Before he was diagnosed with MS, James used to drive buses.
He said finding out he had the condition was "heartbreaking" and admits that he had been ignorant about MS before he was diagnosed.
But he said having the condition was bad enough without the stigma that came with it.
Rebecca Duff from the MS Society: "Unfortunately James's story is not unique.
"We did a survey last year around stigma and about half of the people we surveyed had been accused of being drunk. They'd also been challenged about parking in a disabled parking bay.
"A lot of symptoms of MS are maybe not visible. It is not always about a wheelchair."
James said he was trying to remain independent and last year went to Cuba on his own for a holiday.
"I'm living my life more now than I was three years ago," he said. | A Scottish man with multiple sclerosis said he was "overwhelmed" by the reaction to a video he posted shaming two men who made him feel "less human". |
12,421,747 | Having been involved in toppling two presidents, as well as running the country for 30 years, he believes he is the only person to lead Uganda.
He is running for fifth term in office, something he justified in a rally in January by saying he needs to finish the job off.
"This old man who has saved the country, how do you want him to go?" he said.
"How can I go out of a banana plantation I have planted that has started bearing fruits?"
The exact age of "this old man" is up for debate.
The government says he is 71 but the opposition has said he is lying about this and is actually five years older.
This would make him too old to run for this election as the country's age limit is 75.
According to Uganda's Daily Monitor newspaper, the president says he does not know the exact date of his birth.
"My parents were illiterate and so did not know the date," it quotes him as saying in his autobiography Sowing the Mustard Seed, published in 1997.
Nevertheless, he has insisted to the press that he is in excellent health, "save for occasional malaria attacks, coughs or mild allergic reactions in the nose".
He went on to say in 2015 that "even today, there are hardly any physical exertions that I cannot undertake except squatting, which I find a bit uncomfortable these days".
In his last term in office a controversial anti-homosexuality law thrust him into the international spotlight.
Museveni's dates with history:
In 2014 Mr Museveni signed into law an anti-homosexuality bill proposed by a member of his National Resistance Movement.
It was thrown out a few months later on a technicality but while it was being debated in 2012 he revealed a rare insight into his family life.
"I have been married to my wife for 39 years, but I have never kissed her in public and in my house before the children," he said.
Another issue in Uganda which gained international attention was his fight against the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), notorious for kidnapping children and forcing them to become sex slaves or fighters.
In 2004 Mr Museveni confidently assured the BBC's Andrew Harding that the war against the LRA would be over in months.
It didn't quite work out like that. The conflict was nudged into neighbouring countries.
Then in 2012 it was nudged again into the gossip columns after celebrities backed a campaign to find LRA leader Joseph Kony once and for all.
The campaign was highly critical of Mr Museveni's efforts to find Mr Kony.
The year before he tried to reinvent himself - especially with the youth in mind - and released his own rap.
It was called Do You Want Another Rap? but it really meant I Want Another Term.
His wish was granted, beating for a third time his main rival, Kizza Besigye, with 68% of the vote.
In 2001, he had said he would stand down at the next election and one of his tasks would be to choose a successor.
But he obviously changed his mind and had the constitution amended to let him run for a third term in office in 2006.
That was the first time he allowed multi-party elections but the outcome was the same.
What has changed was the attitude of Western donors.
Mr Museveni was once feted as someone the West could do business with - one of the new generation of Africa leaders to replace the "Big Men" - the independence leaders who clung to power for as long as they possibly could.
But his critics say Mr Museveni has become just another "Big Man".
Ahead of the 2006 vote, Mr Besigye was accused of treason and rape - charges he maintains were politically motivated and which the courts have since dismissed.
Since the 2011 polls, he has been arrested four times, often in a brutal manner, for involvement in "walk-to-work" protests over the rises in the cost of food and fuel.
Mr Museveni's government accuses Mr Besigye, who once served as the president's physician when they were fighting Milton Obote's government in the early 1980s, of trying to organise a popular uprising.
The UK cut some of its aid in response to concerns about the future of Ugandan democracy.
The mood of the donors was captured by rock-star-turned-campaigner Sir Bob Geldof's outburst at the 2005 launch of the African Commission report: "Get a grip Museveni. Your time is up, go away," he said.
But oil was then discovered in Uganda, prompting Mr Museveni to say Uganda would soon be able to do without the pesky donors.
He told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme in 2011 that one of his goals was to "liberate ourselves from foreign control".
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was born in 1944 into a family of cattle keepers in Ankole, western Uganda.
His name was taken from the Abasuveni - the Ugandan servicemen in the Seventh Regiment of the King's African Rifles.
He says in his biography - which tells much about his political development and almost nothing about his personal life - that he became politically aware while still a secondary school student.
He later went to the University of Dar es Salaam and studied Economics and Political Science, and while there forged alliances with other politically active "revolutionaries" from around the region.
Mr Museveni's political career took off in the 1970s, after a coup by the notorious Idi Amin.
He helped form the Front for National Salvation which was one of the rebel groups that, backed by Tanzania, ousted Amin.
Mr Museveni served as minister in the new government but then claimed that the 1980 elections were rigged.
On 6 February 1981, Mr Museveni went into the bush, and launched a guerrilla struggle against Mr Obote's government based in the swamps of central Uganda.
His National Resistance Army eventually took power in January 1986 and introduced the Movement system of politics - described as a broad-based, alternate system of democracy in which people compete for political office on individual merit.
Mr Museveni argued that political party activity split underdeveloped countries like Uganda along ethnic and religious lines.
Over the next 10 years, Mr Museveni became a darling of the West.
Uganda's economy began to grow steadily and saw annual average annual growth of over 5%. Its commitment to tackle poverty was hailed.
Primary school education enrolment doubled, HIV levels dropped because of an impressive anti-Aids campaign spearheaded by the president.
That image, however, soon began to crumble when Uganda and Rwanda invaded neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in support of rebels fighting to overthrow the government.
Troops from Uganda and Rwanda fought each other in DR Congo, with Congolese civilians paying the price. Both armies were accused of looting DR Congo's rich mineral resources.
More on Uganda's election:
Uganda's involvement in the war damaged Mr Museveni's reputation at home and abroad. It also took up much of his time.
During this period there were increasing complaints that Mr Museveni was growing more hard-line and relying increasingly on a kitchen cabinet of hard-line supporters.
His 2001 presidential election victory was marred by an increase in state-sponsored violence - and Mr Besigye, again his main rival, fled the country claiming his life was in danger.
Critics say Mr Museveni has become less tolerant of opposing views, and his language has become more combative.
The force of the president's convictions is both his strength, as it enables him to get things done, and his weakness, as it has led him to find it increasingly hard to brook opposition.
Corruption remains a serious problem in Uganda and Mr Museveni has faced criticism for not taking a stronger line.
The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria has suspended some grants to Uganda, citing alleged financial mismanagement.
Some now criticise his Aids policy, saying that under the influence of US evangelical Christians, condoms are no longer being promoted.
Mr Museveni has officially retired from the army to fight "new battles".
He told the BBC in 2011 that he wanted to leave two things as his legacy:
He has been accused of having ambitions to be the first leader of a united East Africa and grooming his son to succeed him in a kind of Ugandan monarchy.
While these could be dismissed as speculation, it is clear that Mr Museveni thinks that 30 years hasn't been enough to make his mark. | Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is a driven man, who loves wearing big hats. |
37,525,332 | More than 80 officers from HM Revenue & Customs searched three homes and five businesses in Manchester, Merseyside Cheshire and London.
Cash, computers and documents were seized during Thursday's operation.
Those arrested are suspected of laundering money using offshore accounts and companies.
They have been released on bail.
Andrew Sackey, deputy director of HMRC's fraud investigation service, said: "We will act against those suspected of hiding money offshore.
"Businesses committing tax fraud steal from the public purse and have an unfair advantage over honest competitors." | Six people have been arrested in connection with a suspected £15m tax fraud involving restaurants and wholesalers around England. |
38,461,935 | The boys, both 17 and named locally as Reigan Knight and Liam Phillips, were passengers in a Ford Escort which crashed in Leigh-on-Sea on Tuesday.
Paper lanterns were lit near the beach in Leigh-on-Sea as about 300 people turned out to pay their respects.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has started an investigation into the crash.
Chloe Carter, a friend of Reigan who helped organise the vigil, said: "It is horrible, especially for his loved one. As soon as I met Reigan I had an instant connection with him. He's lovely. He has a heart of gold."
Another friend, Paige Hall, said: "I have come to show respect to Reigan and Liam... I was really close to them. I want to celebrate their lives with friends and family and prove that they will never be forgotten."
The IPCC is looking at the actions of Essex Police officers in a patrol car and in the control room before the crash.
It has identified CCTV that may help the inquiry and has been conducting door-to-door enquiries following the collision in Southsea Avenue.
Friends and family of the boys who died have started a GoFundMe internet page and have gone on Facebook to remember them.
Liam's mother, Cindy, posted that she "can't believe two young lives have been taken so needlessly".
She said Liam had taken a difficult path and she was desperate to get him back on track, but fate had intervened.
A 16-year-old from Great Wakering has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and possession of cannabis.
A 17-year-old from Shoebury arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs has been released on bail until 14 January. | Hundreds of people have gathered to remember two teenagers who died when a car crashed, being followed by police. |
31,026,554 | It is not their first face off but is likely to be by far the most closely contested.
But to what extent will voters pay attention to the religion of the candidates?
"If the Christian leader does not have what it takes to provide good leadership I will not vote for him merely because he is a Christian," says Arome Okwori at his home in Jos where the Christmas decorations still twinkle.
"However, I will make a choice between that Christian leader and a Muslim leader who may not guarantee freedom of religion… so to that extent I may lean to the Christian leader but that is not how it should be," the father of two young children adds.
He says he knows many other Christians who fear that Mr Buhari has a hard-line Islamist agenda and wants stricter implementation of Sharia - Islamic law is already in place across the north.
"Gen Buhari believes in the secular nature of Nigeria," says Lai Mohammed, a spokesman for his All Progressive Congress (APC) party.
"He is not a religious bigot. He is not a fundamentalist. That is mischievous talk."
There are Nigerians, and by no means only Muslims, who say President Jonathan is too close to some of the hugely popular "super pastors" who have grown rich from their Pentecostal churches.
Nigerians are notoriously religious and the voting patterns will once again no doubt look very different in the predominantly Muslim north compared to some areas in the south where more Christians live.
"You can never divorce the religious sentiment from a typical Nigerian," says Khadijah Hawaja Gambo, a white veil framing her face.
"But the way things are going people are beginning to downplay the role of religion in deciding who you vote. I hear people talking a lot about credibility," she says.
The Muslim mother of six adds that she wants a leader who can end the insecurity in Nigeria and "take the country back to where it used to be with people co-existing peacefully, not the kind of Nigeria we are seeing today".
Jos is in a way a microcosm of the whole nation, straddling the north and south.
It is religiously mixed and in some ways divided along those lines.
There are parts of the city where the influence of Islam is visible and audible - with calls to prayer from the mosques as veiled school children head home.
Other areas are dotted with signs for "The Blessed Hair Salon" and churches of all shapes and sizes whilst you will see fewer hijabs and more jeans on the streets.
The danger comes when religion is mixed with politics. It is worth remembering 800 people died in northern Nigeria during clashes after Mr Buhari's loss in the 2011 election.
"Religion by its very nature and content appeals not so much to reason. It's a heart matter and carries with it huge emotions," says Archbishop Benjamin Kwashi, who has played a key role diffusing religious tension in Jos.
"When religions like Christianity and Islam have a huge following of hungry not very educated people on both sides then politicians will explore the areas of religion to get them on their sides. That's a very dangerous and bad thing to do. It's not fair and it's not right," the Anglican archbishop of Jos says.
The whole of Plateau state has tasted the combustible consequences when politicians focus on faith.
Deadly clashes have erupted since 2001 and have been rooted in disputes over access to land, power and jobs between the so-called "indigenes" who happen to be mostly Christian and "settlers" who are largely Muslim.
Religion is not the primary trigger but politicians have used it for their own gain.
"There was never a time in the history of Plateau or anywhere in Nigeria where a Christian stopped a bus to find out if the driver was a Muslim before boarding or saying you want to know whether the maker of the cloth in a market is a Muslim or Christian," says security analyst Abdullahi Bawa, who feels some politicians are better off if they do not have to campaign on real issues.
"It is their own kind of local divide and rule. By the time they discover people will unanimously stand together for the good of all, the politicians will go and use the sentiment of tribe, region or religion."
"Once the people are divided the politicians will have a good ride while the greater majority will be wallowing in depravation," says Mr Bawa, who is also executive research associate of Network For Justice.
He says people have now come to understand the game the politicians play and this is why there is now more peace on the Plateau.
As some voters look at the religion of the candidates as they try to make up their minds, they may come across politicians of any faith who are willing to thank them in advance for their vote with a gift.
"Money and religion in politics, they go together," Archbishop Kwashi says.
"When you find unscrupulous politicians who are just desperate for an office - not for what they will do for people they just want the office for what they can get for themselves - to retain the office at all costs they will use anything.
"They will use money and the religious sentiments to do that."
It is the desperation of the politicians and their parties which raises the stakes and tension.
There will be plenty of prayers for peace in Nigeria's mosques and churches.
But it will largely be up to the politicians to reduce the tension and ensure there is harmony across the religious divide of this diverse nation.
Many voters dream of a day when the electorate is better educated and can see beyond the tricks of the candidates.
"I am hoping we will get to a stage where these differences that politicians easily manipulate that are not relevant to the quality of leadership will become less and less important," says Mr Okwori, the Chrisian lawyer in Jos.
"Then we can look at people on the strength of their policies and the quality they can provide.
"If you are well informed you know about issues that are much more important than 'my man (from my own religion) is there.'" | As tensions rise ahead of elections in Nigeria, some fear the country's unity will face a new test and divisions will be exacerbated by a vote which sees a Christian presidential candidate from the south, Goodluck Jonathan, facing stiff competition from Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim candidate from the north. |
38,065,768 | Consumers would need to enter passwords or codes for online transactions above €10 (£8.50), under anti-fraud plans from the European Banking Authority.
The regulator said it was trying to balance security with convenience.
But payment company Visa said the plans could be "catastrophic", and banks and retailers have expressed concerns.
Shoppers would face disruption, particularly during busy periods such as Black Friday - the annual discount day that falls this week.
One-click shopping and automatic app payments would also effectively be blocked for payments of more than €10, experts said.
Visa warned of "serious disruption" from blocking such express checkouts, which it said now accounted for half of European e-commerce sales.
The damage would be worst in the UK, because online shoppers there were the most prolific in Europe and e-commerce was important for economic growth, it said in a statement.
"We do not normally take such a strong position on regulation," Kevin Jenkins, managing director of Visa UK and Ireland, told the BBC.
"It's just that in this particular instance we feel so strongly that the risk of rushing into legislation, which could take you back 10 or 15 years, is catastrophic," he said.
Visa's chief risk officer for Europe, Peter Bayley, also said there was no evidence the inconvenience would reduce fraud.
The changes are under consultation, and if approved, will come into force during 2018, several months before the UK is expected to leave the European Union.
Most of the responses to the consultation focused on the €10 security checks, Tim Richards, a payments expert at Consult Hyperion, said.
"All the UK banks and payment institutions are working on this. They do not think this is something they can ignore," he added.
A MasterCard spokesman said it was concerned the "overly prescriptive approach of how fraud should be reduced" would undermine the regulator's overall goal.
In its consultation response, Paypal said "unfriendly" security checks would affect "almost any digital payment, regardless of the actual risk posed".
Mr Richards said under the plans, payments above €10 would require proof of at least two of the following:
The European Banking Authority said it had to make a "difficult trade-off" between a high degree of security in retail payments and customer convenience.
"We are currently in the process of assessing whether the trade-offs we made achieve the right balance and which, if any, changes we will need to make before finalising the technical standard and publishing it at the beginning of next year," it said in a statement.
The changes are part of the European Commission's forthcoming Payment Services Directive 2. | EU proposals to make consumers go through extra security checks for many online payments have come under fire from Visa and other payment companies. |
36,239,333 | Cameroon's Ekeng, 26, fell to the floor in the 70th minute of the televised Romanian league match against Viitorul and was pronounced dead in hospital two hours later.
"He told his best friend he was not able to play," Monique Chantal, Ekeng's elder sister, told BBC Sport.
"He said he was very tired."
She added: "Patrick was very generous, a gentleman. It is very painful he is leaving behind a family - it is like a dream, a nightmare."
Celine Chemi, Ekeng's mother, said: "It is difficult to talk about my son at this moment, but I believe in God and submit to his will.
"If this is football and the life of professional players then this calls for reflection."
Fifpro, the world footballers' union, and its Romanian member union Afan, are concerned about the level of first-aid treatment available to Ekeng.
Afan said that after the death of Nigerian Henry Chinonso Ihelewere in a pre-season match in 2012, it asked the Romanian football federation to make it compulsory for clubs to have fully equipped ambulances at all official and friendly matches.
"It would have cost as little as 400 euros per club per match to have state-of-the-art equipment available but the plan was not adopted," said Afan president Emilian Hulubei.
"We are continually fighting for more rights for players. Footballers in Romania are a long way from being treated the way normal workers should be."
Fifpro general secretary Theo van Seggelen added: "Our thoughts go out to everyone affected. It's simply shocking.
"After local authorities complete their investigation, we expect answers as to whether or not this tragedy could have been avoided."
Dinamo Bucharest say they contracted three ambulances for the match and that they were "properly equipped for emergency interventions".
Team doctor Liviu Batineanu said: "The player collapsed on the ground. We went in immediately, without waiting for the referee's permission, and we began the first resuscitation manoeuvres."
Ekeng last spoke to his mother on Thursday before she left for a trip to a nearby village. She says he talked about the house he was building back home in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital.
"We did [normally] speak every day," she said. "But because I was in the village he sent someone to see me and I was to call when I came back."
The club is making arrangements for the repatriation of the body.
The Romanian Football Federation announced on Saturday that the Romanian Cup final between Dinamo and Cluj would be put back a week to 17 May.
It said all games scheduled for this weekend would be postponed. | The sister of Patrick Ekeng, who died after collapsing while playing for Dinamo Bucharest, claims he said he was "feeling very tired" before the game. |
23,364,342 | Lawyers for the 25-year-old argued there is no proof he "aided the enemy", a charge carrying a life prison term.
Prosecutors have argued he "systematically harvested" documents eventually seen by Osama Bin Laden.
The case, allegedly involving 700,000 files, is considered the largest-ever leak of secret US government documents.
"He [Pte Manning] was knowingly providing intelligence to the enemy," said Judge Colonel Denise Lind at Thursday's hearing in Fort Meade, Maryland.
The decision does not exclude the possibility of Pte Manning being ultimately acquitted of the charge.
The accused, who appeared to be following the proceedings closely, showed no reaction to the ruling.
He has previously pleaded guilty to 10 of the more than 20 charges he faces.
By Rajini VaidyanathanBBC News
Today's ruling from the judge on the charge of "aiding the enemy" was highly anticipated. Outside the court at Fort Meade, Pte Manning's supporters said the case could deter other "whistleblowers" from sharing classified information which might be in the public interest. One of them asked whether, if someone leaked something to a newspaper, they too could be seen as "aiding the enemy".
If found guilty on this count, Pte Manning faces life in prison. For him to be convicted, it needs to be proved that he gave potentially damaging information to an enemy, knowingly, and with evil intent. It is this last clause that could be the trickiest to ascertain. Prosecutors argue they have proof al-Qaeda accessed information from Wikileaks, and that by posting the information Pte Manning would have known terror groups could see it.
But on Thursday, Judge Lind also denied a defence request to drop a computer fraud charge.
She is still considering a motion by Pte Manning's lawyers to dismiss five charges of theft.
Some two dozen of his supporters sat quietly in the courtroom, some wearing t-shirts printed with the word "truth".
"We're disappointed," Jeff Paterson, head of the Bradley Manning Support Network, told the Associated Press news agency outside court.
On Monday, defence lawyer David Coombs argued that the Army private was guilty of negligence, but not the "general evil intent" required to justify the life charge.
He said the government had offered no evidence to show that Pte Manning knew the leaked files could fall into the hands of al-Qaeda militants.
Pte Manning's lawyer has sought to show that he was "young, naive and good-intentioned" when he arrived in Iraq, but became disillusioned.
The accused told a pre-trial hearing in February that he had divulged the documents to spark a public debate about US military and foreign policy.
Prosecutors have argued the leaks damaged national security and endangered American lives, and said Pte Manning used his military training and access to gain notoriety.
Among the items sent to Wikileaks was graphic footage of an Apache helicopter attack in 2007 that killed a dozen people in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, including a Reuters photographer.
Other files leaked included thousands of battlefield reports from Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as secure messages between US embassies and the state department in Washington. | A military judge has refused to dismiss the most serious charge facing Bradley Manning, the US soldier who allegedly leaked thousands of secret documents. |
21,294,154 | Farouk Lawan is alleged to have collected $500,000 of a $3m bribe solicited from an oil tycoon to drop his company from the investigation.
The legislator pleaded not guilty in court and was taken into custody until a bail hearing on 8 February.
His supporters say he is being targeted by those implicated in his probe.
Nigeria is Africa's leading oil producer but has to import most of its fuel.
Last year, Mr Lawan chaired the House of Representative committee that produced the fuel scam report, accusing some of those who import fuel of massive corruption.
It called for a total overhaul of the oil ministry and for the prosecution of companies and some powerful individuals who had benefited from the swindle.
The investigation was set up in the wake of angry nationwide protests in January 2012 after the government tried to remove a fuel subsidy.
The oil billionaire, Femi Otedola, has alleged the lawmaker demanded the $3m bribe in order to have his company, Zenon, removed from a list of those involved in the scandal.
Part of that money was handed over and a video recording of the transaction was given to police, he said.
"You Farouk Lawan... in the course of your official duty corruptly asked for the sum of $3m for yourself from Femi Otedola... to afterwards show favour to Femi Otedola," Reuters news agency quotes the charges read out in the Abuja High Court.
Another member of Mr Lawan's parliamentary fuel subsidy committee, Emenalo Boniface, was also charged in court on Friday with corruption for accepting $120,000 of the $3m bribe from Mr Otedola.
Mr Lawan has said he accepted the money in order to expose blackmail and informed the committee and the anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), about it.
But the committee's deputy leader says he was not informed and nor did he receive any of the money. The EFCC has not commented.
The initial fuel subsidy report said Zenon owed more than $1m to the government.
Legislators later voted to remove the firm from the final report.
Mr Otedola is a close ally of President Goodluck Jonathan and a major financier of the ruling People's Democratic Party.
The BBC's Bashir Abdullahi in Abuja says as it is illegal to give as well as take bribes in Nigeria, some people have asked why Mr Otedola is not also facing any legal action.
But if Mr Otedola was acting as part of a sting operation for Nigeria's intelligence agency, the State Security Services (SSS), as he has claimed, he will not be charged, but may be called as a witness, our reporter says.
The SSS has not commented. | The Nigerian MP who headed an inquiry which found that a fuel subsidy scam had cost the country $6.8bn (£4.2bn) has been charged with corruption. |
37,218,639 | Wilder was famous for playing Willy Wonka and starred in a number of films directed by Brooks.
They collaborated on Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and The Producers.
The director tweeted: "One of the truly great talents of our time. He blessed every film we did with his magic & he blessed me with his friendship."
Willy Wonka star Gene Wilder dies
Obituary: Gene Wilder
In pictures: Life and career
Actor Billy Crystal described Wilder as "a giant of comedy," adding: "His legacy of films is inspiring. A true genius," while actor and musician Steve Martin said: "Goodbye, Gene Wilder. You were one of the great screen comedians. Original and surprising every time."
Wilder worked with Richard Pryor on four films - Silver Streak, Another You, Stir Crazy and See No Evil, Hear No Evil.
Rain Pryor, his daughter, told The Hollywood Reporter: "To watch the two of them together, there's not a magic that's been like that in a long time."
She added: "[My father] always said: 'That man's a genius, and he's a good man, that's for sure'."
Denise Nickerson, who played the role of Violet Beauregarde, one of the five children to win golden tickets to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, also paid tribute. The film was based on Roald Dahl's children's book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
She tweeted: "RIP Gene. You were so talented and kind-hearted. You will be sorely missed by so many. All of us have lost our Willy Wonka. Love, Violet."
Rusty Goffe, who also appeared in the film as an Oompa Looma, said: "Gene Wilder was one of the nicest if not the nicest actor I have ever worked with. A true star. Thank you Mr Wonka."
Julie Dawn Cole, who played Veruca Salt, told the BBC Wilder was "a very kind, endearing, and patient man".
"He had five kids who were probably high on sugar bouncing all over the set, he was just a joy to work with," she said.
"The joy was that as children we just kind of accepted him, so I can't say I was in awe of him at 12 but I suppose I'm more in awe now, [thinking] 'Wow, I really worked with that legend.'"
Sir Roger Moore, who also worked with Wilder, wrote: "RIP Gene Wilder. Only happy memories of making Sunday Lovers together."
A number of comedians also took to social media to pay tribute, citing Wilder as one of their biggest influences.
Peep Show actor Robert Webb said: "Oh boy, Gene Wilder. The vulnerability in his eyes & the rage in his perfect voice. Incredible comic actor."
David Baddiel tweeted: "There was a time in the 70s where you knew a film was a comic masterpiece because it starred Gene Wilder."
Leigh Francis, normally known as his alter-ego Keith Lemon, wrote: So sad to hear about Gene Wilder. One of my Heroes. Comedic wizard."
Other actors paying tribute included West Wing star Rob Lowe, who said: "Gene Wilder as one of my earliest heroes.
"Blazing Saddles, Willy Wonka, are clinics on comic acting. Sad to hear of his passing."
George Takei, best-known for playing Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, tweeted: "He was always able to make us smile, and that is no small feat. Rest with the stars, Gene Wilder."
Russell Crowe wrote: I saw Blazing Saddles seven times at the cinema with my school friends . George St. Cows outside. Gene Wilder you were a genius."
Veep star Julia Louis Dreyfus described Wilder as "wonderful", adding: "What an influence you were in my life. Thank you for all that joy."
Comic actress Sarah Silverman posted: Hilarious & heartbreaking in the very same moment. RIP beautiful Gene Wilder. There was & will never be anyone like you."
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Actor and director Mel Brooks has led an outpouring of tributes from entertainment figures to Gene Wilder, who has died aged 83. |
31,855,310 | Kenyans are great runners.
Normally they tend to run towards something - a gold medal, a cash prize or even fame and glory for self and country.
But over the last three weeks they have been running away from something - politicians.
Historically Kenyans have neither trusted nor loved their politicians - often with good reason.
You vote them into power and they disempower you by creating laws and policies that severely restrict freedoms and impoverish the nation.
You give them access to parliament and they give themselves hefty perks and pay.
You focus them on the people's actual concerns, but their biggest interest becomes prime public land, prompting their mouths to salivate with desire.
So when the three most popular national television stations, Citizen TV, KTN TV, Nation TV, and its subsidiary Q-TV, switched off their broadcasts in a row over the move from analogue to digital transmission, most Kenyans were relieved to see their politicians wiped off their screens.
The political vitriol and vanity that had become a staple diet for TV consumers took a break.
One young office receptionist told me: "I haven't heard any silly politics in three weeks, I didn't realise that it's politicians who force it on my screen."
Shortly before the big TV switch-off, the level of political debate in parliament had been lowered to unbelievable levels.
In one instance, the lawmakers spent days discussing and then approving a bill banning elected governors, who head the country's 47 counties, from being referred to as "excellency".
Yet these honourable members saw nothing dishonourable about exchanging blows live on TV in parliament, nor fuelling violence during their various party elections.
While all this was going on, the critical issues that ordinary citizens were focused on, such as persistent insecurity and the current drought that is threatening hundreds of thousands of people, remain unaddressed.
It is known all over the world that politicians need the oxygen of publicity to survive.
And so the Kenyan species refused to go away quietly.
Many politicians criticised the government for failing to give the TV stations adequate time to prepare for the move to digital transmission.
"This is a grave matter of this nation," one opposition MP said. "We should not be taken back to pre-1990 where Kenyans were forced to watch [the state-owned] KBC."
Some of the politicians went as far as urging Kenyans to stage street protests demanding the resumption of TV broadcasts.
But their pleas failed to persuade the Communications Authority of Kenya to change its mind and reconcile with the TV stations.
And so for three weeks, Kenyans got away from their politicians, who were restricted to radio and newspapers where they seemed less overbearing and tiresome.
Joseph Warungu:
"If you are vaguely important in Kenya and happen to die, rest assured that your funeral will be turned into a shameless political arena"
In a newspaper photograph, a politician's lips are stuck together; on radio their space-demanding bellies cannot sway.
But politicians have creative moves for survival and this peace and quiet did not last long.
When the television stations went off the air, they took over dead spaces - the funeral platform.
If you are vaguely important in Kenya and happen to die, rest assured that your funeral will be turned into a shameless political arena.
It is common practice for politicians to turn up at funerals and then queue up to give long speeches that neither eulogise the dead nor console the bereaved, but instead promote their agenda and attack opponents.
So prevalent and insensitive is the practice that one former MP, Kuria Kanyingi, took the precaution of banning political speeches at his funeral.
Mr Kanyingi, who before he died late last year was a highly active fundraiser for the former ruling party Kanu, had left very clear instructions that upon his death no political oratory should be allowed during his burial.
But if the dead will not play ball, the politician can always turn to the living for publicity.
Some are now very quick to invite successful Kenyan musicians to attend their birthday parties or other events, hoping that the brand association will earn political mileage.
And when this does not work, the politicians have no qualms about singing in public, out of tune and out of pitch, or stooping low to join children dancing at public events - their giant frames swinging this way and that.
A number of politicians own radio stations in Kenya, and so if everything else fails, they can always rely on "home" coverage.
With all the TV stations now back on air, and the politicians' air supply restored, Kenyans were hoping that the lawmakers would look beyond their bellies to craft policies that would deny poverty the oxygen it needs to drain away the lives of ordinary people.
However, when I watched my TV the other night, my heart sunk.
The traditional menu was back - complete with scandals of some politicians grabbing land and allegations of others receiving kick-backs to "doctor" an unfavourable audit report.
Kenyans, it seems, will need to keep running - somewhere, anywhere. | In our series of columns from African journalists, broadcaster and media trainer Joseph Warungu reflects on the return of politicians to national television screens after a three-week break. |
19,782,680 | The Protection of Freedoms Act makes it an offence to clamp on private land.
The law does not affect Northern Ireland, and clamping and towing away on private land has been banned in Scotland since 1992.
But landowners are boosted by stronger laws on ticketing, which mean unpaid charges can be claimed from the keeper of the vehicle, as well as the driver.
And the government has also agreed on an independent appeals service funded by the British Parking Association (BPA).
This will allow motorists to appeal against a parking charge issued on private land by a company that is a member of the BPA's approved operator scheme.
Lord Taylor of Holbeach, the Home Office minister responsible for changes to vehicle clamping law, said: "This common-sense ban will give motorists the protection they deserve against rogue wheel-clamping and towing companies.
"It will save motorists £55m each year in clamping charges and finally penalise the real criminals - the corrupt firms themselves."
Local Transport Minister Norman Baker said: "These new parking arrangements deliver a fairer legal framework for motorists and landowners, while getting rid of the indiscriminate clamping and towing by private companies for good."
But the AA and the BPA have both said the new measures do not go far enough, expressing concern over a lack of protection from rogue parking operators.
A BPA spokesman also said there may be continuing issues for motorists because of little known by-laws giving landowners the right to manage their parking in any way they choose. These include some car parks at railway stations, airports and port authorities.
And the AA has concerns that rogue operators may begin issuing bogus parking tickets on private land.
BPA chief executive Patrick Troy said: "The Protection of Freedoms Act ushers in perhaps the most significant shake-up of the private parking industry ever seen in this country and there is much that we and the government can be proud of.
"However, the regulations do not yet go far enough. An independent appeals service which is not binding on all operators is likely to be a recipe for confusion among motorists and a ban on clamping is no substitute for proper regulation of the industry.
"That being said, the new appeals service, such as it is, will provide a long-overdue layer of protection for motorists who want to know that they no longer have to look to the courts for recourse when they feel that a parking enforcement notice has been unfairly issued." | Wheel-clampers have been outlawed from clamping vehicles on private land under new legislation in England and Wales. |
40,117,691 | Robert Seddon would have something to say about that.
When Seddon led the British and Irish Lions on their first ever tour in 1888, he and his team-mates arrived in Australia after 42 days at sea, with 300 stoats and weasels - tasked with bringing the local rabbit population under control - as fellow passengers.
The world has certainly changed since then, but the Lions - albeit these days lacking a cargo of ruthless little mustelids - remain at their core the same: a composite side featuring the best players from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, touring a southern-hemisphere stronghold every four years.
As the current class embark on their New Zealand trip, how has a team that began as a Victorian-era mix-and-match Franken-side not only survived, but thrived?
And are the Lions, ultimately, an endangered species?
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Cross-sport comparisons with the Lions always fall short.
Europe's best golfers come together every two years to represent the continent in the Ryder Cup. But in a largely individual sport, there are not the same national allegiances to be set aside.
The State of Origin rugby league sides and NBA All Star basketball games show a fine disregard for club loyalties, but these are domestic affairs that lack the jet-set international dimension of the Lions.
Scour the sporting world high and low and you'll find there is nothing quite the same.
So what does it mean to become a Lion?
Jeremy Guscott was called up to the Lions' tour of Australia in 1989 as a 23-year-old centre with just one England cap to his name.
He started both of the Test victories, and played in all six Tests on the subsequent tours of New Zealand and South Africa, famously kicking the decisive drop-goal against the Springboks in 1997.
"It was absolute, all-encompassing euphoria when I got selected for the first time," he told BBC Sport.
"And because of what I experienced then, I would have almost chopped off an arm to get on the tours in 1993 and 1997.
"Everyone has to be selfless, helping team-mates to be the best they can, while at the same time competing furiously for places.
"It is very hard to do because it is an incredibly competitive environment. But the more that people buy into that, the greater chance there is of success.
"That is the unique balance with a Lions tour."
The standard of play may be be stratospheric, but the touring traditions of scrapes, high-jinks and horseplay are as true for the Lions as for Old Rubber Duckians 3rd XV.
Whether it be 1974 captain Willie John McBride asking an irate hotel manager just how many police would be arriving to quell his team-mates' partying or full-back Neil Jenkins decked out as Prince Ruprecht from the film 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' in 1997, there is a human and occasionally hell-raising side to the tours.
"There are moments which stay with you forever, both on and off field," remembers Guscott.
"There was an afternoon in New Zealand where we - and those involved will remain nameless - were out on a team-building activity and one player very nearly took off another's foot with a shotgun.
"He missed by a metre or so. The alternative didn't bear thinking about!"
As Warren Gatland's squad headed off in the glare of the media spotlight, kitbags loaded with £595 red velvet jackets provided by one of their many sponsors, it is funny to recall that it was once feared 'professionalism' could kill them off.
The Lions represent the continuing legacy of the British Empire. That still has tremendous resonance in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa
The end of the sport's amateur status in 1995 prompted predictions that the Lions' days were numbered, as clubs would be reluctant to allow paid employees to tour, improved annual Six Nations battles would dominate the conversation and a burgeoning World Cup would suck up the corporate cash.
So the theory went, at least.
"There are two reasons that the Lions survived the advent of professionalism," explains Tony Collins, professor at De Montfort University's International Centre for Sports History and Culture and author of 'The Oval World: A Global History of Rugby'.
"The first is that the 1997 Lions tour of South Africa - two years after the game turned professional - was incredibly successful.
"It was a great series, that showed the credibility of a Lions tour to supporters and the esteem it was held in by the players themselves.
"The other thing is just as important, but less recognised. Although a lot has changed, there is still tremendous continuity in the way that people view the world and their place in it.
"The Lions represent the continuing legacy of the British Empire. That still has tremendous resonance in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
"When the first tours went, these were still very young countries and, in many ways, they still define themselves by their ability to compete with and defeat the British.
"Back home in Britain, despite the devolution of powers to the various constituent parts, there is still a nostalgia for British-ness in lots of places."
While the Lions have thrived, the advent of professionalism has had an impact on another of the sport's great composite teams: the Barbarians.
Back in 1973, the Barbarians beat the All Blacks in front of 51,000 in what was a full-blooded contest at the very highest level of the game.
Contrast that with the Barbarians' most recent outing last month, which saw the free-running invitational side comfortably beaten in what amounted to a pre-tour loosener for a second-string England side.
The challenge for the Lions now is to ensure they can marry their romantic past with modern realities.
Before the third and deciding Test on the 2013 tour of Australia, Gatland controversially dropped Irish legend Brian O'Driscoll to reunite the Welsh midfield axis of Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies.
In total 10 of the starting XV for that climatic match were players Gatland oversaw in his regular job as Wales head coach.
In the hours before kick-off, former Ireland hooker Keith Wood - a veteran of the 1997 and 2001 tours - accused him of fundamentally misunderstanding the Lions ethos.
"We are not seeing the blend of four teams, that is what makes the Lions phenomenal," he said.
"It about getting the best quality out of players from these islands, not having an intransigent game-plan that is low on subtlety and simplistic from the start."
The Lions recorded a thumping 41-16 victory to win the series. Wood, though, stood by his words, claiming that the Lions is about more than just the result.
This year's Lions will play six matches in 17 days before the first Test in an intense crash-course to prepare for the planet's best - the world-champion All Blacks.
With playbooks fatter than ever, can the Lions afford to start with a blank slate rather than arrive with a pre-heated plan?
But - given the unique and broad appeal that has has seen them survive for nearly 150 years - can they also afford to disregard the old traditions?
What is clear is that the Lions' battle to hitch contemporary professionalism to timeless romance, and to knit four teams into one, makes them unique in a sporting world long since stripped of such idiosyncrasy at the top level. | Sam Warburton's 48-hour journey to Auckland, featuring business-class air travel and stopovers in Dubai and Melbourne, was described this week as "epic". |
34,310,303 | The 31-year-old free agent, who left the Upton Park club during the summer, was at Celtic Park on Sunday to watch the champions' 6-0 win over Dundee.
"We will have talks with him and see him in training as well, this week, I think," said Celtic manager Ronny Deila of Cole, capped seven times by England.
"We will see if it is something that will happen or not."
Deila added: "It is not [a trial]. He has been in London his whole life, so he has to see what he is coming to and then we will see if it is something that he likes and we like as well.
"I think he is a very good football player and he shown in the Premier League and also the Championship that he can score goals and he is different to what we have.
"He is a target man, very good in the air and strong and that is something that, if everything fits, could be good for us."
Celtic made a late bid to sign Scotland and Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher in the closing hours of the transfer window, but his club would not allow him to make the move.
Deila's side controlled the game against the Dark Blues and the win keeps them five points behind league leaders Aberdeen, who won 3-1 away to Hearts.
Tom Rogic and Leigh Griffiths gave the champions a 2-0 lead at the break. Left-back Emilio Izaguirre scored twice in six second-half minutes before missing a penalty for his hat-trick and then skipper Scott Brown and substitute Nadir Ciftci added late goals.
The Norwegian said of Izaguirre's spot-kick, which was blazed over Scott Bain's crossbar: "I haven't seen many worse penalties in my life.
"There was too much pressure, he had to wait a few seconds and I think he was thinking too much.
"We could have scored much more and that is a good thing when you win 6-0.
"It is too early to talk about the league but you have to put in good performances and win games. In the end we will see who is the best team."
Dundee manager Paul Hartley commented that his team had produced "a poor performance".
"It was unacceptable. It was a really bad day that we had," he said.
"We had one performer and that was the goalkeeper. If it wasn't for him it could have been more.
"We had 10 players off it and I think the players know that because they have been good for the majority of the season.
"We have got to regroup again, be embarrassed by the performance, that's for sure, because it wasn't acceptable." | Former Chelsea and West Ham striker Carlton Cole will train with Celtic this week with a view to signing. |
40,616,695 | Officers were searching a property at Cockret Court in Cockret Road after arresting a man on suspicion of racial/religious aggravated harassment and criminal damage.
Neighbouring flats within a 100m cordon have been evacuated and residents are being offered temporary shelter nearby.
A 60-year-old man remains in police custody.
North Yorkshire Police warned there would be disruption to the surrounding area as emergency services attended the scene.
It said the flats were being evacuated as a precaution. | Homes in Selby, North Yorkshire, have been evacuated after police found suspected hazardous material. |
40,140,753 | NZ beat France and Japan to overhaul Team USA at the top of the standings with eight points, with Great Britain third, three points further back.
Team USA suffered their second defeat of the competition to Sweden.
New Zealand, Sweden, Britain and Japan will compete in the semi-finals with holders Team USA awaiting the winners.
Friday was a rest day for Great Britain, who had already secured a play-off place by narrowly defeating France at the end of Thursday's racing.
Sir Ben Ainslie's Land Rover BAR team's two victories in Bermuda came against Sweden.
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With one day of head-to-head racing still to go, Team New Zealand are battling with Team USA to top the qualifying round-robin event.
If New Zealand top the group, they would take a bonus point into the final if they get that far.
The USA, who are already in the final series, would start a point up if they win the qualifying group.
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Racing from 18:00-20:00
Race 12 - United States v New Zealand, Race 13 - Japan v Great Britain, Race 14 - France v Sweden, Race 15 - Great Britain v United States
Full schedule | Team France were eliminated from the America's Cup as New Zealand seized the lead in the qualifying round-robin with two victories on Friday. |
39,479,016 | Gareth Bennett claimed the findings of a yet-to-be published inquiry into refugee services risked "encouraging more spontaneous arrivals" in the UK.
Labour AM Jenny Rathbone said she was disappointed he did not engage with evidence gathered by the committee.
Mr Bennett declined to comment on the criticism.
He is a member of the assembly equality, local government and communities committee, which has been investigating provision for refugees and asylum seekers in Wales, especially those from Syria.
It is understood that, during March, the South Wales Central AM told the committee he did not agree with the report's findings.
Mr Bennett has since produced a UKIP-branded report entitled "Wales' Refugee Problem" where he compiled material about refugees, mostly from the Times newspaper.
He wrote: "The committee's report, by seeking to extend provision in Wales not only to Syrian refugees but to refugees arriving spontaneously, is not recognising the difficulties of establishing who are the genuine political migrants.
"The danger is that Wales will be complicit in encouraging more spontaneous arrivals in the UK, which the UK taxpayer will then have to pay for. This cannot be right."
Colleagues of Mr Bennett on the committee claimed the AM did not raise any objections during the progress of the inquiry.
Cardiff Central AM Ms Rathbone said she "completely disagreed" with the suggestion that the committee could be encouraging spontaneous arrivals.
"I really don't think asylum seekers would be reading our report and thinking Wales is the place we should head for," she said.
"In any case they have no control over where they go."
Ms Rathbone said that although the views Mr Bennett held were not surprising, she said it was disappointing "that he didn't engage with the evidence that we gathered and instead came out with a diatribe based on [Times columnist] Matthew Parris".
The findings of the inquiry are not yet known publicly.
Committee chairman, Labour AM John Griffiths, said: "The committee conducted its inquiry over several months taking a wide range of evidence, much of it emphasising the positive role that refugees and asylum seekers can have in Wales.
"Our focus was not the question of whether we should accept more refugees and asylum seekers, or on the level of refugees and asylum seekers entering Wales, but on the support available to them in Wales when they arrive, taking into account what lies within the assembly's devolved competence.
"Our conclusions and recommendations are set out in the report to be published later this week." | A UKIP AM has produced a report accusing an assembly committee of encouraging asylum seekers and refugees to come to Wales. |
33,303,343 | Joshua Bonehill, of Hudson Road, Yeovil, was arrested in Somerset on Thursday in an operation with Avon and Somerset Police, the Met said.
It came as part of an operation ahead of a planned march in the Golders Green area of the capital on 4 July.
Mr Bonehill, 22, is due at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: "Officers continue to assess all information and intelligence available in relation to the proposed demonstration and speak with the organisers to ensure an appropriate policing response is in place.
"We are aware of concerns in the local community about the negative impact this proposed demonstration may have on them.
"We are working with residents to ensure that people can exercise their rights in a way that is lawful, while minimising this impact." | A man has been charged with inciting racial hatred ahead of a proposed demonstration in an area of London with a large Jewish population. |
30,524,626 | Play workshops in Caerphilly and Conwy will benefit, along with a new nursery in Wrexham and clubs in Cardiff.
It will also pay for staff training and places at centres which provide care for children with autistic spectrum disorder in Pembrokeshire.
The Welsh government said it would help address gaps in childcare provision.
It comes a few months after the Family and Childcare Trust claimed just 5% of Wales' 22 councils had sufficient out-of-school activities for 12-to-14-year-olds.
Its report said Welsh councils also lagged behind those in England and Scotland in having enough holiday childcare and said finding decent, affordable care for school-age children was "down to luck" for many families.
Announcing the funding, Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths said childcare played a central role in improving children's well-being and reducing inequalities.
It also ensures parents can work and do further training, she said. | Centres which provide out-of-school childcare for families across Wales are to share £400,000 from the Welsh government. |
35,077,189 | She was struck a number of times in the face and stomach and received hospital treatment for her injuries, according to the Irish state broadcaster, RTÉ.
A police (garda) spokesman said a man in his 30s was arrested after the attack at Dolphin House, East Essex Street, Dublin on Friday afternoon.
He was taken to Pearse Street Garda Station for questioning. | A judge has been assaulted during a hearing at the Family Law Courts in the Republic of Ireland. |
36,469,577 | Campaigners want the justice system to presume car drivers are liable for a collision with a cyclist or pedestrian, unless they can prove otherwise.
Round-the-world cyclist Mr Beaumont has joined the Road Share campaign calling for a system of "presumed liability".
In 2015, then Transport Minister Derek Mackay said he would consider this if it would make active travel safer.
Road Share has previously won support from MSPs from all Holyrood parties, and a petition backing them has gathered more than 10,000 signatures.
In 2014, 155 cyclists were either seriously injured or killed on Scotland's roads, an increase of 16% on the 2004 to 2008 average.
Road Share argues that while there has been investment in cycle paths and road infrastructure, Scotland's roads still represent a "disproportionate danger" to cyclists.
Mr Beaumont, who broke the world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by bicycle in 2008, travelling 18,296 miles in 195 days, appears in a video for the campaign.
The Perthshire cyclist said: "Presumed liability would ensure that vulnerable road users are compensated quickly and fairly, and the bereaved and those who suffer serious injury are treated with compassion.
"I hope all MSPs in the new Scottish parliament take a few minutes to watch this video to better understand the issue and take positive steps to bring about this legislative change."
Alison Johnstone lodged a motion in parliament in April 2014, congratulating Road Share on its work and wishing it success with its campaign.
She was backed by SNP, Tory, Labour, Lib Dem and fellow Green members, although the motion was not passed.
Ms Johnstone also spoke out in favour of presumed liability in a Holyrood chamber debate in January 2015, when Mr Mackay referred to a "continuing debate" over the matter.
He said: "The Scottish government's position is that if there is evidence that the introduction of some form of strict liability will make active travel safer, we will of course look at it." | Cyclist Mark Beaumont is leading calls for the Scottish Parliament to change laws to protect vulnerable road users. |
36,201,279 | 4 May 2016 Last updated at 08:09 BST
It was made as part of the Running Man Challenge, but also with the hope of convincing more people to join the police force.
The viral dance craze began recently when US basketball players posted a video of themselves doing the Running Man dance to a popular song from the 1990s. | A group of New Zealand police officers has been showing off some dance moves in a new video. |
37,671,242 | The collision took place on Broomielaw under the Kingston Bridge at about 12:10.
The man is believed to have sustained leg injuries and was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
No one else was injured. | A man has been struck by a bus as he crossed the road in the centre of Glasgow. |
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38,572,334 | While neither side changed position, what was striking was how animosity and virtually non-existent industrial relations seems to be preventing a deal.
Although the detail is now completely submerged in vitriol, I think it's worth recapping what this dispute is meant to be about.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) wants to introduce driver-only operation (DOO) also known as driver controlled operation (DCO).
Even there, the confusion starts.
While a third of the rail network does use DOO already - with only a driver on board - what GTR is proposing is actually not driver only - the company wants a second member on board most of the time.
The proposals are part of a Department of Transport (DfT) mega-franchise agreement GTR has signed up to.
Unusually it is a management contract, and so GTR are doing the DfT's bidding - a point widely ignored or not known.
One GTR executive told me the company would be penalised financially if it failed to deliver DOO as it is in the contract.
The detail of the proposed deal is that the driver on new trains would control the doors and despatch the train using CCTV. There would be a second safety trained staff member USUALLY on board.
However, the unions think the second staff member should be safety critical. That means no trains could run without two members of safety critical staff.
The company thinks in exceptional circumstances, they should be able to run a train if the second staff member is unavailable.
On that point the two sides cannot compromise and that is where we are stuck.
The unions also do not think the CCTV images for the driver from the cameras are good enough especially in bad light.
And while true driver-only operation is already in use on a number of lines the unions do not want it spreading.
There are various interpretations of where we are.
Some think the unions are being unreasonable and trying to protect working practices and are being politically motivated.
Many can't understand why if this system is already in use on 30% of the network, a "milder" version of it shouldn't be used on Southern.
Others say the company and the government are simply cost-cutting and are themselves being political: trying to "break the unions" and deliberately trying to force the changes through.
Many commuters think the franchise was in disarray before the DOO proposals emerged.
Either way, most commuters I have spoken to are absolutely sick of the blame game going on.
They want this issue resolved and there are now further calls for legislation to stop strikes or binding arbitration.
So is a resolution likely? Not at the moment.
Could this go on until the end of the franchise? Certainly, now Transport for London (TfL) taking over looks like a non-starter.
Or will the government or the unions compromise? Unlikely at this stage with so much water under the bridge and reputations at stake.
The rail industry is a proud, innovative, inspiring industry that has been reduced to unseemly squabbling and finger pointing.
The cruel irony for passengers - who both sides claim to be getting the best deal for - is that they seem to have been forgotten about. | I watched the Southern strike special on Monday night on BBC One where the RMT's Mick Lynch clashed with Govia Thameslink Railway's Charles Horton. |
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BBC Sport and BBC Radio 5 live asked you to pick your highlights and these, as revealed during the Tuffers and Vaughan Show on Tuesday, were your top 10 in ranking order:
The list is an average of the positions each moment was selected in by listeners
But - and we're at a loss as to why - the moment when a dog invaded the pitch during England's second Test in India failed to make it into your top 10.
"It was fast! There were about eight of the security staff chasing it around the ground... they had a right sweat on," recalled Vaughan.
Its omission from the top 10 won't stop us enjoying Test Match Special's commentary of the incident again, and again:
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On 3 January, Ben Stokes hit England's fastest double century and Test history's second fastest during the drawn second Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
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Stokes raced to 200 in 163 balls to beat Ian Botham's 220-ball record, and was eventually out for 258 as England declared on 629-6.
"He really did bat at times like Adam Gilchrist and at times he looked like Garry Sobers. Gilchrist and Sobers mixed in and you've got quite a nice batsman on your hands," said Vaughan, who was commentating for Test Match Special at the time.
"It was an amazing knock, but it was more clinical than just teeing off," said Tufnell. "He was just crunching it.
"And he can only get better, with the bat and ball. I think in a few years he will actually come into his own as a bowler but as a batsman he is already a counter-puncher who can take the game away from the opposition."
Jonny Bairstow also struck his maiden Test century and shared in a Test world-record stand of 399 for the sixth wicket - all of which helped him come ninth in our list.
Only New Zealand's Nathan Astle has reached a Test double hundred more quickly than Stokes, off 153 balls against England in 2002.
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew: "What an astonishing innings. This man has played an innings that no-one here will ever forget.
"They are all standing and applauding something that has been absolutely magnificent."
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott on Test Match Special: "That was phenomenal. You've seen something special. You don't get 200s like that very often - very rare. It's been a memorable day."
Carlos Brathwaite hit every one of the first four balls of the final over for six as West Indies stunned England to win the World Twenty20 in April.
Needing 19 off the last six balls of the game to win, Brathwaite's match-winning blitz off Stokes sealed a quite stunning victory against the odds.
"I thought it was done and dusted when Ben Stokes had the ball in his hand, thinking 'how can he get this wrong?'," said Vaughan.
"Stokes didn't quite get it right in that final over, but what striking it was from Brathwaite."
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38,293,424 | The incident happened on board a bus travelling along Bath Street in Glasgow at about 22:15 on 30 August. Police said it caused a great deal of distress to a 17-year-old woman.
The man was of Asian appearance, aged between 50 and 60 years, about 5ft 8in tall, of medium build.
He had dark hair and a moustache and was carrying a silver walking stick.
He was wearing a grey striped T-shirt, dark trousers and black jacket.
Anyone with information about the incident or who recognises the man should contact PC Paul Lorenzetti on 101. | Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with an act of indecency on a bus. |
32,327,193 | Julian Kelsall, from Fenton in Stoke-on-Trent, died at the 90m (300ft) deep Dorothea Quarry in August last year.
The Caernarfon hearing was told Mr Kelsall, 42, had an underlying liver condition that would have affected his ability to cope.
A conclusion of misadventure was recorded.
The inquest on Wednesday was told Mr Kelsall's air regulator failed after he and diving partner Steven Wood dropped to a depth of about 22m (72ft).
Mr Wood said the stricken diver was "fighting" to try and sort out his kit.
"He's not normally a panicker, he is very cool as a rule," said Mr Wood.
Mr Kelsall was given a spare breathing regulator to use, and then given Mr Wood's main breathing piece - but the diver continued to struggle and the two men became separated.
Another diver, Paul Antonio, said he swam down to 41m (135ft) to recover Mr Kelsall but never saw him conscious.
Other divers and paramedics tried to save him on the surface, before he was flown to hospital in Bangor, where his death was confirmed.
The inquest heard Mr Kelsall died from drowning, but also had a markedly enlarged liver.
The disused quarry pool has been a magnet for divers since slate operations closed in the 1970s.
But the deep water at the site near Penygroes, Gwynedd, has claimed about 25 lives in the last 20 years. | A diver panicked and drowned at a notorious quarry pool in Snowdonia after breathing equipment malfunctioned, an inquest has heard. |
38,106,986 | William Thomas, 16, was found hanged at the family's farm in Llangyndeyrn on 22 August - two days before he was due to get his GCSE results.
The Llanelli inquest heard his parents have asked police to check his phone calls and text messages but they were unable to without his pin code.
The inquest has been adjourned until next year for the phone to be unlocked.
His father David Thomas told the hearing: "If it was the phone of a suspected terrorist I'm sure they would get into it.
"We are clutching at straws to find out what happened."
The schoolboy, a pupil at Ysgol Bro Myrddin in Carmarthen, was described as a brilliant rugby player and all-round sportsman who had been selected to train with the Llanelli Scarlets.
The inquest heard he passed his GCSEs with three A-grades, four Bs and one C and was due to return to school to study for his A-levels in September.
Parents David and Kelly Thomas said there was no reason why their son would want to end his own life but the phone could contain important information.
The inquest heard the phone was sent away to a specialist company but it could not unlock it. Apple were also approached but the phone remains locked and its contents are still a mystery.
Carmarthenshire coroner Mark Layton said: "I believe it's possible to get information off that phone and I will do everything in my power to get that information.
"It may answer some of your questions, it may not. But at least we can try."
Mr Layton said the police would send the phone away again to experts but he could force Apple to come to court to give evidence if necessary.
Adjourning the inquest, he added: "It seems to me that if the family want to know what's on the phone, then they should." | A couple from Carmarthenshire has urged a coroner to unlock their son's Apple iPhone to find clues about his death. |
36,245,756 | A month ago, the Halifax said house prices were rising by 10.1%.
The slow-down follows a rush to beat the new stamp duty tax rates for buy to let and second homes at the start of April, the Halifax said.
Compared with March, prices actually fell in April - by 0.8% - although the monthly figures can be very volatile.
A record 165,400 UK properties were sold in March ahead of the tax changes, which was 11% more than the previous peak in January 2007, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Previously the Nationwide said annual house price inflation dipped from 5.7% in March to 4.9% in April.
Dr Howard Archer, chief economist at IHS Economics, said that uncertainty over the EU referendum was also likely to "rein in" housing market activity for the next few months.
"Nevertheless, we expect housing market activity to regain limited momentum in the second half of 2016 on the assumption that a vote to stay in the EU reduces uncertainty and supports a pick-up in economic activity," he said.
"Current market conditions remain very tight as the severe imbalance between supply and demand persists," said Martin Ellis, Halifax's housing economist.
"This situation, combined with low interest rates and rising employment and real earnings, should continue to push house prices up over the coming months."
However, the Halifax also said that confidence in the housing market was at its lowest level in over a year. | Further evidence has emerged of a slow-down in UK house prices in April, as the Halifax said growth eased to 9.2% compared to last year. |
39,807,082 | About 50 bikers rode through the streets on 31 October, bringing a major route through the city to a standstill and going into pedestrian areas.
Thirteen men and one woman, from Leeds, appeared before Leeds Magistrates charged with causing a public nuisance.
All the defendants were bailed to appear before Leeds Crown Court on 1 June.
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One of the men is also charged with driving while disqualified and without insurance, and another with perverting the course of justice.
The police investigation came after motorbikes and quad bikes congregated in Kirkstall Road before they were ridden together through the city.
The defendants:
Omar Ahmed, 24, of Stonegate View, Meanwood
David Armitage, 26, of Brookfield Road, Headingley
Jamie Ayres, 26, of Lupton Avenue, Burmantofts
Hernani Banza, 27, of Shafton View, Holbeck
Ashley Benson, 25, of Whingate Road, Armley
Michael Clough, 27, of Torre View, Burmantofts
Ben Colley, 26, of Butterbowl Road, Farnley
Dean Fawcett, 28, of Intake View, Middleton
Nicholas Flaherty, 29, of Prospect Street, Farsley
Joshua Hawley, 22, of Mead Grove, Colton
Dylan Lockwood, 23, of Torre Grove, Burmantofts
Adam Nicholson, 26, of Henley Terrace, Bramley
Anton Rojas, 26, of Skelton Avenue, Burmantofts
Rachel Taylor, 29, of Nowell Lane, Harehills
Ben Colley has also been charged with driving while disqualified and without insurance
Nicholas Flaherty has also been charged with perverting the course of justice. | Fourteen people have appeared in court after a bikers' Halloween "ride-out" that caused traffic chaos in Leeds. |
26,366,249 | More than 65,000 people signed a petition which stated the clip - featuring a pendant with the Arabic word for God on it being reduced to sand - was offensive.
The music video has not been cut, but the pendant has now been digitally "scrubbed" out of the scene.
Petition instigator Shazad Iqbal, said he was "thrilled" with the outcome.
"The name of Allah has been removed from the Dark Horse video - we couldn't have done it without everyone's support so I thank each and every one of you deeply, our voices have been heard," he wrote on Change.org.
"I feel that the impact we have made and the total number of signatures obtained does convey just how worthy a cause this is, it is a significant step towards the right direction."
It is unclear whether YouTube made the change or if it was instructed to by Perry's record company.
The parties have yet to respond to BBC requests for a comment on the move.
Perry's video features the pop star as an Egyptian queen who transforms suitors into sand by disintegrating them.
Mr Iqbal, from Bradford, began the petition after he spotted one of the suitors wearing the pendant.
Explaining his reasons for starting the petition, Mr Iqbal wrote: "Blasphemy is clearly conveyed in the video, since Katy Perry - who appears to be representing an opposition of God - engulfs the believer and the word God in flames.
"Using the name of God in an irrelevant and distasteful manner would be considered inappropriate by any religion," he added.
The Dark Horse video has attracted more than 37 million views since it premiered on YouTube on 20 February. | The video for Katy Perry's track Dark Horse has been edited following claims from some Muslims it was blasphemous. |
33,468,560 | The report into HMP Hewell in Worcestershire found there had been an increase in violence both among prisoners and in attacks on staff.
But there were improvements in cleanliness, Hewell Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said.
"Persistent efforts" by staff to tackle the problems were also recognised.
Board chairman David Aylin criticised the level of drug use in the prison, especially the psychoactive substance Mamba.
"Men are in a state of semi-coma having taking it. Somehow, it is getting into the prison. Either being thrown over the wall, brought in by visitors, sometimes brought in by prisoners themselves."
But the prison insisted it takes a "zero tolerance" approach to drugs and said it used a range of "robust" search and security measures to detect them.
Mr Aylin also said he was concerned a number of vocational classes, known in jail as "industries", have been removed.
"Plastering and bricklaying, these used to lead to qualifications and certificates which employers would recognise."
The prison, which has about 1,000 inmates, has "its share of prisoners who are a challenge to any form of control or discipline", the board said.
"Sadly, as a nationwide feature, there was a rise in violence between prisoners and attacks on staff."
In 2013, a report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons said the jail was unacceptably dirty and there were high levels of assaults.
Nigel Atkinson and Nick Dann were appointed as the new governors of both the closed and open sections of the prison last June.
The board's annual report covered December 2013 to November 2014. | A prison once labelled "dirty and dangerous" has seen a rise in violence and drug use and has not tackled staff shortages, inspectors have said. |
36,426,108 | The ninth instalment of the X Men film series took £2.54m on its second week of release.
Alice Through The Looking Glass, starring Johnny Depp and directed by James Bobin, took £2.23m debuted at number two.
Its predecessor, Alice in Wonderland, took £10.5m in its first week in 2010.
The UK chart mirrors the North American box office, which also saw Alice beaten into second place by X Men on Memorial Day weekend.
Angry Birds, the film based on the popular game, was the third most popular film in the UK, with takings of £919,000.
Jodie Foster's fourth film as a director, Money Monster, entered the UK box office chart at number four after taking £821,000 in its first weekend.
The movie stars George Clooney as a TV financial news presenter who is taken hostage by a gunman live on air.
Another new entry, Love and Friendship, starring Kate Beckinsale, enters at number eight, having taken £263,000 on its opening weekend. | X Men: Apocalypse has topped the UK box office chart for the second week in a row, holding off competition from Alice Through The Looking Glass. |
39,666,452 | The Sun Centre was demolished in September to pave way for the regeneration, despite a 300-name petition to save it.
Plans include the building of a new water park, an outside splash pool, sun lounger areas, cafe terraces and a bar.
Denbighshire Council said it would attract 350,000 new visitors a year to Rhyl.
If full planning permission is approved, work will begin in September 2017 and the new facilities will open in early 2019.
The council supported outline proposals for the development of the scheme earlier this year.
As part of the redevelopment Rhyl's skate park and paddling pool will be moved.
The council said it would consult with young people on the design of the park.
Jamie Groves, head of facilities, assets and housing, said the submission of the plans was a "significant milestone" for the development.
"There is a lot of anticipation into how the new water park will look," he said. | The building of a new water park in Rhyl has moved a step closer after plans were submitted to the council. |
33,131,370 | The body of Nadia Khan, 24, was found in a house in Holker Street on Sunday. She had suffered fatal stab wounds.
West Yorkshire Police said a man, aged 26, from Bradford Moor, was arrested at about 03:00 BST. Police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
Reports suggest the woman was pregnant, but police have not confirmed this. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in Bradford. |
40,939,717 | The poll, carried out by West Yorkshire Police Federation, found 1,417 of the 1,563 officers asked backed the idea.
A second survey of 5,939 people in the county found 86% supported the proposal.
West Yorkshire Police said arming officers with Tasers was "not something to be taken lightly".
Under the force's current policy only officers assigned to certain duties are authorised to carry a Taser and only once they have undergone the appropriate training.
Nick Smart, Chairman of the Federation, said: "Given the recent terrorist attacks in London and Manchester, and the changing nature of threats faced by police officers nationally, this was an important survey and has provided some clear results.
"It is apparent that an overwhelming majority of police officers and the public we serve believe police officers should be routinely carrying a Taser when on patrol.
"And that - while many officers do not want to be routinely armed - there is a distinct desire need to increase the number of armed colleagues available."
272
times tasers were used in 2016
68 fired
10 stuns
194 drawn but not fired
According to the results, 86% of those surveyed said they would feel safer if they carried a Taser.
The same number said they believed officers would be better able to protect the public if they were carrying the device.
In reference to officers carrying guns, 65% wanted to remain unarmed but supported any increase in the number of firearms officers.
Sophie Khan, solicitor and director of legal and policy at the Police Action Centre, an organisation that campaigns against excessive use of Tasers, said: "The arming of all front-line police officers goes against the fundamental principles of policing by consent to policing by force.
"The safety of the public is paramount and, as Tasers have been linked to deaths and serious injuries, the routine arming of front-line police officers with Tasers would be in contravention of Article 2- the right to life."
Assistant Chief Constable Andy Battle said the force would discuss the findings with the Federation.
"Routinely equipping officers with Tasers is not something that is taken lightly, and we must ensure that those who are given these means are properly trained to use them and only when absolutely necessary," he said.
"Officers are accountable for ensuring that their use of force is proportionate to the situation and only applied when necessary, but we also recognise that assaults on police officers are increasing and it is important that we take positive action to reduce the number of attacks.
"One assault on a police officer is one too many and if more officers carrying a Taser is likely to deter an attack then it is something that must be considered." | More than 90% of West Yorkshire police officers want to see Tasers routinely issued to colleagues on front-line duty, according to a new survey. |
40,329,308 | The latest figures available show 158 babies were stillborn in Wales in 2015 - 0.47% of all births.
Stillbirth and neonatal death charity Sands said while many women seek support, men were often reluctant.
The Welsh Government said health board bereavement services offered help.
Sands is holding a remembrance service for affected parents in Cardiff on Sunday.
Heatherjane Coombs, 43, was 36 weeks pregnant with her son Xander when she suffered a placental abruption in September 2004.
He died in the womb and she had to deliver him two days later.
Mrs Coombs, chairwoman of the Cardiff and Newport Sands group, said while the couple had fantastic care from their midwife and there was support for her, there was no-one for her husband to talk to.
She said: "So many people will say to the dads, 'how's your wife?' or 'how's your partner?' and very rarely people will say 'how are you?'
"I think that's another reason why it's a taboo with men, because of the fact that society in general doesn't make them feel that they can open up."
Mrs Coombs said while some couples come to the charity's support meetings together, and they have two male volunteers for fathers to talk to, generally more women attend.
Her husband, who is now a Sands befriender, said support for fathers had improved since his own loss but more could still be done.
He said: "As the partner you go into the mode where you're the hunter-gatherer - you try and keep working, you try and support, you have to be the strong one but what happens is you fall over later on.
"It's about saying to men, 'it's ok to grieve, it's ok to be upset' - in the long run, for your physical, emotional and mental health, it's good that you do grieve because it tends to come out in either physical or mental illness later on."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "Stillbirth and late miscarriage can be devastating for the baby's parents and for the wider family members.
"That's why each health board in Wales has its own bereavement service which supports not only the parents, but wider family members."
Since losing Xander, Mr and Mrs Coombs, who did not have any more children following two further miscarriages, helped set up the Cardiff and Newport Sands group to support other parents.
Run mainly by volunteers, it holds monthly meetings and funds support packs and memory boxes for bereaved parents at the area's four main hospitals.
It also holds an annual memorial service to give parents the chance to remember babies who have been lost.
This year's service, led by Reverend Rhiannon Francis from the University Hospital of Wales Chaplaincy, is at 11:30 BST on Sunday at Wenallt Chapel at Thornhill Crematorium.
Memory cards can be written and relatives will have the opportunity to place a memory pebble in the memory bowl in its Ilex Garden. | More should be done to encourage fathers whose partners experience stillbirth or miscarriage to seek help to deal with their grief, charity workers have said. |
37,427,605 | "I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids," he told People magazine.
"I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time."
Jolie, 41, filed for divorce from Pitt, 52, citing irreconcilable differences on Monday.
Her lawyer, Robert Offer, said the decision had been made "for the health of the family".
It is understood Jolie is seeking physical custody of the couple's six children and asking the judge to give Pitt visitation rights.
Speculation is mounting over the causes behind the split, with one newspaper claiming Jolie was "upset with Pitt's parenting skills".
Ms Jolie's long-time manager Geyser Kosinski told E! Online: "Angelina will always do what's in the best interest of taking care of her family."
Madame Tussauds in London marked the split by announcing on Twitter that its mannequins of the pair have been separated. Twlight actor Robert Pattinson appears to have been placed between them.
Pitt and Jolie - nicknamed "Brangelina" by fans - married in 2014, 10 years after meeting on the set of 2005 film Mr & Mrs Smith.
It was Pitt's second marriage, having previously wed Friends star Jennifer Aniston, and Jolie's third after actors Billy Bob Thornton and Jonny Lee Miller.
Singer Adele is among those to comment on the split, dedicating a concert in New York on Tuesday to the Hollywood couple.
The 28-year-old told an audience at Madison Square Garden she had been "shocked" by the news and that it felt "like the end of an era".
Jon Voight, Jolie's actor father, also expressed sadness, saying whatever caused the split "must have been pretty severe".
George Clooney, who worked with Pitt on Ocean's Eleven and its sequels, expressed surprise when asked about the matter.
"I feel very sorry to hear that," he told reporters at a United Nations event. "It's an unfortunate story about a family."
Billy Bob Thornton, however, made no comment at a Hollywood event honouring actress Kathy Bates on Tuesday.
The actor, who was married to Jolie from 2000 to 2003, left quickly afterwards, avoiding questions from waiting reporters.
Pitt and Jolie most recently worked together on 2015 film By the Sea, a relationship drama about a couple trying to repair their marriage.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Actor Brad Pitt has said he is "very saddened" that his wife Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce and has asked for privacy on their children's behalf. |
40,510,618 | The federal government also apologised "for any role Canadian officials may have played in relation to his ordeal abroad and any resulting harm."
Canadian-born Khadr, 30, was captured in 2002 in Afghanistan at the age of 15, and spent a decade in Guantanamo.
He was convicted in 2010 by a US military commission of killing US Army Sgt Christopher Speer.
"We hope that this expression, and the negotiated settlement reached with the Government, will assist him in his efforts to begin a new and hopeful chapter in his life with his fellow Canadians," said Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and the Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale in a statement.
The Liberal government refused to officially disclose the the amount of the legal settlement despite the figure being widely leaked to numerous media outlets.
Khadr was suing the government for $20m on claims Ottawa conspired with the US in breaching his constitutional rights.
Khadr was the youngest prisoner ever detained at the US military prison in Cuba. He became a cause celebre for opponents of the Guantanamo Bay naval base and his case received international attention.
He was convicted of five crimes, including throwing a grenade that killed Speer in 2002.
Khadr said his confessions to US officials were made under duress.
His detention dragged on during the mandates of three previous governments, both Liberal and Conservative.
Canada's Supreme Court twice found that Canada violated Khadr's constitutional rights, holding that Canadian officials had been complicit in Khadr's mistreatment and contributed to his ongoing detention.
In 2010, Canada's Supreme Court ruled that he was interrogated under "oppressive circumstances."
Mr Goodale said at a news conference on Friday that reaching a settlement "was the only sensible course".
On Friday, the Canadian Press wire service reported that the Liberal Trudeau government wanted to get ahead of an attempt by Speer's widow and another US soldier wounded in the 2002 firefight to prevent Khadr from receiving any funds.
In 2015, the pair won a $134m (£103m) settlement in a Utah federal court in a lawsuit filed against Khadr.
The Globe and Mail reports their lawyer filed a court application in an Ontario Superior Court in Toronto this summer in a bid to block any possible payment to Khadr.
Mr Goodale denied any claim the settlement was rushed to block legal attempts to halt the payout by the pair.
He said "they will no doubt seek the redress that they think is appropriate and due to them and the legal process will take its course".
Khadr was repatriated in 2012 after agreeing to a plea deal to leave Guantanamo and serve the majority of his eight-year sentence in Canada. He was released on bail in Canada in 2015.
His case has long divided public opinion in Canada.
His defenders describe him as a child soldier. Others argue he was a radicalised fighter at the time of his capture.
Khadr was taken to Afghanistan by his father, a member of the al-Qaeda terror network. He spent his childhood in Canada and Pakistan.
News that Khadr would be receiving compensation re-ignited the controversy.
A petition by low tax advocacy group The Canadian Taxpayers Federation collected over 50,000 signatures in two days opposing any compensation for Khadr.
In an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation released on Friday, Khadr said he was now a different person from the teenager captured in Afghanistan.
He said he hoped the "talk about settlement or the apology does not cause people pain and if it does, you know, I'm really sorry for the pain". | Canada has issued a C$10.5m ($8m; £6m) settlement to former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr. |
36,129,736 | Campaigners who want to restore the pier to its former glory said it is a "day we never thought would happen" following the short ceremony in Ramsey.
The government handed over the keys to the Queen's Pier Restoration Trust (QPRT) who want to save the landmark.
It is estimated the overall restoration of the pier could cost around £1.5m.
The pier was closed in 1990 due to concerns about its safety.
Despite being unlocked for the day, the pier will remain out of bounds to the public.
The 0.7 km (0.43 mi)-long structure was built for the Isle of Man Harbour Board for around £45,000 and opened in 1886.
A QPRT spokesman said the next stage of their campaign will see a survey undertaken before a £60,000 project gets underway to restore the first of 55 bays.
Tom Durrant from the Trust said: "Each of the subsequent bays could cost £25,000 each."
In 2011, Tynwald approved £1.7m to stabilise and protect the Queen's Pier on the north coast of the island.
Thousands of tonnes of steel reinforcement were used to secure the structure and stop potentially hazardous debris falling into the sea.
Mr Durrant from the Trust said campaigners said the pier is "as important to the Isle of Man as the Laxey Wheel". | The gates of a 130-year-old Victorian pier in the Isle of Man have been officially unlocked for the first time in 25 years. |
39,078,602 | Amy Macdonald will headline the second day of the event at Linlithgow Palace.
They will be performing alongside Razorlight, Lightning Seeds, Ash, Bjorn Again and many others including Glasgow band Hipsway.
In its fourth year, the festival will be held on 12 and 13 August. It was voted Best Outdoor Festival by The Scottish Outdoor & Leisure Awards 2016.
Amy Macdonald said: "I've heard a lot of great things about Party at the Palace and I'm so excited that I'll finally get to visit.
"It's in such a beautiful setting and I'm sure it will be a great weekend.
"My band and I are very excited about the show."
John Richardson, Party At The Palace co-producer, said: "We're incredibly excited to welcome music fans to the party again this summer.
"We have made a few changes for this year and the crowd can look forward to some great new additions to the site as well as a fantastic line up over the weekend.
"We've set the bar very high in previous years by bringing some amazing artists to Linlithgow - from Deacon Blue and Simple Minds in our first year, to Nile Rogers, Travis, The Proclaimers and Billy Ocean, so, we are delighted to have The Kaiser Chiefs and Amy Macdonald alongside a host of other great bands, spread across our two stages for 2017.
"It's going to be the biggest party yet." | The Kaiser Chiefs are to headline the McEwan's Party at The Palace music festival in West Lothian. |
33,968,705 | The US state department identified the emails as it carries out its check on whether they can be released publicly.
Mrs Clinton's use of private email while secretary of state for four years has sparked a barrage of criticism.
The Democratic 2016 frontrunner says her private email contained nothing that was classified at the time.
Critics say that her set-up was unsecure, against government rules and designed to shield her communications from oversight.
Last December, she handed over about 30,000 emails she sent and received while in office.
A team of officials has been checking the emails since a federal judge ordered they be released to the public on a rolling basis over the next five months.
In court papers filed with a US District court judge in Washington on Monday, the State Department updated its progress.
One of its officials told the court that 305 of her emails are being recommended for review by intelligence agencies.
State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters later that day the review of more emails was "healthy".
"It doesn't mean that all 300 are going to end up at some level of (classification upgrade). I suspect some will and I suspect some won't," he said.
The FBI is investigating whether classified information was improperly sent via the server and stored there.
Under US federal law, officials' correspondence is considered to be US government property.
Mrs Clinton says the primary reason she set up her own email was for "convenience" but sceptics say the real reason she did it was because it gave her total control over her correspondence.
According to Mrs Clinton, she sent or received 62,320 emails during her time as secretary of state - she says half of them were official and have been turned over to the State Department.
Probably not. Mrs Clinton's email system existed in a grey area of the law - and one that has been changed several times since she left office.
It's a big deal because Mrs Clinton is asking the US public to trust that she is complying with both the "letter and the spirit of the rules". Critics on the left and the right are concerned she made her communications on sensitive national security issues more susceptible to hackers and foreign intelligence services.
Clinton's 'emailgate' diced and sliced | More than 300 emails from Hillary Clinton's private server are to be reviewed to see if they contain classified information. |
40,325,373 | Victims reported hundreds of alleged offences of physical, emotional or sexually abuse.
The police investigation began in 2006 but the apparent discovery in 2008 of part of a child's skull at a care home made headlines around the world.
It was later found to be coconut shell, but hundreds of victims had by then come forward.
Jersey care abuse inquiry: Children 'still at risk'
More on the child abuse report
'Do not ignore this report'
Following allegations dating from the 1960s, Operation Rectangle was launched with 192 people coming forward with 553 allegations of offences, including 315 at Haut de la Garenne.
Allegations were also made about the Sacré Coeur Orphanage, the Blanche Pierre group home and the successor to Haut de la Garenne, Heathfields.
The Independent Jersey Care Inquiry (IJCI), launched in 2014, has now published its final report.
The inquiry heard from more than 600 witnesses over the last three years and its report concludes aspects of Jersey's services for children are still not fully fit for purpose.
Neil McMurray, who has been campaigning for victims of child abuse for more than a decade, said his message to the States is "do not ignore this report".
Lawyer Alan Collins, who represented the Jersey Care Leavers Association at the inquiry, said many of the victims have mixed emotions about the report as it deals with sensitive and painful matters.
He said: "They will want to ensure many of the recommendations are taken up by the States of Jersey to ensure children in the future do not have to endure what they had to endure."
There are more than 600 recommendations contained in the report, which include:
Timeline leading to the inquiry
This is taken from a more detailed timeline examining the lead-up to the inquiry and political issues surrounding it.
Convictions of historical abuse as a result of Operation Rectangle include:
Skull or coconut ?
Operation Rectangle was not all plain sailing. Under the gaze of intense media interest, the first head of the investigation, Lenny Harper, claimed a piece of a child's skull had been found.
This was later revealed to be a piece of coconut after testing by experts in the UK.
Speaking after that revelation, the then deputy chief officer of the States of Jersey Police, David Warcup, said there was no evidence any children had been murdered at the former home.
Mr Warcup expressed "much regret" at the "misleading" information previously released.
During the Jersey Care inquiry, when called to give evidence, Lenny Harper would only do so over video as he said he had been warned Jersey law officers had prepared a "nasty surprise" for him if he came to the island.
Political opposition
The inquiry has heard evidence from more than 200 people in 146 public hearings, with two million pages of hard evidence submitted and 600 total witnesses including evidence read to the inquiry by lawyers.
This is despite the fact that the inquiry nearly did not happen.
Some politicians suggested the scale of the abuse was "exaggerated" by the media. That led the then chief minister, Senator Terry Le Sueur, to suggest an inquiry was a waste of time.
A proposition by Senator Francis Le Gresley, overruling the chief minister, was successful in the States and that led to the inquiry going ahead.
Since the abuse first came to light the States says a number of changes have been made to the care system.
These include appointing an independent chairman for the child protection committee and providing millions in funding to support child care reforms.
There was also a new multi-agency system set up to manage sexual, violent and dangerous offenders.
The Brig-y-Don children's home was reopened under criteria set out in earlier reports into childcare and a board of visitors was developed to provide independent contact and support for children in care. | Decades of slavery, bullying and abuse have been revealed in a report into the care system in Jersey. |
39,389,682 | With manager Gary Johnson watching from the stand as he recovers from heart surgery, the Robins started strongly.
Dan Holman's shot was cleared off the line by Aaron McGowan and Danny Wright's downward header bounced over the crossbar.
But Jordan Cranston tripped Paul Mullin in the box and Morecambe were awarded a penalty in the 13th minute. Michael Rose stepped up, but goalkeeper Scott Brown pulled off a fine save diving to his right.
Only a fine stop from Barry Roche denied Carl Winchester in the 15th minute.
Cheltenham opened the scoring in the 33rd minute when a free-kick was intercepted by Billy Waters who found Cranston on the left and his cross was nodded in by Harry Pell.
Wright put Cheltenham 2-0 up from the penalty in the 48th minute after Alex Kenyon handled Will Boyle's header on the line and he was sent off.
Pell crashed in the third from a 20-yard free-kick and Cheltenham were cruising before an own goal from Emmanuel Onariase gave the travelling fans something to cheer in the 79th minute.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 1.
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 1.
James Dayton (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
Dean Winnard (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Peter Murphy (Morecambe).
Paul Mullin (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Dean Winnard (Morecambe).
Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town).
Michael Rose (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Peter Murphy.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. James Dayton replaces James Rowe.
Substitution, Morecambe. Kyle Hawley replaces Aaron McGowan.
Foul by Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town).
Ryan Edwards (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Morecambe. Antony Evans replaces Aaron Wildig.
Own Goal by William Boyle, Cheltenham Town. Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 1.
Attempt missed. Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Liam Davis replaces Billy Waters.
Attempt saved. Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Dan Holman (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt saved. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town).
Peter Murphy (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Alex Whitmore.
William Boyle (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul Mullin (Morecambe).
Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aaron McGowan (Morecambe).
Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Carl Winchester.
Foul by Jordan Cranston (Cheltenham Town).
Aaron McGowan (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Cheltenham Town 3, Morecambe 0. Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
Hand ball by Paul Mullin (Morecambe).
Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dean Winnard (Morecambe). | Cheltenham boosted their survival hopes with a home win over 10-man Morecambe. |
33,886,570 | The skeletons were found during excavation of the Bedlam burial ground at Liverpool Street, which will serve the cross-London Crossrail line.
A headstone found nearby was marked 1665. Scientists hope to establish whether bubonic plague or some other pestilence was the cause of death.
The skeletons will be analysed by the Museum of London Archaeology.
Archaeologists said the fact the individuals appear to have been buried on the same day suggest they were victims of the Plague.
Crossrail lead archaeologist Jay Carver said: "This mass burial, so different from the other individual burials found in the Bedlam cemetery, is very likely a reaction to a catastrophic event.
"We hope this gruesome but exciting find will tell us more about one of London's most notorious killers."
The burial ground was in use from 1569 to at least 1738 with recent research suggesting up to 30,000 Londoners were buried there during that time.
Archaeologists have so far excavated 3,500 skeletons from the site and are expected to complete their work in September.
So far Crossrail has found more than 10,000 artefacts spanning 55 million years over 40 construction sites in London. | A mass burial site that may contain 30 victims of the Great Plague has been discovered in the City of London. |
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38,879,530 | She could open her bank account with it, authorise online payments, pass through airport security, or raise alarm bells as a potential troublemaker when entering a city (Troy perhaps?).
This is because facial recognition technology has evolved at breakneck speed, with consequences that could be benign or altogether more sinister, depending on your point of view.
High-definition cameras combined with clever software capable of measuring the scores of "nodal points" on our faces - the distance between the eyes, the length and width of the nose, for example - are now being combined with machine learning that makes the most of ever-enlarging image databases.
Applications of the tech are popping up all round the world.
In China, for example, fried chicken franchise KFC recently unveiled its first "smart restaurant" that uses facial recognition to predict what meal customers are likely to want, based on their age, gender and the time of day, while payments giant Alipay is experimenting with "smile to pay" tech.
In the US, medical technology company NextGate has developed facial recognition that can identify patients and link them to their medical records.
In Israel, meanwhile, "facial profiling" firm Faception even claims its technology can tell if you're a terrorist, extrovert, paedophile, genius or professional poker player by analysing 15 details of your face that are invisible to the naked eye.
It then uses the information to determine your personality traits, with the firm claiming it has an 80% accuracy rate.
And Russian app FindFace lets you match a photograph you've taken of someone to their social media profile on the country's popular social media platform Vkontakte. In theory, you could track down a complete stranger you snapped on the bus or train.
"There are many potential applications of robust and reliable facial recognition technology," says Prof Josef Kittler from the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing at the University of Surrey in the UK.
"Uses include security and surveillance of business, identity verification for business transactions, personalised treatment of regular customers, and analysing a customer's reaction to displays for marketing purposes."
The university is currently heading a £6m ($7.5m) collaborative research programme funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to develop next-generation facial recognition technology.
One of the principal drivers of the tech is the security sector.
Carl Gohringer, founder and director at Allevate, a facial recognition firm that works with law enforcement, intelligence and government agencies, says: "The amount of media - such as videos and photos - available to us as individuals, organisations and businesses, and to intelligence and law enforcement agencies, is staggering.
"We're well beyond the point where all of it is usable or viewable by us as human beings. So technology will be applied that results in new and interesting mechanisms of accessing, analysing, ordering, structuring and processing this visual minefield."
Machine-learning algorithms can sift through this vast store of data and improve as they go. Tools such as FaceSearch, from Vigilant Solutions, analyse more than 350 aspects of the human face, enabling suspects to be matched to a cloud-based database of more than 15 million "mugshots".
But Roger Rodriguez, director of public safety business development at Vigilant Solutions, says this technology has plenty of business applications too.
"Want to cater to those high-spending VIPs when they enter your store?" he says. "Facial recognition technology can send instant alerts when that VIP enters.
"Or it could be used on cruise ships to check passengers back in after they've disembarked the ship for a land excursion."
Businesses looking for a competitive edge see the technology as a "game-changer", he says.
But what price privacy?
A report by Georgetown Law Center for Privacy and Technology estimates that about half of US adults - more than 117 million people - have their images logged in a facial recognition network of some kind - a trend civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation describes as "a real and immediate threat" to privacy.
The US National Security Agency has been harvesting such images for years.
And authorities seem keener than ever to use the tech, citing security and law enforcement as the main reasons. It was recently revealed that the city of New York plans to install facial recognition tech on its bridges and tunnels to scan and identify people driving in and out.
In the European Union, such technology has to comply with the EU's Data Protection Directive and, from May next year, the General Data Protection Regulation.
But Ruth Boardman, data privacy specialist at international law firm Bird & Bird, says individual rights still vary from one EU state to another.
And the automation of security vetting decisions based on facial recognition tech raises serious privacy issues.
"In some countries this is not permitted at present," she says. "In others, like the UK this is permitted, as long as appropriate safeguards are in place - for example, ensuring that anyone who believes this is in error can ask for the decision to be reviewed."
Reassuring perhaps, but little comfort if you find yourself barred from a venue because some facial recognition software has mistaken you for a modern-day Al Capone.
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Click here for more Technology of Business features | Helen of Troy may have had a "face that launch'd a thousand ships", according to Christopher Marlowe, but these days her visage could launch a lot more besides. |
28,621,318 | Organisers Glasgow 2014 said the Sierra Leone chef de mission knows where Mohamed Tholley is.
On Friday it emerged that athletes from the country were considering extending their stay amid fears over the Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa.
Two Sierra Leone athletes at the Games have been tested and cleared for Ebola.
Ebola has caused more than 700 deaths since February in an outbreak affecting four west African countries.
Mohamed Tholley had failed show to up for the men's time trial cycling on Thursday.
Glasgow 2014 have now said the Sierra Leone chef de mission knows where the "missing cyclist" is and stressed he was not missing.
Unisa Deen Kargbo said that legally Tholley could be in the country until September but he had not discussed leaving the village with anyone in the camp.
Sierra Leone's Samuel Morris and Moses Sesay have been tested for Ebola and cleared by doctors in Glasgow.
Sesay, 32, was admitted to a Glasgow hospital last week after feeling unwell and doctors tested him for various conditions, including Ebola.
The cyclist was given the all-clear and released from hospital in time to compete in the men's individual time trial at the Games on Thursday.
It later emerged that table tennis player Morris was also tested in Glasgow and given the all-clear.
Morris, 34, said he developed a fever two days after arriving at the athletes' village.
He said: "They took me to the general hospital. They tested me for Ebola.
"I thought it was ordinary malaria diagnosis. But they didn't say that. They thought it was just a change of weather."
Tholley's coach Winston Crowther said the cyclist may have had concerns over the Ebola outbreak, but did not rule out other reasons for him leaving the team camp, including economic factors.
On the issue of the team returning to Sierra Leone, Unisa Deen Kargbo said: "Athletes have come to me and said they don't want to return because of the Ebola situation.
"There have been discussions with back home to see what the final decision will be on that. I have a mandate to return the athletes on 5 August and that's what I'm working towards now."
Asked if the athletes could stay on in the UK, he said: "The UK government will have to decide if that's an option, but I don't know."
The athletes' village is due to close on Wednesday and is being decommissioned on Thursday and Glasgow 2014 said it would become a "building site" within a matter of hours.
Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after more than 200 people died from the Ebola virus.
The outbreak - the world's deadliest to date - was first reported in Guinea in February.
It then spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone, and a person who travelled from Liberia to Nigeria died of the virus shortly after arriving in Lagos last week.
Ebola kills up to 90% of those infected but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment. | A cyclist from Sierra Leone who vanished from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games athletes' village is not missing, officials have said. |
30,569,539 | Money was stolen from St Malachy's Church in Hillsborough, Aghaderg Church, Loughbrickland and St John's Church, Dromara.
St Andrew's Church in Lisburn, County Antrim, was targeted as well.
A Church of Ireland spokesperson said the robbers used specialist equipment to break into the parish safes.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Church of Ireland Diocese of Down and Dromore said:
"Following a recent spate of robberies on church premises we have urged our clergy to be extra vigilant over the Christmas period.
"We are saddened to have been targeted in this way and hope that no further such incidents occur for us or for anyone else in this Christmas season and beyond." | Four parishes in County Down and Antrim have been targeted by thieves in the run-up to Christmas, the Church of Ireland has said. |
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