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39,457,438 | Rakesh Kapoor will receive £14.6m for 2016, down from £25.5m in 2015.
It also said it would be reducing his share awards for 2017 if RB's proposed acquisition of Mead Johnson went ahead.
The firm has previously been accused of having excessive pay levels.
Judy Sprieser, chair of RB's remuneration committee, said: "[We have] taken action in respect of both of these one-off events... following extensive engagement with our shareholders throughout the year."
Last May, RB apologised for selling a humidifier disinfectant that killed 93 people in South Korea between 2001 and 2011.
The firm apologised and set up a fund to compensate victims, however the tragedy led to one of its South Korean executives being jailed.
On Friday, RB said it had also cut Mr Kapoor's pay in light of the events, even though they happened before he started his job.
It also said it had taken "feedback" from RB's major shareholders over the proposed takeover of Mead Johnson, maker of infant formula.
Earlier this year, some shareholders suggested Mr Kapoor had pursued the £14.2bn tie-up to ensure he hit lucrative bonus targets.
Mr Kapoor said the deal was in line with company strategy and would generate £200m of cost savings after three years - although it would not generate a return for about five years.
Last year, some 17.7% shareholders voted against his 2015 remuneration package, while the firm faced criticism from lobby groups over its pay levels.
Mr Kapoor, who became chief executive in 2011, was Britain's third highest-paid chief executive in 2015. | Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of Durex condoms and Gaviscon, has cut its chief executive's pay package by 39% after a safety scandal that engulfed its South Korean division. |
36,896,916 | William Mead from Cornwall contracted blood poisoning in 2014 and died after a series of NHS failures to detect it.
Following a Whitehall meeting between Melissa Mead and the UK Sepsis Trust, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has agreed to lead the campaign.
About 44,000 people in the UK die from sepsis each year.
The campaign will include a 90-second social media video aimed at both doctors and the public which will appear at hospital emergency departments, walk-in centres and doctor's surgeries on World Sepsis Day on 13 September.
"It is really, really important that this is a campaign which continues to roll and have a journey and an evolution," Mrs Mead said after the Whitehall meeting.
"Personally, I feel relieved because I'm here because William died but, equally, I'm stood here and we represent 44,000 people who die every year and 150,000 people who suffer with sepsis.
"This isn't a one-off story, it effects so many people's lives and it's very important."
Sepsis, also known as septicaemia or blood poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's immune system goes into overdrive as it tries to fight an infection.
Without prompt treatment with antibiotics, sepsis can lead to multiple organ failure and death.
In January, the health secretary apologised for William's death after a report criticised GPs, out-of-hours services and a 111 call handler who failed to spot he had sepsis caused by an underlying chest infection and pneumonia.
Earlier this month, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence updated its guidelines so that sepsis is treated by doctors and nurses as an emergency on the same level as heart attacks.
That, plus the government approval for the Think Sepsis and Ask Sepsis campaign, should now mean there should be "joined action", Mrs Mead said.
The campaign will be aimed at recognising warning signs in both adults and children and the Department of Health has agreed to run it independently of a similar campaign to raise awareness of meningitis.
Campaigners had fought to separate the conditions into two campaigns so as not to present the public with a confused message. | A mother whose 12-month-old baby died from sepsis has welcomed government support for an awareness campaign about the potentially fatal condition. |
37,341,508 | Tanveer Iqbal's body was found in Gul Nawaz's vehicle in Birmingham in February.
He is on trial for murder, along with his wife Zatoon Bibi, and a 16-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Giving evidence, Mr Narwaz, 44, said he woke up to find Mrs Bibi pushing a television box with the body in it.
He said he had no idea who the person in the box was and "no clue what was happening" but agreed to put the body in the car.
The prosecution claims Mrs Bibi, 37, had been in a relationship with Mr Iqbal.
The 33-year-old father-of-two was strangled before his body was crammed into a cardboard box.
It is alleged Mrs Bibi lured her former lover to her home in Bridgeburn Road, Birmingham, on 31 January, claiming she had birthday cake for him.
Birmingham Crown Court heard previously in the trial it was Mr Nawaz, of Roway Lane, Oldbury, who had killed Mr Iqbal.
Under cross examination, Gurdeep Garcha QC asked him about a moment in 2010 when he discovered Mr Iqbal had fathered a child with Mrs Bibi.
She said: "You had built up a seething resentment to him. By January 2016 you wanted him dead."
"Why would I want that?" he replied.
A 17-year-old girl denies perverting the course of justice.
The trial continues. | A man accused of conspiring with his wife to kill a shop owner has admitted loading the victim's body into the boot of his car - but denies murder. |
32,937,299 | Alan Hagan, 48, was on trial over his dealings with News of the World reporter Lucy Panton while he worked at Ashworth Hospital, on Merseyside.
At the Old Bailey, he denied any wrong-doing but was found guilty of misconduct in a public office.
Hagan, of Galston Close, Liverpool, will be sentenced on 26 June.
The court heard Hagan was paid £1,000 for a story headlined "Suicide Brady hid pills in his sock" in February 2008, shortly after he first made contact with Ms Panton.
The court heard Hagan, who wanted to take "revenge" on bosses for his treatment as an employee, discussed payment of £50,000 for the images.
Even though he did manage to smuggle a camera into the hospital, the resulting pictures were not good enough quality and they were not published.
Brady, 77, who has been a patient at Ashworth since 1985, became notorious for torturing and murdering five children with Myra Hindley, who died in prison in 2002.
He was jailed for three murders in 1966. The pair later confessed to another two murders.
In April 2008, an attempt by Hagan to smuggle a camera into the hospital inside a belt failed, the court heard.
Later that year, Ms Panton emailed her boss about meeting her Brady contact in Liverpool, telling him: "Meet Friday, it looks like there will be an opportunity to get the project back on."
By October, Hagan had a new piece of kit enabling him to take pictures and video inside the secure hospital. The jury was told the quality of the images were not good enough for the newspaper.
Prosecutor Mark Trafford QC said Hagan first approached the newspaper because he was "disgruntled" with his employer and believed he had been "badly treated" by management.
He said: "His revenge, and his road to seek large sums of money, was to seek to sell pictures to the media. He had the position and the opportunity.
"He had seen and worked near people whose faces, whose crimes and whose past were known to many members of the public."
Mr Trafford added Hagan knew the move was "not just forbidden" but "helped undermine all efforts" to run a secure hospital. | A security officer has been convicted of smuggling a camera into a high-security psychiatric hospital to try to sell photos of serial killer Ian Brady. |
35,931,910 | The top seed won their quarter-final 6-3 6-3 and will next face Belgian David Goffin.
Djokovic had treatment on his back in the second set, but asked about the issue he told BBC Sport: "No concerns, not at all."
The 28-year-old is trying to win his sixth Miami title and third in a row.
It is three years since Berdych earned one of only two wins over Djokovic in 24 meetings - and again it was the Serb who dominated.
In blustery conditions, Djokovic broke twice in the first set and he took control of the second after Berdych followed a woeful smash with a double fault.
The only alarm came when he called the trainer, but Djokovic resumed in the same dominant form and sealed victory with another service break.
"I was trying to find the rhythm on the serve," he said. "Evidently we both struggled with that.
"The swirly conditions on the court were quite tough. Once you toss the ball you can't predict where it's going to end up.
"That's why I had a little bit of a spasm in the back but Paul from the ATP did a great job."
Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka remain on course for the Indian Wells-Miami double, after both won in California two weeks ago.
Two-time Miami champion Azarenka, who reached the semi-finals with a 6-4 6-2 win over Britain's Johanna Konta, will play German second seed Angelique Kerber on Thursday.
"I still feel that I'm far from my best and that's what's really exciting for me, to be motivated, to keep improving," said Azarenka.
Kerber impressed in a 6-3 6-2 defeat of American Madison Keys, setting up a rematch with Azarenka after she beat the Belarusian on her way to winning the Australian Open in January.
"She had a great start of the year, of course," said Kerber. "She is on fire, I think, right now." | World number one Novak Djokovic extended his winning run over Tomas Berdych to 10 matches with a straight-sets win at the Miami Open. |
38,740,413 | Veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary proved Egypt's hero, saving Bertrand Traore's spot-kick to secure victory.
In normal time Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for Egypt when he curled a superb shot into the top left corner.
Burkina Faso levelled when Aristide Bance chested down Charles Kabore's cross and volleyed in.
In doing so, they became the first side to score against Egypt this tournament.
The Burkinabe, who were the more adventurous and ambitious side throughout normal play, took an immediate advantage in the shootout.
Goalkeeper Herve Koffi, only 20 years old, magnificently pushed Abdallah El Said's spot-kick on to the post.
But he soon experienced the other side of shootouts when he stepped up to take his side's fourth penalty and was unable to beat El Hadary - who at 24 years his senior is the oldest Nations Cup player in history.
El Hadary's experience - he now has a chance to win his fifth African title - proved vital as he then saved Bertrand Traore's effort to send Burkina Faso home.
It was a dramatic end to a game that was cagey, thanks to Egypt's predominantly defensive approach, which had served them well and meant they had not conceded a goal going into the match.
Two moments of excellent football provided the breakthroughs for the teams - Salah's curling opener was sublime as was the chest control and volley from Bance that restored parity.
Otherwise the football was not quite of the highest standard, with Koffi largely a bystander.
While El Hadary was called on more often, he was relatively comfortable in keeping out shots from Prejuce Nakoulma and Banou Diawara.
Egypt's victory continues their remarkable success rate in Nations Cup semi-finals - they have now won their past six.
In clinching victory in Libreville they equal Ghana's record of appearing in nine finals.
And if on Sunday they beat the winner of Thursday's semi-final between Cameroon and Ghana, Egypt will extend their own record as the most successful Nations Cup side with an eighth title.
Match ends, Burkina Faso 1(3), Egypt 1(4).
Penalty Shootout ends, Burkina Faso 1(3), Egypt 1(4).
Penalty saved! Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal! Burkina Faso 1(3), Egypt 1(4). Amr Warda (Egypt) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty saved! Kouakou Herve Koffi (Burkina Faso) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top right corner.
Goal! Burkina Faso 1(3), Egypt 1(3). Mohamed Salah (Egypt) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Burkina Faso 1(3), Egypt 1(2). Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Burkina Faso 1(2), Egypt 1(2). Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Goal! Burkina Faso 1(2), Egypt 1(1). Banou Diawara (Burkina Faso) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
Goal! Burkina Faso 1(1), Egypt 1(1). Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Goal! Burkina Faso 1(1), Egypt 1. Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
Penalty saved! Abdallah El Said (Egypt) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Penalty Shootout begins Burkina Faso 1, Egypt 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Burkina Faso 1, Egypt 1.
Attempt blocked. Blati (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso).
Abdallah El Said (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ibrahim Salah (Egypt).
Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Tarek Hamed.
Banou Diawara (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt).
Foul by Charles Kaboré (Burkina Faso).
Amr Warda (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Banou Diawara.
Substitution, Egypt. Omar Gaber replaces Ahmed Elmohamady.
Second Half Extra Time begins Burkina Faso 1, Egypt 1.
First Half Extra Time ends, Burkina Faso 1, Egypt 1.
Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Yacouba Coulibaly.
Foul by Blati (Burkina Faso).
Amr Warda (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Burkina Faso. Alain Traoré replaces Aristide Bancé.
Attempt missed. Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Banou Diawara.
Banou Diawara (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ibrahim Salah (Egypt).
Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso).
Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. | Egypt reached a record-equalling ninth Africa Cup of Nations final, beating Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. |
36,088,662 | 20 April 2016 Last updated at 02:53 BST
So have the organisers done enough to restore the IPL's image and make it profitable for the teams involved? Sameer Hashmi reports. | The world's biggest, richest cricket tournament - the Indian Premier League is well underway - and this year there are two new clubs to replace teams that were suspended for corruption. |
37,629,679 | Some 300 defectors and captured combatants, including many Europeans, are being held at the camp operated by the rebel group Jaysh al-Tahrir.
Its commander, Mohammad al-Ghabi, told the BBC: "We tried to rehabilitate them and alter their state of minds."
"Those who wished to return home were allowed to call their embassies and co-ordinate with them through us."
Among the group are French, Dutch and Polish nationals, as well as foreign fighters from North Africa and across the Middle East and Central Asia.
The men, women and children are being held in a village in rural northern Syria.
Mr Ghabi said the numbers were growing as IS collapsed, thanks to a Turkish-supported rebel offensive against the group in northern Syria called "Operation Euphrates Shield".
"IS has been falling apart for the past seven or eight months, according to the defectors we spoke to. However, Operation Euphrates Shield further degraded IS and led to its dismemberment following the rapid advances of our forces," he added.
A BBC team was unable to visit the camp, but obtained material from inside. It has basic facilities and the prisoners there say they are being well cared for, but many want to leave.
One former IS fighter there goes by the name of Abu Sumail.
He travelled from his native Netherlands two years ago, going first to Belgium, then to Gaziantep in Turkey. He said he disguised himself as a "party guy" on holiday, to avoid detection by the intelligence services.
But getting into Syria was much easier than leaving.
Speaking of his disappointment with life inside IS-held territory, he said: "They treat us very bad, especially people from another country.
"It's very hard for us to live there - it's not our lifestyle because we are used to a lot of things and then we come there and they directly start to treat you hard.
"You give your life to them, so they are going to start to take control of your life. They use you for bad stuff."
The BBC has also learned that an underground railroad is being created in Syria, with other rebel groups and British and European intelligence services, to find, capture and return IS supporters.
Inside the Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto IS capital, fighters have begun to send videos and personal statements to rebel groups, in the hope of escaping with their families.
At least half a dozen foreign fighters have made it out already, and are facing imprisonment back in Europe, according to rebel groups.
Mr Ghabi said that not everyone would be allowed to leave.
"Those who didn't want to go back or had committed crimes are being referred to a Sharia court, which rules by [Islamic] law and punishes according to the gravity of crime committed."
Some could be executed, he warned, and added that the window of opportunity for defectors to cross to the rebels was closing fast, as IS continues to lose territory and its proto-state crumbles. | A secret internment camp for former Islamic State militants and their families has been established in Syria. |
34,201,243 | Birmingham officer Amar Tasaddiq Hussain, 29, was charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.
He was also charged with two counts of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and has been suspended from duty with immediate effect.
Adil Bashir and Muhammad Sheikh have been charged with the same offences.
Police said they were given "false and malicious information" suggesting an officer was to "be kidnapped as part of a terrorist plot" on 8 December last year.
The force was put on high alert because of the hoax.
Mr Hussain, Mr Bashir, 25, from Small Heath, and Mr Sheikh, 30, from Bordesley Green, have been released on bail.
They are due to appear at Cannock Magistrates' Court on 7 October.
Mr Hussain works for the force's Birmingham West and Central Police Unit. | Three men, including a police officer, have been charged over a hoax terror plot to kidnap an officer. |
35,109,350 | The Nobel Prize winner said his comments were "full of hatred" and blaming Muslims for terrorism would only "radicalise more terrorists".
She was speaking at an event to mark one year since a Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan left more than 150 dead, most of them children.
In 2012, Malala was herself shot in the head by the Taliban.
Schools and colleges in some provinces in Pakistan are closed today to mark the one year anniversary.
Pakistan's president, prime minister and chief of army are among several top leaders who will attend a commemoration ceremony at the Army Public School, where the massacre happened, later today.
Mr Trump had called for a halt to Muslims entering the US until authorities could "figure out" Muslim attitudes to the country, in the aftermath of the San Bernardino shootings.
His comments drew widespread criticism in the US including from fellow Republicans.
Speaking at the event in Birmingham on Tuesday, Malala told AFP news agency: "Well, that's really tragic that you hear these comments which are full of hatred, full of this ideology of being discriminative towards others."
The 18-year-old Pakistani campaigner was also quoted by the Press Association as saying that such comments could "radicalise more terrorists" and urged politicians and the media to exercise more caution.
"If your intention is to stop terrorism, do not try to blame the whole population of Muslims for it because it cannot stop terrorists," she said.
Malala also reiterated her call for quality education around the world to "defeat the mindset of terrorism mentality and of hatred" that led to events such as the Peshawar attack.
She was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' rights to an education.
Other speakers at the event included survivors of the attack, including a 16-year-old who lost his younger brother, and a 13-year-old who was paralysed from the waist down from gunshot wounds.
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil in Peshawar says it has been a difficult year for the city, with security increased significantly and parents still worried about the possibility of a similar attack.
Watch: The lives changed by Peshawar school attack
Wounds remain a year after massacre writes M Ilyas Khan
Watch: The survivors remember the attack
Who were the dead? | Malala Yousafzai has condemned a call by US presidential hopeful Donald Trump to ban Muslims from entering the US. |
37,307,009 | Neither have the compliments been entirely one-way traffic - Mr Putin has described Mr Trump as "colourful and talented".
There are policy implications too. Mr Trump has repeatedly said he wants to work more closely with Russia to defeat so-called Islamic State and has also said he would consider lifting sanctions and recognising its annexation of Crimea.
The BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Moscow says that with all this in mind, it would be astonishing if the Kremlin did not welcome the prospect of a Trump White House.
So a budding geopolitical bromance then, albeit a somewhat one-sided one. Whether it would survive if Mr Trump wins in November is another matter.
Why Russians like Trump
Are there Trump links to Putin?
"If he says great things about me, I'm going to say great things about him. I've already said he is really, very much of a leader... the man has very strong control over a country. Now it's a very different system and I don't happen to like the system, but certainly, in that system he's been a leader far more than our president has been a leader."
"Lot of people say as an example, Russia, you know Hillary likes to play tough with Russia. Putin looks at her and he laughs. He laughs. Putin. Putin looks at Hillary Clinton and he smiles. Boy would he like to see her. That would be easy."
"You know, he feels good about me. I feel, frankly, good about him. I think that we can do things with Russia that are to our advantage... It's a mutual advantage. Now, they're jealous as hell because he's not mentioning these people. He's not going to mention them, so they're jealous as hell."
"When people call you 'brilliant' it's always good, especially when the person heads up Russia. He's running his country and at least he's a leader. You know, unlike we have in this country."
"[Putin] does not like Obama at all. He doesn't respect Obama at all. And I'm sure that Obama doesn't like him very much. But I think that I would probably get along with him very well. And I don't think you'd be having the kind of problems that you're having right now."
"You see, it's like I said. Trump's a colourful person. And well, isn't he colourful? Colourful. I didn't make any other kind of characterisation about him.
"But here's where I will pay close attention, and where I exactly welcome and where on the contrary I don't see anything bad: Mr Trump has declared that he's ready for the full restoration of Russian-American relations. Is there anything bad there? We all welcome this, don't you?"
"He is a very colourful and talented man, no doubt about that. He is the absolute leader of the presidential race, as we see it today. He says that he wants to move to another level of relations, to a deeper level of relations with Russia. How can we not welcome that? Of course we welcome it." | Donald Trump's praise for Vladimir Putin - calling him "far more of a leader" than President Barack Obama - is just the latest in a long series of warm comments about the Russian president. |
38,184,687 | The Dutchman, 53, was inundated with complaints that his baubles were in the red of arch-rivals Liverpool rather than the blue of the Toffeemen.
Koeman quickly changed them... and tried to avoid taking responsibility.
He explained in his weekly pre-match news conference: "A big mistake of my wife, I'm a Blue but I do like a glass of red wine."
Koeman had earlier posted a snap of his tree on Twitter.
Following complaints, Koeman's tree was redecorated with far more neutral cream and white baubles.
"Better colour?" the former Southampton boss tweeted.
But some Everton fans thought he should have gone even further... mocking up a full blue-and-white Everton-themed tree on social media. | Everton manager Ronald Koeman has changed the colour of decorations on his Christmas tree after fans saw red. |
38,788,047 | Sir John, known for his roles in films such as Alien and The Elephant Man, lived in Ireland for a number of years.
But it was at a London pub that Caolan McCarthy from Omagh met the star of stage and screen.
Mr McCarthy was training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) at the time and still recalls Sir John's wise words.
"He asked me where I was from, he said he had been in Omagh which I was surprised to hear as it was my home town," he told BBC Radio Ulster's The Sunday News.
"He talked about his time at Rada and how he played Claudio, because one of my friends was playing Claudio in Measure for Measure.
"I remember he said 'do you want my advice?'
"He was talking about when you get out of drama school and are in the big, bad world and going for auditions.
"His advice was 'take everything', because the stuff that ends up really not that good, say a film or TV show, people forget and, often, the stuff you think is going to be no good turns out okay.
"He said I will just tell you what Noel Coward told me - 'press on'.
"His mobile rang, he drained his wine, he said his goodbyes and off he went."
Sir John, who died last week, appeared in more than 120 films and had a career that spanned six decades.
He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.
Mr McCarthy said Sir John, who last year had a part in The Journey, a film about the relationship between Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness, was "a class act"
"We got such a kick out of meeting him, as he was such an inspiration for all of us," he added.
"He was brilliant and so warm.
"I loved him in anything he turned up in, from The Elephant Man to Alien, right up to the Harry Potter films.
"He was just so true and utterly believable in what he did." | A County Tyrone actor has recalled a chance encounter with Sir John Hurt which proved inspirational to him. |
38,928,752 | 10 February 2017 Last updated at 08:53 GMT
Markus Stockl, known as 'Mad Max', beat his own record when he reached a whopping speed of 104 miles per hour - that's much faster than a car is allowed to travel on the roads in the UK.
He set the record in the Atacama desert in Chile. To make him as safe as possible, he had a special suit, an airbag - like the ones ski racers use - and a self-made helmet in two parts.
Take a look at the speedy racer above. | An Austrian man has broken the downhill speed record on a mountain bike. |
35,970,011 | Warrington led 14-12 at the break through tries from Kevin Penny, Ryan Atkins and Ben Currie, with Kyle Amor and Jack Ashworth scoring in reply.
Tries from Matty Dawson and Morgan Knowles, and a Luke Walsh drop-goal, appeared to have sealed it for Saints.
Penny's second try and Tom Lineham's score late on set up a grandstand finish but St Helens held on.
Having started the season with seven successive wins, Tony Smith's Warrington have now lost two of their last three games and will see Wigan draw level with them at the top of the table if the Warriors win at Wakefield on Sunday.
They outscored Saints, who have now won on their last six visits to the Halliwell Jones Stadium, five tries to four but landed only one conversion, which proved crucial.
St Helens, who had lost three of their last four games, put Wolves under early pressure only to see the home side score twice as Penny leapt highest to claim Stefan Ratchford's hanging kick and touch down one-handed before Atkins burst past Walsh to score.
Amor made an instant impact off the interchange bench as St Helens hit back, before Ashworth's first Super League try gave them the lead.
Currie went in at the corner with the last play of the first half to put Warrington back in front but St Helens opened up an 11-point lead as Dawson and Knowles touched down, with Walsh adding a penalty following an injury to Jon Wilkin and a drop-goal.
After Penny grabbed his second, Lineham went over with around 90 seconds left. And although Warrington chose not to attempt the conversion to give them time to fit in another set of six, they could not find a sixth try.
Warrington coach Tony Smith: "I saw a couple of signs in the second set in defence that we were a little bit off, some signals that we didn't have some of that sharpness that we've had, particularly about our defence.
"I thought we inflicted a bit of pain on ourselves with the amount of errors we made, but I don't want to take anything away from Saints.
"Saints delivered everything we expected, we just didn't have that spark to stop it. They had a spring in their step this week. They were quicker to the punch when they needed to be and also slowed it down when they needed to.
"There were aspects of the game we needed to control that bit better. We just weren't at our best and we needed to find that energy for longer periods rather than in the last six minutes."
St Helens coach Keiron Cunningham: "It was the same performance we've put together for the last three weeks. If you persist and keep doing the right things, you make your own lucky in rugby league.
"I thought we were on the end of some really tough calls in the first half, but we fought against that, got a lead and hung on to to it. I'm proud of my players."
Warrington: Russell, Penny, Currie, Atkins, Lineham, Gidley, Ratchford, Hill, Clark, Sims, Westwood, Hughes, Westerman.
Replacements: R. Evans, G. King, Jullien, Philbin.
St Helens: McDonnell, Owens, Turner, Dawson, Spedding, Fages, Walsh, Walmsley, Roby, Savelio, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Ashworth, Wilkin.
Replacements: Amor, Richards, Thompson, Knowles.
Referee: Ben Thaler (RFL)
Attendance: 13,678 | St Helens survived a late Warrington fightback to inflict a second defeat of the season on the Super League leaders. |
34,916,700 | Magherafelt-born Jonathan Anderson won both best menswear and best womenswear designer in London.
"We're just delighted and it's lovely for Northern Ireland as well," said his father Willie Anderson.
"We rang him last night and he was just overwhelmed," he said.
"He thought he would have a chance at the women's wear but he didn't think he would get both.
"He's worked so hard, he kind of takes it in his stride."
Willie said he was aware of Jonathan's creative talent from a young age.
"He had always had a tendency when he was 11 or 12 he would have done little matchstick drawings and designed them," Willie said.
"We knew what he could do. Fashion design was his forte and he came to that decision, it wasn't us.
"We would have backed him in whatever he wanted and we backed him as all parents would do."
Willie said he knew that Jonathan would not be putting on rugby boots like his father.
"I knew pretty early on that he wouldn't," he said. "As far as I'm concerned, as long as he's healthy and happy, it didn't matter what he did.
"But he's certainly a global super star at the moment." | The son of former Ireland rugby captain Willie Anderson has won an unprecedented double prize at the British Fashion Awards. |
38,331,473 | There are fewer than 36,000 speakers of Inuktitut in Canada and the numbers are falling, especially among young people.
Robert Watt is one of 17 members of the Inuit community visiting Wales to learn about how Welsh is promoted.
Mr Watt planned to ask the Prince to write to the Canadian government during a royal visit to Carmarthen on Friday.
Inuktitut is one of more than 60 indigenous languages in Canada, but it is not recognised by the government officially.
The group, representing all Canadian Inuit, the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, was sent to Wales to learn about the Welsh government's goal of having more than a million Welsh speakers in Wales by 2050.
Rights campaigner Mr Watt, who is from an Inuit community in northern Quebec, said he hoped to ask the Prince if he could write a letter endorsing their cause.
"The Welsh language is encouraged and supported through the Welsh Government," he said.
"In Canada only French and English are officially recognised.
"We need to somehow get our governments to recognise our languages so we can get the funding to get on with the work that we need to do."
The group, which is also considering ways to standardise Inuktitut's nine different writing systems, met First Minister Carwyn Jones and Welsh Language commissioner Meri Huws on Thursday.
Canada's national Inuit language coordinator, Monica Ittusardjuat, said she would like to see their education system changed after seeing how Welsh is taught.
In her community of Igloolik, a hamlet of around 2,000 people living above the Arctic Circle, children are taught in Inuktitut until the age of eight when the curriculum changes to English.
"For Inuktitut, we would like to see an education system like in Wales where children can learn in Welsh from day care right through to university," she said.
"It's takes time to develop the learning materials and so on, but seeing it happen here we know we can get there one day."
Andrew Hawke, editor of the the University of Wales Dictionary of the Welsh Language, said the decline of Inuktitut put the difficulties faced by Welsh in perspective.
The 2011 census reported a drop in the number of Welsh speakers from 582,000 in 2001 to 562,000 - about one in five of the population.
Traditional Welsh-speaking communities have been said to be under threat from young people moving away to find work and new housing developments attracting incomers who do not speak the language.
"It's pretty remarkable that the Inuit language has survived at all really, so I think we can consider ourselves very lucky in Wales that we have as many speakers as have," he said.
"In standard Welsh you'd just use the standard spelling, this seems to be the problem with the Inuit language - there are so many different systems and also dialects behind them which are quite different so to create a standard out of that is very difficult." | An Inuit man will ask Prince Charles to help get Inuktitut recognised as an official language in Canada - after seeing how Welsh is championed. |
39,708,069 | Mark Mason, 48, from Rhyl, Denbighshire, died after being stabbed at the town's Home Bargains car park on 27 October.
James Davies, 20, Anthony Baines, 30, and Mark Ennis, 30, from Liverpool, deny murder and malicious wounding with intent.
Jake Melia, 21, also from Liverpool, has admitted all charges.
Paul Lewis QC, prosecuting, told Mold Crown Court Mr Mason was "repeatedly and fatally stabbed" by the three defendants and Melia, as he sat in a van in the car park.
Justin Trickett and Sam Illidge were also stabbed but their wounds were less severe.
The court heard the attack was the result of a "turf war" which had erupted between two rival gangs over the control of the drugs trade in the Rhyl area.
The defendants and Melia were members of the "Pensarn Crew", sometimes called "Ste's Crew", Mr Lewis said.
Mr Mason and the others were members of "Mark's Crew", or "Marco's Crew" - although it was not suggested that Mr Mason was the leader.
"The fatal attack appears to have been an act of retribution on the part of the defendants and Melia," Mr Lewis added.
Jurors were shown CCTV footage of a white Renault van near The Cob area of Rhyl on the afternoon of 27 October, with "an incident" taking place in the background.
The court then viewed footage, shortly after, of Mr Davies and Melia walking towards Wellington Road, where the Pensarn gang allegedly ran a drugs operation from a flat.
Mr Lewis said their clothing was "visibly wet and muddy" and a witness would claim they told him they had been forced to run into the water to escape an attack.
Mr Lewis said Mr Davies and Melia believed Mr Mason and Mr Illidge were responsible for the attack.
He added: "Both armed themselves with kitchen knives...and said that they were going to get revenge for what happened to them."
The jury was told Mr Davies said he was going to "do them in," but they "wanted assistance" first.
The case continues. | A man was murdered and two others were injured in a "vicious" attack over a drugs turf war, a jury has heard. |
32,826,291 | Dave Marchant, of Henley, found them in the engine compartment of his Toyota Land Cruiser when he checked the oil.
He believes the nesting female and six chicks travelled more than 250 miles (402 km), before being found.
Mr Marchant, said he will not use his car until the chicks have fledged.
Mr Marchant said he had initially found the nest of unhatched eggs after clocking up more than 80 miles (128 km) in one day.
"I didn't think they'd be any good. I thought the mother must have flown away, so I carried on driving it," he said.
After driving for up to another 170 miles (274 km), he checked the nest again.
"When I looked again there were a whole heap of chicks in there and they'd all hatched out," he said.
As soon as he saw the young brood, Mr Marchant said he "stopped driving the car" and "won't use it again until they have flown the nest".
"I've heard of birds nesting in old vehicles but not in one that's in use," he added.
"Just goes to show how steady a driver I am." | A pair of robins and their chicks are thought to have been driven for at least 250 miles after setting up home under the bonnet of a car in Somerset. |
40,352,836 | Lisburn bantamweight Walker defeated Italy's Raffaele Di Serio on a 4-1 split decision while Belfast flyweight Irvine beat Gabriel Escobar of Spain on a unanimous decision in Ukraine.
Westmeath's Joe Ward ensured a third bronze medal with a unanimous victory.
Belfast light-welterweight Sean McComb missed out on a bronze medal however.
McComb suffered a narrow 3-2 split decision loss to England's Luke McCormack in the 64kg division.
Three judges had the Englishman winning 29-28, while the others had McComb, of the Holy Trinity club, scoring a 30-27 whitewash.
McComb had stunned world number one Vitaly Dunaytsev with a 3-2 majority win against the World and European light-welterweight title holder to make the last eight stage.
Walker will face Ukranian Mykola Butsenko, a former European silver and world bronze medallist, in Friday's semi-final.
The County Antrim man defeated number two seed, Tayfur Aliyev of Azerbaijan, to secure his place in the quarter-finals.
Rio Olympian Irvine will take on English fighter Niall Farrell in his last four bout.
Irish light-heavyweight Ward defeated Scot Sean Lazzerini in a dominant unanimous decision on Wednesday evening.
All four Irish boxers have ensured a place at August's World Championships in Hamburg by virtue of having reached the last 16. | Kurt Walker, Brendan Irvine and Joe Ward will pick up at least bronze medals at the European Championships after winning their quarter-finals. |
37,539,258 | Claudio Gatti published a story in the New York Review of Books outing the author, who writes under a pseudonym, as Italian translator Anita Raja.
He said: "Millions of [Ferrante's] books are bought by readers.
"In a way I think readers have the right to know something about the person who created the work."
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he added: "I did it because she was a very much public figure."
Ferrante's debut novel Troubling Love was published in 1991, but her Neapolitan series of four books has become her biggest success.
Her books have been published in 39 countries and sold more than two million copies worldwide.
Earlier this year, the fourth novel in the Neapolitan series, The Story of the Lost Child, was nominated for the Man Booker Prize.
Ferrante's biography on the Prize's website reads: "Elena Ferrante was born in Naples. This is all we know about her... [she] has stayed resolutely out of public view."
Raja was originally employed as a translator by Europa, the publishing house that later published the Ferrante novels.
Gatti said he was able to identify her by the significant payments that had been made to her by the company, which appeared proportionate to the success of Ferrante's books.
On Sunday evening, Sandro Ferri, Ferrante's publisher and one of the few people who is known to know her identity, criticised Mr Gatti's story.
In an interview with The Guardian, Mr Ferri did not deny Mr Gatti had correctly identified the author.
"We just think that this kind of journalism is disgusting," he said. "Searching in the wallet of a writer who has just decided not to be public."
Several high-profile authors have also spoken out against the decision to publish the author's real name.
JoJo Moyes, the author of Me Before You, was one of the writers to criticise the journalist in a series of tweets.
"Maybe Elena Ferrante has very good reasons to write under a pseudonym. It's not our 'right' to know her," Moyes tweeted.
Meanwhile, Kingston's Rose Theatre has announced that it will hold the world premiere next year of My Brilliant Friend, an adaptation of Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet.
Written by April De Angelis, it condenses the four novels into two parts. It runs from 25 February-2 April.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | An Italian journalist who published the true identity of the "anonymous" author Elena Ferrante has said he did so because she is "a public figure". |
27,739,044 | It comes as 21 Birmingham schools are investigated after allegations of a takeover plot by hardline Muslims.
The Guardian says Ofsted is to rate one, Park View academy, as inadequate.
The Department for Education said all schools were required to offer a "broad and balanced curriculum".
Separately, Education Secretary Michael Gove said free schools were "proving an enormous success".
The school inspections follow claims hardliners were trying to take over some Birmingham schools, following the emergence of a so-called "Trojan Horse" letter - believed by some to be a hoax.
The document alleged there was a group of conservative Muslims attempting to usurp school governing bodies.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme Mr Hunt said there needed to be a "local director of school standards" rather than trying to oversee schools from Whitehall.
Free schools and academies are independent of local authority control, and receive direct funding from the Department for Education.
Later in a speech to the centre-right think tank, Policy Exchange, Mr Hunt said no school should be judged "as good or outstanding" by Ofsted unless it delivered a "broad and balanced" education.
Under Mr Hunt's proposals, this requirement would be added to the core criteria against which schools are assessed.
The Ofsted report into Park View is expected to say the secondary school failed to adequately warn its pupils about extremism - two years after the school was considered to be outstanding by the education watchdog.
"How you can go from outstanding to inadequate? And that's because the inspection criteria is not fit for purpose," Mr Hunt told the programme.
This is not the first time in recent days that Labour has criticised the government over the fallout from the Birmingham schools allegations.
But the shadow education secretary, Tristram Hunt, is attempting to broaden the attack, focusing on the oversight of all free schools and academies in England.
It taps into a long-running political argument about the concept of free schools - and whether they can be kept in check centrally by the Department for Education rather than by local officials.
But the education secretary has robustly defended his sweeping changes to England's schools - changes which are central to his vision for education.
He will specifically address the question of oversight of schools in Birmingham when the Ofsted reports into the schools at the centre of the allegations are published next week.
Mr Hunt also accused the government of "incompetence" over its handling of the alleged Trojan Horse plot, saying the education department had failed to act when concerns about lack of oversight in schools were raised in 2010.
He said: "He [Mr Gove] must come to the House of Commons on Monday and place on record why he refused to act on warnings, why he rejects the evidence of the need for local oversight of schools, and why he thinks that more of the same is the answer."
In his own speech to the Policy Exchange, Mr Gove said claims that free schools and academies could go wrong "more quickly" were "the opposite of the truth".
"Academies and free schools are more accountable than local-authority maintained schools," he said.
Mr Gove was also asked on Saturday if he was considering his position in light of the row with Home Secretary Theresa May on how best to counter the threat of extremism in schools, to which he replied "no".
The two ministers have clashed over the handling of the Birmingham allegations, with the Home Office publishing a letter accusing the education secretary of failing to act.
Earlier, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said she believed neither Mrs May nor Mr Gove had got to grips with the issue of extremism.
She said there had been a lack of co-ordination across government, with the Department for Communities and Local Government being marginalised.
Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood has been asked to investigate the row between the home secretary and the education secretary.
Salma Yaqoob, a former Birmingham city councillor and the ex-leader of Respect, criticised the "hysteria" surrounding the Trojan Horse allegations.
She told the Today programme the "trickle" of leaked Ofsted reports, including Park View's, had "thoroughly damaged the reputation of Birmingham's schools and children", while there was still "no evidence" of a radical Muslim plot.
In a statement, the Department for Education said it was vital the Birmingham investigations were carried "impartially, without pre-judgment".
On Mr Hunt's criticism over free schools and inspections, it said: "All schools, including academies and free schools, are required to offer a broad and balanced curriculum.
"Ofsted's inspectors already consider how this is delivered and pupils' social, cultural, and moral development when deciding a school's rating." | The schools inspection criteria is "not fit for purpose" and greater local scrutiny is needed for England's free schools and academies, shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said. |
27,843,704 | Mr Bean retires at the end of the month after almost 14 years at the bank.
Mr Lewis, who founded the Money Saving Expert website, is appointed OBE for services to consumer rights and charity through the MSE charity fund.
There is a CBE for pensions expert Ros Altmann, who helped campaign for the end of compulsory annuities.
Mr Bean's knighthood is for services to monetary policy and central banking. Also in the list, economist Kate Barker, a former member of the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee, is made a dame.
Nominees from industry and the economy make up 11% of the list this year.
Gerry Grimstone, chairman of asset manager Standard Life, receives a knighthood for public service to defence and business.
There is an OBE for services to road safety for Chris Hanson-Abbott, chairman of Brigade Electronics, which helped introduce reversing alarms for trucks to the UK.
Louise Makin, chief executive of British Technology Group becomes a dame for services to the life sciences industry, and there is a knighthood for Philip Dilley, former chairman of consultants and engineers Arup.
Jim O'Neil, the former chief executive of the unit set up to sell the government's shares in bailed-out banks - UK Financial Investments - is made an OBE for services to the banking industry. | Bank of England Deputy Governor Charlie Bean and consumer rights campaigner Martin Lewis have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours. |
37,397,622 | The world champion was 0.704 seconds slower than Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg's pole lap and was also behind Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.
"It is a track where you need a real good rhythm and I haven't been in a rhythm all weekend," Hamilton said.
"I couldn't hook up the laps, couldn't find grip, which is unusual for me."
Hamilton, who starts the race two points ahead of Rosberg in the championship, said: "I will see how it goes. If it goes well, it does. If it doesn't, it doesn't."
Hamilton lost half of Friday's second practice session because of a hydraulic leak and when he was on track had a number of incidents in which he locked his front wheels and ran wide.
But Mercedes said there may have been a problem with the car causing his difficulties - their information said it was producing less downforce than Rosberg's and they were to analyse the situation further overnight ahead of the race.
Hamilton made a reference to the number of problems that have afflicted him this season, including the technical problems that were partly responsible for him falling 43 points behind Rosberg after the first four races.
He said: "I've kind of been on the back foot all year long so there's no real difference to me.
"I'll do the best job I can from there and try and fight my way through. It's a very hard track to overtake, so you're usually stuck where you are - but there's lots of safety cars at this race so lots can happen during the race."
Rosberg said he was wary of the threat posed by Red Bull's Ricciardo in the race, which starts at 1300 BST.
"For sure he is going to be a threat," he said. "I'm not worried but for sure I will be keeping an eye on him, because they were quick on race pace."
Red Bull were faster than Mercedes when the teams did their main race-preparation work on full tanks of fuel in second practice on Friday.
The threat from Red Bull is exacerbated by the fact that Ricciardo and team-mate Max Verstappen, who qualified fourth, will start the race on super-soft tyres while Mercedes will be on ultra-softs.
It remains to be seen which choice turns out to be the best in terms of strategy.
"It was always the plan, even before the weekend," the Australian said. "We expected other teams to do it as well. I would say we are surprised we are the only ones."
The Singapore race has been running since 2008 but has been won by only three drivers - multiple world champions Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, with two victories each, and Sebastian Vettel, with four.
Rosberg said: "It may be time to change that then. I was surprised to hear that, actually. But anyway, I'm feeling good for the race and, of course, I have a good chance."
Ricciardo, who has already missed out on two wins this season after team errors in Spain and Monaco back in May, said he was keen to grab what might be his last chance of a victory this season.
"Obviously I would love to win it. I think we've created a good opportunity, starting on the front row. I think as Nico touched on, our race pace was pretty good yesterday.
"Here track position can dictate a lot and safety cars as well. We're in a good position."
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Singapore Grand Prix coverage details | Lewis Hamilton blamed himself for his struggle to third on the grid at the Singapore Grand Prix, saying: "I just haven't been quick this weekend." |
38,366,208 | Environmental officers said the water has been discoloured and believe the source was an agricultural site in the Tregaron area.
Salmon and sea trout are among the dead fish and NRW said the number was "rising".
Control measures have been put in place to stop the pollution spreading.
The pollution was first reported on Saturday, with work ongoing to assess its extent.
The group Sea Trout Wales said salmon and sea trout were "already at critically low levels" in the river.
"Sea trout, salmon and brown trout have been spawning in recent weeks and given the nature of the pollution it is very likely that much of this spawning downriver will now be unsuccessful," it said in a statement.
"An incident of this magnitude may see the river take as long as fifteen years to recover, if it actually recovers at all."
Secretary of Tregaron Anglers, Cheryl Bulman, said it was not only "devastating" for the club but the wider community, as "angling brings in big tourism" to the area.
"These sort of things happen and have a long-term effect. It's going go be devastating for a long time to come," she said.
Gavin Bown, south west duty manager for NRW, said: "The pollution incident on the River Teifi near Tregaron has had a significant impact on a large stretch of the river downstream.
"As our officers continue to assess the full impact on the river, the number of dead fish discovered is rising.
"The pollution control measures remain in place and we're investigating the cause of the incident to ensure that no more pollution will enter the river." | At least 1,000 fish have been killed following pollution of the River Teifi in Ceredigion, Natural Resources Wales has said. |
38,571,777 | Edward Spires served as a chaplain's assistant before being removed because he was deemed "undesirable".
He was forced out of the military after a probe into his sexual orientation.
The Air Force announced a discharge upgrade on Friday in response to a lawsuit filed by Mr Spires in November.
The veteran was initially denied an honourable discharge because the Air Force said his records had probably been destroyed in a 1973 fire.
But with the help of lawyers he was able to prove that he did indeed serve - and is now entitled to financial benefits and a military funeral because of the discharge upgrade.
Mr Spires has described his removal from the military as a "horrific and unbearable" experience.
His case has been backed by Senator Richard Blumenthal, who said on Monday that the move by the Air Force rectifies "an incredible injustice". | A 91-year-old servicemen who was sacked from the US Air Force in 1948 because he was gay has succeeded in getting his dismissal reclassified as an honourable discharge. |
29,880,500 | Ann Cotton, who launched the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed), has been named as the WISE Prize laureate at an education summit in Qatar.
The project has worked with more than three million children in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
The principle behind the charity is that educating girls is the key to tackling poverty and improving health.
Camfed International, which began in 1993, supports girls in rural communities in Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The campaign, based in Cambridge in the UK, provides bursaries to help girls stay in school, paying school fees or buying text books and uniforms.
It draws on research showing that investing in girls' education has substantial long-term benefits for the rest of the community.
Better-educated girls are likely to marry later and have healthier children and rates of HIV/Aids are likely to be lower.
Higher earnings are likely to be invested by women in their families.
But there are still tens of millions of girls without access to any education - and the greatest problems are in sub-Saharan Africa.
The millennium pledges made at the beginning of the century promised a primary school place for all children by 2015 - but the latest figures from the United Nations suggest that it will be another 70 years before this target is reached.
And it is girls in poor rural areas who are most likely to remain excluded from education.
Camfed has worked to support girls from primary school through to secondary school and college.
As well as working to support girls in school, the charity helps with training for teachers and health workers.
Ms Cotton has previously been awarded an OBE and was named the UK's Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2004.
The annual WISE Prize was created by the Gulf state of Qatar as a kind of Nobel prize for education, recognising innovation and achievement for educational projects.
It is a prize funded by one of the world's wealthiest countries to support projects in some of the poorest.
Previous winners have included Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of the BRAC school project which began providing education for poor families in Bangladesh in the 1970s and expanded to teach more than 120 million people in many of the world's most deprived countries.
Madhav Chavan won the prize for the Pratham charity, which brought affordable education to poor communities across India.
Last year, the prize was won by Vicky Colbert for her work with underprivileged families in Colombia.
Awarding the prize, Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chair of the Qatar Foundation, said it provided an example of "what is possible".
The annual award was intended to "inspire millions more social entrepreneurs, advocates and education innovators who deliver solutions one child, one village, one town at a time," said Sheikha Moza.
Ms Cotton said that Camfed was committed to helping millions more girls through secondary education, who otherwise would be "robbed of confidence" and control over their own lives because of poverty and a lack of education. | The founder of a UK campaign to promote education for girls in Africa has been awarded a major international prize. |
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Jimmy Callacher put the Blues ahead with a close-range finish on 37 minutes after keeper Peter Burke had dived full length to reach a Mark Haughey header.
After Chris Curran missed a chance to level, Paul Smyth atoned for an earlier miss by doubling Linfield's lead on 70.
Glenavon move into third spot after Gary Hamilton's injury-time goal earned a 1-0 win over Ballinamallard United.
The Lurgan Blues move onto 59 points, two ahead of the fading fourth-placed Reds.
Crusaders' 4-0 win at Carrick Rangers keeps Stephen Baxter's side five points clear at the top and they also have a game in hand on the Blues.
Linfield's success at Solitude was the Blues' first victory in 12 Premiership meetings against the Reds.
The Blues looked the sharper outfit in the first half with Reds defender Caoimhin Bonner having to clear a Matthew Clarke effort off the line and Mark Haughey also heading a gilt-edged Linfield chance wide.
Cliftonville did have a chance of their own as Jude Winchester fired wide after being set up by Levi Ives but Linfield took the lead on 37 as Callacher poked home after Burke had saved Haughey's header following a Ross Gaynor free-kick.
The Reds did improve after the break with Callacher doing well to block a Curran effort and the former Ballinamallard man then missing a great chance to equalise after a rare moment of indecision in the Linfield defence.
But Linfield were continuing to look dangerous after after Smyth contrived to miss a glorious chance, he atoned by running straight through the Reds defence to fire past Burke.
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Glenavon recovered from a lacklustre first half to earn a vital three points against Ballinamallard as player-manager Hamilton scored in the winner in the first minute of injury-time.
Ballinamallard's came the closest to scoring in the first half as former Northern Ireland winger Ivan Sproule hit the base of a post with a lobbed effort.
While the visitors played with more purpose in the opening period, Glenavon did have a few promising moments with Mallards keeper Stefan McCusker saving an Andy Hall free-kick and Declan O'Brien also going close.
Glenavon improved after the break with Simon Kelly going close and Hall testing Mallards keeper Stefan McCusker before Hamilton flicked in the winner after connecting with a Hall free-kick. | Linfield stay five points behind Irish Premiership leaders Crusaders after earning a 2-0 win over Cliftonville. |
32,284,473 | Members of the Sikh community discovered the green paint with the Islamaphobic message next to a Nazi swastika sign.
The graffiti was discovered two weeks ago and the Gurdwara decided to publicise the incident following the community meeting.
Police Scotland is appealing for information.
Surjit Singh Chowdhary, Vice-President of Central Gurdwara Singh Sabha, said: "The Sikh community completely abhors the hateful ideology of Islamophobia.
"We are in complete shock that such disgraceful words were put on the walls of this great Gurdwara.
"The Sikh community's gift to Glasgow has been commandeered as a platform for the hateful messages which do not belong in our country."
The £15m Central Gurdwara, in the city's Berkley Street, is due to open later this summer.
It will join the Glasgow Gurdwara in the city's Pollokshields, which opened in April 2013.
Police believe the vandalism took place on either 23 or 24 March and was reported to them on 4 April.
Charandeep Singh, general secretary of Glasgow Gurdwara, added: "These words represent ignorance at its worst. Unfortunately in this climate of rampant Islamophobia, members of the Sikh community have fallen victim too.
"This sad incident should energise our political leaders and fellow citizens to continue the campaign to root out such hateful beliefs.
"We will continue our dialogue with the police, local and national politicians to create an inclusive society and celebrate the contributions made by Scottish Sikhs to our country."
Ch Insp Simon Midgely, the area commander for Glasgow West End, said: "There is no room in our society for racial abuse and it is not acceptable to treat people in such a manner.
"I have no doubt that this incident caused individuals considerable distress, but I would like to reassure them that this matter is under investigation.
"I would like to thank the Gurdwara who contacted police to report the matter, indicating clearly that people in Scotland will not tolerate racism. If anyone has any additional information or knowledge, please do get in touch with us." | Anti-Islamic graffiti has been written on the wall of the new Central Gurdwara in Glasgow. |
27,402,611 | His body was found late on Tuesday in the Stockholm area, police say. They could not confirm the cause of death but said no crime was suspected.
He was best known for Searching for Sugar Man which won the Oscar and Bafta prizes for best documentary in 2013.
The low-budget film told the story of two South Africans searching for their music hero, 1970s American singer Sixto Rodriguez.
Bootleg copies of the singer's album Cold Fact had been an unofficial soundtrack to youth protests against apartheid in the 70s and 80s, but it was believed he had died in a bizarre onstage accident.
He was eventually found in Detroit, working on a building site, and persuaded to play a series of triumphant gigs in South Africa, where he was treated like a hero.
Speaking to the BBC in 2012, Bendjelloul said the reaction to his film was "beautiful".
"People stand up screaming and crying and it's so, so overwhelming. It's hard to find words actually."
But the documentary was almost abandoned mid-production, when Bendjelloul ran out of funds.
He persevered and pieced the film together over five years, even shooting some sequences on an iPhone.
"It was an extremely primitive production," he said. "It was done on my kitchen table in my apartment in Stockholm without any money at all."
He was determined to complete the project, he added, because "it is the best story I have ever heard in my life, and I think I ever will hear".
The film went on to make $3.6m (£2.7m) at the US box office.
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard at Sony Pictures Classics, which distributed Searching for Sugar Man said: "We are so sad to hear of Malik Bendjelloul's passing."
"Much like Rodriguez himself, Malik was a genuine person who chased the world for stories to tell," the distributor added.
"He didn't chase fame, fortune or awards, although those accolades still found him as many others recognised his storytelling."
Bendjelloul was born in the town of Ystad in southern Sweden, about 35 miles east of Malmo.
As a child, he acted in the TV series Ebba and Didrik, before studying journalism and media production at the Linnaeus University of Kalmar.
He later worked as a reporter for Swedish public broadcaster SVT, but resigned to travel the world. During that trip, he stumbled across the story for Searching for Sugar Man.
He had also directed television documentaries about singers Elton John, Rod Stewart, Bjork and German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, according to the Swedish Film Institute. | Oscar-winning Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul has died at the age of 36. |
40,013,568 | The right-back, who will join the Bees when the transfer window opens on 10 June, has signed a three-year contract with the Championship club.
The 27-year-old has won three caps for Denmark, having made his debut against Iceland in March 2016.
"Henrik is a player that we have been looking at for some time," head coach Dean Smith said.
"We have watched him quite a few times and we like his qualities on the pitch."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Brentford have signed Zulte Waregem's Danish international Henrik Dalsgaard for an undisclosed fee. |
33,503,402 | Prince William completed a civilian pilot course in September before taking dedicated 999-response training in order to take up the role with the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA).
The former RAF helicopter pilot will cover Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.
His first shift began at Cambridge Airport at 07:00 BST.
The prince's first shift as a co-pilot alongside medical staff will be nine-and-a-half hours long.
He said: "It's my first day and I'm feeling the nerves.
"We're starting off on a wet Cambridge day, but I'm really looking forward to getting started."
Prince William's shift pattern will be four days on, four days off, but it will take into account his official royal duties.
The prince said: "Obviously at some point there is going to be a lot more pressure and responsibility from the other side of my life, but at the moment I'm juggling the two of them and a young family and I'm enjoying the challenge.
"It's a follow-on from where I was with the military search and rescue with many of the same sorts of skills, so it was a natural progression."
Bond Air Services operates the air ambulance on behalf of the charity and the prince will be paid a salary which he is donating to charity.
Speaking when the appointment was announced, EAAA chief executive Patrick Peal said the organisation, which needs to to raise £7.5m a year to continue its work, would benefit from William's skills as a pilot and the charity's profile would be boosted.
"It is a very close-knit crew with the pilot operating closely with the doctor and paramedic so we need a strong team in every operation we go on," he said.
Following the birth of Princess Charlotte in May, the prince and his family have spent much of their time at their home, Anmer Hall, on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk. | The Duke of Cambridge has admitted he is "feeling the nerves" as he begins his new job as an air ambulance pilot. |
31,503,639 | Seven were killed during the attack and four had to be euthanized because they were beyond treatment.
A further 15 sheep needed veterinary treatment following the incident in Lincolnshire on Friday.
Caroline and Jim Chapman, who own the farm near Saltfleetby where it happened, said finding the dead and injured sheep was devastating.
Lincolnshire Police believes two dogs were responsible and said the incident was under investigation.
Mrs Chapman said: "It's not something that we will ever forget.
"Of the 29 that we had to start with in the field we've only had three that have been unaffected."
All of the sheep were pregnant.
Mr Chapman said: "It will be an absolute miracle if they all lamb without any problems at all, and if they all carry the lambs full-term now."
Jonathan Brant, who farms in Lincolnshire and is regional board chairman for the National Farmers Union in the East Midlands, said sheep worrying was becoming more frequent.
"There are more people moving out from the cities into the countryside, and obviously there's more dogs as well," he said.
"I went to see the incident early on Saturday morning and I've never witnessed anything quite so horrific really.
He hopes this "very tragic accident" will make other dog owners take more care.
"It's just common sense," he said.
"Do not let your dog off a lead when you are in a field of sheep and cattle. Just don't do it. You are asking for trouble."
Source: National Sheep Association | Eleven sheep have been killed by dogs in what has been described as a "horrific" example of sheep worrying. |
35,285,871 | Leading Logistician Scott Furber, 29, denies voyeurism in relation to the incident on board HMS Diamond.
A woman told the court she felt "horrible and violated" when she found out the consensual act was filmed.
The trial at Portsmouth Naval Base heard sex violates the navy's "no touching rule" for sailors.
The hearing was told the pair had sex in the showers of HMS Diamond while it was docked alongside Limassol in Cyprus on 9 June 2014.
The alleged victim told the court martial she had spent time earlier that day with a group, including the defendant, on a beach, during which they had drunk and he had applied sun cream on her back.
She said they had flirted over text message and arranged to have sex in the showers on this ship later and denied she had agreed to film the meeting.
When she was informed they had been filmed, she said: "I was shocked, completely shocked."
The court heard the defendant had put his iPhone on a shelf in the shower before his colleague arrived and made a 10-minute recording of their encounter.
He can be seen grinning at the camera.
Major David Whittaker, prosecuting, said the recording came to light in October when colleagues asked Mr Furber about it.
He said Mr Furber, based at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth, initially denied making the recording and had told investigators the only recording on his phone was of his fiancée.
The defendant later admitted making the recording but claimed the alleged victim had agreed to the filming.
The court martial continues. | A Royal Navy chef filmed himself and a female colleague having sex in the shower on board a Type 45 Destroyer, a court martial has heard. |
39,930,236 | In 2013, in the time between when two homemade bombs detonated near the Boston marathon finish line and when police cornered and caught bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a conspiracy theory began to spread online.
Internet sleuths, analysing pictures released by the FBI, said they saw evidence of a false flag attack - proof that the bombing had been staged or carried out by the US government.
University of Washington professor Kate Starbird and some of her research team noticed these accusations on Twitter, since they were studying how rumours spread on social media during events like mass shootings and terror attacks.
While other online rumours would gain traction and die away as facts became clear, the Boston false flag speculation did not abate, even after Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan were identified as the bombers.
At the time, Starbird and her team saw the conspiracy theory as something of a curiosity.
"We didn't want to go there," she says. "It just seemed messy."
But after taking a closer look at those rumours, she now says her research suggests there is an "emerging alternative media ecosystem" that is growing in reach, and that may have underlying political agendas.
Starting in January 2016, she and her team began mapping sites generating conspiracy theories.
They tracked Twitter reaction to shootings along with references to terms like "false flag" and "hoax" and the websites that used them.
Starbird has dubbed what they discovered the "the information wars".
The work is nominated for best paper at an international web and social media conference in Montreal this week.
Highly politicised alternative narratives to events were being spread by a mishmash of websites: anti-mainstream media sites, anti-corporatist "alt-Right" and "alt-Left" sites, conspiracy-focused White Nationalist and anti-Semitic sites, Muslim Defense sites and Russian propaganda.
"There are different actors," she says. "Some are (acting) for financial motives, some are for political motives. Some people are true believers."
Calling her finding an "information war" is not a nod towards talk show host Alex Jones' alternative news website Infowars, which focuses on Alt-Right and conspiracy theory themes. His site rose to mainstream prominence during the 2016 American election.
But she has written tongue-in-cheek that "this work suggests that Alex Jones is indeed a prophet".
Looking back on their older research, they found hints of similar conspiracy activity around the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which devastated the Gulf Coast of the US.
In 2016, the university researchers found sites that helped propagate these conspiracy theory tweets were often so-called "alternative media" domains like VeteransToday.com and BeforeItsNews.com.
The researchers also found sites like TheRealStrategy.com, which appeared to be generating automated conspiracy theory tweets with "bots" in order to propagate politicised content.
Many of the tweets had a political element. For example, a mass shooting might be blamed as a "false flag" by the US government, with speculation that the attack was planned to to gain support for gun control.
Tweets also included hashtags linked to online political conversations like #obama, #nra, or #teaparty.
While belief in certain conspiracy theories can be sometimes linked political beliefs, Starbird's research suggested that political content on sites pushing the alternative narratives was less about left-wing versus right-wing - no political leaning was immune - but instead had a broad anti-globalist bent.
There was also plenty of anti-vaccine, anti-GMO, and anti-climate science content, as well conspiracies about the world's wealthy and powerful citizens.
Starbird's research points to an intentional use of disinformation to muddle thinking and "undermine trust in information just generally".
She says big questions remain, like who might be behind any possible intentional disinformation campaigns and to what extent these messages are coordinated.
But she says she is concerned that as these fringe theories gain traction in the public sphere "it is not healthy for society
"When there's no shared reality, there's no set of facts, society at large can become easily manipulated," she says. | University of Washington researcher Kate Starbird's research into online rumours lead her to an information war being waged through a web of highly politicised conspiracy theories. |
37,025,722 | Mainstream media and social media have been closely watching the rise of some of its competing athletes, and noting the fall of others.
These are some of the key figures who have been grabbing Chinese headlines.
Although she came third in the 100m swimming, Fu has become an overnight superstar after her enthusiastic interview with sports channel CCTV-5. "58.95 seconds?" she says, gasping. "I thought it was 59"! I was that fast? I'm so pleased!" The official Xinhua News Agency also highlights her saying that she used "powers strong enough to change the universe" when she was swimming.
Her CCTV interview has received over 343,000 shares online and Beijing Times says that her fanbase has "multiplied tenfold" since the interview. She now has over three million fans on the popular Sina Weibo microblog.
The video has even encouraged many users to post cartoon sketches of her, and one user 'Huangwen Yuxiaopenyou' has posted a video on the popular video website Miaopai of himself "cosplaying" Fu. It has so far received over 2.8 million views.
Media and social media have been closely following the ups and downs of swimmer Sun, especially since his seemingly ungraceful loss in the 400m freestyle.
On 7 July, CCTV-5 shared a video of him crying after losing to Australian rival Mack Horton, which received over 14,000 shares.
Tens of thousands of users posted comments on the video, and while many sympathised with his loss using the hashtag #DontCrySunYang, many said the video makes them "uncomfortable" and called him a "crybaby".
State media condemned Horton for calling Sun Yang "a drug cheat" before beating him, referring to a short suspension in 2014 when Sun failed a drugs test. Global Times went as far as to say Horton's gold medal was "filled with shame" and "filled with dirty tricks".
But Sun appeared to have bounced back the following day, sporting an oversized jacket, shades and a baseball cap to face the overseas press.
A journalist from Shanghai's Observer Net posted a video of Sun being interviewed by an Australian journalist on Miaopai which has been viewed over 22 million times. In English, Sun says "I do not know Mack Horton", and when asked whether he will beat Horton in the 1500m freestyle, he says "I am the 1500m king, I represent the new world".
Overseas media may be mocking boxer Lu Bin after he mistakenly raised his hand when the referee announced the winner in a Men's Light Fly boxing match, but Chinese media are calling him a "hero" and widely circulating an image of him kissing the boxing mat after his match on Monday.
The hashtag #LuBinKissesTheRing is trending with over 7,000 uses, and over 132,000 users have shared CCTV Sports presenter Watson Xuemin's post of the image.
But Lu has not been as gracious in his own defeat. Today, he posted on his Sina Weibo page that "the referee stole my dream" after he narrowly lost to Kenya's Peter Mungai Warui.
Thousands of social media users have started using the hashtag #LuBinSufferedControversialPenalty and many are posting memes that criticise the referee.
Over 55% of the 7,000 voting social media users who took part also voted in an online poll say they hope the verdict will be appealed, calling Lu's 8 August loss "a miscarriage of justice".
Meanwhile, retired Olympic hurdler Liu Xiang made headlines last week, albeit for all the wrong reasons.
Just before the Olympics, he recorded an episode for reality show The Amazing Race China, dressed in cosplay as 1990s Japanese cartoon character Sailor Moon. Perhaps predictably, that caused a stir online.
While the segment was meant to be humorous, thousands took to social media to mock how "beautiful" he appeared dressed as a woman.
Some criticised his "crossdressing", saying he "seriously damaged his image" by appearing in such a way, and others said they now find him "disgusting".
There are also users asking more critically whether he has fallen on hard times since his Olympic fame back in 2004, when he won the first track and field gold medal for China.
If Liu thought the worst was over, he was wrong. A week later, social media users were asking again whether he was struggling financially after he announced that he was filing a lawsuit against online taxi service Didi, China's answer to Uber.
Xinhua says Liu claims that Didi used images of him without his authorisation in online advertising.
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. | The Rio 2016 Olympics have not yet been under way a week, yet they have already propelled some of China's competing athletes to a podium of overnight fame. |
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It looked as though Antonio Conte's side might be forced to delay their celebrations as they were frustrated for long periods by the resilience and organisation of their hosts.
But the mood changed and the title was won with eight minutes left as substitute Batshuayi, who had previously endured a season of struggle after his £33m move from Marseille, ended a scrappy passage of play by steering a finish high past Ben Foster.
The final whistle sparked wild celebrations among Chelsea's fans, and manager Conte was tossed high into the air by his squad.
The Italian can now set his sights on emulating compatriot Carlo Ancelotti's 2010 feat of winning the league and domestic Double as the Blues prepare for an FA Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley on 27 May.
Chelsea's celebrations were fully deserved - the culmination of a superb season's work by Conte and his squad.
They had to work hard for victory against a West Brom side that demonstrated all the qualities that have made this such a satisfactory season for them but, as so often, Chelsea got the job done.
The Blues' main attacking threats struggled to find a spark, with Eden Hazard's frustration summed up with one long-range shot that went out for a corner, but Conte's side found a way to win, illustrating once again why they are worthy champions.
The losses at home to Liverpool and at Arsenal in September that hinted at early struggles seemed an age away, as did the surprise defeat by struggling Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge, and the setback at Manchester United.
Chelsea, even when not at their best, proved themselves the strongest and most complete side in the Premier League - and they proved it again on a night they were tested.
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Conte's fingerprints are all over this title triumph - and his sure touch was on show again to fashion the victory they needed to get over the line with two games to spare.
The Italian knew his side needed a catalyst to break down West Brom, and it came with the introduction of Batshuayi and Willian for Hazard and Pedro with 15 minutes left.
Conte's masterstroke should have come as no surprise given the manner in which he has marshalled his forces, particularly the crucial switch to a three-man defence in September that turned Chelsea's season around and started a run of 13 straight league wins that led to the title.
No praise is too high for the 47-year-old, who took over a squad that looked broken after ending last season in 10th place and with the shadow of Jose Mourinho's sacking still hanging over the club.
This was his ultimate reward.
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Batshuayi has been a misfit for much of this season, but whatever the future holds for the 23-year-old Belgian, he will always have a goal that won the title to his name.
Before this game, he had only figured only 24 times, played for 579 minutes and scored five goals - his sixth makes its mark in Chelsea history.
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Chelsea still have two games to play in their title-winning season. They host Watford on Monday (20:00 BST) before receiving the trophy in their final game against relegated Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, 21 May (15:00 BST). They then have the FA Cup final on 27 May.
West Brom travel to Manchester City on Tuesday, 16 May before finishing their season at Swansea the following Sunday (15:00 BST).
Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Chelsea 1.
Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Chelsea 1.
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Darren Fletcher tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
Foul by Diego Costa (Chelsea).
Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Chelsea).
Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Victor Moses.
César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Chelsea 1. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
Attempt missed. Gary Cahill (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a headed pass.
Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Nyom (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt missed. Nyom (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea).
Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea).
Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Gary Cahill.
Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea).
Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Pedro.
Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Eden Hazard.
Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Costa.
Attempt missed. Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Livermore following a fast break.
Marc Wilson (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Victor Moses (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Marc Wilson (West Bromwich Albion).
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudio Yacob.
Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
Offside, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas tries a through ball, but Eden Hazard is caught offside.
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Ben Foster tries a through ball, but Chris Brunt is caught offside.
Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Marc Wilson replaces Gareth McAuley because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion) because of an injury.
Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea). | Chelsea were crowned Premier League champions as Michy Batshuayi's late goal gave them the victory they required to secure the title at West Brom. |
28,372,732 | John Ryan told the BBC the deal had collapsed because the Football League were not happy with the plans presented to them.
"Louis and I were just looking to do the right thing," said Ryan.
Ryan and Tomlinson were expected to complete their takeover this week.
22 year-old Louis is a lifelong Rovers fan and played for the club's reserve side against Barnsley earlier this year. | One Direction star Louis Tomlinson's deal to take over Doncaster Rovers football club is off, according to the businessman he was working with. |
17,520,156 | A communique at the end of the summit reiterated a joint call to secure "vulnerable nuclear material".
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said nuclear terrorism remained a "grave threat", while US President Barack Obama said action was key.
The meeting was dominated by North Korea's plan to launch a rocket.
North Korea says the long-range rocket will carry a satellite when it goes up in April. The US says any launch would violate UN resolutions and constitute a missile test.
Iran's nuclear programme was also on the minds of the summit participants, with Mr Obama pledging to meet the leaders of Russia and China on the sidelines to work towards a resolution.
At the meeting, world leaders discussed measures to fight the threat of nuclear terrorism, including the protection of nuclear materials and facilities, as well as the prevention of trafficking of nuclear materials.
By Jonathan MarcusBBC Diplomatic Correspondent
The communique describes nuclear terrorism as one of the most challenging threats to international security. But the responsibility to maintain security over nuclear materials lies firmly with states rather than international bodies. And any effort to try to establish or impose common international standards inevitably raises concerns in some quarters that the world's major powers are seeking to intrude into the nuclear affairs of other countries.
That's why this communique reaffirms that measures to strengthen nuclear security will not hamper the rights of states to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. The summit urges states to minimise the use of highly enriched uranium - one of the building blocks for a nuclear bomb.
The summit highlights the threat from radioactive materials more generally. But again all the summit can do is urge states to take measures to secure these materials and work towards ratifying international conventions on nuclear security. It is hardly a resounding outcome from a gathering over-shadowed by the more immediate wrangling over North Korea's and Iran's nuclear activities.
A joint communique reaffirmed their commitment to nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
"Nuclear terrorism continues to be one of the most challenging threats to international security," it said.
"Defeating this threat requires strong national measures and international co-operation given its potential global, political, economic, social and psychological consequences."
But it omitted a reference made in a draft communique last Thursday on the need for "concrete steps" towards a world without nuclear weapons, AFP news agency reports.
There are currently no binding international agreements on how to protect nuclear material stored peacefully inside its home country, says the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul. An amendment seeking to do that is still unratified after seven years.
Addressing the summit, Mr Obama warned there were still "too many bad actors'' who were threatening to stockpile and use ''dangerous'' nuclear material.
"It would not take much, just a handful or so of these materials, to kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people and that's not an exaggeration, that's the reality that we face," he said.
"The security of the world depends on the actions that we take."
Mr Hu called for "an international environment conducive to boosting nuclear security" to be created and Mr Lee called for concrete action to tackle a threat that posed "a grave challenge" to peace.
The summit was attended by almost 60 leaders from around the world.
Meetings on Monday were overshadowed by North Korea's planned launch, scheduled to take place between 12 and 16 April.
Pyongyang says it is intended to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founding leader Kim Il-sung.
Source: Federation of American Scientists
Nuclear weapons: Who has what?
On Tuesday, a North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said that the launch would go ahead as planned and criticised Mr Obama's stance as ''confrontational''.
North Korea "will never give up the launch of a satellite for peaceful purposes", the spokesman said in a statement in the official KCNA news agency.
A KCNA report also described the ''weather satellite'' Pyongyang planned to launch as useful for ''the study of weather forecast needed for agriculture and other economic fields''.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, speaking at the summit, called on Pyongyang to cancel the rocket launch, saying that it would violate UN Security Council resolutions.
"As such, the international community strongly urges North Korea to exercise restraint and cancel the launch," he said.
The resolutions were passed after a similar launch in April 2009. Japan is particularly concerned as that rocket was launched over the country three years ago.
The US and Chinese presidents met on Monday on the sidelines of the summit and agreed to co-ordinate their response to any "potential provocation" if Pyongyang went ahead with the launch.
South Korea and the US say North Korea risks further sanctions and isolation if it does not cancel its plans. Seoul has also warned it will shoot down the rocket if it strays over South Korean territory. | World leaders have called for closer co-operation to tackle the threat of nuclear terrorism at a summit on nuclear security in Seoul. |
20,446,048 | It is 4 o'clock in the morning and I'm waiting for a Skype call from a computer hacker on the run in Canada.
After weeks of contact through Twitter and encrypted emails with "Commander X", I should finally have the chance to speak to him in person. After an hour with no call, I give up and return to bed.
"You can never have complete certainty as to what's going on, who's involved," says Gabriella Coleman, an anthropologist at McGill University in Canada, who has spent years studying hackers operating under the banner of Anonymous.
But, she says, "not being able to fully understand who's behind the mask" is what gives Anonymous political power.
Even if you have never heard of Anonymous, you have probably seen their supporters wearing the distinctive Guy Fawkes masks made famous in the comic book series and film V for Vendetta.
The movement emerged in 2008 following an attack on the website of the Church of Scientology. Since then their targets have ranged from companies like PayPal through to politicians and governments. But who are the people carrying out these attacks and why do they do it?
Listen to The Hackers via the Radio 4 website
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"It's about the right not to be oppressed by governments or any organisation for that matter," says a young Scottish activist talking to me from a webcam in his bedroom.
"We want to fight the powers-that-be when they overstep the lines," he adds.
He goes by the nickname Dr Steelhammer, and his first operation this year was to attack Catholic Church websites over the Church's opposition to gay marriage in Scotland.
Dr Steelhammer tells me they brought down one website for half an hour - but, I wondered, what was the point?
"The internet is not some playground that corporations and governments can take basic civil liberties with and destroy them and get away with it," he says.
As far as big companies are concerned he says "we have shown that around 10,000 angry people can make them lose a lot of profit by taking down their websites."
He is referring to the notorious hacking of the Sony website in 2011 when the company's PlayStation network was taken down for weeks and millions of users accounts were accessed.
It is estimated to have cost the company over $100 million and was part of a 50-day rampage by a group of hackers known as Lulz Security - or LulzSec - which targeted organisations ranging from the FBI to Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).
Over a dozen people around the world have been arrested and charged over the attacks and if convicted, they could face years in prison.
I spoke to one of them who is currently on bail - so we are not using his name. Smart and articulate, he is also a realist.
"I'm not under the illusion that we're going to change the world," he tells me, "but if we can make a big enough noise for people to notice there's a problem and scream loud enough, someone's going to take notice. That's what Anonymous is."
Although he is a skilled programmer, he says Anonymous has grown quickly because you do not need to be tech savvy to become involved.
"People who are too lazy or don't have the guts to go out and actively protest and campaign... it's so easy with Anonymous, the normal Joe can just click a button and you're away."
I find out just how easy it is in a cafe in Edinburgh where I meet a hacker, Martin - not his real name. He arrives with a netbook and, in a few minutes, shows me how to download software which has a big red button asking you to fire the laser.
If you do, it will send millions of page requests to a website or server trying to overload it, causing it to crash.
This is what worries the people who are trying to deter and catch the Anonymous hackers, like Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdy - head of the Metropolitan Police's beefed up e-Crime unit, who has over 100 staff under her command. She classes these attacks as a "Tier One" threat.
"People tend to think it's online, it's almost like a game rather than that clicking that button is actually causing serious harm," she says.
In just a few years, Anonymous has grown from a handful of hardened hackers into a movement whose targets range from the Syrian government to paedophile websites.
Although currently at the entry level of activism, Dr Steelhammer has some advice for those pursuing Anonymous:
"What I would say to Scotland Yard, the FBI, the federal government in America is 'why are you even bothering to pursue us because there are too many of us?'"
The Hackers will be broadcast on Tuesday 27 November at 20:00 GMT on BBC Radio 4. Listen again via the Radio 4 website. | Computer 'hacktivists' cause havoc targeting the websites of governments, companies and the police but who they are and what motivates them? |
37,364,536 | The remote controlled device can be deployed from the shore to provide a buoyancy aid until rescuers arrive.
Known as E.M.I.L.Y (Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard), it will be used by campsite staff on Shell Island from Thursday.
Workers have rescued three adults and three children in incidents this year.
Boss Richard Workman, who has had training to use the device, said such incidents put rescuers in danger as well as the person in difficulty so he wanted to find a way to reduce risks to all concerned.
"It can provide buoyancy until helps arrives," said Mr Workman.
The equipment has been used in the USA for several years.
Mr Workman said it could be deployed while waiting for crews from nearby RNLI lifeboat stations at Barmouth and Criccieth to arrive at an incident.
He said the device, which cost £8,000, has a speed of 20mph (32km) so it could reach someone 200m (656ft) off shore in seconds.
"If we can show the potential then there may be more [put into use] in the UK," he said. | A robot lifeguard is to go into service off the Gwynedd coast to help if someone gets into difficulty in the sea. |
32,068,803 | The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is reviewing London Underground safety procedures after the woman fell under a train leaving Clapham South station.
She snagged her coat in the train doors and was dragged a short distance along the platform at rush hour on 12 March.
She became detached from the coat and fell into a gap between the train and the platform, hurting her head and arm.
The investigation will specifically review London Underground's (LU) safety arrangements for the safe dispatch of trains from its stations and the risk posed by items potentially becoming trapped in train doors.
At about 08:00 GMT a member of staff on the platform signalled for the train driver to begin closing the doors, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said.
Because of an obstruction, one set of doors was unable to close properly and all the doors reopened.
The RAIB said the woman stepped out of the crowded carriage, intending to catch the next train, but as the doors shut again her coat became trapped, unbeknown to the driver who began to drive the train into the tunnel.
Checking the live platform-view camera in his cab, the driver saw "passengers stepping aside and a person moving with the train", it said.
He quickly applied the brakes but the train travelled about 60m (196ft) in total before it came to a halt.
"Before the train came to a stop, the passenger fell to the ground, off the platform edge and into the gap between the fourth and fifth carriages, having become separated from her coat," the RAIB said. | A Tube driver saw a woman being dragged along the platform by a train and fall down the gap, it has emerged. |
36,425,946 | Maria Sadaqat, a young schoolteacher, was attacked in her home by a group of men on Sunday and died in hospital in Islamabad on Wednesday.
Her family say she had turned down a marriage proposal from the son of the owner of a school she had taught at.
Campaigners say attacks on women who refuse marriage proposals are common in Pakistan.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif launched an immediate investigation into the killing, which will report in two days.
Maria's father has said the school owner was one of the men who attacked his daughter. Police told the BBC that the men beat her and doused her in petrol before setting her alight near the hill resort of Murree, not far from the capital.
She suffered serious burns on nearly all of her body. Local media report that she had 85% burns.
Ms Sadaqat's maternal aunt, Aasia, told the BBC the trouble started when the school's owner asked for her niece to marry his son.
She said: "She was teaching at their school. They sent in the proposal six months ago but the guy was already married and had a daughter. They wanted her to run the school after marrying the son of the owner of the school.
"Her father refused the proposal and they took the revenge by doing this."
"They have taken away my universe, why was she brutally murdered? How can they not feel any compassion?" Maria's mother told me, while waiting for her daughter's body.
We were outside a local hospital in Murree. It is a resort town with a 69% literacy rate which, even though high for a rural area, can still not combat the menace of violence against women.
Life here is strictly dictated by religious norms.
After this incident, the sleepy hill town is engulfed with panic and anger. The elders are trying to influence the victim's father to stay quiet as this is a matter of his honour.
One of the elders whispered in his ear "your daughter is gone and they are going to malign her and your family's honour the more you highlight it in the media."
The family is being pressured by fellow villagers to settle the case out of court.
Nearly 1,100 women were killed by relatives in Pakistan last year in so-called honour-killings, the country's independent Human Rights Commission says.
Violence against women by those outside the family is also common in Pakistan and is often connected to a perceived slight, as may have occurred in Maria Sadaqat's case.
Police said earlier this year that village elders had ordered the murder of a teenage girl because she helped a friend to elope.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said in April: "The predominant causes of these killings in 2015 were domestic disputes, alleged illicit relations and exercising the right of choice in marriage."
Campaigners say most "honour killings" are not reported.
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says that in many cases, including those reported to the police, relatives hoping to keep the family name out of the news prefer to make out-of-court settlements and therefore there are no convictions.
Under Islamic laws introduced in the 1980s the victim's family can pardon the perpetrator in return for money or other considerations.
In February, Punjab province, where the attack on Miss Sadaqat happened, passed a landmark law criminalising all forms of violence against women.
However, more than 30 religious groups, including all the mainstream Islamic political parties, threatened to launch protests if the law was not repealed.
The Council of Islamic Ideology proposed making it legal for husbands to "lightly beat" their wives. It came under fire as a result.
Religious groups have equated women's rights campaigns with promotion of obscenity. They say the new Punjab law will increase the divorce rate and destroy the country's traditional family system. | A Pakistani woman who was set on fire for refusing a marriage proposal has died of her injuries. |
37,934,203 | Hopes that Mr Trump will introduce a pro-business agenda have blunted earlier concerns about his win.
Stock traders sought out firms standing to gain from his presidency, with American banks among the winners.
But shares in some of the biggest tech firms took a hit, pulling the Nasdaq index into negative territory.
The Dow Jones ended the day 1.17% higher at 18,807.88 points, while the S&P 500 index rose 0.2% to 2,167.48 points.
Investors have shifted to a focus on Mr Trump's priorities, including tax cuts, an increase in defence and infrastructure spending, and bank deregulation.
Bank shares, buoyed by hopes that Mr Trump will relax financial regulation, were among the biggest Wall Street gainers.
But the Nasdaq index, which has a large number of technology stocks, finished down 0.81% at 5,208.80. Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook shares all took a hit.
Analysts said tech companies would be hurt by any trade barriers brought in by Mr Trump, and would not benefit as much from his plans for lower taxes and higher infrastructure spending.
"Tech has the most important export exposure of any sector, so there are some fears of rising trade barriers that would hit tech pretty meaningfully," said Mike Bailey, director of research at FBB Capital Partners.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 closed lower after a rally which took it near the 7,000 level ran out of steam. The UK index finished down 1.2% at 6,823 points.
Germany's Dax and France's Cac indexes, which had earlier been more than 1% ahead, each closed about 0.2% lower.
Mark Dampier, analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, told the BBC that some investors were taking profits. He forecast continued volatility as the markets digested what a Donald Trump presidency would mean.
But Lee Wild, head of equity strategy at stockbroker Interactive Investor, said: "Perception now is that the controversial multi-billionaire TV presenter and property mogul could be good for business; and talk of tax cuts and heavy spending on infrastructure would certainly be good for growth."
CMC Markets strategist Michael McCarthy said it appeared a consensus was building that much of Mr Trump's rhetoric during the campaign "was a sales pitch rather than a commitment to act".
Earlier, Asia's markets had continued the stock market rally that gathered pace on Wednesday. Japan's Nikkei index closed up 6.7%, more than recovering losses from the previous session. Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed 1.9% higher.
On the currency markets, sterling rose 0.8% against the dollar to $1.2514, and was up 1.2% against the euro at €1.1507.
Traders had expected Hillary Clinton to beat Mr Trump to become the next US president. His victory initially sent money flowing into stocks that were deemed to be safer, as well as traditional haven assets such as gold and currencies including the yen.
"Investors were risk averse yesterday, then after seeing that Americans were optimistic and chasing the market higher, they wasted no time reversing their positions," said Takuya Takahashi, a strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo.
And Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Markit, said that "after the initial shock, investors seem to feel that a Trump administration could be good news for US businesses, with lower taxes and a reduced regulatory burden".
He added that while Mr Trump had set out several broad economic policies, including corporate tax breaks and the renegotiating or scrapping of trade deals, there was no certainty these would go ahead.
"As in the past, it is unclear how much of the campaign bluster will translate into actual policy initiatives." | US financial markets appear be embracing Donald Trump's election with the Dow Jones closing at an all-time high and the S&P500 also edging up. |
28,756,779 | The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's aircraft was joined by the only other airworthy example, which had crossed the Atlantic to Lincolnshire.
The pair was due to pass over Lincoln cathedral last Friday but the flight was postponed due to bad weather.
A series of practice flights near RAF Coningsby will now be performed ahead of a month of events across the UK.
Following a day of maintenance checks after its 3,700-mile journey, the Canadian Lancaster, known as Vera, took off alone on Tuesday evening.
Once this flight was completed successfully, clearance was given for both to fly together.
Large crowds gathered outside the airbase for the double take-off, which took place just after 13:00 BST.
The first aircraft to take to the skies was one of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Spitfires, it was then joined first by the British Lancaster, and finally Vera.
They were in the air for just under an hour but will fly a number of further training sessions.
Stuart Reid, former Battle of Britain Memorial Flight pilot and aviation historian, said: "This will take some getting used to for the pilots. These are big, heavy aircraft and flying together is hard work.
"The first Lancaster will have a relatively straightforward job but the one behind will have to keep in line, watch the other, handle the buffeting from the slipstream.
"Hats off to them, especially in this wind."
Stan Instone, who was a Lancaster flight engineer in 419 Squadron, was among the crowd.
"The hairs on the back of my neck have stood up - that's what the sound of those Lancasters does to me.
"I wouldn't have believed it was possible. There has been talk about getting them together for years and now, it has come true," he said.
The first public display is scheduled to be at Eastbourne International Air Show on Thursday. | Two World War Two Lancasters have flown together for the first time in 50 years. |
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As Britain struggles to solve its housing shortage crisis, experts have been looking at the best solutions to building new homes.
Professor Philip Oldfield and the Sustainable Tall Buildings Design Lab at the University of Nottingham have been trying to predict what new houses will look like in 2050.
A specially-commissioned animated film for BBC Inside Out shows a variety of approaches to how our homes might look in 40 years' time.
The homes of tomorrow could range from sky-high apartments in vertical villages to flat-pack, pre-fabricated housing and eco homes.
Inside Out is broadcast on BBC One on Monday, 21 September at 19:30 BST and nationwide for 30 days thereafter on the iPlayer. | What will the house of the future look like? |
10,214,872 | The idea comes from the governor of the Lombardy region, Roberto Formigoni, who says no woman should end a pregnancy because of economic difficulty.
The women would have to prove they are in financial hardship in order to qualify for the 18 monthly payments.
The policy has been welcomed by anti-abortion campaigners, but critics have condemned the move as propaganda.
Mr Formigoni, a political ally of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, said he wanted to support "the family, motherhood and births".
A spokesman for the Italian Bishops' Conference responded to the new policy by saying: "Anything that respects life is to be applauded."
Lombardy has set aside 5m euros ($6.1m, £4.2m) for the scheme, officials say. The women will receive 18 monthly payments of 250 euros.
But the policy has also been criticised as a short-term solution to a life-long responsibility.
Writing on the Italian paper La Repubblica's website, Cinzia Sasso questioned what mothers would do after the first 18 months, and said the number of people that could receive aid under the money allocated was "laughable".
Sara Valmaggi, an opposition politician, said volunteers who are to work on the project could not act as a substitute for public sector health workers.
Abortion has been legal in Italy since 1978. | Pregnant women in northern Italy are to be offered 4,500 euros (£3,700; $5,500) not to have abortions. |
33,018,602 | Scottish Care said investment in better social care for older people would improve their lives and cut help to cut emergency hospital admissions.
It has called on politicians to tackle the "taboo" of NHS expenditure.
The Scottish government has committed to getting people "the right care, in the right place, at the right time".
Scottish Care has published the findings of research that it commissioned ahead of its annual conference in Glasgow.
It found that in 2012-13, the average emergency hospital admission for over-65s lasted for 11.8 days, at an average cost of £4,846.
The umbrella body's report said that amount could fund either care at home for a week for 27.7 older people or 9.28 weeks in a residential care home for one pensioner.
It also highlighted that unscheduled admissions for over-65s amount to a third of the £4.5bn spent on health and social care for older people.
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, Ranald Mair, chief executive of Scottish Care, said: "If we're going to manage to keep more people out of hospital, to maintain them in their own homes and also to prevent them going into long term care at an early stage, then we actually have to invest in home care.
"The danger at the moment is that we're continuing to invest in hospitals and as you know, all politicians want to be the defenders of the NHS.
"This isn't an attack on the NHS, let me be clear. If people need to go to hospital that's where they should be."
He added: "But what we know is that over 20% of admissions of older people to hospital are 'unnecessary' admissions.
"They're not going in because of their clinical needs, they're going in because of their circumstances and because of the lack of alternatives."
The report for Scottish Care also found that more hours of care at home have been provided by fewer staff over the past decade while pay rates in the sector are below the Scottish average.
The Scottish government said it was committed to integrated partnerships for delivering services across health and social care.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "Alongside the NHS, we are committed to ensuring that all patients have access to the right care, in the right place at the right time. In partnership with local government, we are integrating health and social care services to support better provision of care within communities and in people's homes.
"It is predicted that by 2037 the number of people with a long term condition will rise by 83% and what is clear is that the traditional models of care, where the NHS and the social care sector work independently of each other, are no longer suitable to effectively care for these people.
"Integration is one of the most ambitious programmes of work this government has undertaken, and one which is designed to deliver sustainable health and social care services for the future that are centred around peoples' needs." | Health spending should be frozen and funds diverted to improving care for the elderly, according to the body representing independent care services. |
34,723,923 | Pte Gavin Williams, 22, from Hengoed, Caerphilly county, died from heart failure as a result of heatstroke after the "beasting".
He collapsed at Lucknow Barracks in Tidworth, Wiltshire, and died on 3 July 2006.
His inquest reopened on Monday.
Tests showed he had ecstasy in his body when he died.
Three non-commissioned officers who carried out the punishment were cleared of manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court in 2008.
The inquest at Wiltshire and Swindon Coroner's Court in Salisbury was told that Pte Williams, who was serving with the Second Battalion of the Royal Welsh Regiment, had been out drinking heavily with colleagues on the Friday and Saturday nights before his death.
On the Sunday morning he turned up unfit for guard duty wearing flip flops, a pair of combat trousers and a vest, smelling of alcohol and was sent away to change into his uniform.
He was told to report to his superiors on the Monday.
When Pte Williams failed to report for guard duty he was found hiding in his bathroom wearing just a pair of shorts and he was taken to WO2 Wayne Clark, his platoon's then second in command.
Sgt Clark told the hearing that Pte Williams just "sauntered" in at which point he was sent out and asked to return.
He said: "He was just nonchalant and disrespectful so I realised at that point having put him straight once and given him a second chance he wasn't going to change so I then enlightened him of all the things I had heard had gone on."
After five minutes in his office, Sgt Clark said he told two NCOs to take Pte Williams back to his room to change into his uniform and bring him back.
He said that Pte Williams did not return to him and instead went to the guard room but he was unable to say why that was.
Sgt Clark added that he was unaware of the events that led to Pte Williams's death.
Soldiers have described seeing Pte Williams being "yakked" - a form of extreme physical exercise - near the parade ground and saw that he was sweating and looking exhausted.
Pte Williams was then taken the gym where he complained of stomach pains before collapsing.
The hearing continues. | A young soldier was "nonchalant and disrespectful" to a superior on the day he died of heatstroke after being subjected to a punishment exercise in hot weather, an inquest heard. |
34,596,871 | The project has been made possible by £50,000 of funding awarded to the group by the UK India Education and Research Initiative.
The focus of the research will be on landslide prediction.
A team from the university's Coleraine campus will travel to the Darjeeling region of India.
UU's Prof Gerard Parr, who will lead the research, said the study would focus on predicting massive landslides caused by extreme weather in remote mountainous areas.
He said: "Unfortunately, landslides have historically claimed many lives and damaged infrastructure."
The project is also supported by the Department for Employment and Learning.
The department's minister Stephen Farry said the process for securing funding for projects between UK and Indian universities was "very competitive".
"The department congratulates Ulster University on their success in securing this well-deserved award," he added. | A team of researchers from Ulster University (UU) will travel to the Himalayan mountains to study landslides early next year. |
37,705,385 | He told MPs that marking in different-coloured pens, and giving feedback in exercise books, had never been a government or an Ofsted requirement.
He told the Education Committee that the practice was adding to teachers' workload - one of the top reasons given by them for leaving the profession.
Instead, work should be marked with a simple grade, he suggested.
Mr Gibb was responding to questions on how teacher workload was affecting recruitment and retention of teachers.
A recent report found many teachers working as many as 60 hours a week.
He said teachers in England worked longer hours than the OECD average, but spent the same amount of time in front of a class.
And he suggested that they may not be working as smartly as their overseas colleagues.
Earlier, the committee had heard how it had become an urban myth in schools that teachers needed to mark in green and purple ink and give very detailed assessments of the work.
Mr Gibb, however, gave the example of a free school which had cut back on marking, allowing teachers to be freed to set more homework.
Instead of detailed feedback, teachers at the school were asked to simply give a grade, he said.
"The key thing is this notion of feedback on the face of the exercise book," he said.
"This is one of the notions that came from somewhere in the ether, possibly something was said at a conference.
"It was never a requirement by the government, never a requirement of Ofsted, and so we have to send out the message that it is not required.
"It's not required for there to be this dialogue on paper in different-coloured pens, this to and fro between the chid and the teacher."
Some teachers he had spoken to were not even sure that children read the remarks left in their books, he said.
Feedback should only come, for example, when the teacher is marking 30 pupils' work, he said, and discovers that they have not understood something they have been taught.
But the Association of Teaches and Lecturers assistant general secretary Nansi Ellis said she believed Mr Gibb was sincere in his desire to help teachers to reduce their workload, and in particular to reduce "deep marking".
"But he needs to look at evidence before he starts telling teachers how to mark," she said.
"Earlier this year, the Education Endowment Foundation found that awarding grades for every piece of work may reduce the benefit of marking, particularly if pupils become preoccupied with their grades at the expense of teachers' comments, and some forms of marking are unlikely to improve pupil progress."
David Anstead, of the Nottingham education improvement board, said teachers and heads were in fear of a visit from Ofsted and so got sucked into paperwork which was sometimes unnecessary.
"The main thing I get asked is, 'What will Ofsted think about this?'
"One of the solutions has to be to work together to say actually, 'It's all right to do less'. There's a safety-in-numbers approach," he told the committee.
He described how in Nottingham, head teachers had agreed to put a limit on the number of hours teachers are required to work.
This meant putting a limit of two hours a day on any extra work they did after their contracted hours at school.
They then signed up to something called a Fair Workload Charter which was on the school website so that teachers wanting to work at the school knew what they could expect. | Teachers are spending too much time over-marking pupils' homework, Schools Standards Minister Nick Gibb has said. |
28,520,512 | A 100m exclusion zone was set up around a flat in Belvoir Crescent, Newhall, near Swadlincote, on Saturday.
A series of controlled explosions were carried out and, after a search, residents returned on Sunday afternoon.
Glenn Robinson, 55, was remanded in custody after a hearing at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court.
He was charged with making and possessing explosives and possession of a class B drug.
Supt Paul Callum, from Derbyshire Police, said Army advice was followed during the operation.
"I appreciate that people were looking forward to a sunny Saturday evening, maybe having a barbeque," he said.
"But when the bomb disposal squad attended the scene, they recommended the 100m zone and we put that into effect." | A man has been charged with drugs and explosive offences after 200 people were evacuated from their homes in Derbyshire. |
40,077,855 | The 45-year-old man was found behind premises between Countess Street and Nineyard Street in Saltcoats at about 21:45 on Saturday.
The man was taken by ambulance to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock where he was treated for a head injury.
Det Insp William McDicken said one line of inquiry is that he may have been struck by a vehicle in Nineyard Street.
He added: "Officers have been carrying out inquiries in the local area and are gathering CCTV footage to gather more information on whoever is responsible for this attack.
"At this time, I would urge any witnesses to the incident, or anyone who has any information that may assist our investigation to contact Saltcoats police office through 101." | A man found seriously injured in North Ayrshire may have been the victim of a hit and run, police have said. |
34,909,350 | The club currently plays at Blundell Park and has previously said its preferred site was Peaks Parkway.
North East Lincolnshire councillors are to assess the suitability of the sites in more detail.
The locations are: Europarc business park, Peaks Parkway, land next to Morrison's supermarket in Laceby, Great Coates, Dockside and Freeman Street.
The decision follows an independent survey which scored and ranked 16 venues, then shortlisted the final six.
Ray Oxby, leader of North East Lincolnshire Council, said the search for a new stadium had "dragged on for far too long".
Mr Oxby said: "We must follow a strict and proper process to make sure we get the right result for the whole area.
"Failure to follow this process could result in more delays and ultimately more expense."
The findings are to be presented to senior councillors in 2016. | Six potential sites for a new Grimsby Town football stadium and leisure complex have been named by the council. |
35,128,744 | Ties broke down after the Israeli navy raided a flotilla trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza in 2010. Ten Turkish activists were killed.
The deal will see Israel compensate families of those killed while Turkey will drop all claims against Israel, the unnamed official said.
There has been no official confirmation yet from either side.
The agreement is reported to have been reached at a meeting between senior Israeli and Turkish officials in Switzerland.
According to the official, the deal will also see the renewed exchange of ambassadors.
Talks will also begin on laying down a natural gas pipeline from Israel to Turkey, the official added.
Could Turkey-Israel hiatus be ending?
Flotilla raid explained
Turkey is currently embroiled in a row with key gas supplier Russia over the downing of a Russian fighter jet by Ankara.
Israel and Turkey had been firm allies until the deadly raid on the flotilla, which had been trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza.
Israel tightened maritime restrictions on Gaza from 2007, leading to a blockade which it says it a vital security measure against the militant Islamist group Hamas, which administers the territory.
Pro-Palestinian activists on board clashed with Israeli commandos who boarded the lead vessel in international waters, about 75 miles (120km) from the blockade zone.
Ten of the activists, one of them a Turkish American, were killed and 10 commandos were injured. | Israel and Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement on normalising relations, an Israeli official said. |
27,820,881 | North Yorkshire Police released the 59-year-old on conditional bail last month after questioning him.
He had been detained over the disappearance of Miss Lawrence, who went missing from the city in 2009.
On Thursday, the force said the man had been re-bailed, so he remains on bail until an unspecified date as inquiries in the case continued.
Miss Lawrence, 35, who lived in Heworth, was due to start a 06:00 shift at the university on 19 March but failed to turn up.
Extensive searches of the area were made, but she was not found and police have since treated her disappearance as murder.
Police launched a review of the case last year and carried out new forensic work and searches of Miss Lawrence's home.
A fresh appeal for information was made on the fifth anniversary of her disappearance in March, which was broadcast on the BBC's Crimewatch programme.
Police revealed several new lines of inquiry had been generated by the review. | A man arrested on suspicion of murdering York chef Claudia Lawrence has had his bail extended by police. |
36,497,663 | Alex and Sian Pratchett, from Oxford, created a World Cup Panini album in 2014 to avoid spending hundreds of pounds on stickers in shops.
They now hope to draw 800 stickers for Euro 2016 before the final on 10 July.
Mr Pratchett said they were raising money for charities to give them "the motivation to keep churning out our dishevelled little men".
He said he expected the "foolhardy task" to take up to six hours a day, leaving him and his wife "shells".
Their first Euro 2016 efforts were a "dreadful mess", he said, including a portrait of Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo with a "bulging neck."
The couple's 2014 World Cup album, involving 640 stickers in 32 days, was featured in news articles around the world, including Iran, Mexico and Japan.
In 2015 they turned their "uniformly awful" drawing skills to politics, sketching party leaders before the General Election.
The couple are using the latest "sticker-drawing odyssey" to raise money for the charities which employ them - Cancer Research UK and Macintyre, which supports people with learning disabilities.
They have pledged to sketch personalised pictures of the top 100 donors. | A couple who style themselves the 'Panini Cheapskates' have started work on a new football sticker album. |
28,627,374 | The boy, whose twin sister was taken to Australia by the unidentified couple, needs urgent medical care.
The surrogate mother in Thailand says she will raise the boy as her own and an online campaign has raised $185,000 (£110,000) for his treatment.
The case has raised fears Australia could ban international surrogacy.
The baby boy, named Gammy, has a congenital heart condition and a lung infection as well as Down's syndrome. He is currently receiving urgent treatment in a Thai hospital.
His mother, Pattaramon Chanbua, was paid $15,000 (£9,000) to be a surrogate for the Australian couple.
The couple asked Mrs Pattaramon to have an abortion after doctors informed her of the child's condition four months after becoming pregnant. She refused, saying it was against her Buddhist beliefs.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said it was "an incredibly sad story" and illustrated "some of the pitfalls involved in this particular business".
It is illegal to pay for surrogacy in Australia so couples have to find a surrogate who is happy to carry the child for no payment beyond medical and other reasonable expenses.
Advocacy group Surrogacy Australia said this "red tape" means many couples choose to go abroad to find a surrogate, with 400 or 500 each year venturing to India, Thailand, the US and other places.
Rachel Kunde, the group's executive director, said she hoped the case would lead to better regulation by the Australian authorities of international surrogacy, rather than an outright ban.
"Our greatest fear is that Australia is going to ban international surrogacy altogether," she said. "We are hoping that the government will make accessing surrogates in Australia easier."
Nicola Scott, a British lawyer specialising in fertility issues, says a lack of regulation leaves the child vulnerable because issues such as termination are not discussed in advance.
She says the answer to the problem is an international treaty similar to the Hague Adoption Convention so that parents know what the situation is from the outset.
"Then each country would have its own rules and regulations and the parents, surrogates and children would be protected," she added. | Surrogacy campaigners have called for clearer regulation after a Thai woman was left with a Down's syndrome baby when his parents refused to take him. |
35,213,688 | About 70 mourners gathered at Mexborough Cemetery in Doncaster for the funeral of 92-year-old Royal Navy veteran Douglas Barratt on Wednesday, but were locked out for 40 minutes.
The digger, used for graves, then forced open the doors of the chapel.
A Doncaster Council spokesman said they were "very sorry" for what happened.
Mr Barratt's family said he died on 15 December, with members of the British Legion coming from "all over" to attend his service but were left stood in the cold and "chilled to the bone".
Arrangements had been made for someone to come an hour before the funeral to open the building and put the heating on, but no-one arrived.
Mr Barratt's son-in-law said the door was "pushed and shoved" by several people but it wouldn't open.
Stuart Venables, from Mexborough, said: "Eventually the decision was made to bring in a small JCB which was used for digging the grave to try and ease the door open.
"It didn't take long, just one push and the doors opened. A rousing cheer went up and we took Doug into the chapel."
Mr Venables said attendees thought it was "very disrespectful", but added they also thought it would be a "funeral to be remembered for years".
Dave Wilkinson, from the council, said: "We are very sorry for what has happened and will be making contact with the family to apologise in person.
"We are looking into this and will be learning lessons so this does not happen again."
A new lock has since been installed on the chapel doors.
Mr Venables added: "If Doug had been stood outside, he would have been splitting his sides with laughter." | A council has apologised after a digger had to be used to prise open a chapel's doors for a funeral when an employee failed to turn up with the keys. |
36,236,576 | The protesters say the governing conservatives run an undemocratic administration that violates European values.
A smaller protest against EU interference was also held.
The Law and Justice party has drawn criticism from the European Commission for its reforms of judicial, surveillance, and media laws.
The government passed legal amendments late last year which change the way the Constitutional Court operates.
The changes require a two-thirds majority of the 15 judges to support a ruling for it to be valid, and also stipulate a quorum of 13 judges for rulings to be valid.
Why is Poland worrying the EU?
Government takes control of state media
Critics have said the changes mean the court is now unable to examine government legislation, and the issue has sparked mass protests in Poland.
The Council of Europe says changes undermine the rule of law, and the European Commission has launched an inquiry into changes to the Constitutional Court and media laws.
Recently approved media laws have placed public radio and TV under a new national media council and have given the treasury minister the right to hire and fire management. | Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Warsaw to protest against the Polish government. |
34,786,128 | It has lost its previous triple-A rating from the World Energy Council (WEC) - a global body representing the energy sector.
The authors of the WEC report said a vacuum in energy policy since the election was deterring investors needed to create new electricity supplies.
But the government said it was still a world leader in energy policy.
It said it was committed to securing energy supplies through nuclear and shale gas.
The criticism from the WEC follows a complaint from the UN's chief environment scientist that the UK was turning away from renewables, just as they were being embraced by the rest of the world in the run-up to Paris climate talks this month.
The WEC report ranks countries on their policies to keep the lights on, bills and carbon emissions down. It says the UK has been a leader in these policies.
But its says the government's drastic withdrawal of subsidies for wind and solar power has deterred investors needed for new energy supplies.
Electricity has become comparatively more expensive, and the UK remains on a "watch-list" over how it will secure its future energy supply.
The report warned the UK faced the run-down of nuclear plants and the closure of coal-powered stations, alongside ageing infrastructure - meaning its ranking is set to fall in future assessments.
It urged the government to ensure consistent policy to secure and maintain investments while reforms to the energy system are being implemented.
Britain still gets an AAB rating from the council and is still in the world's top four. But that may be a let-off, because the report was written before damaging revelations in a leaked letter that the government has misled people over its progress on EU renewable energy targets.
The government denies misleading Parliament to believe that it will hit its mandatory 15% renewable energy target in 2020.
But the letter makes clear that the shortfall of approaching 25% in renewables has been hidden from the public - and over several summer months in which subsidies were being cut, journalists were consistently told that the EU renewables targets were still being met.
Energy Secretary Amber Rudd told MPs the government remained committed to the targets, which will be achieved by greater focus on renewable heat and transport, rather than electricity.
She added: "I recognise, as that letter does, that we don't have the right policies, particularly in transport and heat in order to make those 2020 targets, but we have four to five years and I remain committed to making those targets."
A spokesman for her department, commenting on the WEC report, said: "We've made record investments in renewables and are committed to lower-carbon secure energy, such as nuclear and shale gas, which will help keep the lights on for future generations."
Energy analysts are baffled as to why the government is blocking onshore wind and large-scale solar power, as these are among the cheapest options for hitting the renewables target.
The UN praises the UK for its international role on climate, especially in helping developing countries get clean energy supplies like wind and solar.
But the head of the climate negotiations said she noted concern among international allies over recent UK policy changes.
Follow Roger Harrabin on Twitter @rharrabin | The UK's international reputation for a strong and well-balanced energy policy has taken another knock. |
39,805,086 | Welsh ceased to exist as a professional club when they were expelled from the RFU Championship in January after going into liquidation the previous month.
Former Wales centre Parker, 39, will be assisted by former Ospreys and London Welsh prop Cai Griffiths.
Welsh's amateur side will represent the club next season in level nine.
Parker, capped 31 times by Wales and part of the 2008 Six Nations Grand-Slam winning squad, finished his playing career at Welsh before joining their coaching staff.
Welsh, who will play in Herts and Middlesex League 1 next season, have drawn up a five-year plan in their bid to return to the National League structure.
"I want to help get the club back to where we want it to be, and I believe the five-year plan is an achievable one," Parker said.
"The first year is going to be the real indicator, but the ambition is definitely there to make the plan a realisation." | Former Wales Grand Slam winner Sonny Parker has been handed the task of helping revive London Welsh after being appointed director of rugby. |
36,306,723 | Find out who has been let go with our collation of club released/retained lists.
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30,826,014 | Chief executive Lei Jun introduced the Mi Note, saying it was shorter, thinner and lighter than the iPhone 6 Plus.
Priced at 2,299 yuan ($371; £244), the 16 gigabyte model is less than half the price of Apple's handset and Samsung's phablet, the Galaxy Note 4.
Analysts say Xiaomi became the world's third bestselling phone firm in 2014.
Phablets are generally mobile devices that have features of both a smartphone and a tablet, but are too big or small in size to be classified as either one.
Xiaomi - which was only founded in 2010 - announced that the Mi Note was 6.95mm (0.27in) thick and weighed 161g (5.7oz).
That makes it 1.05mm thinner than the iPhone 6 Plus and 11g lighter.
It also features a 13 megapixel (MP) rear camera, made by Sony, and a 4MP front one.
In addition, Xiaomi announced the higher-end Mi Note Pro, which will be released at a later date. This model has:
It will sell for 3,299 yuan ($532; £350).
The company has been accused of copying iPhones in the past and Wee Teck Loo, head of consumer electronics research at market research firm Euromonitor, said a lot of emphasis was put on a side-by-side comparison with the iPhone 6 Plus at the start of the launch.
"Xiaomi appears like a teenager who wants to act like an adult and yet, clings on to his blanket for comfort - Apple bashing," he said.
Kiranjeet Kaur, senior market analyst at IDC Asia Pacific, said Xioami's comparisons to the iPhone implies the firm believes it is a product they look up to.
"They are trying to position against Apple or are trying to appeal to the Chinese consumer who still aspire to iPhones," she said.
In terms of features, analysts said that the specifications of Xioami's new devices did not show a "breakthrough in innovation" and its low prices were still the biggest attraction.
"Xiaomi changed the game in a way. Instead of keeping everyone's focus on ground-breaking innovative features coming on flagship phones, it has switched attention to packing great specs at modest price points," Ms Kaur said. "The key would be if they surpass the competition and its earlier models at those price-points."
The flagship devices basically extended what Xiaomi was good at - models that were targeted at Apple and Samsung, the only firms that still outsell it, Mr Loo added.
"The new models are definitely an upgrade compared to their predecessors - Xiaomi desperately needed to refresh its line-up to keep up with its competitors," he said.
Xiaomi unveiled a variety of shiny new products at its latest launch: two smartphones, headphones, even a powerful air purifier.
However, the company's chief executive also used this event to improve his company's image.
Lei Jun has said in the past that he doesn't want his company to be known as a cheap Chinese company selling cheap phones. He's well aware that critics believe Xiaomi is rising on the back of Apple's product innovations.
Instead, Mr Lei spent much of his presentation detailing the time and effort Xiaomi's designers pour into their work.
He told the audience that Xiaomi filed for 2,318 patents last year, including 1,380 in China and 665 international patents. In 10 years, Mr Lei promised, his company will be filing for tens of thousands of patents a year.
Xiaomi is a "world leading innovator", Lei Jun says. However, until his phones and tablets begin to look significantly different than the ones that Apple is selling, questions will remain regarding Xiaomi's ability to function as a leader, not a follower.
The Beijing-based firm overtook global market leader Samsung last year to become the top-selling handset brand in the world's largest smartphone market, China.
Just last month, Xiaomi was also dubbed the world's most valuable "technology start-up" after it raised $1.1bn (£708m) in a funding round, giving it a valuation of $45bn. That surpassed the $40bn value of taxi booking app Uber.
The Chinese company reported that its revenue in 2014 more than doubled to 74.3bn yuan (£7.8bn; $11.97bn) in pre-tax sales last year, up 135% from 2013.
It sold more than 61 million phones in 2014, a rise of 227% from a year earlier.
Its soaring sales come despite an intellectual property challenge faced in India last year, where sales were temporarily halted after Swedish firm Ericsson filed a patent complaint.
The firm has set a target of selling 100 million phones in 2015, but Mr Loo of Euromonitor said the goal was a little "stretched" and its success depended on overseas expansion, which has not been as successful as it had hoped for.
"Xiaomi is not well-known beyond China and only tech-savvy consumers in other markets have heard of the company, unlike Lenovo which is a household name internationally," he said.
Despite its strong numbers, Xiaomi's phones are only available in select Asian countries outside mainland China, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, India and Indonesia.
There had been speculation that it might soon announce a move into the US, but there was no mention of this at the latest launch.
Andrew Milroy, senior vice president for telecoms at Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific, said the firm would face challenges when it entered developed markets such as the US and UK, because most consumers there get smartphones on subsidised contract plans from service providers instead of buying the phones upfront.
"The actual price of a handset doesn't matter as much to you if you live in developed markets and that helps the likes of Apple and Samsung," he said. "It would be hard to find people in Western countries who'd be willing to trade their high spec Sony, Samsung or Apple phone for a Xiaomi." | Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has unveiled two flagship phablets in Beijing on Thursday, comparing them directly with Apple's largest iPhones. |
39,458,022 | Former Arsenal trainee Aneke joined the Dons in August following his release by Belgian top-flight club Zulte Waregem.
The 23-year-old has scored four goals in 18 games this season, but has not featured since suffering a hamstring injury against Bradford in February.
"When he's been fit and playing, he's been one of our main players," manager Robbie Neilson told the club website.
"It's been a difficult period for him but he's shown tremendous attitude and he's working hard to be ready for next season." | MK Dons forward Chuks Aneke has signed a new contract to stay with the League One club until the end of next season. |
35,297,569 | The Latics parted company with Dunn on Tuesday after a run of seven league games without a win.
Former Plymouth and Chesterfield boss Sheridan, 51, had been in charge of League Two Newport since 2 October.
He was previously Oldham manager for nearly three years before leaving Boundary Park in March 2009.
"Everyone knows how much I love this club," he told the club website.
"I was here for a long time as both a player and a manager so I'm really chuffed and excited to be back.
"I feel like I've got unfinished business from last time and I'm looking forward to the challenge. It's a big one, but I'm really excited about it."
Sheridan's assistant Warren Feeney and first-team coach Michael Flynn will take charge of Newport for the rest of the season.
In his three-month spell in charge at Rodney Parade, Sheridan led Newport from the bottom of the table to 20th, with five wins, seven draws and five defeats from 17 games in all competitions.
The Welsh club suggested they might take action against the Latics.
"The board of directors would like to put on record their thanks for the work John has done during his brief spell at the club," County said in a statement.
"Whilst John leaves with our best wishes, we are disappointed with the way that Oldham have conducted themselves during this process and are considering our position."
Oldham were 19th in League One when Dunn first took charge on a temporary basis in September, before being confirmed in the role after a month, but they have since fallen to 22nd, five points adrift of safety.
The 36-year-old, who joined the Latics as a player last summer, won just three of his 20 games in charge.
The team failed to win a home league match under his management, and have not done so since beating Fleetwood in August.
Dunn's assistant Dean Holden and first-team coach Keith Brown have also left the club. | League One side Oldham Athletic have appointed Newport County boss John Sheridan as their new manager following the sacking of David Dunn. |
26,419,150 | Christopher Richardson-Blake, 32, of Redbridge, Peterborough, was contracted to carry out electrical work at Abingdon police station.
Oxford Crown Court heard he fitted a camera in the women's changing room at the station to record officers getting changed.
Richardson-Blake admitted voyeurism and will be sentenced on 3 April.
He was ordered to sign the sex offenders register by Judge Patrick Eccles QC.
The court heard how Richardson-Blake recorded others "doing private acts" for his own sexual gratification or for that of a third party.
He also admitted stealing a laptop belonging to Thames Valley Police from the station in Colwell Drive.
It was subsequently discovered at his home.
Supt Andy Boyd said: "This was a particularly brazen offence in which Christopher Richardson-Blake installed a camera in a female changing room.
"This demonstrated a complete lack of respect and a deliberate intrusion into their privacy." | Female police officers were secretly filmed in changing rooms for the "sexual gratification" of a voyeur. |
40,582,420 | Tottenham Hotspur's under-21 team, who are new to the competition alongside City, Newcastle and Fulham, will face AFC Wimbledon, Barnet and Luton.
League One side Portsmouth were kept apart from the under-21 side of local rivals Southampton in the draw.
Holders Coventry face Shrewsbury, Walsall, and West Brom's under-21s.
Chelsea's academy side faces long trips to Exeter, Plymouth and Yeovil after League One and Two clubs were grouped together to minimise travel for players and supporters.
The competition features 16 under-21 teams from clubs with category one academies, in addition to the 48 League One and League Two clubs.
2017-18 will be the second season that selected Premier League and Championship academy teams have taken part in the competition.
A one-season trial in 2016-17 received mixed reviews - while a higher proportion of young English players featured than in previous seasons, there were low attendances during the group stage and some clubs were fined for breaching rules regarding team selection.
League One and Two clubs voted to continue with the existing structure in May and amendments were made to certain regulations.
Among the changes are clubs being allowed greater selection flexibility, higher prize money and invited teams playing their group fixtures away from home.
EFL chief executive Shaun Harvey said: "I certainly think any valid excuses that were in place last year in relation to the speed with which the competition was put together have obviously gone.
"The big advantage we've had this time is to have the chance to sit down and talk with our teams in a level of detail that never existed last year."
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Southern Section | Manchester City's under-21 side have been drawn against Bradford, Chesterfield and Rotherham in the group stages of the EFL Trophy. |
23,816,191 | Mr Igga has been speaker of parliament and a commander in the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), the ex-rebel group that now runs the country.
He succeeds Riek Machar, who was sacked by the president last month following an apparent power struggle.
South Sudan became independent in 2011 after decades of conflict with Sudan, making it the world's youngest country.
Numerous armed groups remain active in the oil-rich country.
After his dismissal, Mr Machar said he planned to challenge Mr Kiir for the leadership of the SPLM so that he can run for president in the 2015 election.
The entire cabinet was dismissed at the same time as Mr Machar on 24 July, and replaced this month with a smaller team.
Mr Kiir is from the Dinka community, which is the largest in South Sudan, while Mr Machar is from the second-largest group, the Nuer, some of whom have complained about Dinka domination.
Correspondents say Mr Kiir's choice of vice-president may be a way of shoring up support from Mr Igga's large Bari community in South Sudan's Central Equatoria region ahead of the elections in 2015. | South Sudan President Salva Kiir has appointed James Wani Igga as his deputy, state radio has announced. |
37,478,433 | Kane, 23, is out with ligament damage suffered during his side's 1-0 win over Sunderland on 18 September.
Pochettino again did not confirm when the England international would return but said his time out may have been reduced.
"It's a very positive scan, we are very happy," said the 44-year-old.
Spurs travel to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League on Tuesday and Pochettino confirmed France midfielder Moussa Sissoko will miss out with concussion.
The Argentine added that midfielders Eric Dier and Mousa Dembele will not be risked, despite returning to training after also suffering injuries against Sunderland.
Defender Danny Rose is close to returning from a hamstring injury but will not travel to Russia. | Tottenham striker Harry Kane's ankle injury scan results are "much better than expected", says manager Mauricio Pochettino. |
36,017,933 | The 24-year-old joined the Premiership outfit in February but played only 15 minutes of first-team football.
He had previously been with Indian Premier League outfit Karela Blasters.
Thistle said in a statement: "Antonio German has left the club for personal reasons having had his contract terminated by mutual consent."
The club added that they wished the Englishman well "in whatever he chooses to do next".
Starting his career with QPR, German had loan spells with Aldershot Town, Southend United and Yeovil Town before moving to Stockport County.
He went on to play for Bromley, Brentford and Gillingham, who also sent him on loan to Northampton Town and Aldershot Town.
German made only two late substitute appearances for Thistle, in defeats by Motherwell and Aberdeen, his last outing being on 8 March. | Former Queens Park Rangers and Gillingham forward Antonio German has left Partick Thistle after only two appearances for the Glasgow club. |
40,037,242 | The lead changed hands four times in the first 20 minutes after Ciaran Hearn ran in for Irish inside a minute.
Seb Stegmann touched down for Carnegie before Brendan McKibbin's converted try gave Irish the lead only for Mike Mayhew to put the visitors back on top.
Fergus Mulchrone put the Exiles in front before they ran in three second-half tries to seal a top-flight return.
The hosts went into the game leading by 11 points from the first leg of the Championship final and aside from an early scare they never looked like relinquishing their advantage.
Alex Lewington crossed straight after the restart, McKibbin touched down for his second and Lewington got his second after a misplaced pass from Carnegie as Irish built up a big lead.
The visitors then scored four second-half tries of their own with Ben Wes, a penalty try, Sione Faletau and Stegmann keeping the score on the night reasonable but Tommy Bell's boot meant a comeback was never on the cards.
Irish's Ben Franks and Carnegie's Charlie Beech were sent off for punching late on.
The game was Bryan Redpath's last in charge of Yorkshire Carnegie as the former Scotland international is leaving the club to take up a job outside of the sport.
Irish's return to the Premiership comes at the first attempt and just over a year after their relegation from the top-flight under former head coach Tom Coventry.
New Zealander Coventry departed soon after following a season in charge and was replaced by former Irish second row Nick Kennedy as director of rugby.
With coaching assistance from fellow ex-players Declan Danaher, George Skivington and Paul Hodgson, Kennedy swiftly guided Irish to the Championship summit as they lost just once in the regular season.
South African Brendan Venter, also a former Irish player, helped oversee the coaching transition in his role as technical director in between working with Italy and more recently South Africa as defence coach.
Following promotion, London Irish will hope they can fare better than Bristol, whose own return to the Premiership lasted just one season.
With just more than three months before the Premiership resumes, the race will be on for Irish to recruit new players and secure existing ones on new contracts.
But, with a squad already containing more than a dozen internationals and highly-rated teenage winger Joe Cokanasiga, selected in England's squad to tour Argentina next month, the foundations are there.
Off-the-field, the club will also need to appoint a new chief executive to succeed club stalwart Bob Casey, who returns to the Republic of Ireland with his family this summer.
London Irish: Bell, Lewington, Hearn, Mulchrone, Ojo, Marshall, McKibbin, Hobbs-Awoyemi, Paice, Franks, De Chaves, Sinclair, Coman, Cowan, Treviranus.
Replacements: Porecki, Court, Hoskins, Robson, Narraway, Steele, Tonks.
Yorkshire Carnegie: Elder, Holmes, Lucock, Casson, Stegmann, Ford, Davies, Beech, M. Mayhew, Cusack, Smith, Myerscough, Stedman, R. Mayhew, Burrows.
Replacements: Graham, Boyce, Faletau, West, Beck, Green, Wright. | London Irish were promoted back to the Premiership after beating Yorkshire Carnegie in the play-off final. |
26,322,224 | Gunmen believed to be from the Boko Haram group killed several residents and burnt down Izghe over the weekend.
A week earlier, 106 people were killed by gunmen in a raid on Izghe.
Borno state Senator Ali Ndume told the BBC it was clear that a state of emergency imposed by the government to end the insurgency was not working.
More than 500 people had been killed in Borno in the last two months, he said.
The state government has pledged to spend up to $2m (£1.2m) to help rebuild areas affected by the violence.
President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three north-eastern states - Borno, Yobe and Adamawa - last year, giving the security forces extra-ordinary powers to fight Boko Haram.
However, soldiers were in a "pathetic situation", and there was no sign of the army having taken extra-ordinary measures to end the violence, Mr Ndume said.
"The Nigerian army can deploy more troops, more equipment and be more committed to the execution of this emergency rule," he told the BBC.
The army had failed to deploy troops to Izghe after the first attack, opening the way for Boko Haram to re-enter the town, Mr Ndume said.
Many people had fled after the first attack, but some elderly residents were still staying there.
A resident in Izghe told the BBC that three women and a man were killed in the raid.
"They [the gunmen] came to the to the town and burnt everything. They burnt all the houses," he said, on condition of anonymity.
The government has repeatedly said it is winning the war against the militants, who are fighting to establish a strict Islamic state across northern Nigeria.
Boko Haram has killed thousands, including many Muslims and Christians, since it began its uprising in 2009. | A Nigerian senator has expressed outrage over the security forces' failure to prevent a second attack on a town by suspected Islamist militants. |
36,139,985 | It is part of a wider campaign to enhance the safety of women, in the light of growing concerns about levels of sexual violence in the country.
From 2018, phones will also have to include GPS navigation systems.
India does not have a centralised emergency number but officials are looking to introduce one this year.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said: "Technology is solely meant to make human life better and what better than using it for the security of women?"
The National Crime Records Bureau said there were 337,922 reports of violence against women, including rape, molestation, abduction and cruelty in 2014, including 36,000 rapes, a rise of 9% on the previous year's figures.
It is likely that the real incidence of rape is much higher than official figures suggest.
It is not yet clear how the panic button system will work but it is likely to allow customers to call the emergency services by either pressing a single button or by pressing the power button several times in succession.
Women's safety has risen to the top of the political agenda in India since the fatal gang rape of a 23 year-old medical student on a bus in Delhi in 2012 sparked new anti-rape laws in the country. | India's telecommunications ministry has said all mobile phones sold in the country from 2017 must include a panic button. |
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From 214-5 overnight, the Proteas were bowled out for 361, with Quinton de Kock making 51 and Vernon Philander 52.
Off-spinner Moeen Ali took two wickets to end with 4-49, while left-arm spinner Liam Dawson claimed 2-67.
England's first-innings lead was 97, Alastair Cook then compiling 59 not out to leave the home side finished on 119-1, giving them a lead of 216.
It seems likely that England will be able to declare on Sunday, setting up the push for a first Test victory at Lord's in four attempts.
They will be aided by a surface showing increasing turn - the efforts of Moeen and Dawson make this only the second time since 1969 that England have taken six wickets with spin in the first innings of a Test on this ground.
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Moeen registered both his 2,000th run and 100th wicket in Test cricket on the second day and once again impressed with the ball on a sun-kissed Saturday.
Overlooked at the beginning of the day, he arrived to snare the important wicket of Temba Bavuma for 59, finding extra bounce to take an edge that was held at slip.
From 248-7, more than 200 behind, South Africa still had hopes of getting towards parity when De Kock blazed his way to a 36-ball half-century, the second fastest in a Lord's Test.
But he was well held at short cover off James Anderson by Ben Stokes and it was left to Philander, who suffered a painful blow on the hand off Anderson, to grit South Africa past 350.
Philander was the last to fall, bowled after a charge down the track to seal Moeen's best figures in a home Test in almost three years.
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In his first Test since giving up the captaincy, Cook gradually extended England's lead on a stodgy evening where the scoring rate failed to reach two and a half runs per over.
Without the injured Philander, whose right hand is swollen but not broken, South Africa persevered. Cook twice survived reviews for leg before and a difficult leg-side stumping chance.
Driving the spinners and angling the pace bowlers through third man, he shared an opening stand of 80 with Keaton Jennings, whose patience was finally broken with a waft at Morne Morkel that resulted in an edge behind.
Gary Ballance, in need of runs on his return to the side, ended 22 not out, a platform from which he can cement his place on Sunday.
In his first Test as captain, Joe Root had a mixed day, combining correct calls with others that were more dubious.
The decision to bowl pacers Mark Wood and Stokes first up in favour of Moeen was curious, but later a plan seemingly concocted with Anderson and Stuart Broad to post a short, square cover for De Kock worked.
Root was also bold enough to take the advice of Jonny Bairstow in calling for a review against Keshav Maharaj, who was well down the track when struck on the pad by Dawson. Root, arriving from mid-on, was swift to follow the conviction of his wicketkeeper and was vindicated by the lbw verdict.
The new skipper's next decision is likely to be the timing of England's declaration.
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan: "It's been a tremendous cricket wicket. South Africa will look back on day one and think they could have easily bowled England out if they'd kept the feet behind the line.
"England today, Joe Root made a couple of mistakes, he left the spinners and then turned to the second new ball. He should have started with Moeen after lunch. Steve Waugh used to say who were the best two bowlers and start with them straight away.
"South Africa, with the ball, were very disciplined but the technical side of Cook's batting is fantastic and I was really impressed with Gary Ballance, who came out with a positivity.
"It has ebbed and flowed, England have been on top and they should create an opportunity to go one up in the series."
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew: "England want to bat longer to make the pitch wear. They need more overs to really rough it up and make South Africa's task as difficult as possible.
"However, from an entertainment point of view, that last session was not high octane."
England seamer James Anderson: "We're in a very strong position and we're very happy with it. We've worked really hard. It didn't go smoothly in the first innings with the bat, then we bowled pretty well.
"Joe has been really good as captain. The guys have enjoyed him. He tried to be as positive as he could be and rotated the bowlers well. It was his idea to set that field for De Kock.
"Alastair Cook seems more relaxed. It's probably a strange week for him. I'm sure he's missing being captain to an extent, but it's a great opportunity to show that he is still hungry to score runs."
South Africa batsman Temba Bavuma: "It's quite frustrating that none of our batsmen could kick on. England had one guy who got in and went big for them and that has been the difference.
"We'll learn from that in the second innings and, hopefully, whoever manages to get in can do something big for the team."
On the suspension of South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada, who is banned for the second Test following an altercation with Ben Stokes on Thursday: "There's no sense of injustice over the ban. He's quite an emotional character and he was aware of the consequences. He's heartbroken that he has let down the team, but we understand it happened in the heat of the moment."
Legendary Test Match Special commentator Henry Blofeld was asked to ring the five-minute bell before the start of play on Saturday - and he didn't disappoint...
Media playback is not supported on this device | England took a firm grip on the first Test against South Africa on day three at Lord's. |
10,619,463 | Self-governing hospitals - known as foundation trusts - have had their private income capped to date, but this is to be lifted in the NHS overhaul.
The Foundation Trust Network believes the move will spark a burst of innovation in the sector.
But campaigners said they were worried NHS services would be harmed.
To get foundation trust legislation through parliament in 2003, ministers agreed to a cap on private work to ensure the hospitals remained true to their NHS traditions.
This has stopped some of the leading hospitals in the NHS competing with private firms for patients.
But that will now change under the proposals unveiled in Monday's white paper. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said he wanted to create a "vibrant" industry of social enterprises by scrapping the rule and ordering all NHS trusts to become foundation trusts within three years.
More opinion on the reform
Sue Slipman, director of the Foundation Trust Network, said the move would make a big difference.
"It is exciting for foundation trusts. We will have to wait to see what exactly happens, but there are huge opportunities to innovate."
She said one of the most obvious areas for expansion would be in fertility services where treatment on the NHS is severely restricted.
"In the past these patients have had their NHS cycles and then left for private treatment. That is money that has been lost to the system."
She also said mental health trusts may be interested in offering talking therapies to businesses for their workforce health schemes.
Joint ventures with the private sector may also prove popular, she added, covering both services and the development of drugs.
Overstretch concerns
University College Hospital in London has already gone down this route with a private US health firm which has located a private unit on its site for cancer treatment.
The firm leases the space as well as paying for the NHS services it uses, such as intensive care, radiology and cleaning and catering.
The trust has also established a joint venture with a private firm to provide pathology services.
Sir Robert Naylor, the chief executive of the trust, said: "These initiatives bring in money which can then be reinvested in NHS services."
Many NHS hospitals also operate their own private wings, although most of these only bring in a small amount of income. The exceptions are specialist centres such as the Royal Marsden cancer hospitals and Moorfield Eye Hospital.
But John Lister, of the union-funded pressure group Health Emergency, said he had concerns.
"Hospitals could overstretch themselves in chasing private patients which in turn takes away from the NHS side of it.
"It also creates perverse incentives whereby they stand to make more money by getting patients into their private wings.
"They say money is reinvested in services, but I am not sure this is always the case. Some of these hospitals have huge surpluses, the money is moved around and does not end back where it should. If we get more and more of this, it will be a step towards the privatisation of the health service."
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said trusts were not being privatised.
"This isn't about turning foundation trusts into profit-driven bodies. The legislation will make clear that they are social enterprises and give them more control over their own futures." | NHS hospitals will be looking to exploit a host of "exciting" opportunities to move into private health markets, bosses say. |
36,393,607 | The 53-year-old's acrimonious exit from Chelsea in December and the debate about whether his style of play is the 'United way' has not clouded the fact the Portuguese virtually guarantees trophies.
In guiding Chelsea to their fourth Premier League title in 2014-15, Mourinho secured the 22nd trophy of his career.
Since taking charge of Porto in 2002, the self-proclaimed 'Special One' has swept all before him - both domestically and in European competition.
While still well behind Sir Alex Ferguson's record of 13 Premier League titles, the range of silverware in Mourinho's trophy cabinet is no less impressive.
The former Chelsea boss has won the league in four different countries, lifted the European Cup with two clubs, won a Uefa Cup, an FA Cup and three League Cups, as well as securing an array of domestic cups in Portugal, Italy and Spain.
Despite a disastrous last season at Chelsea, losing nine of the first 16 league games and departing in December with the team just one point above the relegation zone, Mourinho's win percentage is still better than any manager in Premier League history.
Combining his two spells in England, he won 140 of 212 Premier League games, a win percentage of 66%.
United fans will no doubt be delighted to read that, while at Chelsea, Mourinho had more victories against Liverpool than any other club in the league, having won eight of 12 games against the Merseyside club.
Mourinho's record against his title rivals is what has set him apart from the opposition.
Out of 44 Premier League games against Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal, Mourinho lost just five times.
While the Portuguese has an impressive record against sides challenging for the title, he has not fared as well against clubs from the north east.
Newcastle United are the only team to have defeated Mourinho's Chelsea three times.
Middlesbrough, who earlier this month gained promotion to the Premier League after a seven-year absence, beat the Blues twice in 2006.
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28,886,373 | Mr Zuma was responding to allegations that he had "unduly benefitted" from an upgrade to his private home in Nkandla which cost taxpayers about $23m (£14m).
MPs from the new Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) were not satisfied with his explanation and started chanting: "Pay back the money."
Parliament was suspended and security called to oust the EFF group.
Police entered parliament in Cape Town carrying riot shields, tear gas and batons but then aborted their plans to forcibly remove the EFF MPs.
The governing African National Congress (ANC) said it was "appalled" by the behaviour of the EFF parliamentarians.
The Democratic Alliance, the largest opposition party, said the EFF's "theatrics" meant South Africans "did not get answers from the president, to which they were rightfully entitled".
South Africans may be divided over the behaviour of the EFF in parliament but its leader Julius Malema posed questions many here still want answered.
Nkandla remains a sore point for many citizens and the president has been accused of failing to account to the public that elected him into power.
So while they may not support the chanting and disruption to a formal sitting, many are quietly applauding their stand.
Mr Malema has never been one to shy away from confrontation; it was with tough talking that he defended President Jacob Zuma before their fall-out.
However uncomfortable to watch, many see this as South Africa's democracy at work.
It is not clear when the session will resume - possibly on Friday.
Many MPs were waiting to question the president when the session was suspended.
After being pressed by Mr Malema on when he would repay the Nkandla money, Mr Zuma said he had "responded appropriately to parliament" and said it was now in the hands of the government.
The EFF has 25 MPs in the 400-member parliament after gaining 6% of the national vote in May's election.
It was the first election contested by the EFF, led by controversial former youth leader Julius Malema.
He formed the EFF last year following his expulsion from the ANC in 2012.
A one-time ally of Mr Zuma, he had been sacked after the pair fell out, with Mr Malema calling for radical policies to ease poverty.
The EFF often wear red workers' overalls in parliament. | An address to parliament by South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has been halted by opposition MPs. |
40,561,779 | Mark Munro, 31, and James Robertson, 27, deny killing Russell Robertson by pushing him over railings at Bainsford Bridge, Falkirk.
It is alleged that they repeatedly punched Mr Robertson on the hands and prised his fingers from the bridge railings in May last year.
Mr Munro told detectives that he "at no point" assaulted Mr Robertson.
A trial at the High Court in Glasgow was played a recording of the police interview in which a prepared statement from Mr Munro was read out by duty solicitor James McLean.
In the statement, Mr Munro said: "I tried to help him.
"The guy had his back to the bridge railings. At this point James Robertson grabbed the guy at his feet area and flipped him over.
"He went over the bridge. I tried to keep a hold of him, but could not, so he fell.
"I looked over and saw him on the grass below and did not hear a splash.
"I looked down and thought he looked all right."
In the statement, Mr Munro said that he ran after James Robertson.
It continued: "He said: 'What have I done? What have I done?'
"I said: 'We need to get back,' and he said: 'No, just keep running.'"
Mr Munro said he had tried to calm down Mr Robertson, whom he described as being "like an animal" but, "he wasn't listening to me".
When he was charged with murder, Mr Munro told police: "I'm innocent. I did not murder nobody. I tried to help him."
The trial before judge Lady Carmichael continues. | A murder accused has blamed his co-accused for the death of a man in the Forth and Clyde Canal. |
28,053,772 | Business leaders had wanted to raise £1m to buy Spy Booth, by 16:00 BST.
The work, depicting men "snooping" on a telephone box, appeared on a Grade II* listed house in April.
On Thursday it was confirmed it was being removed but the council has warned planning permission may be needed first.
Angela DeSouza, from the town's Women's Business Club, said the owner had told her he would be willing to consider an "attractive offer".
But, following a number of pledges of money from small businesses and individuals, Mrs DeSouza said the target had not been reached.
"There has been a lot of support but we are really looking to gather the £1m from one person," she said.
"It is definitely not something we are going to rest on. We are going to get it done."
John Joyce, from scaffolding firm Q, confirmed on Thursday that the property's owner contacted street art collector Sky Grimes to sell the piece, a week before Banksy confirmed he had painted it.
He said that part of the work would be removed "on Friday" and part of it "on Sunday or Monday", ahead of it going on show at a London gallery for a month on 4 July.
But the council warned both the property owner and Q, that it may be an offence if work is carried out "to remove the fabric" of the listed building without consent.
"The council is aware of plans to repair the render and make it safe, but not of anything more substantial," said Jane Griffiths, from Cheltenham Borough Council.
"We hope that, by highlighting the planning act, the owner will halt any works that may be planned and instead submit a listed building consent application for our consideration."
At the beginning of June, Banksy admitted painting it - three miles away from the government communications headquarters, GCHQ. | A bid to raise £1m to keep a Banksy artwork in Cheltenham has failed to hit its target within a businesswoman's self-imposed deadline. |
37,736,827 | City went closest in a hectic opening period, Ruben Lameiras curling inches wide from the edge of the box.
The Sky Blues took a deserved lead after 37 minutes as Andy Rose reacted quicker than the Walsall defence to turn home Marvin Sordell's low cross from 10 yards.
Walsall almost levelled before the break as Lee Burge spilled Adam Chambers' 30-yard shot, only for the City keeper to then recover and stop it crossing the line.
Coventry could have sealed the points early in the second half but Daniel Agyei's fierce near-post strike was kept out by Walsall goalkeeper Neil Etheridge.
And Walsall made City pay by levelling in the 76th minute with a delightful goal from Erhun Oztumer, who exchanged passes with Simeon Jackson before sliding his shot into the bottom corner from 15 yards.
Burge tipped over a Kieron Morris rocket two minutes later before both sides could have won it at the death.
Sordell lashed over from 15 yards for City before Oztumer teed up Liam Kinsella in stoppage time, only for the Saddlers substitute to drill wide.
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Match ends, Walsall 1, Coventry City 1.
Second Half ends, Walsall 1, Coventry City 1.
Attempt missed. Liam Kinsella (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Jamie Sterry (Coventry City).
Josh Ginnelly (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Marvin Sordell (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution, Walsall. Liam Kinsella replaces Kieron Morris because of an injury.
Lewis Page (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kieron Morris (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lewis Page (Coventry City).
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jason McCarthy.
Substitution, Coventry City. Kyel Reid replaces Ruben Lameiras.
Foul by Joe Edwards (Walsall).
Andre Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Josh Ginnelly (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Lee Burge.
Attempt saved. Kieron Morris (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, Walsall. Josh Ginnelly replaces Franck Moussa.
Hand ball by Scott Laird (Walsall).
Goal! Walsall 1, Coventry City 1. Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Edwards.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Adam Chambers.
Attempt blocked. Jodi Jones (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Jordan Turnbull (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jordan Turnbull (Coventry City).
Franck Moussa (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Coventry City. Jodi Jones replaces Andy Rose.
Substitution, Coventry City. Andre Wright replaces Daniel Agyei.
Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Kieron Morris (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Joe Edwards (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Ben Stevenson (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Walsall. Simeon Jackson replaces Andreas Makris.
Attempt missed. Marvin Sordell (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kevin Toner.
Attempt saved. Daniel Agyei (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Hand ball by Joe Edwards (Walsall).
Attempt blocked. Marvin Sordell (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Gael Bigirimana (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Franck Moussa (Walsall). | Coventry City moved out of the League One relegation places, despite sharing the spoils with Walsall at the Bescot Stadium. |
20,425,314 | The disease was first found in south-east England in 2006, but has spread rapidly around the country. It causes large growths on birds' beaks and eyes.
A new study shows the strain originated in Scandinavia or Central Europe and was probably carried across the Channel by biting insects, such as mosquitoes.
The findings have been published in three papers in the journal Plos One.
"The lesions can be very severe," said Dr Becki Lawson, a veterinarian from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
"There is a very significant adverse impact on the individual bird's survival."
Unstoppable march
The virus is a form of avian pox, which is a skin disease.
Avian pox usually infects birds such as house sparrows, dunnocks and starlings.
But genetic analysis revealed that the strain hitting great tits in the UK is a different form of the virus, which originated in Europe.
Although the disease can pass from bird to bird, scientists do not think that great tits carried it into the country because the birds do not migrate across the English Channel.
Dr Lawson said: "It is more likely to be an insect vector, such as a mosquito, either moved by man or by wind-borne spread."
The study charted the movement of the disease across the country. Since it arrived, it has spread across central England, Wales and some cases are suspected in Scotland.
Future outlook
A bird-monitoring study that has been running for more than 50 years in Wytham Woods in Oxfordshire also helped to shed light on the emerging disease.
Researchers from the University of Oxford found that a range of tit species can catch the virus, but great tits were the most susceptible.
"Our results show that this new strain... significantly reduces the survival of wild great tits and has particularly large effects on the survival of juvenile birds," said Dr Shelly Lachish, from the Edward Grey Institute at the University of Oxford.
However, the team found that some birds were able to recover from an infection, and computer models suggest that although the disease would continue to spread it might not have too significant an effect on great tit numbers.
Mike Toms, head of garden ecology at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), who also worked on the study, said: "What we've not seen yet is an impact in the wider population level.
"Our models don't predict that its going to cause a population decline nationally - but we need to be aware of the possibility."
Because the disease can spread between birds and possibly through contaminated surfaces, he recommended that people should keep their feeding stations and feeders clean.
"As always, clean them on a regular basis: ideally every week or fortnight, by cleaning, rinsing and then air drying them," Mr Toms explained.
The scientists stressed that the virus could not pass from birds to humans.
Public helpers
The research team told BBC News that any sightings of birds displaying symptoms of the pox should be reported to the RSPB's Wildlife Enquiries Unit.
Dr Lawson said that the team of scientists, ornithologists and vets who carried out the research would not have been able to study the emerging disease without the help of the public.
"We can't do this kind of work, to find out about the health of British wildlife, unless the public take the time to keep their eyes peeled and and report signs of sick and dead birds to us," she said.
Avian pox is not the only new disease that is having an impact on garden birds.
In 2005, a disease called trichomonosis, which is caused by a parasite, was discovered in finches in the UK.
It has since spread throughout the country and has also been reported in the Republic of Ireland.
Greenfinches have been worst affected.
A recent paper published in a Royal Society journal revealed that about 1.5 million breeding birds have been lost, and the number of greenfinches visiting gardens has declined by about 50%. | A virus that can kill great tits was brought into the UK by insects, scientists believe. |
37,519,374 | The mock hangings involved two blow-up dolls, one with a Rangers scarf, the other with an Orange sash.
A 17-year-old man has been arrested over the incident and is due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court later.
Two men aged 27 and a 22-year-old man were previously held over the display at the game, which Celtic won 5-1.
During the match, toilets in the away end of the ground were vandalised and both clubs later released statements over fan behaviour.
Police have appealed for pictures and video evidence of vandalism and disorder to be sent to a dedicated email address which was set up last week. | A fourth person has been arrested after effigies of Rangers fans were hung from the stands during the recent Glasgow derby at Celtic Park. |
37,737,719 | Alexis Sanchez put the Gunners ahead when he got in front of defender Lamine Kone to head in Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's cross.
The dominant visitors had a strong penalty appeal turned down after Sanchez looked to have been brought down before Jermain Defoe equalised from the spot after keeper Petr Cech had fouled Duncan Watmore.
However, Arsenal reasserted their authority and lead with three goals in six minutes and 20 seconds.
Olivier Giroud came off the bench to guide in a shot and then headed in a Mesut Ozil corner, while Sanchez's close range effort was the signal for the home fans to start streaming out of the Stadium of Light.
The win moved Arsenal top of the Premier League - but Manchester City's victory over West Brom later in the day knocked them off the summit.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wanted a win in the early Saturday game to put pressure on his side's rivals and his players duly delivered.
The Gunners were missing the in-form Theo Walcott, but Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored twice in the midweek EFL Cup win over Reading, competently filled the void.
He provided the cross for Sanchez, starting up front instead of Giroud, to head in the opener and the England midfielder has now been involved in seven goals in his past eight games in all competitions, with four goals and three assists.
Ozil had a chip saved when clean through and the Gunners were punished for failing to turn their dominance into further goals when Defoe equalised.
However, Arsenal regrouped and recovered with a late burst of goals and are unbeaten in 14 matches.
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Arsenal were still smarting from referee Martin Atkinson not awarding them a penalty for Kone appearing to pull back Sanchez when Defoe gave Sunderland hope.
Wenger sent on Giroud, who was playing his first league game since 24 September following a toe injury, and he scored with his first two touches of the game.
"I have been lucky today, I had great assists from my team-mates," said France striker Giroud, who has scored seven goals in his last seven appearances against Sunderland in all competitions.
"It is a big time for me coming back from a tough injury and I'm very happy to be back on the pitch."
The latest defeat for Sunderland means they have made the worst ever start to a Premier League season, with just two points from 10 games.
Their fans might have feared the worst going into a game - and any concerns did not take long to be realised as centre-back Kone was caught on his heels for the opener, the sixth headed goal the Black Cats have conceded in the league this season.
That tally went to seven following Giroud's goal later on and the defending of Sunderland, who were using a seventh different back four combination under Moyes this season, left plenty to be desired.
Even when Defoe scored with the hosts' first shot on target, they failed to show the security in defence to build on that lifeline.
They had plenty of support with 44,322 at the Stadium of Light, but their capitulation left swathes of empty seats at the final whistle.
Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy said: "Sunderland got so deep, I couldn't believe what was going on.
"It was as if it didn't matter. This is a team that are supposed to be battling to stay in this league even this early in the season, but if they continue to play this deep, with this much fear, then they have got no chance."
Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer said: "Arsenal are a better team with Alexis Sanchez as a centre forward. He was superb, he ran the Sunderland defence ragged. They did not have a clue how to deal with him."
Sunderland manager David Moyes: "Once we get one or two of the injured players back, that will give us some more options and that will give us a better chance.
"The message is the players are giving everything they can. It was not through the lack of effort, or the lack of trying - they played a team with a lot of quality.
"We are not in a good position and need to play better. The players are doing their best, but you will only ever be judged by your results."
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger: "It was a mental test when we were at 1-1. We missed so many chances, so many opportunities, and I was worried we could lose - but we have shown great strength to bounce back.
"In the Premier League at 1-1 you can lose the game but it was about how we responded. Do we panic, give up, feel sorry for ourselves? We responded well and in the end it was a comfortable win.
"It was an important result for us. We had six wins, then one draw at home, which was disappointing, and a second draw or defeat would have been like we had dropped our level."
On his introduction of Giroud, who then scored twice in the next seven minutes, Wenger added: "The manager has an easy credit when he has quality players on the bench and you don't need to be a special manager to make this decision. It was 1-1 and we had Giroud on the bench."
Arsenal travel to Bulgaria to play Ludogorets Razgrad in a Champions League group game on Tuesday at 19:45 GMT before hosting north London rivals Tottenham in the Premier League on 6 November (12:00 kick-off).
Sunderland are at Bournemouth in the Premier League at 15:00 on 5 November.
Match ends, Sunderland 1, Arsenal 4.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Arsenal 4.
Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Rodwell.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Rodwell.
Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Francis Coquelin.
Offside, Sunderland. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) because of an injury.
Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Duncan Watmore.
Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Sunderland 1, Arsenal 4. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Substitution, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Goal! Sunderland 1, Arsenal 3. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Rodwell.
Attempt blocked. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland).
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
Attempt missed. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
Offside, Sunderland. Jermain Defoe tries a through ball, but Patrick van Aanholt is caught offside.
Goal! Sunderland 1, Arsenal 2. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs with a cross.
Substitution, Sunderland. Adnan Januzaj replaces Steven Pienaar.
Attempt missed. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Arsenal. Olivier Giroud replaces Alex Iwobi.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
Offside, Sunderland. Jack Rodwell tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Sunderland 1, Arsenal 1. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
Petr Cech (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty conceded by Petr Cech (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Sunderland. Duncan Watmore draws a foul in the penalty area. | Arsenal increased the pressure on Sunderland manager David Moyes with a comfortable victory over a Black Cats side who remain bottom of the table and without a Premier League win this season. |
37,736,178 | Police say an internal probe found the officers were justified in using force against Jamar Clark last November.
In March police said officers would not be charged over his death.
An attorney for Mr Clark's family has said they are "anguished and frustrated" that the policemen will not face discipline proceedings.
Police involved in last November's shooting said they were responding to an alleged assault by Mr Clark and that he tried to seize one of their weapons as they were doing so.
Mr Clark's death came after a series of fatal US police shootings involving African-Americans.
Police said the suspect was not handcuffed and they were forced to shoot in self-defence. Their version of events has been supported by the Minnesota state Department of Criminal Apprehension.
But witnesses insisted he was handcuffed and did not struggle with the officers.
Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau told a news conference on Friday that the two policemen did not violate any police policy and their use of deadly force was warranted.
"I have concluded these officers did not dictate the outcome of this incident. This was an outcome no one wanted," she was quoted by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as saying.
Ms Harteau said she could say "with absolute certainty" that she supported the actions of the two officers, who have been named in US media as Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze.
Mr Clark's death triggered protests lasting several weeks, including an 18-day encampment around Minneapolis' police precinct.
Pastor Danny Givens of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis was quoted by the Star Tribune as saying that Friday's announcement was "another example of how this broken judicial system continues to fail black people".
He said the decision "further perpetuates a culture of policing that says killing unarmed black men and women is OK". | Two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old unarmed black man will not be disciplined, police in the US city Minneapolis say. |
38,518,335 | In his first game in seven weeks, Sexton looked sharp in open play at the RDS and kicked seven conversions.
Tries from Sean O'Brien, Hayden Triggs, Luke McGrath and Cian Healy secured the bonus point by the 30th minute.
A Rory O'Loughlin hat-trick and two Garry Ringrose tries followed before replacement Jamie Heaslip's late score.
Thirty-one-year-old Sexton, captaining Leinster in Isa Nacewa's absence, was replaced in the 55th minute along with impressive half-back partner McGrath with the contest against the outclassed Italians long over.
With McGrath getting quick ball to Sexton, the fly-half directed his backline impressively in his first game since being injured against New Zealand in November and seemed none the worse despite taking a heavy hit in the midriff from Tommaso Castello midway through the first half.
Leinster made seven changes from their New Year's Eve win over Ulster but the bottom-placed Italians still looked to be up against it as the home side included Ireland stars Sexton, O'Brien, Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw and Devin Toner as well an in-form emerging talents O'Loughlin, McGrath and Adam Byrne.
Ringrose's initial burst and McGrath's long pass set up O'Brien's fifth-minute try and while Edoardo Padovani replied with a Zebre penalty as Leinster's handling let them down for short period, Triggs' score soon increased the advantage to 14-3.
Just before kicking his first penalty, Padovani wasted Zebre's best try-scoring opportunity as he kicked the ball over the end line after Lloyd Greeff's chip seemed to have put the fly-half clear of the Leinster defence.
Padovani's second penalty on 25 minutes proved Zebre's last score as Toner's soaring take from the restart and Zane Kirchner's burst set up scrum-half McGrath to score.
Healy barged over to secure the bonus-point just before the half-hour and O'Loughlin's first try came in injury-time prior to the break after the scrum-half's dart as Leinster extended their lead to 35-6.
O'Loughlin and man of the match Ringrose helped themselves to two second-half tries before Heaslip's late score as replacement fly-half Ross Byrne kept the Leinster backline moving well.
Leinster: Z Kirchner; A Byrne, G Ringrose, R Henshaw, R O'Loughlin; J Sexton (capt), L McGrath; C Healy, J Tracy, M Bent; D Toner, H Triggs; D Leavy, S O'Brien, J Conan.
Replacements: S Cronin for Tracy 49, J McGrath for Healy 49, T Furlong for Bent 49, R Ruddock for Triggs 49, J Heaslip for Leavy 61, J Gibson-Park for L McGrath 56, R Byrne for Sexton 56, N Reid for Henshaw 67.
Zebre: K Baker; M Bellini, M Pratichetti, T Castello, L Greeff; E Padovani, M Violi; A Lovotti, T D'Apice, P Ceccarelli; G Koegelenberg, G Biagi (capt); D Minnie, F Ruzza, A Van Schalkwyk.
Replacements: C Festuccia for D'Apice 41, A De Marchi for Lovotti 66, G Roan for Ceccarelli 60, J Furno for Koegelenberg 50, G Palazzani for Greef 55 G Venditti for Pratichetti 50, S Bordoli for Padovani 63.
Not used: M Mbanda.
Referee: D Jones (Wales) | Johnny Sexton impressed on his return to action as Leinster scored 10 tries against Zebre in the Pro12 to move level on points with leaders Munster. |
36,738,562 | Police said that Zhao Wei, 24, was released "in the light of a confession to crimes and a good attitude".
She was one of the youngest of dozens of rights lawyers and activists who were taken into custody this time last year on suspicion of subversion.
Ms Zhao became a point of public focus because of her age, campaigners say.
She worked as an assistant to human rights lawyer Li Heping, one of about 12 people who are in jail accused of subverting state security. State media have referred to the 12 as a "criminal gang".
Li was well known for defending members of the banned religious Falun Gong group and dissident writers in addition to other sensitive cases.
Concern for Ms Zhao's welfare rose in January when she was formally arrested on charges of state subversion.
She would have faced life imprisonment if she had been convicted.
He lawyer Ren Quanniu was quoted by the AP news agency as saying that the authorities may have sought to lower public attention to the anniversary of her detention by releasing her.
"The afternoon sun is really good. To breathe freely feels great," Ms Zhao said on her microblog.
"A year is long and short, and I have had many reflections and experiences.
"At this time I just want to thank my family, and thank the police investigators who just like family members gave me unlimited help and showed genuine concern."
Correspondents say that release on bail is unusual in China's legal system, and often indicates that a suspect will continue to be closely watched but will not face prosecution.
Last July, the Chinese authorities launched what appeared to be an orchestrated campaign, when more than 280 human rights lawyers and activists - along with their associates - were summoned or detained or just disappeared. The arrests have been widely seen as the state's attempts to stifle dissent. | An assistant to a prominent Chinese rights lawyer has been released from jail in the northern port city of Tianjin, police and her lawyer say. |
38,604,333 | He is obliged to call a fresh election if there is no resolution by Monday evening, which will mark seven days since Martin McGuinness resigned.
Mr McGuinness, from Sinn Féin, quit as deputy first minister in protest at the DUP's handling of the botched Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
RHI is set to run £490m over budget.
On Thursday night, Sinn Féin members met in Londonderry where they heard calls for Mr Brokenshire and the Northern Ireland Office to move immediately to a fresh election.
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly told the meeting that the DUP's actions had undermined public confidence in the Stormont institutions.
Earlier on Thursday, Mr Brokenshire held talks with the political parties and Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan.
After the meetings, the secretary of state said "the clock is ticking down towards the start of next week" but admitted that a snap election was now "highly probable" as talks so far had failed to break the political deadlock. | Secretary of State James Brokenshire is expected to stay in Northern Ireland over the weekend in case there is any development in the political crisis. |
20,932,461 | Squads of hunters will pursue the wolves in a three-month "battle" from 15 January, officials say.
The most successful hunters will get bonuses. The vast, sparsely populated region is also known as Yakutia.
Experts quoted by Russian media believe a shortage of mountain hares has caused the migration of hungry wolves.
Wolf packs have moved into Sakha's central reindeer pastures, from their normal hunting grounds in the mountains and dense forests. Reports speak of increased attacks on livestock, but not on humans.
The wolf-hunting season has been extended to the whole year, as the target is to get the wolf population in the region down to 500 - reckoned to be the optimal number. Currently there are estimated to be more than 3,500.
There will be a "six-figure sum" for hunters who bring in the most wolf pelts - a big incentive, as 100,000 roubles (£2,043; $3,280) goes a long way in a region that is famously cold, remote and under-developed.
The emergency measures were announced by Sakha President Yegor Borisov, who heard numerous complaints about wolf attacks when he visited several villages, a statement on his website said.
The Sakha agriculture ministry says 16,111 reindeer were savaged by wolves in 2012 - a 4.3% rise on 2011. That meant a loss to reindeer herders of more than 150m roubles (£3m; $5m), as each reindeer is worth about 10,000 roubles (£205; $328).
Wolves also killed 314 domesticated horses, the Sakha authorities said.
Last year hunters killed 730 wolves in the republic. | An influx of wolves preying on reindeer herds has triggered a state of emergency in the Sakha Republic, in north-eastern Russia. |
38,252,156 | Like many simple questions, the answer is not so straightforward.
There is no denying that there is nothing to celebrate in the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) figures and much to cause real concern.
For the first time since the tests began in 2000, Scotland was merely ranked as "average" in all three categories measured - reading, maths and science.
Once Scotland was classed as "above average" in all three.
For an advanced country which considers education to be a source of pride to be ranked like this should be a cause for concern.
The fact things would seem to be going the wrong way after a radical change - the introduction of Curriculum for Excellence and the shake up to qualifications - should make that concern greater.
The idea that Scotland's education system was once the envy of the world owes much to folklore.
There is no simple, objective way of saying how the quality of Scottish education in, say, the 1950s or 1980s compared to education in other parts of the UK or other advanced western countries.
Important as the Pisa figures are, they are not a definitive measure either and some consider them flawed. Most importantly they do not measure what the young people go on to do with their education.
It is interesting to reflect on how the day-to-day experiences of teenagers in schools today may compare with that of their parents.
Until the 1980s, the start of third year was a watershed moment for students.
The academically able usually began studying for eight O Grades. The presumption was they would then go on to study for four or five Highers in fifth year.
The most able would then spend sixth year studying for more Highers, improving the grades in subjects they did not do so well in or studying for a Certificate of Sixth Year Studies to help ease their path to university.
But for the less able the path was different.
A youngster who was not able to study for eight O Grades would fill their timetable with "non certificate" courses.
After the school leaving age was raised from 15 to 16 in the mid 70s, less able youngsters were faced with spending two years at school with little to show at the end. In some cases, this may have added to the risk of indiscipline as well as sheer boredom.
This concern led to the creation of Standard Grades - every youngster would get a Standard Grade for completing a course so S3 and S4 would no longer be a waste of time for the less academic. What mattered was the level of the achievement.
That ethos has been carried over into the new qualifications system. S4, S5 and S6 now form the "senior phase". The overwhelming majority of teenagers stay on until S6. S5 and S6 are no longer the preserve of the academically able. The emphasis is on what qualifications a youngster leaves school with - not what they have got at a particular stage.
At its best, this should mean all youngsters leave school with something of value. It would be unusual to leave with little or nothing - something which was widespread until the 1980s.
If a teenager is not in education, work or training now there is usually a back-story to explain this. At the other end of the spectrum, exam passes are at a record level and so is the number of young people at university.
In a more general sense, the ethos in many secondary schools has also changed. There is now much more of a concern for the development of the student as a person - how to nurture a successful, confident individual. Personal development was, on occasion, overlooked in secondary schools in the past with the focus more narrowly on academic performance.
The overall condition of school buildings is better than it was in the 1970s or 80s too.
While there are important issues concerning the quality of the construction of some new school buildings - for example in Edinburgh - at a superficial level the school estate across Scotland is in a better condition. Schools are more likely to be attractive, welcoming environments.
And industrial relations are better too. For all the very real concerns of teachers' unions - for example over workload associated with the new qualifications - the relationship between unions, the Scottish government and councils is generally respectful, friendly and constructive.
Compare that to the disruption caused by long-running teachers' disputes in the mid 70s and mid 80s.
And yet, and yet.
Another may be whether the good intent behind Curriculum for Excellence meant teachers were pulled in too many different directions and overlooked basics like numeracy and literacy - recently issued guidance re-emphasises their importance so no teacher can be left in doubt.
Questions over budgets and drops over the years in teacher numbers come to the fore as well. (While the number of teachers has fallen in recent years, councils now have to maintain the ratio of staff to students so cannot simply close posts or choose not to fill them.)
Meanwhile some parents remain to be convinced that the changes to qualifications have been for the better. If nothing else, if a youngster can only study for six qualifications in S4 (increasingly becoming the normal practice) it inevitably leads to a drop in the numbers studying some individual subjects.
The Pisa figures are not the last word but should provoke fresh debate on the Scottish school system. Why are these figures going the wrong way? Is the problem money? Poverty? Implementation? Guidance to teachers? About how schools are governed? Or more fundamental?
But they do not tell us anything about outcomes or the experience of young people.
So is the school system worse than it was? As a teenager might say on Facebook: "It's complicated..." | Scotland's disappointing results in the Pisa international assessments beg a very obvious question: is Scotland's education system worse than it used to be? |
34,762,276 | The site is now back after what is believed to have been an internal fault affecting the site on Sunday.
Separately, the company said it was aware of people receiving scam emails masquerading as having been sent from Argos.
The company advises customers not to hand over personal details after receiving unsolicited emails. It said it had not suffered a cyber attack.
Argos said in a statement on Sunday: "We are extremely sorry for the temporary service issues our customers were experiencing on our website this afternoon.
"We have identified and fixed the issue and our site is now up and running.
"We apologise to any customer who has tried to contact us unsuccessfully today and we are working to respond to all enquiries as soon as we can."
Last year, Argos's website suffered problems for two days following a revamped design of the site.
It displayed an error message on some computers, but not others, saying access had been blocked because of a "high volume of visitors". | Argos has apologised after its website was offline for several hours. |
28,804,296 | The 31-year-old pedestrian was knocked down by a blue car on Marfleet Lane, at about 16:45 BST on Wednesday.
She remains in a critical condition at Hull Royal Infirmary.
A 28-year-old man was arrested on Thursday and a second man, also 28, has now been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop.
The first man was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident and other motoring offences. He has been released on police bail until October, while the second 28-year-old is being held in custody and is due to be interviewed. | A second man has been arrested after a hit-and-run car crash in Hull that left a woman with critical injuries. |
34,442,223 | Paul Bailey's car spun off an airport taxiway as a rear wheel hit the grass.
A six-year-old girl and four other spectators were critically hurt in the crash at Paqpaqli.
Exhibitors and witnesses have questioned the track's safety, saying barriers offered little protection.
The girl's condition had improved slightly on Monday, according to reports.
The four others in a critical condition were in intensive care and their lives were still in danger, a hospital official said.
Maltese government health spokesman Chris Fearne said 13 others were still in hospital, most of them with head and chest fractures, the Times of Malta reported.
Mr Bailey, a self-made millionaire from Rutland in the East Midlands, was among those still being treated for a head injury.
Minutes before the crash he was interviewed alongside some of the cars he had brought for the event in aid of a Maltese charity.
Maltese TV broadcast video footage of the accident showing how his white Porsche 918 Spyder hit the grass on one side of the taxiway and careered across the road at high speed, through a makeshift barrier and into the crowd.
"I saw people thrown in the air, children on the ground, and women crying and screaming," Romanian photographer Christian Nicodimescu told Malta's TVM.
Organisers immediately cancelled the rest of the event, which had been opened by President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca.
She had earlier gone for a ride in the Porsche and spoke of her shock and sadness at what had happened.
A judicial inquiry is underway into the cause of the crash.
Michel Zarb, an exhibitor who had cars at the show, told the Malta Independent newspaper the safety measures were inadequate.
"The barriers put up are the same as those used to keep people behind them as they wave to the Queen."
The organisers, which include the president's office, said the cause of the crash would have to be investigated, and have not responded to the criticism about safety measures.
Malta does not currently have a permanent motor race track of international standards, despite calls from motorsport enthusiasts. | A British businessman was among more than 20 people injured when he lost control of a Porsche sports car and ploughed into spectators at a motor show in Malta. |
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The Sunderland boss said before Saturday's fixture that Palace would not be "mentally ready" for the game because they had been celebrating last week's FA Cup semi-final win.
"They're prehistoric comments," he said after the 1-0 loss to the Magpies.
"Three or four of my players don't drink. Perhaps he meant Coca-Cola."
Newcastle's win coupled with Sunderland's 1-1 draw at Stoke and Norwich's 1-0 loss at Arsenal meant the Magpies moved out of the relegation zone - one point above the Black Cats and two clear of the Canaries.
Former Newcastle manager Pardew did not speak to the written press after the match, choosing instead to make his comments to radio journalists, and giving television interviews.
Palace assistant Keith Millen also responded to Allardyce's comments.
"We made it a really tough game for Newcastle, who are fighting for their lives," he said. "Sam can say what he likes about us, but we know we are very professional in what we do."
It is not the first time Allardyce has been described as belonging to another era. In January 2014, former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said his counterpart's West Ham side played "19th Century football". | Alan Pardew has defended Crystal Palace from accusations by Sam Allardyce that the Eagles had been "on the pop" in the lead-up to the match against Newcastle. |
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The Kiwi captain top-scored as his side looked to be heading for a win before play was halted in the second innings.
Australia were 53-3 after nine overs, chasing a revised target of 235 from 33 overs, when rain intervened.
The two teams pick up a point each as England top the group after Thursday's win over Bangladesh.
Australia needed to bat for at least 20 overs for a result to be declared through the Duckworth-Lewis method.
New Zealand opener Luke Ronchi got his side off to a flying start, showcasing a repertoire of shots with an aggressive approach.
The Australian bowlers struggled to find their line and length as a long rain delay in the morning reduced the number of overs to 46.
Ronchi raced to his half-century from just 34 balls before he was caught by Glen Maxwell off the bowling of John Hastings for 65, handing the reins over to his skipper Williamson.
Williamson batted superbly, starting with a patient approach. Accompanied by Ross Taylor, who scored 46, he kept the scoreboard ticking along between some high-scoring shots.
He registered his ninth one-day-international century in a knock that included eight fours and two sixes, before being run out on 100.
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Australian seamer Josh Hazlewood registered career-best ODI figures, taking six wickets for 52 runs, as New Zealand's middle and lower order collapsed soon after their captain's dismissal.
New Zealand stuttered as they lost their last seven wickets for just 37 runs.
Hazlewood ensured the opposition didn't see see out their allotted overs, mopping up the tail with three wickets in four balls,
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Another rain delay at the midway point set Australia their revised target.
David Warner and Aaron Finch did not get off to the most convincing start, with both openers dismissed in the space of eight balls.
New Zealand's Adam Milne struck again to leave their opponents reeling, before play was called off.
The result is reminiscent of the last time the sides met at Edgbaston, which was also rained off in the second innings.
Ex-New Zealand batsman Jeremy Corney on Test Match Special: "Kane Williamson has such good hands, plays the ball very late and is able to see the length and line at the last moment.
"It's very hard to keep him scoring just down to singles, he keeps on scoring. At his best I think he is one of the top four players in the world. "
Ex-England batsman James Taylor on TMS: "The partnership between Williamson and Taylor laid the perfect platform for New Zealand but the crescendo never came.
"If they are to win the tournament, they can't afford to collapse like they did."
Australia captain Steve Smith: "I thought it was probably one of the worst bowling displays that we've put on for a very long time. We bowled both sides of wicket.
"We gave them a lot of freebies. And it was pretty ordinary, to be honest with you. Let's hope it's rust and let's hope it's gone."
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson: "We were playing some good cricket. Would have been nice to see how the game would unfold if we were able to get out and finish it. But it is a funny game, cricket.
"And when there's rain around, the Duckworth-Lewis does tend to help the side batting second; but, like I say, the guys who were going well with the ball in hand, and it would have been interesting to see how it unfolded." | Kane Williamson scored a century for New Zealand in their abandoned Champions Trophy game against Australia at Edgbaston. |
38,137,125 | So the oil producers' group has agreed in principle to take action to try and lift the price, in the shape of a target for how much the member countries will produce.
A meeting of the group's energy ministers in Vienna will try to hammer out the details. And that is where the devil lies.
Opec currently consists of 14 members, more than half of them in the Middle East and North Africa, including the organisation's biggest player, Saudi Arabia.
The background to what is likely to be a difficult meeting, is an oil price hovering around the mid-$40 a barrel. While that is well up from the lows it hit early this year of around $26 a barrel it is still less than half the level it reached in June 2014.
Perhaps more importantly, it is far too low for the government finances of Opec countries.
It has taken the group a long time to agree that they will try to put some sort of restraint on production.
It has been the rise of the US shale industry in the last ten years that has been one of the main factors driving prices lower. It completely transformed the market in the US for crude oil.
The US now needs to import less oil and this impact has reverberated throughout the international crude oil market.
When prices fell Opec sat on their hands. The group did not cut production as in previous episodes of falling prices in an attempt to reverse what many regard as an unwelcome development.
It is true that some Opec members would have liked to see production cuts - especially if the effort were led by Saudi Arabia as it had often been in the past - but the all-important Saudis were reluctant.
This was partly because they wanted other Opec producers to take more of the burden of cutting, it is thought - and partly to hurt the American industry.
The Saudi strategy was said to be to allow prices to stay low to hurt US shale oil producers and force some out of business. But the strategy of maintaining the price pressure on US shale failed to get the results the Saudis wanted.
Yes low prices have made some difference. Crude oil production in the US (the total including both shale and more conventional wells) is 6% lower this year. The International Energy Agency predicts another modest decline in 2017.
But it has not been enough to get prices to anything like the kind of level that Opec member countries want. And it has taken time for the decline in the US to come though.
The price fall started in mid-2014, yet US production rose in the following year - when prices were sharply lower. In fact, the US is still producing more than it did in 2014.
So now the Saudis have agreed in principle to go along with the more traditional Opec approach of cutting production in response to prices they consider too low, in a bid to drive them higher.
At a meeting in Algiers in September they agreed in principle to a new production target of 32.5 to 33 million barrels a day.
But according to the International Energy Agency the group produced more than that in October - a total of 33.83 million barrels a day.
So Opec would need to make more cuts if they are to actually implement an agreement consistent with this new target. And they appear to be struggling.
Ahead of the minsters' gathering at Opec headquarters in Vienna, officials have been trying to pave the way for a deal.
But reports suggest it is proving difficult. As always with Opec, countries are keen on the higher prices an agreement would yield, but less keen to make the production cuts themselves.
Several have reservations about reducing their own output, including Iraq and Iran - which is reluctant to accept restrictions as it tries to regain a share of the market after emerging from US sanctions.
In addition, Opec would like some non-members, notably Russia, to cooperate and make cuts themselves.
So a deal won't be easy to achieve in Vienna and even harder to implement. Opec members have a history of failing to comply with their own output limits.
Some commentators think they will manage some sort of face-saving compromise that doesn't commit any of them to departing very far from the production levels they were planning anyway.
Some say the danger for Opec is that if they can agree something that pushes prices up, American shale producers will be able to make advance sales, or "hedge" at those higher prices.
That would enable them to keep producing without being hit even if prices do slip back later - which could happen if Opec fails to comply with any production limit to which it might agree. | Oil prices are too low for the taste of Opec, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. |
36,034,524 | Sahil Roy died about an hour after he was found with a stab injury in Summerwood Road, Isleworth, on Sunday.
Azeem Issa, also 28, of Haweswater House, Isleworth, has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court later.
A post-mortem examination gave Mr Roy's cause of death as a stab wound to the throat.
An investigation is continuing, and Metropolitan Police detectives are urging anyone with information to come forward. | A man has been charged with murder after a 28-year-old was stabbed on a west London street. |
34,352,073 | What will it mean to the two nations - to those lucky enough to have tickets, to the parents of the players, for youngsters being allowed to stay up late and to those of more grizzled vintage watching in boozy clubhouses?
Neither side will want to slip up - knowing only two qualify from Pool A which also includes Australia.
Different stories, different lives, different backgrounds. All brought together by one match. And the expectation, and nerves, and tension…
There are two facets to watching George as a parent: there's me, high on adrenaline, and there's his mother Jan, high on fear.
The pure adrenaline kicks in for me at 6am. I don't need a drink. It still feels amazing to me, even now he's 23 and with 51 caps. The joy is still fresh. Every game he runs out you can't believe it's happening.
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I remember going to Twickenham with George when he was nine to watch the Heineken Cup final. During the match he decided he wanted to learn to whistle properly, with two fingers in his mouth, so he could get involved. To my great regret I taught him. It was all I heard all the way back home to Anglesey.
Going to Twickenham can feel like going to the Stade de France. It's out of town, a train or metro ride away. It can be sterile, whereas the Millennium Stadium - well, the memory of that night in 2013 when we took England's championship and Six Nations title is electric. And after the Grand Slam win in 2012, we walked back from the players' hotel at 5am and it was still going strong on the streets of Cardiff.
Saturday night is all about expectation for me. For Wales, this is our cup final. If we get this right, it's onwards and upwards. I saw George and the boys last weekend, and all the talk was about this match. They have it in them to win this week but whatever happens, we'll all walk away from it. It's not like football - somebody will be upset, but we'll all get on afterwards.
With our proximity to the border, in the old days when Wales was a dry country on Sundays we used to get busloads of them turning up in Lydney. They would run off with our women and then we would run after them and a few fights would ensue. But that's all changed now.
The local banter has always been there. Before the inception of leagues we used to play Welsh clubs on Wednesday nights, and it was always hard but fair. The hospitality was fantastic.
We'll have 150 people down on Saturday night, with the big screen up in the clubhouse. Beer and cider and lager, pasties and chips.
Like most clubs we'll have a happy hour early in the evening and then maybe another at 10pm, depending on what's happened at Twickenham. It'll be a hell of an atmosphere. 8pm and alcohol are not the ideal partners, but the one certainty with rugby crowds is that it doesn't lead to anything silly.
There'll be Welshmen there on Saturday night. There's always Welshmen there. At least, they're Welsh when they're winning. It's going to be huge.
Had I been doing the road race at the World Championships this weekend, I would have been watching the match on my laptop in a hotel room in Virginia. I'd investigated streaming options, and it was definitely possible - French cyclist Tony Gallopin tweeted a photo of him watching France v Italy in the same scenario - but it might have lacked a little atmosphere.
Instead, with my season having ended after the Vuelta because of exhaustion, I've pulled off a rather decent silver lining: a ticket for Twickenham. And because my season has been over for more than a week now, my drinking form has come back a treat. By Saturday it'll be at its peak. Great timing.
I've never been to Twickenham before. During the Six Nations I'm away in Belgium and northern France, racing the Spring Classics, so all my trips to the Millennium Stadium are during the autumn internationals.
It's going to be immense. As a kid growing up in Cardiff, England are always the rivals you pretend to be beating - when you're on your bike, when you're playing in the year eight rugby team at school. But it's a good rivalry: fun, not bitter, added spice rather than actual hatred.
It may well be too nerve-wracking to fully enjoy. When my fiance Sara watches me race it's the same thing: the only bit she can enjoy are the last few seconds when she knows I'm OK.
I'm staying down for the night so I'll have to get my tactics right; it might help to numb the pain if you get blind drunk, but it would be sad if you couldn't remember a historic triumph. Perhaps the way to do it is to pace things to half-time and then, if it's all going south, get on the gins.
What achievement would I give up for a Wales win? Not a top 10 in the Tour de France. I'd take the top 10 and an England win on Saturday, but only if we can then meet again in the final and beat them. Beating England, at Twickenham, in a World Cup final? Nothing would be better.
My first match at Twickenham, aged 10, was the Erica Roe one in 1982. My dad got permission from my mum to take me and my big brother; there we were, virtually on the front row, and Erica streaked across the pitch. You tend to be quite fond of rugby when you've seen that as a 10-year-old boy.
This time I'm setting off from Essex at 10am. There are lots of us going up from Burnham Rugby Club, so we'll have a steak lunch in Richmond, watch the Springboks v Samoa match in a bar and then hook up with the rest of the Burnham lads.
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This game is huge. Apart from the Aussies, no-one hates us more than Wales. They don't care about anything else than beating England, and that passion is unmatched - especially against England. When you see the Welsh team singing their national anthem, you can guarantee that 30% of them will be crying. I've never seen an English player cry.
That's our greatest fear - that they will want to beat us like no-one else. Equally, man for man, they don't have what they had. Injuries have hurt them. We should be too strong.
I don't have a great record against Wales - I was at Twickenham in 2012 when they beat us - but my levels of optimism going into this one are pretty high.
It is a must-win game, because we do not want to be going into the Australia game on Saturday week having to get a win. Let's beat Wales, and then treat the Wallabies as the bonus.
This match feels even bigger than the Six Nations decider in Cardiff in 2013. Any England v Wales contest captures the nation's imagination in Wales, because it is little brother against big brother, and in the big brother's back yard, but you get the sense outside the country that this is as high profile as it's ever been anywhere else too.
It's bigger than the World Cup quarter-final I played in back in 2003. It's in England, rather than Brisbane; it's on a Saturday night, at prime time; there's been almost a two-year build-up since the draw was made.
Everyone's diary for Saturday has shut down for months. And there are huge implications for both teams if they lose. The sense of anti-climax for the defeated side will be devastating.
In 2003 there was no expectation on us. We were a young team in transformation, with lots of old stalwarts retiring and youngsters taking their place. This time there is expectation on both sides now - Wales because they reached the semi-finals four years ago, England because it is their tournament and they are playing at Twickenham.
Come Saturday night it'll be one of those 'where were you?' moments. Wales will come to a standstill. There will be special screenings at clubs, whole families coming over to watch it at relatives' houses, kids being allowed to stay up late.
I'm actually very jealous of the players. Any ex-pro would be, because these are the sort of games you dream about. It is an absolute privilege to play in a match that matters as much as this one.
The Welsh injuries have been devastating, but it does mean we can go into it as underdogs - and Welsh teams are better as underdogs. All the pressure will be on England, and pressure can do funny things to you in sport, both inspire you to unbelievable acts and limit you hugely.
The tension will be palpable. This is a once-in-a-lifetime game. You won't get this match in this competition in this country for 20 or 30 years, if at all. That's how big it is.
We'll be watching it at school, on the big screen in the main theatre. We did it for the Fiji game but the atmosphere for this one will be much bigger - I'm a day pupil, but I'll be staying on to watch it.
We've got a home game against Bryanston in the afternoon. We've also got three Welshmen in the team, one of whom is particularly vocal. Those three will be wearing their Wales shirts in the evening; lots of us will be wearing England shirts. All of us will be singing the anthems.
When the three ex-Millfield guys - Robshaw, Mako Vunipola and Jonathan Joseph - were on the pitch last Friday there was a definite extra buzz in the theatre. It makes it all so real for you.
Chris Robshaw came to watch our game against RGS Wycombe last year, and he was great - he said hello to everyone. I was also lucky enough to meet Sam Burgess at Bath last season; his enthusiasm was brilliant, and he would talk to anyone. As a player his record speaks for itself.
It's a massive match. That defeat in Cardiff a few years ago really hurt a lot of us, and we're desperate to beat them.
This is our 142nd season as a club. We were founder members of the Welsh Rugby Union, and it'll be rocking down here on Saturday night.
We're laying on enough free curry for 100 people, which is something we do for every Wales game. We're showing every single match in the tournament here.
The 8pm kick-off is an interesting one. That's a long old day. You know what rugby fellows are like once they get a taste.
All our teams playing that day will come back to the clubhouse. The Firsts are playing away at Forgeside but there's plenty of time to get back. The whole town will be out for it. The ones I feel sorry for are the youth team and their parents - they've got a tournament on Sunday morning that's an hour's drive away.
It took 20 years after my first Five Nations match in Cardiff to see an England v Wales match. It wasn't out of choice - whenever England would come to town, so would my godfather from London and various relatives from west Wales. And because a ticket for that match was considered too precious for a child, the adults would always take it. I went to Scotland games, Ireland, France, but never England. That's how big this fixture is.
Welsh fans like the negatives more than positives, which may be just as well. We've been the gallant losers for the past five years, losing to almost everyone by a point or two at some stage. And we're definitely not favourites again, although that might free Wales up.
If England play decently then Wales are going to struggle. If you took each nation's best XV it would be extremely close, but the next XV England could put out would smash Wales' - and with all our injuries we're significantly into that already. But I'll be travelling full of hope, if also level-headed.
I'm planning to meet a couple of the boys for a steak and chips and beers in Teddington at 5pm, then head down to the ground for a couple of beers beforehand. The 8pm kick-off makes it a marathon, not a sprint.
Media playback is not supported on this device | It is the biggest match of the Rugby World Cup so far: two ancient enemies, two neighbours united by both border and historic rivalry, coming together in a group in which only the strongest can survive. |
37,627,956 | The Jet Star is the brainchild of Toby Rhys-Davies, who runs a campsite in Redberth, near Tenby.
It sleeps four people and includes all original features, plus wifi and a games console in the cockpit.
Mr Rhys-Davies said he wanted to have the "most unique campsite in the UK."
Speaking to BBC Wales, Mr Rhys-Davies said he had bought the jet last summer, although he remained tight-lipped about where from, and did it up over the winter.
"It's perfect for a couple," he said, "with all the romance of first class travel.
"The reviews have been phenomenal."
Visitors have described their stay as "quirky", "fun" and a "truly amazing experience."
Mr Rhys-Davies has run his site for three years and began by offering Mongolian yurts, but as they increased in popularity, he realised he "had to think outside the box" to make his site unique.
The Jet Star was "a truly unique place to stay," he said.
He is currently working on a flying saucer for the campsite.
"By next year it will look incredible," he said. | A 1970s private jet, which was once the height of luxury travel, is now offering visitors a "truly unique" place to stay in Pembrokeshire. |
34,556,184 | Alex Salmond insisted that a "few more ageing Tornado sorties will have no military consequences whatsoever" in the war-torn country.
Mr Salmond spoke ahead of the SNP conference unanimously backing a motion opposing "UK participation in ongoing military action in Syria".
It also condemned any air strikes as being "militarily irrelevant".
Instead, the SNP called for "renewed diplomacy to resolve the conflict", saying only those initiatives backed by the United Nations would have the "international consensus required" to end the civil war and the resulting humanitarian crisis, which has seen millions of Syrians flee their country.
Mr Salmond, the SNP foreign affairs spokesman at Westminster, said: "There is nobody in Syria who is not being bombed by somebody. That's why there are six-and-a-half million people displaced."
He added: "What should our reaction be to this carnage in this country? We need to be the voice of clarity, of sanity and of humanity.
"We have to have the clarity to put forward the vision that adding a few more ageing Tornado sorties will have no military consequences whatsoever but it will add to human suffering.
"We have to have the clarity to say we have a Prime Minister who is still smarting from being turned over in military action two years ago when he wanted to target Assad and is itching to reverse a Commons vote on military action."
And to cheers from the conference floor, Mr Salmond said: "There should be no more futile military interventions by the UK.
"No more Afghanistans with no exit strategies, no more Libyas where we spent 13 times as much bombing as we did reconstructing that country and no more illegal wars such as the one in Iraq.
"Above all, the path we should tread is that of humanity." | Scotland's former first minister has warned the UK against staging a "futile military intervention" in Syria. |
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