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28,673,375 | The Spain Under-20 international is Liverpool's seventh summer signing after Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Emre Can, Lazar Markovic, Dejan Lovren and Divock Origi.
"I'm very happy to have signed for Liverpool," said Manquillo, 20.
"I think it's one of the biggest clubs in Europe. Any footballer would want to come and play here."
Manquillo began his career with Real Madrid before joining their cross-city rivals at the age of 13.
He made his senior debut at 17 and played six times last season before suffering a vertebrae injury following an aerial challenge with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo in the Copa del Rey semi-final in February. | Liverpool have signed right-back Javier Manquillo on a two-season loan from La Liga champions Atletico Madrid. |
35,865,376 | Kathryn Smith said Matthew Rigby joined her in the kitchen of a family flat in Burton "a couple of moments" after she left him and Ayeeshia Jane Smith alone.
They then heard the child "gasp" and found her unresponsive in her cot.
Ms Smith - who denies murder along with Mr Rigby - claimed child benefit after the death, jurors heard.
More updates on this and other stories in Birmingham and the Black Country
The 23-year-old, from Sandfield Road in Nottingham, failed to alert authorities about her daughter's death in May 2014 and continued to claim for six months, Birmingham Crown Court was told.
Describing the day Ayeeshia - known as AJ - died, Ms Smith said she and Mr Rigby, who have now separated, had been potty training her after a "perfect" visit with the child's grandparents.
She went to get her some juice before 22-year-old Mr Rigby, of Sloan Drive in Nottingham, joined her in the kitchen.
She said she then heard the child "gasp".
"Me and Matt were in the kitchen and we looked at each other, so I knew he'd heard it," she said.
They found Ayeeshia on her side in her cot.
Ms Smith said her daughter was "staring out the window and she looked all pale and her lips were blue and her mouth was bubbling".
The couple attempted to resuscitate her and Ms Smith called paramedics, but despite medical help the child later died.
Ayeeshia's heart had been torn by a forceful stamp, the court has heard.
Ms Smith was also asked about an incident where she called police in April 2014 and urged officers to take Mr Rigby away, saying she was "scared" of him and did not want him near her daughter because he couldn't control his temper.
She told the court she later retracted that statement because she "might have overreacted".
Jurors heard her admit that she smoked cannabis two or three times a week, but not in the house.
She also said she knew it was wrong to keep the drug in a Tommee Tippee cup, but it was broken and was never used to feed Ayeeshia.
When asked about a neighbour hearing a child shout "Stop mummy, stop daddy", Ms Smith said Ayeeshia did not have the necessary speech to say that and knew Mr Rigby as "Matt-Matt".
In addition to the murder charger, the pair also deny causing or allowing the death of a child and cruelty.
The trial continues. | A stepfather jointly accused of stamping a 21-month-old girl to death was the last person to see her, the child's mother told a court. |
27,444,664 | London-based telecommunications company Inmarsat was due to use the vehicle to launch the second and third satellites in its $1.6bn Global Xpress network.
The latest Proton suffered an engine failure nine minutes after lifting off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
Inmarsat concedes the failure review process will impact its timelines.
The company told investors that the prospect of getting another of its I-5 Ka-band satellites in orbit by the autumn was now unrealistic.
"The cause of the failure will be assessed by a process known as the Failure Review Oversight Board ("FROB") and a report of its findings is expected to be completed in the next two months," a statement read. "While the conclusions of the FROB will be important in determining the impact on our launch schedule, we believe a delay in the planned launch of both the Inmarsat-5 F2 and F3 is now likely, which would delay the launch of GX services on a global basis."
Inmarsat said regional services delivered by the first I-5 launched in December would not be affected.
Protons have experienced an alarming deterioration in reliability in recent years.
There have now been five outright failures since the turn of the decade, with most of the problems linked to the upper-stages.
The July 2013 mishap saw a vehicle veer violently out of control just after leaving the pad and then explode as it impacted the ground a short distance away.
Manufacturer Khrunichev has had to instigate a whole-scale review of its production processes to try to identify the root causes of the poor track record.
Lost on Thursday's failed flight was the six-tonne Express-AM4R satellite, which was to be used to deliver broadband internet across Russia.
Federal space officials have suspended all future missions while the FROB conducts its investigation.
Inmarsat was expecting to loft its I-5 F2 on a Proton in the third quarter of this year. The F3 model would have followed not long after to complete the Global Xpress network.
The I-5s are high-throughput satellites that will provide telecommunications "on the go" in remote locations.
Inmarsat's principal customer base is the shipping sector, but the company also caters for any groups that need connectivity away from a fixed line.
These include oil and gas installations, the aviation sector, armed forces, aid agencies and NGOs in disaster areas, and TV news crews reporting from trouble zones.
Customers can use Inmarsat services to make phone calls, to transfer audio-visual material or simple data.
Traditionally, the company has served these customers using the L-band part of the radio spectrum. However, the new GX constellation will operate in the higher-frequency Ka-band, enabling much higher bandwidth connections - up to 50Mbps download, and 5Mbps upload.
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | Thursday's failure of yet another Russian Proton rocket is going to delay the roll-out of Britain's biggest single commercial space project. |
21,468,172 | It comprises thousands of images acquired by the spacecraft during its first year in orbit.
This is not how we would see Mercury, which would look like a dull, brownish-grey globe to our eyes.
Rather, the map represents an exaggerated view of the planet that is intended to highlight variations in the composition of its rock.
"Messenger's camera has filters that go from the blue to the near-infrared of the spectrum, and we are able to use computer processing to enhance the very subtle but real colour differences that are present on Mercury's surface," explained Dr David Blewett from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab.
"The areas that you see that are orange - those are volcanic plains. There are some areas that are deep blue that are richer in an opaque mineral which is somewhat mysterious - we don't really know what that is yet.
"And then you see beautiful light-blue streaks across Mercury's surface. Those are crater rays formed in impacts when fresh, ground-up rock is strewn across the surface of the planet," the mission scientist told BBC News.
Dr Blewett displayed the map here in Boston at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
He was giving a sneak preview of the data that is about to be deposited in Nasa's planetary archive.
This will include a black-and-white, or monochrome, map of the entire surface of Mercury at a resolution of 200m per pixel (the colour map has a resolution of 1km per pixel and is just short of 100% coverage).
The mission so far has been a triumph, which ought to make the current request to Nasa management for an operational extension a very easy case to make.
Messenger's observations have thrown up many surprises and challenged a lot of assumptions.
The probe has revealed Mercury's rich volcanic history. It has confirmed the existence of great lava plains, but also uncovered evidence for explosive volcanism.
We know now, too, that the planet has ice in shadowed craters. "It's got polar ice caps. Who'd have thought that?" said Dr Blewett.
In addition, the probe's instruments have detected relatively high abundances of sulphur and potassium in surface materials.
These are volatile elements that should not really be present on such a scale on a planet that orbits so close to the Sun with its searing heat.
But these elements may help explain many puzzles, like the nature of those opaque terrains. These could get their dark hue from the presence of sulphides.
The compounds could also lie behind the intriguing "hollows" that pockmark great swathes of Mercury's surface.
Shallow with irregular shapes, the depressions often have bright halos and bright interiors. When scientists look around the Solar System for similar phenomena, the best comparison would appear to be the depressions that form in the carbon dioxide ice at the poles of Mars.
Those features are thought to arise when the CO2 ice sublimates away - that is, when it transforms directly from a solid state to a gaseous state.
"Well, Mercury's surface isn't made of ice - it's scorching hot next to the Sun. But it seems that there is some sort of sublimation-like loss in the solid, silicate rocks that is causing these hollows to initiate and enlarge.
"It may be that a combination of high temperatures and what's called severe space weathering destroys sulphide minerals in the rocks, causing them to crumble and open up a depression."
Messenger is in great shape should Nasa management agree to a mission extension. The probe is thought to have enough fuel to operate until 2015.
And by then, new spacecraft will be on their way to Mercury. Under a joint venture known as BepiColombo, Europe and Japan are sending two satellites that should arrive at the innermost world in 2022.
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | Scientists working on Nasa's Messenger probe to Mercury have shown off a stunning new colour map of the planet. |
40,712,231 | Marcilene Soares Gama, 49, had been accused by clients of using industrial silicone for buttock enlargement.
At the time of her death she faced court action over charges she pretended to be a doctor.
Police in Rio de Janeiro are looking for a man caught on a surveillance camera entering her flat on Saturday.
Her body was found hours later on a nearby road.
The man tied her hands behind her back, made her get in his car and shot her in the face before disposing of the body.
The killing has the hallmarks of a revenge attack, police said.
"Forensic experts concluded that she was shot in the face at close range, which is usually a sign of anger and hatred," chief investigator Fabio Cardoso told O Globo newspaper.
At least ten women have come forward saying their bodies were ruined in botched implant procedures carried out by Ms Gama.
She was arrested twice for pretending to be a doctor in Rio and in Sao Paulo, but was released and continued to practise despite facing a court case .
Her family denied the charges and said she always warned clients of the risks associated with silicone implant procedures.
"She never said she was a surgeon. People knew the risks but they went ahead anyway," said her brother-in-law, Daniel Mofacto.
"But I do believe that she was murdered by a vengeful client", he told O Dia newspaper.
Ms Gama had two children, aged 31 and 25, and was about to become a grandmother.
Buttock enhancement is one of several cosmetic procedures popular in Brazil, which has developed one of the world's largest plastic surgery industries. | A Brazilian woman accused of carrying out illegal silicon implant procedures has been killed in a suspected revenge attack. |
40,193,293 | BMC rider Porte won the 23.5km time trial from La Tour-du-Pin to Bourgoin-Jallieuin in 28 minutes seven seconds, 12 seconds ahead of German Tony Martin.
Team Sky's Froome, the defending champion, was eighth, 37 seconds behind former team-mate Porte.
Belgian Thomas de Gendt, a further five seconds behind in ninth, leads Porte by 27 seconds in the overall standings.
Froome is aiming to win the Tour de France for a fourth time this summer, with each of his previous victories in 2013, 2015 and 2016 preceded by winning the Dauphine.
However, he admitted the time trial results "change the dynamic" of the race.
He said on the Team Sky website. "If I'd gained time then I could have ridden more defensively on the climbs. Now that I've got time to make up it means I can be more offensive.
"We've got three big days of climbing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That will be another big test to see exactly where everyone is at."
Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, riding for Movistar, was third on the stage to move up to third overall, 51 seconds behind De Gendt.
Spain's Alberto Contador was seventh, two seconds ahead of Froome, who trails De Gendt by 64 seconds in the general classification.
Frenchman Romain Bardet, runner-up to Froome in last year's Tour, lost almost two minutes.
Thursday's fifth stage features six categorised climbs, five of them coming in the opening 80km of the 175km race, but they are not expected to be tough enough to cause any huge changes in the overall standings.
1. Richie Porte (Aus/BMC Racing) 28mins 07secs
2. Tony Martin (Ger/Katusha) +12secs
3. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +24secs
4. Stef Clement (Ned/LottoNL) +28secs
5. Chad Haga (US/Sunweb) +32secs
6. Jasha Suetterlin (Ger/Movistar) same time
7. Alberto Contador (Spa/Trek) +35secs
8. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +37secs
9. Thomas de Gendt (Bel/Lotto) +42secs
10. Brent Bookwalter (US/BMC Racing) +45secs
1. Thomas de Gendt (Bel/Lotto) 13hrs 05mins 53secs
2. Richie Porte (Aus/BMC Racing) +27secs
3. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +51secs
4. Stef Clement (Ned/LottoNL) +55secs
5. Alberto Contador (Spa/Trek) +1min 02secs
6. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +1min 04secs
7. Brent Bookwalter (US/BMC Racing) +1min 12secs
8. Jesus Herrada (Spa/Movistar) +1min 15secs
9. Sam Oomen (Ned/Sunweb) +1min 17secs
10. Diego Ulissi (Ita/UAE Team Emirates) +1min 22secs | Australian Richie Porte won stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine as Briton Chris Froome lost time on his rivals. |
36,577,871 | Ollie disappeared in July 2013 while his owners were abroad on holiday.
The Bailey family started searching for their pet but were beginning to lose hope as the months passed.
However, a cat found in St Fergus - about five miles from where he went missing - has been confirmed as Ollie thanks to a microchip.
Owner Adele Bailey, 37, said they lived in Peterhead at the time Ollie went missing.
Now reunited at their new home in Turriff, she told the BBC Scotland news website: "It is all a bit surreal - it's just unbelievable.
"We did posters and did searches for about a year. We were getting possible sightings.
"However I was starting to think on the dark side and that we had lost him."
Mrs Bailey explained: "We got a call from the St Fergus area about a cat that was coming round.
"With the help of Cats Protection he was scanned and it was his chip.
"We jumped straight in the car.
"He was straight up on my knee purring.
"He's come back fatter - he's not gone without a feed. I cannot believe how well he is looking. And he's back playing with his favourite catnip mouse toy.
"He'll be staying in the house for a few weeks now."
She added: "We would not have been reunited if Ollie had not had that chip." | A pet cat feared dead after escaping from kennels in Aberdeenshire almost three years ago has been reunited with his owners. |
34,972,702 | The regulator is very familiar to the businesses which compete in the UK's communications markets, less so to consumers. But its new boss would like to change that.
Sharon White, who is soon to make a momentous decision about competition in broadband, believes Ofcom needs to do more to show consumers that is on their side as they battle through the complexity of choosing services which are now vital to their working and social lives.
Today's launch of a home wifi checker app is one way the regulator wants to show that it is helping consumers - though whether being told to turn their router on and off again or move it away from the fairy-lights will really impress them is open to question.
Far more serious for our broadband future is Ofcom's decision on whether BT's Openreach division should be split off from the rest of the company. Rival suppliers and some consumer groups argue that is the only way of getting the UK's broadband strategy back on track, while BT insists it would harm, not help, its investment programme.
Ms White, a high-flying Treasury civil servant before she arrived at Ofcom, is used to making these kind of decisions, though not under quite the same spotlight. When I interviewed her she told me that Ofcom was still examining all options - but suggested that she was minded to act rather than let things carry on as before:
" I think there will be change," she tells me. "We're looking at a number of options, but I think it is very unlikely we will conclude that the status quo which has worked over the last 10 years is where we are likely to be over the next decade."
It is also evident that she has been listening to some of the criticism of BT - she talks about issues of access and availability of broadband and quality of service: "It's taking a bit too long for repairs to be made, for connections to be linked in after people have requested those."
She promises that Ofcom will press BT and its rivals on behalf of consumers on issues such as broadband advertising and the ability to switch providers.
Overall, the regulator thinks the UK is doing pretty well in rolling out superfast broadband compared with other European countries. But it points to two groups that are losing out - rural homes and small businesses. The most startling figure in its Connected Nations report is that half of all small firms in areas like business parks cannot even get speeds of 10Mbps, the bare minimum recently promised to everyone by the government by 2020.
In the rush to wire up residential streets, it seems the business parks have been bypassed. Small firms ask what incentive there is for BT to link them up en masse, when it is far more lucrative to get individual businesses to sign up for a leased line.
Now, it is still far from certain that Ofcom's Sharon White will recommend that Openreach is split off - and the digital minister Ed Vaizey has already indicated that the government is sceptical about such radical action. But BT knows that it is now under the microscope of a regulator determined to prove that it is the consumer's friend. | It's a very powerful force in determining the future shape of communications in the UK, but how many people know anything about Ofcom? |
39,728,686 | The accused had allegedly beaten the boy, 11-year-old Mohamed Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi, with a water hose.
The boy later contracted serious infections and doctors amputated his legs. He died on Wednesday from complications.
The incident has prompted calls for greater scrutiny of religious schools.
In late January the boy enrolled in a privately-run Islamic school in the town of Kota Tinggi, in Johor state.
Police say that he was among a group of 15 boys beaten by the assistant warden on 24 March for making too much noise in the school's assembly building.
His mother pulled him out of the school when she visited several days later and found him looking weak, according to reports.
He was taken to the hospital three weeks later when his legs swelled up, apparently from blood clots. Doctors found he had contracted serious infections and had to amputate his legs.
They were about to amputate his right arm as well on Wednesday when the boy died.
Excerpts from the boy's diary, published in Malaysian media, appear to describe systematic abuse at the school, and that if one student made an error the whole group would be punished.
Police initially arrested the assistant warden - who has not been named - for child abuse, but said they were re-classifying the case as murder after Mohamed Thaqif died.
They also disclosed that the accused was a former convict previously jailed for theft.
The school has declined to comment, citing the ongoing police investigation. A separate investigation by Johor's religious authority has cleared the school of any wrongdoing.
But the head of the country's umbrella group for religious schools said CCTV footage showed the student was "only hit on one of the legs", and there was "probably a high chance that other factors" led to the boy's condition.
"There is no need to point fingers on anybody just yet... It is not right to label all religious schools to be abusive towards their students," Mohd Zahid Mahmood was quoted as saying.
A deputy minister told reporters on Wednesday night that it was "unfair for us to prematurely pin the blame on anybody" before the investigation was complete.
Prime Minister Najib Razak meanwhile has called for a speedy investigation.
Islamic authorities have said they are reassessing staff hiring guidelines for religious schools.
The case has caused an outcry, with Malaysians asking why the school hired a former convict to take care of children, and how the abuse could have gone undetected.
But at the heart of the issue is the regulation of Islamic schools - many say there is insufficient oversight.
Hundreds have mushroomed over the decades, and this week Mr Najib gave 80 million Malaysian ringgit (£14.3m, $18.4m) to registered schools.
But many unregistered schools have popped up, mostly in rural communities, and authorities have struggled to keep track and regulate them.
The issue is sensitive in Muslim-majority Malaysia, leading to what one writer has called the "culture of silence, keeping face and sweeping things under the rug".
Writing in The Malay Mail newspaper, Aziff Azuddin noted past cases of alleged abuse in religious schools and the lack of transparency in school authorities' responses.
With some interpreting criticism of religious schools as "an attack on religion", "is it any wonder then that we can never really address the true issue: abuse taking place in an educational institution?" he asked. | Malaysian police are investigating a religious school's assistant warden for murder, after a schoolboy died in a case that has sparked outrage. |
37,003,088 | The 41-year-old died at a property on Doreen Avenue in Kingsbury just before 03:00 BST on Sunday.
Police said his next of kin have been told, but formal identification has not yet taken place. A post-mortem examination has not yet been held.
A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and was taken to a north London police station where he remains in custody. | A man has been stabbed to death in north-west London. |
11,399,934 | Dame Maggie Smith, David Walliams and Tom Hollander were in the first night audience at his solo performance of Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett.
Sir Michael will perform the 52-minute play twice a night during its run.
Last year the 69-year-old pulled out of Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art after doctors advised him to rest.
His role was subsequently taken by Richard Griffiths in the National Theatre production.
Sir Michael is no stranger to Beckett's enigmatic work, having performed it at the Gate Theatre in Dublin earlier this year.
First staged in London in 1958, the play revolves around an old man listening to his younger self via taped recordings.
"I'm so used to being in the West End that I find it quite usual," said Sir Michael after Wednesday night's performance at the Duchess Theatre.
"First night is a bit frightening but you deal with it."
Reviews so far have been positive, with the Guardian's critic praising Michael Colgan's "artfully pitched" production.
The Telegraph, meanwhile, praised "the great Michael Gambon" and his "extraordinarily eloquent" voice. | Actor Sir Michael Gambon has returned to London's West End, one year on from his withdrawal from another stage play due to ill health. |
40,374,013 | Michael Gibbons, 27, of Yateley, Hampshire abused seven children, some aged as young as four, a court heard.
He pleaded guilty in April to nine sexual assaults, including two at Farnborough Leisure Centre where he was employed as a play worker.
The offences happened in Hampshire and Berkshire between 2009 and 2016.
Gibbons also admitted one count of rape and six other sexual offences.
They included four counts of inciting children to engage in sexual activity and two attempted sexual assaults.
Gibbons, of Dickens Way, was arrested in December after he confessed his crimes to the mental health charity Mind.
In police interviews he admitted sexually touching two children at the play centre holiday club, even though the crimes were never reported to the police.
One young victim told the police how her "body felt sad" after Gibbons assaulted her, while other children reported having nightmares, the prosecution said.
Sentencing him at Winchester Crown Court judge Jane Miller QC said Gibbons had shown "some remorse" for the lasting harm he had caused his victims and their families.
A spokesman for the NSPCC children's charity said: "With a clear and dangerous interest in children, Gibbons used his young victims for his own sexual gratification.
"His actions will have had a devastating impact on his victims and it's thanks to their bravery that Gibbons has been brought to justice." | A former employee who sexually abused young children at a summer holiday playscheme and in other locations has been jailed for 11 years. |
18,952,176 | It was another remarkable performance from Alonso. I've said many times that if you give him a chance he will take it, and that is what happened at Hockenheim.
Ferrari have a car for all seasons. Alonso put it on pole in the wet, for the second consecutive race, but unlike Silverstone two weeks ago this time he won the race in the dry as well.
He got a good start and controlled the race. He didn't have the quickest car by any means but he managed it well.
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Where he needed to be quick - through the last couple of corners, and the first part of the lap before the DRS overtaking zone - he put the car on the limit a bit more to ensure he could not be passed, and everywhere else he looked after the car and tyres.
He did his fastest lap on the penultimate lap, so he clearly had something in reserve if he had really needed to buckle down to it.
He - and the car - also looked after their tyres better than Jenson Button in the McLaren, who ran out of grip towards the end of the race.
Button caught Alonso quite quickly after he had passed Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull at the second pit stops, but Button probably should have taken a bit more time over closing the gap to ensure he had some grip left in the closing laps.
It was another very clever race by Alonso, and the whole Ferrari group deserve a pat on the back because in half a season they have come from having a car that was a second and a half off pole position at the start of the season in Australia to one that won from pole in Germany.
Alonso is the only driver to have won three grands prix this year. In fact, only he and Red Bull's Mark Webber have won more than one. So Ferrari are clearly going in the right direction.
Alonso has a substantial advantage in the championship now - 34 points - but it is a long way from won.
If all three top teams got their cars working to their ultimate potential on a dry weekend, he could go from being on pole to fifth on the grid - or even somewhere in the bottom of the top 10 if Lotus and Mercedes did the same.
"It was the 30th victory of Alonso's career, and he is now only one behind Nigel Mansell in the all-time winners' list.
The way he is driving, he will surely move ahead of the Englishman into fourth place behind Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna before the end of the year."
Andrew Benson's blog
Ferrari need to keep making steps with the car if Alonso is to hold on to his championship lead.
But where Ferrari are succeeding over their rivals is in getting their car working consistently in all conditions and at all races.
That might be related to their poor start to the season - you learn a lot more from a bad car than a good one, and they have had to do some serious work to bring it to where it is now.
Vettel was Alonso's biggest threat for the first two thirds of the race.
After losing second place to Button at the final pit stops, Vettel got the position back again on the penultimate lap, only to be demoted to fifth following a 20-second penalty for overtaking by going off the track.
There is a rule forbidding that. Vettel knew he had gone off the track, and he had the opportunity to give the place back to Button and challenge him again on the last lap. Given the tyre troubles the McLaren was having at that point, he would probably have passed him again.
Red Bull also could have told him to give the place back. But neither of them did it.
The asphalt run-off area is there to allow the cars to go off the track and not go out of the race. It's not there to be used as part of the race track.
The rules are clear and it was a deserved penalty.
McLaren had an encouraging weekend. They introduced a major upgrade package on the car, with a lot of aerodynamic changes, and it showed much better form than in the last two races.
They have clearly made the car better, but there were still worrying signs for them.
In the wet on Saturday, the McLaren still showed the same tendency to fall out of the tyres' operating window, as it has on occasions throughout the season.
So while they have improved the performance of the car, that suggests the wider problem creating that phenomenon still remains.
A car should not behave like that and if you fully understand your car it won't. A competitive car - which the McLaren is - should be quick in all conditions, like the Ferrari and Red Bull.
McLaren are obviously doing something wrong that puts them at risk.
If it happens in the wet and you do not know why, it can happen with the dry tyres, too - as it has on occasion already, with Button particularly.
Of the other teams, Sauber deserve a pat on the back for their performance.
Sergio Perez came from 17th on the grid to take sixth after Vettel's penalty. That's a really good drive and, to put the icing on the cake, team-mate Kamui Kobayashi was fourth after starting 12th.
The Sauber has looked like a good car all season, and they have closed the gap on Mercedes in the battle for fifth place in the constructors' championship quite a lot with that result.
However, if the Sauber car is capable of doing that in the race, the drivers really should be able to qualify it in the top 10 and they are not doing that often enough.
Gary Anderson, the former technical director of the Jordan, Stewart and Jaguar teams, is the BBC F1 technical analyst. He was talking to BBC Sport's Andrew Benson | Fernando Alonso's Ferrari was probably the third fastest car in the German Grand Prix yet he won the race from pole position. |
40,659,611 | From a gathering of less than 300 people in 1970, the event has morphed into an annual, multi-day media bonanza that draws major corporate sponsors, movie studios and more than 150,000 people.
The event made more than $17m in revenue in 2015, according to the most recent tax filing available online, and it has spawned similar festivals in cities around the world.
"San Diego's growth has been mind-boggling," says author John Jackson Miller, who also owns Comichron, which tracks sales of comic books.
Mr Miller went to San Diego for the first time in the early 1990s, when it still drew less than 40,000 people.
Now thousands of people flock to San Diego for the event even without tickets and the skyrocketing demand has led some to call for San Diego to expand its convention centre.
Eventbrite, a ticketing website, estimated that fandom conventions in North America grossed $600m in 2013. It said the wider economic impact could be as high as $5bn.
The San Diego convention centre estimates the annual July event generates some $140m in economic impact for the region.
Experts say the growth has been fuelled in part by a Hollywood that has mined comic books and science fiction for blockbusters, broadening the fan base.
Advances in special effects since 2000, when X-Men was released, have increased the success of movie adaptations, says Mr Miller. (Warner Bros. and Disney own the two major comic publishing outfits.)
The popularity of the events also coincides with a rise in spending on live entertainment, particularly among younger customers.
Some of the shift reflects a wealthier society with money to burn beyond basic needs, says Stephanie Tully, a marketing professor at University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, who has researched consumer spending.
But she says there's an additional factor at play: Fear Of Missing Out - a phenomenon popularly dubbed FOMO - which has been exacerbated by social media.
"It's really difficult to substitute this year's comic con with next year's comic con," says Eesha Sharma, a professor at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business who worked with Ms Tully on a new study that shows people are more likely to go into debt to pay for experiences than material goods.
Companies have taken note of the phenomenon.
Disney is investing heavily in its theme parks and big investors such as TPG Capital, a private equity giant, have plunged money into troupes such as Cirque du Soleil.
"What I hear and what I see is that companies ... have a huge interest in live entertainment at the moment," says John Maatta, a former television executive who is now chief at Wizard World, which ran comic conventions in more than a dozen US cities last year.
Mr Maatta says he thinks people put more value on real-world interaction as more of our lives play out online.
"There's no substitute for human connection," he says.
The growing circus at the San Diego festival, which unlike many others is run by a not-for-profit operation, has turned off some industry stalwarts.
Earlier this month, Mile High Comics, a major comics retailer, said it would not attend for the first time in more than 40 years. Other long time participants have started their own events.
David Glanzer, a spokesman for Comic-Con International: San Diego, did not respond to questions about its approach.
The group in 2014 filed a lawsuit against a smaller Salt Lake City event, alleging that the group had violated its trademark.
But for the most part, organizers have appeared content to let the fandom multiply.
ReedPOP, part of a London-based company, started the New York Comic Con in 2006 - it's expected to draw some 200,000 people this year - and now runs about 30 events globally in cities that include Shanghai, Mumbai and Sydney.
Event director Mike Armstrong says there's some room to grow in the US, and even more opportunity overseas.
"I'm very much of the mindset that rising waters will lift all ships," says Mr Armstrong. "I view smaller shows as feeder opportunities to get people excited and interested so they might one day want to attend New York Comic Con."
Earlier this year, Wizard World, which has scaled back the number of shows since 2015, warned investors it may not be able to continue in business. But Mr Maatta said the problem was temporary and didn't reflect the bigger market.
The firm has righted itself with new financing and announcements of additional conventions are coming, he says.
"The plan is just to intensify what we're doing," he says.
Are there clouds on the horizon?
Robert Salkowitz, the author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture, has followed the comic industry's rise since the 1990s.
"I always have my eye on how it could fall apart," he says.
Sales at comic book shops were flat in 2016 and have slipped this year, according to Comichron.
But Mr Marshall said that compares to banner performance in prior years. Comic sales at general audience book stores continue to grow and movies, such as Wonder Woman, still rake in millions at the box office.
A few flops might scare off the industry, but for now Mr Salkowitz says he thinks the market is healthy.
"Fandom has grown big enough," he says.
Mr Maatta agrees: "I don't think it's a fad," he says. "I'd almost say it's a lifestyle." | San Diego's Comic-Con International, happening this weekend, is an annual fiesta of costumes, comic books and celebrities that sits at the centre of a multi-billion dollar industry. |
38,571,932 | The 25-year-old Sunderland winger was carried off on a stretcher in Cairo during his team's defeat by Egypt.
"It's not serious, it's a benign ankle sprain," the federation said in a statement on its website. "He will be able to play in Gabon."
Tunisia will play Senegal on Sunday.
They will also face Algeria and Zimbabwe in Group B at the finals, which run from 14 January to 5 February.
Khazri is one of Tunisia's key players, even though he has had a lack of game time for his Premier League club over the last few months. | Tunisia's Wahbi Khazri will be fit to play at the Africa Cup of Nations despite suffering an ankle injury in a friendly on Sunday, the Tunisian Football Federation said on Tuesday. |
40,580,530 | Police are investigating Jean-Michel Lambert's death but no signs of a struggle have been reported.
He was in his first job when given the task of investigating the 1984 murder of four-year-old Grégory Villemin.
Mr Lambert had admitted making mistakes and the case was reopened last month when new evidence came to light.
The judge was 32 when he was given the role of investigating a case that was to be a cause celebre for decades to come.
Grégory Villemin's body was found with his hands and feet bound in the Vologne river in the north-east of France on 16 October 1984.
Three held in French child murder mystery
His murder became a tale of family rivalries, poison-pen letters and false leads, and his killer has never been found.
A cousin of the boy's father, Bernard Laroche, was soon arrested when his sister-in-law, Muriel Bolle, testified against him. Laroche was released the next year when she retracted her statement, but he was shot dead by the boy's father weeks later.
The father went to jail for Laroche's murder and within months Judge Lambert had turned the inquiry towards the boy's mother, Christine Villemin. She was accused of carrying out his murder in 1985 but eventually cleared in 1993.
By 1987 Judge Lambert had been replaced by another judge, Maurice Simon, whose devastating criticism of his predecessor's work emerged on Wednesday.
According to French news channel BFMTV, Judge Simon wrote at the time in his personal notebooks of Mr Lambert's "intellectual disorder".
"I am in the midst of a miscarriage of justice in all its horror," he wrote of the accusations made against Grégory Villemin's mother.
Mr Lambert had himself admitted he was unprepared for the enormous interest in the case at the time, and had complained of the poor judicial support he had been given.
"I didn't devote the full attention I should have given to the case from the outset," he conceded.
Since the collapse of the case, police have been able to take advantage of advances in DNA technology to shed further light on the murder.
Last month, three members of the murdered boy's father's family were held by police on suspicion of being accomplices. The boy's great-uncle Marcel Jacob and his wife Jacqueline were placed under formal investigation for kidnapping resulting in death. They were later released from custody.
Then came the arrest of Muriel Bolle amid similar allegations. Fifteen at the time of the murder, it was her testimony that led to the arrest of her brother-in-law Bernard Laroche in 1984. She retracted the evidence but prosecutors believe she was forced to do so by relatives.
Declaring her innocence she went on hunger strike and ended it on Tuesday, the same day the former judge was found dead. | A former judge who played a leading part in one of France's biggest murder inquiries has been found dead at home with a plastic bag over his head. |
33,317,951 | He said he would scrap the lower rate for young adult workers, currently paid £1.37 less than older colleagues, as an "hour's work deserves an hour's pay".
But he rejected calls for the main rate to rise to £10 an hour by 2020.
Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper said the Low Pay Commission should be left to decide on differential rates.
And Jeremy Corbyn said the lower rate was "very strange".
The four candidates vying to succeed Ed Miliband have been questioned by union members at an event hosted by the Trade Union and Labour Party Liaison Organisation, one of series of hustings taking place over the summer before September's election.
The event was preceded by sniping between the rival candidates' camps with MP John Woodcock, a key ally of Ms Kendall's, claiming he had been briefed against after warning of the dangers of Labour electing a "continuity Miliband" candidate.
Ms Kendall said Labour faced a huge task getting back into power and would only do so when it regained the trust of people on the economy and was able to offer a vision of a "better life", saying these were not exclusively "Tory values".
Liz Kendall had two objectives in mind in her speech this morning - further differentiating herself from her Labour rivals by putting a strong and positive emphasis on the need for fiscal responsibility and, secondly, trying to burnish her credentials as the candidate the Conservatives fear most.
As one of her supporters said, she is attempting to avoid being the opposition George Osborne would want Labour to be. So there was a straightforward admission that a lot of taxpayers money is spent - in tax credits - to subsidise low pay.
But there's a feeling, even amongst some Blairites, that Liz Kendall is still a work in progress.
One Labour-supporting audience member said: "She is saying all the right things about the scale of the defeat, but I am still not convinced she is the right person to be saying it. I admire her courage, but I am not sure she has the authority to be leader."
She didn't seize the opportunity to put more distance between herself and Ed Miliband on some issues. Nonetheless, she was calm and assured under sustained questioning and delivered her core message with confidence. She may have to show more confidence, though, in departing from her script.
But her supporters are convinced she is making the political weather and are portraying her opponents as more of the same.
"People need to think about who is the leadership candidate that isn't just going to argue for a little bit of change, who is going to face up to the scale of the challenge, who is going to be the candidate that the Tories really fear because they are facing head on people's concerns about their money, about welfare and have a properly broad pitch."
Despite the party's heavy defeat last month, Mr Burnham said Labour must "build on" the manifesto that it stood upon rather than disown it completely.
"It had more to say to my constituents than any other manifesto I had stood on," he said. "But the point is it didn't have enough to say to the whole country. So we don't rip it up, we build on it."
Urging changes to minimum wage rates, the shadow health secretary said it was unfair to pay 18-20 year olds less than the full minimum wage, currently £6.50 an hour.
He said he would scrap the lower rate, currently £5.13, if he was prime minister, while keeping existing rates for under-18s and apprentices. He said he would also stick with a manifesto commitment to raise the main adult rate to £8 an hour by the end of the Parliament in the face of union calls for a higher £10 rate.
"It is hard enough for young people to get on in life, what are we making it harder? Why are we pulling the rug from under them."
Ms Cooper said the party must choose a leader who could "look like a prime minister from the start" not just an opposition leader. "We have to make sure that is about being a Labour prime minister and being proud of Labour values," she said.
And Mr Corbyn said Labour must oppose all spending and welfare cuts announced in next week's Budget.
"Austerity is a code word for greater inequality," he said. "The 100 richest people in this country own the equivalent of 30% of the wealth of the rest of the population. That is grotesque inequality and it is getting worse."
In a speech in the City of London before the hustings, Ms Kendall called for major changes to the government's programme to help the long-term unemployed find work and said the Low Pay Commission should encourage more employers to pay a living wage.
Mr Burnham, meanwhile, also announced plans for a review of charges for workers seeking to take their employers to a tribunal. | Andy Burnham has called for 18-20 year olds to be paid the same minimum wage as older workers as he and other Labour candidates addressed a union hustings. |
36,292,974 | Steam enthusiasts turned out in force to watch the engine cross the distinctive red bridge that has carried trains over the Forth since 1890.
The locomotive, which has undergone a 10-year restoration, travelled from Edinburgh to the Borders and back along the reopened Borders Railway.
Large scale events were also held in Galashiels and Tweedbank.
It followed an eleventh-hour U-turn by Network Rail which had said on Friday that the engine could not travel on the route.
The body has now apologised for delays in checking whether lines were suitable for the steam train.
The Flying Scotsman's arrival at Edinburgh Waverley Station on Saturday evening was its first trip to Scotland since its restoration was competed earlier this year.
Built in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, in 1923, the Flying Scotsman pulled the first train to officially break the 100mph barrier in 1934.
The National Railway Museum in York bought the locomotive for £2.3m in 2004 before work got under way on its decade-long restoration two years later.
Around 800 people watched as the train left Edinburgh shortly before 11:00 BST on Sunday and hundreds more lined the route to get a closer look at the engine.
After a return to Waverley, the Flying Scotsman headed to Fife with a new group of passengers on board.
The Flying Scotsman's visit was arranged by excursion operator Steam Dreams, which said it had been working with Network Rail for months to ensure it went ahead smoothly.
Late on Friday afternoon, however, Network Rail informed the company it did not have the right data to "gauge" the Flying Scotsman - a process which involves checking if it fits within structures such as platforms and bridges.
The cancellation led to an outcry, with Scottish Transport Minister Derek Mackay accusing Network Rail of incompetence and warning it would damage Scottish tourism.
Network Rail reversed the decision under 24 hours later. The body's chief executive Mark Carne has apologised and promised a full investigation.
In February Network Rail was forced to pay out almost £60,000 in compensation when dozens of train services were delayed by people encroaching on to the track during the refurbished train's inaugural run from London to York. | The Flying Scotsman has crossed the Forth Bridge on a journey marking its return to Scotland. |
31,111,835 | Professor Robert Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won the £1m award for his development of drug-release systems, tissue building and microchip implants.
The Queen Elizabeth Prize, designed to become a "Nobel" for engineering, was set up with cross-party backing and industry support to celebrate innovators with global impact.
Prof Langer's work has been cited 170,000 times - making him the most cited engineer in history - and he has more than 1,000 patents granted or pending for his inventions.
It is estimated that as many as two billion people have in some way been touched by technologies devised and developed by him and his teams.
The previous winners of the prize - set up to inspire young people to become engineers - were the five pioneers of the Internet and World Wide Web including Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
Prof Langer told the BBC: "I've always wanted to see what I can do to help people have happier, healthier lives. I worked in a hospital for a number of years - I've seen different medical problems and I've thought: What can we do to make things better for people?"
He said he was delighted to win the award because he supported "the idea of inspiring young people - nothing is more important than that".
In the 1970s, in the face of widespread opposition from the medical and scientific establishment, Prof Langer pioneered the use of materials known as polymers which could gradually release sophisticated medications.
It had been thought that the large molecules involved in treatments for diseases such as cancer and diabetes could not pass through polymers, but Prof Langer found ways to achieve this, allowing the development of devices to release controlled amounts of drugs.
Working with surgeons at Boston Children's Hospital, he developed the first substances that could block the spread of blood vessels in tumours - a process called angiogenesis.
His aim was to target anti-cancer drugs where they were most needed, to avoid harm to the whole body. Among his first inventions were "wafers" containing medication that could be inserted at the right locations, including brain tumours.
Prof Langer is known for bringing together researchers from many different disciplines ranging from chemical engineering - his original field - to patient care.
His design for cardiovascular stents which are coated in drugs has gone on to benefit about 10 million heart patients.
Combining materials science and medicine enabled him to make significant advances in tissue engineering - using synthetic polymers to guide cells into forming a wide range of tissues.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved this technique for making artificial skin for use on burn victims and people with diabetic skin ulcers. Trials of the growth of new cartilage and spinal cord repair are under way.
More recently Prof Langer has developed implants designed to release specific doses of drugs over a period of years - with the potential for the releases to be controlled remotely by wireless signals.
The first uses of these devices are planned to be for diabetes medication, female contraception and osteoporosis while the provision of malaria drugs and essential minerals are on the horizon too.
On the opposition faced by many of his inventions, Prof Langer said: "Conventional wisdom is not always right and to really invent things, to come up with ideas, you to have examine carefully the basis for that conventional wisdom, and a lot of inventions have come because people say, 'What I've read, isn't right' - and that's part of what we did.
"When I started doing a lot of this work in the 1970s, it probably was considered science fiction, in fact a lot of the people who reviewed our grants said we shouldn't get the funds because it was like fiction.
"But you keep pushing, you keep believing in your ideas and eventually they do become reality."
When asked how he would spend the prize money, Prof Langer said he would leave it to his wife to decide.
He will receive the award from the Queen later this year.
Follow David on Twitter | A pioneer of medical technologies that have benefited millions of people has become the latest winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. |
38,248,187 | But Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard Burdge Jr did not rule out sealing specific documents, including those related to the couple's children.
Pitt and Jolie were not at the hearing at which Pitt's motion was rejected.
Jolie cited irreconcilable differences when she filed to end her marriage to the fellow actor in September.
Pitt and Jolie were together since 2005 and married for two years before their sudden split.
Pitt has filed for joint custody of the couple's six children, who are aged between eight to 15.
The judge said the court "recognises privacy rights of minor children and would be guided by what's in the minor children's best interest."
Last month an investigation into whether Pitt was abusive towards his son Maddox in September ended with no finding of wrongdoing.
The FBI subsequently confirmed Pitt would not be charged with any crime relating to an alleged incident on board a private flight from France to Los Angeles.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | A request by Brad Pitt to seal court documents in his custody and divorce proceedings involving Angelina Jolie has been rejected by a judge. |
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England took an early 2-0 lead in front of 44,393 in London, but failed to add to that tally as the world's top ranked team edged what was for large periods an attritional, defence-dominated match.
The match was tied 2-2 at the break, but Shaun Kenny-Dowall touched down in the corner shortly after the restart.
And after the video referee had ruled out a try for both teams, Jordan Kahu slotted up a decisive late drop-goal to seal victory for his team.
BBC pundit Jon Wilkin said the teams were "toothless in attack" during an opening 40 minutes that showcased some great defence but arguably a lack of attacking guile. Fellow pundit Brian Noble said it was gorilla v gorilla.
Gareth Widdop kicked an early penalty for England and Isaac Luke did likewise for his team in what were the only points of the opening 40 minutes.
England had certainly improved in defence from last week's terrible start in Hull that saw them fall 10-0 down and they defended their line with skill, structure and determination.
But they were assisted by some poor Kiwi kicking from inexperienced half-back pairing of Peta Hiku and Kodi Nikorima, who wasted several promising positions.
In wet conditions, it was largely one-out football and an opening half was almost a throwback to an earlier era rather than a reflection of the fast and athletic modern game.
When the hooter sounded at the break it was to appreciative applause by a crowd waiting for more.
The visiting side had 55% of the territory in the opening half and continued to dominate after the break, with Kenny-Dowall touching down in the right corner after his team finally started to stretch the England line.
The Kiwis forced numerous repeat sets - 14 in total in the match - while their opponents seemed unable to build any pressure.
Steve McNamara's men often came up with a pressure-reliving error and lacked the incisive cutting edge that saw them score 26 points last week.
However, there was one highly-debated moment late in the second half.
England thought they had scored a vital try under the sticks through James Graham after he touched down Josh Hodgson's grubber kick.
The players had all set up for the conversion, which would have levelled the scores at 8-8, as video referees Phil Bentham and James Child reviewed the action several times.
Eventually they ruled out the try, evidently ruling that the Canterbury Bulldogs prop had not grounded the ball properly. There were boos all around the stadium but BBC pundit Jonathan Davies said it was the right call.
The Kiwis also had a score ruled out when the increasingly impressive Nikorima - who was brought into the side as a late change from coach Stephen Kearney's original selection, replacing Tuimoala Lolohea - lost control of the ball short of the line.
But when Tahu's drop-goal sealed the win it was nothing less than his team deserved.
It was the first rugby league match at the Olympic Stadium and there was a strange atmosphere inside it, almost as though many here were new to the game and waiting for something to happen.
There were plenty of union shirts around the ground and Saturday was a chance to win over some converts, but it was hardly the sort of England performance to inspire a new generation.
That said, the Rugby Football League worked really hard to promote this fixture, with coach Steve McNamara and prop Tom Burgess repeatedly discussing how excited they were about playing there during numerous interviews in the week.
They talked about the "iconic value" and the "hallowed turf" where legends were made during the 2012 Olympics.
The weather undoubtedly had an impact on the nearby Fan Park, where there was live entertainment, face painters, games to play, the Super League trophy and numerous players - but also a slightly underwhelming feeling until the rain finally relented an hour before kick-off.
Nonetheless, after waiting two years for the return of international rugby league in England after the 2013 World Cup, it does seem as though the RFL is trying to build on what legacy remains from back then and ride on the back of the recent union tournament.
The final fixture of this three-match series is a sell out at Wigan. The RFL must be hoping that the weather is kinder next Saturday - and that England offer a lot more entertainment.
The third and final Test at Wigan next Saturday (kick-off 13:00 GMT). Victory for England will clinch their first series win since 2007.
You can watch the match live on BBC One from 12:45, listen on BBC Radio 5 live and follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.
England: Hardaker, J Burgess, Bateman, Watkins, Hall, Widdop, Williams, Graham, Hodgson, Hill, Whitehead, Farrell, O'Loughlin.
Replacements: Roby, T. Burgess, Cooper, Ferres.
New Zealand: Tuivasa-Sheck, Nightingale, Kahu, Whare, S. Kenny-Dowall, Hiku, Nikorima, Bromwich, Luke, Moa, Proctor, Harris, Blair.
Replacements: Brown, Taupau, Matulino, Glenn.
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Attendance: 44,393 | New Zealand deservedly defeated an under-par England at the Olympic Stadium to level the three-Test series and set up a thrilling decider at Wigan next Saturday. |
36,057,571 | Elizabeth Album took the pictures of director Billy Wilder and members of the cast in June 1969 while she was working for BBC show, Film 69.
The Loch Ness Monster made for The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, sank while being towed by a boat.
A new survey has found the prop 180m (590ft) down in the loch.
Mrs Album said: "I was working for Film 69 and we went up to Inverness to film the filming.
"The monster was still there. It was out on the water buzzing around behind a small motor boat.
"It was June and I remember it was boiling hot. It was very exciting at the time."
The 30ft (9m) model of the legendary monster has been seen for the first time in images captured by an underwater robot, called Munin and operated by Kongsberg Maritime.
Loch Ness expert Adrian Shine said the shape, measurements and location of what was shown in the sonar images pointed to the object being the lost prop.
Released in 1970, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes was made in the US and UK, where filming was done at Loch Ness and also in a studio.
The film tells of the detective investigating the disappearance of an engineer. The case takes him to Loch Ness and an encounter with a monster.
Sir Robert Stephens played Holmes, Colin Blakely was Dr Watson and Sir Christopher Lee was the sleuth's brother, Mycroft Holmes.
Talented special effects artist Wally Veevers, whose other work included 2001: A Space Odyssey, Superman and Local Hero, led the building of the monster model.
Wilder is said to have comforted Veevers after watching his creation disappear into the loch.
The director had a new monster made - but just its head and neck - and moved the filming to a large water tank in a film studio. | Photographs have emerged of a Hollywood film's cast relaxing on the shores of Loch Ness before the production lost its four-tonne Nessie special effect. |
34,803,620 | 13 November 2015 Last updated at 08:44 GMT
The fires are bad news for the people and animals who live near the forests.
Wildlife experts are worried that up to a third of the world's orangutans could be at risk because of the fires.
Watch Ricky's report to find out how people are trying to put the fires out. | Huge forest fires have spread through Indonesia in Southeast Asia. |
36,688,097 | World champion Brennan, 31, beat the USA's Genevra Stone by half a length in a time of seven minutes 21.54 seconds with China's Duan Jingli claiming bronze.
Find out how to get into rowing with our special guide.
Brennan, bronze medallist at London 2012, has dominated the event leading up to the Olympic Games.
It was Australia's sixth gold of the Games and third rowing medal.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Australian Kimberley Brennan comfortably won Olympic gold in the women's single sculls final in Rio. |
35,791,667 | In a goalless first half, Barnet goalkeeper Jamie Stephens was made to work hard to keep Oxford at bay.
But O'Dowda broke through in the second half, slotting in after a defensive error before running through from the half-way line to double the lead.
Barnet's Andy Yiadom had a shot saved by Oxford's Benjamin Buchel before Danny Hylton smashed in the third.
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Barnet manager Martin Allen told BBC Radio London: "I thought we were excellent in the first half. We had a couple of good chances and their keeper made a couple of good saves.
"It was just disappointing to concede that goal so soon after half-time, and of course the game opened up a little bit and we all know how dangerous some of their players are.
"We still tried to attack, still tried to get one back. I always fancy if we do get one back we can come back and get another one, but it wasn't to be today." | Callum O'Dowda's brace at Barnet strengthened Oxford United's promotion hopes in League Two. |
39,372,585 | A health committee found that Jason Garnham told a call handler to "stop panicking" when they asked if they should keep calling the man back.
Alan Hamilton, 65, phoned the St John Ambulance on Guernsey at 18:13 on 9 July 2014, but the call was cut off.
There was no suggestion the failings contributed to the man's death.
Mr Hamilton was found dead in the groundsman's hut at King George V playing fields at 07:40 the following day.
An inquest found he died from ischemic heart disease, cardiac arrest and complications with diabetes, according to the Guernsey Press.
Matthew Kewley, representing the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), said that ambulance control assistant Ms Crocker took the short call and attempted to call Mr Hamilton - referred to only as "patient A" during the hearing held in Southampton, Hampshire - back twice but was unsuccessful.
He said: "Ms Crocker's evidence is that she asked the registrant [Mr Garnham] whether she should carry on trying patient A's number but was told by the registrant to 'stop panicking'.
"There is a significant factual dispute between Ms Crocker and the registrant. The thrust of the registrant's case is that he categorically stated to Ms Crocker that she needed to document the call in the relevant documentation."
A HCPC spokeswoman said: "Jason Garnham has been suspended from the HCPC register for a period of one year on the grounds of misconduct. All allegations were found to be proved."
The HCPC register is published to provide a list of health care professionals that meet the organisation's standards. | A paramedic has been suspended for 12 months for failing to follow up an aborted 999 call from a man who was later found dead. |
37,251,199 | The deficit has been partly caused by the Swans' increased wage bill, which has since been reduced this summer.
But the losses are not thought to have directly affected the club's transfer activity, with funds available to head coach Francesco Guidolin.
"I am happy with the squad I have available," Guidolin said.
"There is plenty of quality there and the club has done well to allow me to do my job in the right way.
"I am confident we can and will have a good season."
An American consortium, led by Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan, bought a controlling stake of 68% in the club in July.
The 2015-16 losses contributed to the eagerness of Swansea's existing directors to attract additional investment.
Some of Swansea's highest earners have left this summer, with Ashley Williams joining Everton, Andre Ayew moving to West Ham and Bafetimbi Gomis signing for Marseille on loan.
The Swans have signed strikers Borja Baston - for a club-record £15m fee - and Fernando Llorente, as well as midfielder Leroy Fer, defenders Mike van der Hoorn and Alfie Mawson and goalkeeper Mark Birighitti.
Swansea failed to make any further additions on transfer deadline day, though chairman Jenkins defended the club's business.
"The team has been in transition over the last year or two, with a number of players who have been the bedrock of our success in first achieving and then maintaining our Premier League status moving on for different reasons," he said.
"That transition, which happens to all clubs and proved the downfall of many, has to be managed.
"The recent majority shareholder takeover will help us secure that future, which is one of the reasons they came on board.
"Our accounts are due out next month and it will highlight a significant loss for last season.
"That's why we always have to strike a balance to work financially within the budgets we have." | Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins says the club's next accounts, due to be released in October, will show "a significant loss for last season". |
26,444,132 | Bale, who has scored five times in his last seven Real Madrid games, was "raring to go", Coleman said.
"If he starts, we are looking to play him for 90 minutes. We will go into it with the right mentality and will try to win the game and start with our strongest team," he added.
Wales midfielder Joe Ledley is out, but skipper Ashley Williams is fit.
In September, soon after Bale's world-record move from Tottenham, Coleman defended his decision to rest the player as their 2014 World Cup qualifiers drew to a close.
But the 24-year-old's enthusiasm to be involved for a friendly at Cardiff City Stadium, following what Coleman described as a "brutal" derby against Atletico Madrid, is a boost for Wales.
He's a special talent, he's an incredible athlete and he has surprised me how quickly he has come up to the level that's needed to play at that level
"I was never worried about him," said Coleman.
"He has been here before when he's known he is not going to play and has made the trip anyway to be with us.
"It is great to have him. He was involved in a tough game at the weekend - the Madrid derby was brutal at times.
"My heart was in my mouth on one or two occasions, but he has come through that. He is here and raring to go."
A thigh problem and other niggling injuries affected Bale's initial progress in the Spanish capital, but Coleman believes the Cardiff-bred player has answered any critics.
"Not so long back I was reading that he hasn't really settled and he was getting a little bit of criticism from the Spanish media," he said.
"But if you look at his stats, I think he has 14 goals and about a dozen assists, which is not bad for his first year, considering he never had a pre-season.
"Every game I have seen, especially in the last month, he has looked his normal self.
"He's a special talent, an incredible athlete and he has surprised me how quickly he has come up to the level that's needed to play at that level."
The game against Iceland is the start of the build-up for Wales' Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
Wales have been drawn against Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Israel, Cyprus and Andorra in Group B.
Coleman's side also have a friendly confirmed against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on 4 June, and begin the Euro 2016 campaign at home to Andorra on 9 September.
Hennessey (Crystal Palace), Myhill (West Brom), Fon Williams (Tranmere); Collins (West Ham), B Davies (Swansea), Gabbidon (Crystal Palace), Gunter (Reading), Matthews (Celtic), Richards (Swansea), Ricketts (Wolves), Taylor (Swansea), A Williams (Swansea); Allen (Liverpool), Collison (West Ham), Huws (Birmingham), King (Leicester), Ledley (Crystal Palace), J Williams (Crystal Palace), Bale (Real Madrid), Church (Charlton), Easter (Millwall), Robson-Kanu (Reading), Vokes (Burnley).
Standby: Cornell (Swansea), J Wilson (Oldham), John (Cardiff), Henley (Blackburn), Nyatanga (Barnsley), Wiggins (Charlton), H Wilson (Liverpool), MacDonald (Bournemouth), Isgrove (Southampton), Lawrence (Yeovil), Morison (Millwall), C Davies (Preston). | Wales manager Chris Coleman says Gareth Bale could play the whole of the home friendly with Iceland on Wednesday. |
21,759,257 | Mr Fisker told BBC News he blamed "several major disagreements with the executive management on the business strategy".
The news follows a tricky year for the company, which currently only sells one model, the Karma petrol-electric plug-in hybrid.
In 2012, several fires and battery problems sparked recalls.
The company has also been embroiled in legal battles:
During last year's election campaign, Fisker was described as a "failure" by Republican candidate Mitt Romney, who was critical of the Energy Department's decision to extend a $529m (£355m) loan to Fisker in 2011.
Most of the loan was frozen last year after Fisker failed to meet production deadlines set out in the initial loans agreement.
So far, Fisker has sold a little more than 2,000 cars, but production was halted last year amid widespread concerns about the company's financial health.
Two years ago, Mr Fisker told BBC News he was initially gunning for annual sales of 15,000, though over time, this should rise to hundreds of thousands of cars.
Rumours abound that Fisker could soon be sold, possibly to the Chinese carmaker Dongfeng Motor or to Zhejiang Geely, which owns Sweden's Volvo Cars.
A sale could secure the funds Fisker would need to build its planned Atlantic model, which at about $55,000 should cost about half the price of a Karma.
Mr Fisker made his name in the motor industry as a designer, working for Aston Martin, BMW and Ford.
"Mr Fisker's departure is not expected to impact the company's pursuit of strategic partnerships and financing to support Fisker Automotive's continued progress as a pioneer of low-emission hybrid electric powertrain technology," the company said in a statement.
"The company recognises and thanks Mr Fisker for his service and many contributions as Fisker Automotive has progressed from start-up to a fully-fledged global automotive company." | Henrik Fisker, the founder of the Californian carmaker Fisker Automotive, has left the company. |
34,369,166 | A highly anticipated vote on the motion had been expected to take place on Wednesday.
But it failed to get the support it needed from activists in a ballot selecting the issues to be discussed.
Mr Corbyn will still have to convince his MPs and ministers to back nuclear disarmament when Parliament votes.
Some trade unions are against scrapping Trident because it will cost jobs but Mr Corbyn says Britain should ditch its "weapons of mass destruction".
Labour MPs are "likely" to get a free vote on renewing Trident when Parliament votes on the issue next year.
Mr Corbyn said Labour was an "open and democratic party and the members at conference have decided to discuss the issues that they want to debate this week.
"These are important issues like the NHS, the refugee crisis, mental health and housing."
Labour MP John Woodcock, who represents Barrow-in-Furness, where the Trident submarines are built, said it was a "sign many Labour supporters want to focus on public not re-run old battles that will split the party".
The eight issues selected for debate by Labour delegates are: Austerity and public services, employment rights, Europe, housing, the BBC licence fee, mental health, the NHS and the refugee crisis.
Analysis: Ross Hawkins, BBC political correspondent, in Brighton
Labour's big row about Trident has been delayed, not resolved.
A reckoning will come, probably when the House of Commons votes next year. Then, Jeremy Corbyn may well have to vote against some of his own frontbenchers, and perhaps see his view rejected by a majority of his MPs.
Would that amount to a new kind of politics, or a bitter blow to a new leader's authority? One shadow minister shrugs, baffled when the question is put.
For now, there is bad blood. Mr Corbyn is opposed not only by two huge unions but some senior colleagues. One describes a day that saw a vote on Trident talked up then axed by conference as an utter shambles. Some even thought they might have to resign over the issue here in Brighton.
So they are perplexed not to have heard more directly from their leader. There is talk of frontbenchers learning where he stands on this party-defining issue via Twitter.
As Mr Corbyn reaches out to new voters, some of his colleagues wish he would spend a bit more time talking to them, whether they are persuaded by his arguments or not.
Trident is the UK's sea-based nuclear weapons system - made up of submarines, missiles and warheads - and while the current generation will not begin to end their working lives until some time in the late 2020s, work on a replacement cannot be delayed because of the time it will take to complete.
Mr Corbyn, who is a longstanding anti-nuclear campaigner, said he hoped to do his "persuasive best" to get his deputy Tom Watson and other shadow cabinet members, such as shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn and shadow justice secretary Lord Falconer, to back him on Trident, but it would not be a "disaster" if there was a difference of opinion.
He said: "We are going to come to an accommodation of some sort."
Mr Watson, a former defence minister, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Pienaar's Politics: "Jeremy says he seeks to persuade us - I seek to persuade him too."
He added that in "modern politics... you simply cannot have homogeneous positions where 200 people follow a line on everything".
But former Labour leadership contender Chuka Umunna, who ruled out serving in the shadow cabinet because of differences with Mr Corbyn over issues including Trident, said it was "not plausible for us as an opposition not to have a position on the defence of the realm".
"I'm all for debate but, ultimately, we are going to have to have settled positions on things if people are to know what it is they are voting for," he told a fringe meeting.
In other conference developments: | Labour will not debate the case for scrapping Britain's Trident nuclear weapons system at its conference in Brighton this week. |
40,374,266 | The Indomitable Lions took the lead at the end of the first half when Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa scored his first international goal.
Australia's captain Mark Milligan equalised from the penalty spot in the 60th minute after Alex Gersbach was brought down inside the box.
The draw makes it very unlikely that the African champions will progress to the next round.
They face Germany in their final group game in Sochi on Sunday while Australia play Chile at the same time in Moscow.
The Cameroonians have to beat the reigning world champions and hope other results go their way. | Cameroon's hopes of progressing to the next stage of the Confederations Cup in Russia were dented by a 1-1 draw with Australia on Thursday. |
32,589,905 | The 44-year-old has been in a coaching role at Everton since leaving Conference side Southport, who he guided to the third round of this season's FA Cup, in January.
Brabin has previously managed Cambridge and Luton Town, guiding both clubs to the Conference play-off places.
Tranmere, without a manager since Micky Adams departed in mid-April, lost their League status with one game to go.
Alan Rogers and academy boss Shaun Garnett were put in caretaker charge following Adams' departure, but were unable to prevent the club being relegated out of the Football League with a 3-2 defeat at Plymouth on 25 April.
"I have had approaches from other clubs and declined them, but the Tranmere job is special," said Brabin.
"The chance to lead one of the three famous old Merseyside clubs back to where it belongs in the Football League is a fantastic challenge that is hard to resist."
Rovers chairman Mark Palios stated that Brabin was their "main target" to take over, but has not disclosed the length of his contract. | Relegated Tranmere Rovers have named Gary Brabin as their new manager. |
39,734,179 | Airdrie Savings Bank announced in January it was preparing to end all business activities.
The bank was founded in 1835 and ran out of a church and then two Airdrie shops until its first branch was opened in 1883.
But the bank said changes since the 2008 financial crisis had made it too difficult for it to survive.
At its peak, there were eight branches of the bank across North Lanarkshire, but five had closed even before January's announcement.
The Bellshill and Coatbridge branches will close on Friday and the bank will stop operating its current accounts.
The Airdrie HQ will be staffed until September to advise savers who have not already moved their money.
Rod Ashley, who has been the bank's chief executive for four years, told BBC Scotland: "The changes to banking that had happened as a result of the financial crisis back in 2008 have meant that the landscape's completely changed.
"The interest rate environment being particularly low means that savings banks find it very difficult to make the margin in order to survive.
"You really need to be bigger and have a bit of scale in order to generate sufficient revenue in order to survive now and, to an extent, that was a critical challenge that we faced at the bank."
Mr Ashley said the bank had worked through a "number of plans", but now had no option but to close.
Banking historian Prof Charles Munn said the closure of the UK's last independent savings bank represented the "end of an era".
"For people of my generation it was a very clear part of their Scottish culture," he said. "As soon as you were born your father opened an account for you in a Scottish savings bank."
Prof Munn, who has written a book about the bank, said Airdrie managed to resist the temptation to merge with other small banks in the 1970s and remain independent.
"Some fairly courageous decisions were made in the 1970s and 80s to stay away from that," he said.
"At that time... that looked to be the right decision to make because it had kept the bank independent.
"Gradually the few other banks disappeared either through merger or otherwise leaving Airdie really to be the only independent savings bank in the UK."
It it thought that 70 jobs are likely to be lost because of the closures.
Mr Ashley added: "This has been a particularly difficult time for the customers and the staff at the bank.
"It's been sad and that's the overwhelming emotion that's come through - that it's a sadness that the institution is in the case of winding down but understanding of the reasons why we've had to come to that decision." | The last two branches of Britain's only independent savings bank are due to close their doors for the last time. |
36,832,762 | Chris Correa, who illegally accessed Houston Astros' scouting reports and email system, must also pay $279,000 (£212,000) restitution.
The 35-year-old was sacked by the Cardinals last year after his arrest.
Correa pleaded guilty in January to five charges of unauthorised access of a protected computer.
The data breach was first reported in June 2014 when Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, who used to work for the Cardinals, raised the issue.
Correa, reading a letter in court before he was sentenced, said he was "overwhelmed with remorse and regret for my actions".
"I violated my values and it was wrong," he said.
"I behaved shamefully. The whole episode represents the worst thing I've done in my life by far."
Correa admitted that from March 2013 until at least March 2014 he hacked into the Astros scouting database and staff email accounts to access confidential information.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Justice Department officials said the Astros lost about $1.7m (£1.29m) because of the hacking.
Major League Baseball (MLB) will wait to receive the case details from federal authorities before deciding on any action against the Cardinals. | A former St Louis Cardinals scouting director has been jailed for 46 months for hacking into a rival team's computer system. |
25,918,348 | Lawyers for patients of Rob Jones have agreed with Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) that anyone maltreated by him over a 20-year period can claim.
Foot Anstey Solicitors, which is representing more than 100 women, said it was a "great stride forward".
The RCHT said it would do all it could to process claims "swiftly".
A statement said the trust was pleased the protocol had now been finalised.
Foot Anstey said about 1,000 women may have been harmed.
Mr Jones was suspended in May 2012 after a report from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists found a number of serious concerns about his practices.
They included patients having more than five times the number of surgical complications during key hole hysterectomy operations than would "usually be expected".
Mr Jones, who delivered Prime Minister David Cameron's youngest child Florence in 2010, voluntarily removed himself from the medical register in October 2012.
The following month, the RCHT announced a clinical review of 2,300 patients who had been seen by the surgeon in the previous two and a half years - many of whom received further treatment as a result.
As part of the agreed protocol, an independent assessment will now be open to any woman who was treated by him from 1992 to 2012.
A maximum amount of compensation has been set at £250,000.
Mike Bird of Foot Anstey said "about 1,000 women may have suffered harm" from their treatment.
One patient who is contemplating legal action, Claire Hill, had an operation done in 2010.
It went wrong and she had to return to him for a hysterectomy which left her with a "devastating injury" when a hole was torn in her urinary tract.
She said: "I think there's still a long way to go but the protocol is good news."
The Medical Defence Union said Mr Jones did not wish to comment. | A three-year time limit for medical negligence claims from women who suspect they were injured by a Cornwall gynaecologist has been lifted. |
34,671,094 | Collin Lieberg, 34, was spotted by guests and caught on CCTV angling his mobile phone under women's hemlines, the Old Bailey was told.
He blamed his behaviour on a nervous tic which made his arms, legs and sometimes whole body twitch.
He was found guilty of outraging public decency and will be sentenced at a later date.
Judge Christine Henson QC indicated he would receive a community order.
She adjourned sentencing for a report into whether Lieberg would benefit from a sex offenders' rehabilitation programme.
She said: "This is clearly a serious matter. It is a huge violation of privacy of those individuals. A community order is no detraction from the serious matter."
University of Warwick student Lieberg was at a wedding reception at the Oyster Shed pub near London Bridge on 26 July last year.
Describing himself and his wife as "socially awkward", Lieberg, of Hills Lane, Shrewsbury, said he had drunk up to nine glasses of wine during the evening, making him progressively more drunk.
When the best man, Leo Steele, confronted him, Lieberg said he was shocked at the allegation and found him "very confrontational", the court heard.
Mr Steele, a Canterbury Tales theatre producer, previously told the court that when asked directly if he had taken photos up women's skirts, Lieberg, a University of Warwick student, had told him "possibly".
Before handing over his phone for inspection, he had done more than unlock it, Mr Steele had said.
Jurors heard that no pictures from the wedding have been recovered from Lieberg's mobile handset. | A PhD student has been found guilty of taking lewd pictures up women's skirts at a wedding reception. |
36,406,076 | The regulator, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), said there had been public complaints that they prompted curiosity in "innocent children".
Pakistan is a socially conservative country and such commercials were already rare.
Last year a specific advert for Josh condoms was banned as "immoral".
Pakistan, the world's sixth most populous nation, has a lower rate of access to birth control than the average for the region, according to the World Health Organization. | Pakistani authorities have banned all broadcast advertisements for contraceptives. |
35,861,399 | The Championship's bottom club stated they had cleared the £2.2m debt on Friday and that has now been confirmed.
Funds are available after Dean Holdsworth's Sports Shield consortium and Ken Anderson's Inner Circle bought the club from Eddie Davies.
Bolton are 12 points from safety after the 6-0 loss to Bristol City.
"I can only apologise to all the fans that came down from Bolton," interim boss Jimmy Phillips told BBC Radio Manchester after the defeat.
"It was an embarrassing performance and all the players, who we spoke to after the game, said they were embarrassed as well. All of us know that is no way near good enough.
"There's 24 points left but it's certainly been made far harder by today's performance - not only the points difference but the spirit and damaging effect it's done on the morale and support." | Bolton Wanderers' winding-up petition from Revenue & Customs has been closed at the High Court after they paid their tax bill. |
20,998,397 | Paul Broadbent, previously an assistant chief constable at Nottinghamshire Police, is now chief executive of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).
The GLA aims to protect workers in the agricultural industries, including Lincolnshire where there is a concentration of migrant workers.
Mr Broadbent said some are exploited.
"We are trying to protect people from serious and organised criminals," he said.
"They are very entrepreneurial, and they will bring people across from other parts of Eastern Europe, maybe, on the promise of good work, good pay, good wages, and none of that comes to fruition."
The GLA has previously described Spalding and Boston, both in Lincolnshire, as "hotspots" and based its first community enforcement officers there in 2010.
The association also protects workers in the horticultural, shellfish gathering and associated processing and packing industries.
It was set up in the wake of the 2004 Morecambe Bay cockling disaster, in which at least 21 Chinese cockle pickers drowned in rising tides.
Mr Broadbent said he was attracted to the GLA role because of the similarities with his previous experience.
He started his new role on 7 January and is based at the GLA offices in Nottingham, where a third of the GLA's staff are based. | The new head of a body which licenses gangmasters hopes his experience as a police officer will help him to protect migrant workers. |
35,681,614 | On Tuesday afternoon a large part of the building collapsed ahead of a planned demolition.
The Revd Hannah Reynolds of St Peter's Church, Didcot, said: "It's weighing very heavily on the community. It's a feeling of agony of not knowing."
A search operation is still under way at the site as rescuers try to locate the missing workers.
The exact cause of the collapse which claimed the life of Michael Collings, 53, from East Cleveland, area is still unknown.
Revd Hannah Reynolds, who also led prayers for the rescue workers at a service earlier, said: "It's been very shocking.
"We've had a number of things happen in Didcot in recent years and it's another tragedy that we're facing so there's almost an unbelief about it."
A book of condolence has also been opened at the town's Civic Hall.
The operation to recover the missing workers has involved sniffer dogs, listening devices and a thermal imaging drone. | Prayers have been said for three missing workers and another who died in the Didcot power station collapse. |
38,656,748 | Toure, 33, was the subject of interest from the Chinese Super League last summer.
He decided against moving then and gave the same response when he was contacted again to say the offer remained open during the current transfer window, which closes on 31 January.
The Ivorian's contract at the Etihad expires in the summer.
Toure's future appeared in doubt when he was left out of the City squad by Pep Guardiola at the start of the season.
However, he has been a regular for the club since he was recalled in November and started his seventh consecutive game in the 4-0 defeat at Everton in the Premier League on 15 January.
Toure has been free to sign pre-contract agreements with clubs overseas since 1 January but it is understood he still enjoys the English game.
Guardiola has not given Toure any guarantees about his future beyond the summer.
The Ivorian, who joined City in 2010, has become more important since Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan suffered a cruciate ligament injury against Watford on 14 December that is likely to rule him out for the rest of the season.
Midfielders Oscar and John Mikel Obi left Chelsea to move to China earlier this month, while former Manchester United and Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez reportedly became the world's highest-paid player when he joined Shanghai Shenhua.
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Chelsea striker Diego Costa, the Premier League's joint-top scorer with 14 goals, had been linked with a move to Tianjin Quanjian, who recently signed Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel for a salary of more than £15m a year. But the club ended their interest after the Chinese Super League reduced the number of foreign footballers allowed to play.
New rules stipulate that Chinese clubs will be able to field a maximum of three foreign players per game when the new season starts in March. | Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has turned down a £430,000-a-week offer from China. |
35,804,251 | The posts will be in sales, engineering and online operations and should be filled by the end of the year.
Facebook currently employs 1,300 people at its Dublin headquarters.
"The announcement is a key milestone in Facebook's commitment to investing and growing its presence in Ireland," a Facebook spokesman said.
The social network giant recently doubled the size of its premises in Dublin's Silicon Docks, where it already employs 1,300 staff. | Facebook is to expand its international headquarters operation in the Republic of Ireland with the creation of 200 jobs. |
37,629,637 | After Doumbia was knocked unconscious in a challenge with Sunderland's Lamine Kone, Aurier intervened to stop the Rostov player swallowing his tongue.
Mali's manager Alain Giresse added that he spoke to Aurier after the game to thank him for his "superb reactions".
Ivory Coast went on to win the home 2018 World Cup qualifier 3-1 in Bouake.
"All the players realised that Doumbia was choking and was about to swallow his tongue," Giresse told French radio station RMC.
"That's when Aurier, with one of our players, quickly put him on his side and pulled out his tongue, because he was about to lose his life."
However, Aurier later caused controversy by making a throat-slit gesture towards the crowd after his side's third goal.
The celebration was the latest in a string of incidents involving the full-back.
In September, he was sentenced to two months in jail for elbowing a police officer, but remains free pending an appeal.
And in February, he was suspended by Paris St-Germain after appearing to use homophobic language to insult then-coach Laurent Blanc.
He had also called team-mate Angel di Maria a "clown" as he answered questions from fans on social media app Periscope. | Paris Saint-Germain and Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier has been praised after "saving the life" of Mali forward Moussa Doumbia on Saturday. |
16,056,256 | According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film will focus on the scandal of Wright and his mistress, Martha 'Mamah' Cheney, who was murdered in 1914.
Cheney, her two children and four others were killed by a domestic worker at Wright's home while he was away.
"It's a very good script," Beresford said of Nicholas Meyer's screenplay.
Meyer also directed two of the Star Trek movies.
"There's a documentary by Ken Burns but it's odd that there's never been a film about him," Beresford told the Hollywood Reporter.
The 1998 documentary was made by Oscar-winner Burns, who picked up an Academy Award for his film about the Statue of Liberty.
Beresford is currently scouting for locations in and around Chicago. Casting is yet to be announced.
Wright is considered by many to be one of the 20th Century's greatest architects. He designed over 1,000 buildings, 532 of which were completed.
His Ennis House, designed in the style of a Mayan temple, was bought for $4.5m (£2.8m) earlier this year.
Built in 1924, the house overlooks Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles and has featured in films including Blade Runner, House on Haunted Hill and Grand Canyon.
Wright also designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York. | Driving Miss Daisy film-maker Bruce Beresford has signed up to direct a biopic about the American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. |
40,498,149 | Massanka, 20, spent the second half of last season with Dean Keates' side scoring four times in 18 appearances.
He joins for an initial six-month spell to become the Welsh side's 10th signing of the summer.
Massanka was spotted by Manchester United as a schoolboy where he spent six years before moving to Manchester City and later signing professional terms with Burnley in 2015. | Wrexham have re-signed striker Ntumba Massanka on loan from Burnley. |
39,540,417 | Dywedodd Heddlu De Cymru fod canŵiwr wedi dod o hyd i'r corff yn y dŵr yng nghored Radur ychydig wedi 11:00.
Fe dreuliodd swyddogion dair awr yn yr ardal fel rhan o'u hymchwiliad.
Does dim manylion pellach ar hyn o bryd. | Cafodd corff ei ganfod yn Afon Taf yng Nghaerdydd ddydd Sadwrn. |
34,392,787 | Emergency response time targets will be scrapped for all but life-threatening cases during a one-year trial.
Calls will now be graded and it is estimated 10% of the 420,000 ambulance emergencies a year will be coded "red" for the most critical.
Welsh Ambulance Service chief executive Tracy Myhill said the new system was based on clinical evidence.
"These changes are about putting our sickest patients first," she added.
Meeting the targets has been a long term problem for the Welsh Ambulance Service.
The latest figures out on Wednesday showed a drop in performance after seven successive months of improvement.
In August, 58.8% of emergency responses to life-threatening category A calls arrived within eight minutes - below the 65% target and down from 61.7% in July.
Managers argue the current against-the-clock system can lead to two vehicles - a rapid response team followed by an ambulance - going to what often turns out to be a less critical case.
But as soon as it is clear a case is life-threatening, an emergency vehicle will be sent.
HOW EMERGENCY CALLS WILL NOW BE GRADED
Voice recognition software which identifies key words will be used to help screen calls and identify critical cases.
But when it is unclear how serious a call is, control centre staff will have extra time - up to two minutes - to judge how to respond.
Paramedic and nursing expertise will also be available over the phone.
Until now, about 40% of 999 calls have been classed as life-threatening and categorised Red 1 and Red 2 - the former being the most critical, such as heart attacks and where the patient has stopped breathing.
In future, under the traffic light system, the trust estimates 65% of 999 calls will fall under "amber" which may still see ambulances dispatched, but not against the clock.
However, managers say the quality of patient care, including the outcomes, will still be measured in quarterly figures.
Another 25% are expected to be graded "green" and could end up being dealt with by GPs or NHS Direct instead.
Opposition parties have accused the Welsh government of political expediency by changing targets, which follows a review into the under-performing service two years ago by a health economist.
Plaid Cymru called the trial a "dangerous experiment".
But the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust said the new way of working would make it "one of the most progressive in the world."
Man in Ely with seizure and scalding
Man, 90, in Roath with chest pains
Man in Ely with seizure and scalding
Man, 90, in Roath with chest pains
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BBC Wales health correspondent Owain Clarke went on the road with paramedic Geoff Lane, attending two 999 calls in Cardiff.
In both cases, Mr Lane said the speed of response would not have made much difference to what eventually happened to the patients.
His first call is to Dennis, in Ely, who had an epileptic seizure and was scalded by water from a kettle. He gives pain relief and decides Dennis needs an ambulance, which follows within 20 minutes.
"Getting here in eight minutes, has it done him any extra favours? No," said Mr Lane.
He then waits in Roath where he receives the next call to a 90-year-old man with chest pains.
It's a "bread and butter" case. Ken has a history of heart attacks and strokes and his carer called Ken's son Wayne who dialled 999 after struggling to get through to a GP.
"In all fairness a lot of people try and get frustrated," said Geoff.
"The gentleman had been in some distress, with pain and difficulty breathing but did us getting there in eight minutes make a difference to the way he was treated? No."
Dr Brendan Lloyd, ambulance service medical director, said: "Since 1974 our ambulance service has been measured by the time it takes to reach emergency calls.
"Para-medicine and pre-hospital care has developed rapidly since then, but the focus is still on how many ambulances arrive at calls within eight minutes regardless of the clinical outcome.
"That's why we're moving away from time-based targets to look more at the quality of what we do for our patients once we arrive." | A new system for dealing with 999 calls for ambulances in Wales has come into force. |
20,177,210 | From allegations of keeping its currency artificially low to boost exports to the labelling of some of its firms as a security threat, China's growth has put the relationship between the world's two biggest economies to the test.
And with both President Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney promising to put further pressure on China, the tests are only likely to get tougher.
Add to the mix the fact that China is also set for a once-in-a-decade leadership change over the next few days. Its new leaders will be keen to stamp their authority not just on the domestic front, but also on the global stage.
This could potentially see both sides taking hardline stands on a range of trade issues which have been the focus of debate between them in recent times: | No other country's economic rise has been debated as ferociously or caused as much concern in the US, as that of China. |
35,353,049 | Her playing career took her from Nigeria to China and then to Sweden - where she has been based in the northern town of Skelleftea for more than seven years.
Now the multiple African champion and African Women's Footballer of the Year is helping others who have made a very different journey, to the same destination.
She is player-coach for a local team, but much of her spare time this winter is being taken up coaching a group of Afghan teenagers, some of the hundreds of young migrants who have arrived in the town in recent months.
"I feel that it's similar - which is why I have to try to make them happy, because I know where they came from," she told the BBC.
"I feel so glad that I connected with them and we started this project together.
"We try to make them feel welcome, try to make them feel happy, try to make them get friends and associate with other Swedish [people]."
Afghan teenager Habibullah:
"She's a good coach - you see there's many people playing football here and they're really enjoying it. We're all happy"
The project, which has only been running since November, was set up by her club, Clemensnas IF, in co-operation with the local football association and the Swedish church.
"It is really a way of giving these immigrants and refugees something to do during the day," said Jens Karlsson, the chairman of Clemensnas.
"If they love soccer they can come here and practise with Perpetua, who is a great soccer player - so that's the purpose of the whole thing, to help in the immigration of these guys."
The enthusiasm of the youngsters, many of whom travelled alone from Afghanistan, is plain to see as they get stuck in to their drills - under the watchful eye of their illustrious trainer.
It is far from clear if the boys are aware of the stature and achievements of the player who is putting them through their paces.
But if they can't list Nkwocha's titles and trophies, they certainly recognise her qualities, even if at the start some were apparently surprised to be coached by a woman.
Now there are no such doubts.
"She's a good coach, we're all happy," Habibullah told the BBC - before excitedly outlining plans for a team being put together once the group has settled in.
Migration is as controversial an issue in Sweden as it is elsewhere across Europe - but the local authorities in Skelleftea, who support the Clemensnas project, are adamant that they need people to come to the town, and make their life there.
"We have a problem with people moving away - down into the big towns in the south," local councillor Daniel Adin told us.
"[For] many of our smaller towns and villages, they see this as a way to keep the countryside alive."
And he is a keen supporter of using the football scheme to try to bring the new arrivals into society.
"We have seen that sport is a really simple way of creating these meetings between people, because you don't have to know the language - you can meet and have a natural way of communicating and meeting."
Nwocha says she enjoys her life in Skelleftea, people are friendly - it is just the cold that is difficult.
"You cannot get used to this weather. There is no fashion in winter," she says, adding that layers are imperative.
She has a busy life, attending classes to improve her Swedish - as well as the teenage-coaching project.
Her main role will be to lead Clemensnas to success once the season gets going again in May.
But the so-called "Football for All" scheme is close to her heart - and she is putting just as much effort into that at the moment.
"I feel so great being with these lovely children here," she said.
"I feel like I'm home, you know - just like when I train my boys back home in Nigeria - I feel the same way here." | Nigerian football star Perpetua Nkwocha knows what it's like to find yourself many miles from home, making a new life. |
37,009,300 | The gait, which makes horses comfortable to ride on long journeys, is an inherited trait that springs from a single genetic mutation.
According to this new analysis, it first appeared in horses in York about AD850.
Vikings took these horses to Iceland, and the trait spread globally.
Horses have three essential speeds:
However, a four-beat rhythm, where the horse moves both legs on the same side at the same time has long been a prized feature of some breeds.
Called an ambling gait, the step produces a much smoother ride, particularly over longer distances or rough terrain.
It is as comfortable as a walk but the horse goes as fast as a trot.
In 2012, researchers examined Icelandic horses, and discovered that a single mutation in a gene involved in the movement of limbs was responsible for this ambling ability.
In this new study, scientists extended their search for the origins of this variation of the DMRT3 gene by examining genetic material from 90 horses, some dating back before 3500BC.
The earliest examples they found were in samples from York dating between AD850 and AD900, when the area was being raided and temporarily settled by Vikings.
"The first occurrence of this mutation was in two samples from medieval England from the York Archaeological Collection," said one of the authors, Dr Arne Ludwig, from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research.
"It is unlikely that it was present before, especially not in high frequency, because this is a big advantage, this specific movement of the horses."
The more comfortable ride offered by these horses would have made them extremely valuable.
Within a few decades, they had turned up in Iceland, probably brought there by Vikings.
The rough Icelandic territory with few roads was a good environment to show off the abilities of these foreign horses and their unusual stepping action.
The locals liked what they saw, and the English imports were rapidly crossbred with the local horse population.
"It looks like the Vikings discovered the advantage of this mutation, and they had the benefit that Iceland had a small population of horses, and it is much easier to fix a trait in a small population than in a population with a huge number of horses," said Dr Ludwig.
The mutation is now found in many breeds and many different ambling styles exist.
Earlier work has also shown the trait is key to the racing performance of trotting horses.
The study has been welcomed by others in this field.
"It adds significantly to our understanding of the domestication of the horse and especially the role of selection in development of horse breeds beginning over 1,000 years ago," said Prof Ernest Bailey, from the University of Kentucky, who was not connected to the study.
"The origin of the DMRT3 variant was not widespread before AD900, and the first detection was among horses in the British Isles, with a relatively recent point of origin.
"It was highly selected once recognised, as demonstrated by the rapid increase in the presence of the gene after AD1000."
While the researchers cannot rule out the possibility that ambling horses were also present in other parts of the world, they believe it is unlikely.
The authors point out that trade was a major element of Viking society, as well as their fearsome reputation for raiding.
They believe this is the most likely route by which the horses were introduced into Asia and the Middle East.
"They fixed the mutation in their stock there in Iceland, and then they have distributed it via trade right around Europe and Asia." said Dr Ludwig.
The study has been published in the journal, Current Biology.
Follow Matt on Twitter @mattmcgrathBBC and on Facebook. | The speedy, almost comical horse step known as an ambling gait originated in England in the middle of the Ninth Century, scientists say. |
35,118,144 | The 32-year-old from St Asaph - the BDO World Champion in 2008 - plays his first round match on Friday.
He does not know his opponent, but with the next round starting on Boxing Day, is keen to claim a victory.
"You want to get through so you can sit down on Christmas Day knowing you're still in the competition," he said.
"I don't tend to look too far ahead because with there being a Christmas break after round one it's like you're playing in separate competitions.
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"But it's nice to get through because I've been out of the tournament on Christmas and that's not a good feeling."
Webster faces the winner of the the preliminary round match between Qiang Sun of China and Ireland's Mick McGowan.
The tournament gets underway on Thursday, with Welshman Jamie Lewis from Cardigan facing Daryl Gurney of Northern Ireland.
Webster is looking for a return to form after what he admits has been "a couple of lousy years on the main circuit".
He added: "At the back end of this year I've had some positive results. I've made a semi-final and a quarter final in major events so hopefully I can build on that."
If he can rediscover his best form, Webster could face a quarter final showdown with 14-time champion Phil "The Power" Taylor.
But the Welshman says he is not looking that far ahead, and believes the man to beat is World No1 and reigning champion Michael van Gerwen of Netherlends. | Mark Webster is hoping to give himself an early Christmas present by earning a place in the second round of the PDC World Darts championship. |
35,098,540 | Fifty-one refugees travelled to Belfast from Lebanon. Eleven of them are children aged under five.
They will spend their first few days in a special welcome centre, before moving into Belfast's private rented sector.
They are among 20,000 Syrian refugees who will be resettled across the UK over the next five years.
Each of the families will be helped to find a home, a job and school places for their children
Denise Wright, co-ordinator for Refugee Asylum Forum, explained what would happen once they arrived in Northern Ireland.
"They'll be taken to a welcome centre where they'll obviously get a meal and just recuperate from the travel," she said.
"Over the next few days they will be going through the systems in order to get recorded on different databases and make sure they get everything they are entitled to and link them up with key workers who will help them get through that process."
Ms Wright said the forum had been "overwhelmed" with people wanting to help.
"Obviously these are only 10 families that are coming. There are only so many buggies and so many bags of clothes we can take so we had suggested that people might send us welcome cards," she said.
"We've been completely inundated, hundreds and hundreds of them, just to show that real sort of Belfast, Northern Ireland, welcome."
She said she was aware that some people were "not happy" about the arrival of the refugees.
"They're a tiny minority and it's always worth remembering that and hopefully the communities that these people move into will rally around them," she added.
The Department for Social Development has direct responsibility for overseeing the operation of bringing the refugees into Northern Ireland.
The chair of the social development committee, Sinn Féin's Alex Maskey, said the priority was to ensure the refugees arrival was as smooth as possible and that their privacy was respected.
"These people are traumatised, they're coming from a camp from which they've been staying for some time, they're coming on a direct flight, so they've a lot to be contending with over the next number of days," he said.
"I think the people directly responsible for sorting them out want to have as peaceful and manageable a situation if at all possible.
"First of all there is the privacy, there is also the actual need to be able to process in peace and quiet.
"There will obviously be well wishers who will also probably want to be there as well, but that is not what we want at this stage of the game.
"The security issue is one which would be in the back of people's minds but it wouldn't be a predominant fear, I don't think."
This is the first time Northern Ireland has participated in a refugee resettlement program.
It will accept a second group of refugees between January and April next year.
They will be settled in the north west of Northern Ireland.
Messages and cards drawn up by local schoolchildren to welcome the Syrian families to Northern Ireland were put on display at the reception centre on Monday. | The first group of Syrian refugees have arrived in Northern Ireland as part of the UK's Vulnerable Persons Relocations Scheme. |
36,281,363 | Edwards, 36, retired on Wednesday and is the only player - man or woman - to captain England in 200 internationals.
"Grassroots is an area we've not taken enough care of recently," said England women's cricket director Clare Connor.
"We must make sure we look after every player and make sure they are as valued as Charlotte Edwards."
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Connor, herself a former England captain, added that the grassroots game would be "an area of investment" for the England and Wales Cricket Board "over the next few years" as they try to capitalise on the 'Chance to Shine' initiative, which has attracted 1.3 million female players to the game in the past decade.
The Women's Super League is also scheduled to start in July and England will host the World Cup in 2017.
Speaking at the Women's Sport Trust Awards, Connor told BBC Sport: "It's no good just having an elite game.
"We have to think more broadly about how we make sure the inspiration of the England team connects with the next generation.
"We've seen huge growth in girls playing the game. The number of clubs is up by 600% over the past 10 years so the numbers are looking healthy.
"But we've got to become more strategic about how we convert those huge numbers into lifelong players. That doesn't mean they all go on to play county cricket, or for England, but stay with clubs for a long time." | There must be greater focus on the English grassroots game to build on the legacy of Charlotte Edwards, says the head of England women's cricket. |
33,479,362 | However, that was measured before the slump in oil prices, which has hit the Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire economy.
Glasgow was found to have the lowest amount of spending money per head, after tax and benefits, while the west Highlands and Ayrshire were the parts of Scotland relying most on benefits.
The findings are from a study by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
It showed that disposable income in Scotland in 2013 averaged £17,039. That compares with £17,599 for the whole UK.
In real terms, that has risen faster in Scotland, at 27%, than the UK as a whole, at 23%, in the 16 years to 2013.
In cash terms, excluding the effect of inflation, income was up 81% in Scotland over that period, and by 75% in the UK as a whole.
That shows the gap between Scotland's average income and that of the UK as a whole has narrowed since 1997.
The study also showed how that disposable income differs across Scotland. Only the north-east and Edinburgh were above £20,000 per head, putting those areas in the top 20% for the UK as a whole.
The areas with the lowest level of spending money per head were in west central Scotland, West Lothian and parts of Tayside.
The highest income areas were more than £5,000 per head better off than Glasgow and North Lanarkshire, which were in the bottom 25% for UK income.
Disposable income per head in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire was 35% above Glasgow.
The analysis also went into the question of how much that ranking depends on social benefits, including pensions and welfare.
Of Scottish disposable income, 21% came from benefits, while the figure for the whole UK was just below 20%.
Areas with a high concentration of older people or with greater poverty are combined among the areas where most income comes from benefits.
The area with the highest share of income from benefits, at 28%, was a region that includes Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae along with Argyll and Bute. That puts it in the top 10% of UK regions for reliance on benefits as income.
Another insight into Scottish income came this week from the Budget for Fiscal Responsibility, in a document released alongside the Budget at Westminster.
Using HM Revenue and Customs statistics, it split the 2012-13 income tax-paying population of Scotland, Wales and the UK into five segments, and showed how they differ in distribution.
The outcome showed Scotland is slightly more weighted towards the lower earning segments. But it is only in the share of those earning more than £150,000 that there was a big difference.
The difference between Welsh income distribution and that of the UK was much wider than Scotland's. | The north-east is ahead of the Scottish capital in the latest assessment of disposable income across the country. |
19,796,019 | Abu Hamza is among five men asking judges to grant an injunction against their extradition from the UK.
Abu Hamza says handing him over would be "oppressive". Fellow suspect Khaled al-Fawwaz, meanwhile, says new evidence discredits the case against him.
The UK government said the last-ditch case was an abuse of the legal process.
It has said it wants to deport the suspects "as quickly as possible".
The men are among six terror suspects held in the UK who are wanted in the US.
The application for injunctions came after the European Court of Human Rights backed successive UK courts in ruling that the men could be sent to the US to face charges.
To avoid extradition, Abu Hamza, Mr al-Fawwaz, Syed Ahsan, Babar Ahmad and Adel Abdul Bary must convince the High Court that there are "new and compelling" reasons for their cases not now to proceed.
Abu Hamza's lawyer Alun Jones QC said the "uncontradicted medical opinion" was that an MRI scan was "medically necessary".
He asked the court for a temporary injunction blocking Abu Hamza's removal until tests has been competed as he may be unfit to stand trial.
Mr Jones said a judge referred to Abu Hamza's "very poor health" at an extradition hearing in 2008.
"Over four years later, it appears there has been, or may have been, a further deterioration, perhaps attributable to sleep deprivation and the continued confinement of the appellant in an unrelentingly harsh environment."
Profiles: UK-held terror suspects
Abu Hamza, a former preacher at Finsbury Park Mosque in London, is accused of planning a terror training camp in Oregon and assisting hostage-taking in Yemen.
He was arrested at the request of the US in May 2004 - but the extradition was halted when the UK decided to try him on allegations relating to his sermons. He was convicted in 2006.
Mr al-Fawwaz and Adel Abdul Bary are accused of being aides to Osama Bin Laden in London.
Mr al-Fawwaz's lawyer Edward Fitzgerald said a diplomatic cable existed which reportedly said the US was considering "de-listing of Mr Fawwaz" from a UN "terror list", and there was "evidence in the possession of M15 and MI6 that suggests that the claimant could not be guilty as alleged".
Between 1999 and 2006, Mr al-Fawwaz and Mr Bary were indicted on various terrorism charges in the US, with Mr al-Fawwaz accused of involvement in, or support for, the bombing of US embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 1998.
Mr Fitzgerald said Mr al-Fawwaz publicly disassociated himself from Bin Laden after the al-Qaeda leader issued a fatwa against Americans in 1996.
But a lawyer for the US authorities, James Lewis QC, told the court there was evidence that Mr al-Fawwaz had drafted the fatwa, and that faxes were found on him claiming responsibility for the embassy bombings "two-and-a-half hours before the bombs went off".
Fingerprints from Mr Bary, meanwhile, were on a fax claiming responsibility for the bombings, which was sent to the press, Mr Lewis added.
By Dominic CascianiHome affairs correspondent
The court is absolutely packed with lawyers, reporters and interested parties. The only people absent are the men themselves.
So why is this hearing taking place when the highest European judges have already ruled these men can be extradited? There are two key issues. Firstly, lawyers for Abu Hamza and Khaled al-Fawwaz say there are new facts that need to be considered - facts which haven't been dealt with before.
Abu Hamza's case comes down to his reportedly deteriorating health and whether he is fit to plead. A similar argument led to General Augusto Pinochet avoiding extradition a decade ago.
Extradition law has changed since then. Today's judges can only stop or adjourn the process if the appellant is so poorly that it would be oppressive to continuing the extradition.
Secondly, Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan say they should be prosecuted here - because that's where their alleged crimes were committed.
James Eadie QC, for the home secretary, told the court the suspects' arguments and applications could have been heard "many moons ago".
But they had been "stored up" to cause unnecessary delay and amounted to an abuse of process, he said.
Meanwhile, the court will hear on Wednesday if director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer acted unlawfully in ruling out a private prosecution of Babar Ahmad and another terror suspect, Syed Ahsan, after a legal challenge from the pair.
Mr Ahmad, a computer expert from South London, has been held in a UK prison without trial for eight years after being accused of raising funds for terrorism with his co-accused, Mr Ahsan, through a website.
Campaigners against UK extradition laws had tried to get them put on trial for offences they said were committed in this country.
However, Mr Starmer said on Monday that the documents they provided were "very short, lack any meaningful detail and do not provide any real support for a prosecution".
Haroon Aswat, Abu Hamza's co-accused, who is also facing extradition, was allegedly involved in the plot to establish a US training camp. He was arrested in August 2005 but is not involved in the High Court hearing.
The European Court of Human Rights has "adjourned its examination" of Mr Aswat's claim because it requires further details about his mental health problems. | Terror suspect Abu Hamza al-Masri's health has worsened and he should not be extradited to the US before a scan, his lawyer has told the High Court. |
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The 34-year-old was given a rousing reception by supporters in his 709th game for the Reds, which ended in a 3-1 defeat by Crystal Palace.
"It was very emotional. An unbelievable send-off," he told BBC Sport.
"I am very proud looking back at the last 17 years and I will never forget this day."
He added: "It's a day I've been dreading, because I will miss it so much."
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Gerrard will play his final game for his hometown club away at Stoke next weekend, before leaving to play for LA Galaxy in the United States in the summer.
Liverpool supporters arrived at Anfield hours before the game against Palace to pay tribute to the former England midfielder, who was given a guard of honour by both teams on his way to the pitch before kick-off.
The result did not match the sense of anticipation in the ground, with Palace coming from 1-0 down to win 3-1.
But the Liverpool faithful roared its approval as Gerrard addressed the crowd after the game, while his team-mates looked on, all wearing shirts with the name Gerrard and the number eight on the back.
"Steven got a wonderful send-off and he gave everything right to the end," said Reds manager Brendan Rodgers.
"It was fantastic for him and his family but obviously the result and performance were disappointing.
"Steven is a player and a person who is irreplaceable in terms of what he has given over his time here. The standards he has set have been second to none."
Eagles manager Alan Pardew paid his own tribute to Gerrard, saying: "For me, he's carried the nation at times. We should all be honoured to have someone who has conducted himself as Steven has."
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Gerrard was asked about the possibility of him returning to Liverpool on loan in the future.
"I wanted to say goodbye in a proper way," he said.
"The only way I'd ever come back would be an emergency situation, but I hope I'm not needed come the winter."
"You have to be good enough. This is a big club and can be brutal at times.
"I'm trying to go through the coaching badges and it's a bridge I will cross in a couple of years."
"It was a cruel blow losing Luis Suarez in the summer [to Barcelona] and Daniel Sturridge's injuries.
"But there is a big core of potential and it's important we strengthen to compete and bridge that gap between the top sides."
"It will be a difficult challenge, with less pressure, but I want to play for a few more years.
"Only then will I decide what's next for me." | Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has brought his 17-year career at Anfield to an "emotional" end after playing his final home match for the club. |
35,869,733 | Liz O'Neill came across the meat at Crosland Moor and posted the pictures on Facebook to warn others after her dog ate some.
She described those responsible for leaving the meat as "sick".
Previously, drawing pins were found scattered on the same field, which is used by a local dog agility club.
Ms O'Neill said she became concerned after her four-year-old dog Marley ate some of the meat left near a hut on the Dryclough recreation ground.
"It was fresh raw meat, no smell. Nothing on it," she said.
She said the experience had left her feeling frightened, but thankful Marley seemed to be fine.
During a previous incident, dozens of drawing pins were scattered on the field.
In 2014, officials from Springers Agility and Flyball Club told the Huddersfield Daily Examiner those responsible were also putting children at risk of injury.
Police said they had received several reports in recent months of poisoned, or tampered with, meat left in popular dog walking areas.
Last month, bran flakes thought to have been laced with rat poison were eaten by a dog near Guiseley Football Club.
Sausages laced with nails were also reported at Dovestone Reservoir, Oldham.
West Yorkshire Police urged people to remove food out of harm's way and advised anyone affected to take their pet to a vet.
The force said it has increased patrols in the area. | Dog walkers are being warned to be vigilant after pieces of raw chicken with safety pins attached were left on a playing field in Huddersfield. |
37,401,557 | Diane James said the leader of the party in Wales, Nathan Gill, had her "complete and utter support".
She called on the leader in the Assembly, Neil Hamilton, to "step up to the plate, but focus on Wales and the Assembly".
The two men have been embroiled in a feud which has seen Mr Gill quit the UKIP group of AMs in Cardiff Bay.
He now sits as an independent AM but is still the party's leader in Wales as well as a Member of the European Parliament.
Asked what she was going to do about the "civil war engulfing the party in Wales", Ms James said: "I'm going to ask Neil Hamilton to focus on the Welsh Assembly, on winning elections in Wales.
"I'm going to ask Nathan to continue doing the superb job he does in terms of representing Wales in the European Union."
Asked if that meant the party had "two kings", she replied: "Nathan has my complete and utter support.
"He has a huge legacy in terms of his membership, a huge wealth of knowledge in terms of the issues facing Wales if Mrs May doesn't action the vote to leave the European Union."
She added: "Neil, I'm asking you, step up to the plate, but focus on Wales and the Assembly."
Ms James was elected as UKIP party leader on Friday, replacing Nigel Farage.
Mr Gill said in a speech to the UKIP conference on Saturday that members should now unite behind their new UK leader.
Responding on BBC Wales' Sunday Politics Wales programme, Mr Hamilton, who did not support Ms James for the leadership, said: "She obviously hasn't been watching the televised debates from the Assembly week in week out since we were elected on May 5.
"That's exactly what I've been doing in Cardiff four days a week is concentrating on my job as an AM in the Assembly, and as the leader of the group." | UKIP's new leader has tried to heal divisions within the party in Wales, and denied it has "two kings". |
36,354,083 | The 29-year-old Spaniard, who leaves Yamaha at the end of the season to join Ducati, held off compatriot Marc Marquez by 0.019 seconds in Mugello.
Local hero Valentino Rossi, who was on pole, encountered a mechanical problem on lap eight and soon retired.
The Italian, 37, is now 37 points behind Lorenzo with 12 races remaining.
Lorenzo took the lead from Rossi at the first corner, and to the despair of the home crowd the nine-time world champion bowed out midway through the 23-lap race with smoke billowing from his bike.
Marquez, the 2013 and 2014 champion who remains second in this year's standings, took the lead on the final lap, before Lorenzo seized the victory metres from the chequered flag in the closest finish of the season to date.
The Spaniard admitted his third victory of the season was a surprise and added: "I used up a lot of energy to stay in the lead during the race and I thought that Marquez had more energy when he passed me, so I just wanted to stay in second place and take the points.
"I tried a crazy move, and my bike was quite fast, so I could take the win off Marquez and I won this unexpected victory."
Andrea Iannone of Italy finished a distant third but set a new MotoGP top speed record of 354.9kmh (220.5mph).
In Moto2 Britain's Sam Lowes leads by two points after finishing third behind Johann Zarco of France and Italian Lorenzo Baldassarri.
South African Brad Binder consolidated his Moto3 lead by recording a third successive win.
Italian MotoGP result:
1. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 41 minutes, 36.535 seconds
2. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda 41:36.554
3. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Ducati 41:41.277
4. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 41:41.445
5. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati 41:42.791
6. Maverick Vinales (Spain) Suzuki 41:45.205
7. Bradley Smith (Britain) Yamaha 41:49.875
8. Danilo Petrucci (Italy) Ducati 41:51.133
9. Aleix Espargaro (Spain) Suzuki 41:55.178
10. Michele Pirro (Italy) Ducati 41:58.833
Other:
11. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Honda 42:04.471
Overall standings (after race 6 of 18):
1. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 115 points
2. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda 105
3. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 78
4. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 66
5. Maverick Vinales (Spain) Suzuki 59
6. Aleix Espargaro (Spain) Suzuki 49
7. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Yamaha 48
8. Hector Barbera (Spain) Ducati 43
9. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Ducati 41
10. Eugene Laverty (Ireland) Ducati 36
Other:
12. Bradley Smith (Britain) Yamaha 29 | Defending champion Jorge Lorenzo extended his lead in the MotoGP standings to 10 points after a dramatic victory at the Italian Grand Prix. |
40,907,084 | But a new find by the Antarctic Heritage Trust suggests it's no match for a 106-year-old British fruitcake.
Conservators found the elderly cake on Cape Adare, and believe it belonged to British explorer Robert Falcon Scott - known as Scott of the Antarctic.
Although the cake's tin was rusted, the team said it was in "excellent condition" and smelled edible.
The New Zealand-based Trust found it in Antarctica's oldest building, a hut built by Norwegian explorer Carsten Borchgrevink's team in 1899, and used by Capt Scott in 1911 during his Terra Nova expedition.
The polar pioneer was said to be fond of this particular cake, made by the British biscuit company Huntley & Palmers.
"Fruitcake was a popular item in English society at the time, and it remains popular today," Lizzie Meek, conservation manager for artefacts at the Trust, told National Geographic.
"Living and working in Antarctica tends to lead to a craving for high-fat, high-sugar food, and fruitcake fits the bill nicely, not to mention going very well with a cup of tea."
Conservators have been excavating artefacts in the hut since May 2016, and have unearthed some 1,500 items. They include tools and clothing, and - according to Ms Meeks - some "badly deteriorated" meat and fish, and "rather nice-looking" jams.
Everything they find - fruitcake included - is restored and returned to its original resting place.
The cake's survival is bittersweet, as Capt Scott and his companions were not so lucky. They successfully reached the South Pole, only to find a Norwegian team had beaten them to it by 33 days. The British explorers all died on their way back to base. | Ice-covered Antarctica is one of the earth's most hostile natural environments. |
39,156,138 | There was a bomb scare at the town hall in Gaggenau after officials withdrew permission for Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag to address a rally. Police found no bomb, so the alarm was lifted.
Cologne has prevented another Turkish minister from speaking at an event.
Turkey is trying to woo ethnic Turkish voters ahead of a key referendum.
About 1.4m Turks living in Germany are eligible to vote in the April referendum, in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aims to win backing for sweeping new powers.
The constitutional changes would boost Mr Erdogan's presidency and significantly weaken parliament's role.
A spokeswoman for Chancellor Merkel said Germany wanted to lead by example on issues of freedom of speech and opinion.
Despite the Cologne restriction, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci vowed to visit the city anyway on Sunday and meet ethnic Turks face-to-face.
"If we see that they still don't give us permission, I'll go from coffee house to coffee house, from house to house, to meet our citizens anyway," he said.
Tensions between Germany and Turkey have escalated into a war of words. About 3m people of Turkish origin live in Germany.
The row is troubling for Chancellor Merkel because she persuaded Turkey to help block the surge of migrants - many of them Syrian refugees - into the EU.
In Turkey, dozens of writers and journalists have been arrested in a far-reaching crackdown that followed a failed coup against Mr Erdogan in July 2016.
The authorities have purged the police, schools and other public services of alleged supporters of Fethullah Gulen, a US-based cleric blamed for the coup. He denies plotting against Mr Erdogan.
Turkey arrested a German-Turkish reporter last week, straining ties.
Deniz Yucel, who works for Die Welt, is accused of producing terrorist propaganda and undermining the Turkish government.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused the German government of backing opposition to Mr Erdogan's planned constitutional changes.
Speaking in English, he said: "You are not Turkey's boss. You are not a first class [country] and Turkey is not second class. We are not treating you like that, and you have to treat Turkey properly.
"If you want to maintain your relations with us, you have to learn how to behave. You cannot tackle these matters with these methods. It can't go on this way. If necessary we will respond in every way. And then you can think about the rest. This is our message to Germany."
Earlier, German Justice Minister Heiko Maas sent his Turkish counterpart, Mr Bozdag, a sharply-worded letter warning against "dismantling the rule of law".
He said the Turkish treatment of Mr Yucel was "disproportionate".
"If Turkey fails to uphold core European values, then closer relations with the European Union will become more difficult, or impossible," he wrote. | German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she respects local leaders' decisions to cancel Turkish political rallies, despite Turkish government anger. |
40,123,806 | Despite being African champions, the Junior Chipolopolo entered the tournament with huge question marks hanging over their title aspirations.
But after sealing a place in the last eight with a dramatic 4-3 extra-time win over Germany on Wednesday, Chambeshi was full of praise for his team.
He credited the players' fighting spirit for their triumph over the Germans which set up Monday's quarter-final showdown against Italy.
"It's amazing and I'm happy to see this team go this far. I'm proud of my team and my technical staff," said Chambeshi.
For sure we have to respect every team and they also have to respect us
"The most important thing is that we have character in the team, we have players who've got that heart [to fight on]."
Indeed, it is testament to Zambia's battling qualities that they overcame a late fightback from Germany to advance to the next round.
During the group stage, the Zambians also fought back from 2-0 down to beat Iran 4-2 and book their place in the second round.
"This is a tournament where you can't run from any team so what we need is to prepare well and face whichever team comes our way.
"For sure we have to respect every team and they also have to respect us."
However, Chambeshi admitted that a leaky defence has been been the least pleasing aspect of their remarkable run in South Korea.
He said: "It's unfortunate that we are conceding goals, we can't run away from that, it is football.
"Zambia is a football loving nation; you give them a win and everyone is happy!" | Zambia coach Beston Chambeshi has hailed the fighting spirit of his team ahead of their quarter-final clash with Italy at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup. |
39,528,013 | The crossing was one of three built over the Church Village bypass near Pontypridd in 2010 - at the cost of £190,000 to the taxpayer.
Rhondda Cynon Taf council has been criticised for not replacing one of the bridges, which collapsed in storms in January 2016.
The council said a proposal was being considered by Natural Resources Wales.
Made of wire mesh tubes suspended between trees and tall poles, the crossings were put in place as part of wildlife protection plans ordered before the bypass was approved.
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales said, while the effectiveness of the bridges was not yet clear, families of dormice could become "extinct" in the event of disease if they were unable to move habitat due to the road.
Rose Revera, people and wildlife officer, said: "Dormice are easily predated upon, they tend to travel in the tops of trees. If a road goes through a wood or shrub land it causes a huge barrier they cannot cross.
"If they are not able to move they are more vulnerable".
The Taxpayers' Alliance said the situation was "completely absurd" as the bridges had been paid for by the Welsh Government as part of the construction of the £4.4m road.
John O'Connell, chief executive of the group, said paying £190,000 in the first place for crossings for mice was wrong.
He said: "When the council should have been looking to cut out waste and find savings, local taxpayers have every right to question how this was ever signed off.
"Their intentions might have been good but £190,000 is a huge sum of money and surely the council could have found far-cheaper ways of doing the same thing."
The bypass opened more than 20 years after the need between Church Village, Llantwit Fardre and Tonteg was first identified to ease congestion on the A473.
A council spokeswoman said: "Rhondda Cynon Taf council engineers and ecological specialists have formed a proposal which is currently being considered by NRW." | A £63,000 bridge to help dormice cross a busy bypass safely has not been replaced 16 months after it fell down. |
39,875,373 | There have been changes in format and final venues since their inception in 1987, but they are now a staple of the football calendar that offer delirium and desolation in equal measure.
To mark the 30-year anniversary of the play-offs, BBC Sport is asking you to vote on your most memorable Championship play-off final moment.
The online vote will take place during our live text coverage of the 2017 final between Huddersfield Town and Reading at Wembley on Monday.
Voting will start at 13:00 BST and end at 17:30 BST, and we will announce the winner shortly afterwards.
Here are the eight options to choose from...
1993: Swindon Town 4-3 Leicester City
Swindon had won the second-tier play-offs three years earlier, but were denied promotion to the top flight having admitted 36 breaches of league rules - 35 of them concerning illegal payments made to players.
They were back at Wembley in 1993 under player-manager Glenn Hoddle, who scored the first goal as Swindon went 3-0 up against Leicester.
Back came the Foxes. Julian Joachim, Steve Walsh and Steve Thompson all scored in a 12-minute spell to level the match at 3-3, and it took a late penalty from Paul Bodin to secure Swindon's promotion.
Four days later, Hoddle resigned to take charge of Chelsea.
1995: Bolton Wanderers 4-3 Reading (aet)
The English league structure was being reorganised in 1994-95, so only one team was promoted automatically from the second tier that season.
Reading, who had finished second in the table behind champions Middlesbrough, were 2-0 ahead after 12 minutes against Bolton and also had a penalty saved just before half-time.
Wanderers pegged them back in the closing stages, as Owen Coyle and substitute Fabian de Freitas sent the game into extra-time.
Mixu Paatelainen and De Freitas' second extended their advantage, although Jimmy Quinn fired in Reading's third before Bolton's promotion was confirmed.
1996: Leicester City 2-1 Crystal Palace (aet)
Steve Claridge developed a habit of scoring big goals for Leicester City. Less than a year before his 1997 League Cup final winner for the Foxes, he had sent them back up to the top division at the expense of Crystal Palace.
Garry Parker's penalty cancelled out Palace's opener from Andy Roberts, and the game was deadlocked until the final minute of extra-time, when Claridge found the corner with a shot from 20 yards.
Even Leicester manager Martin O'Neill had been expecting a shoot-out. Seconds before Claridge's winner, he had substituted goalkeeper Kevin Poole for giant Australian Zeljko Kalac, believing he would be a better bet at saving penalties.
Kalac did not touch the ball during his brief cameo at Wembley.
1997: Crystal Palace 1-0 Sheffield United
Crystal Palace got over the disappointment of their 1996 defeat by Leicester to go up via the play-offs in 1997 - and in similarly dramatic circumstances.
This time it was Sheffield United on the wrong end of some late Wembley drama, as Palace captain David Hopkin curled a shot into the top corner from 25 yards in the final minute of normal time to seal a 1-0 victory for the Eagles.
Palace have won four second-tier play-off finals, more than any other club.
1998: Charlton Athletic 4-4 Sunderland (aet, 7-6 pens)
Only two second-tier play-off finals have been settled by penalty shoot-outs - Birmingham beat Norwich in 2002, four years after Charlton had defeated Sunderland.
Clive Mendonca's superbly taken hat-trick for Charlton would have grabbed the headlines in any other year, but that was only part of the story.
Sunderland led three times but the Addicks would not be shaken off. It was 4-4 after extra-time, which meant penalties.
After 13 successful spot-kicks, Michael Gray's tame effort was saved by Sasa Ilic and Charlton were promoted at the end of a remarkable final.
2008: Hull City 1-0 Bristol City
Dean Windass saved one of his best goals for one of the biggest stages in English football, as he sent his hometown club Hull City into the top division for the first time in their history.
The 2008 final was a big occasion for the Tigers and their opponents Bristol City, who had gone 28 years without top-flight football and were one win away from a second successive promotion.
Hull-born Windass settled the contest with a stunning 20-yard volley from Fraizer Campbell's cross - one of the finest goals ever scored in a play-off final.
2011: Swansea City 4-2 Reading
No Welsh club had tasted Premier League football until Swansea City won promotion to the top flight in 2011.
They made a fast start against Reading and led 3-0 at half-time thanks to Scott Sinclair's double and a third goal from Stephen Dobbie.
Reading pulled it back to 3-2 and Jem Karacan hit the post as they searched for an equaliser, but Sinclair converted his second penalty of the game to complete his hat-trick and send Brendan Rodgers' Swansea up.
Mendonca, Sinclair and Preston's Jermaine Beckford (for Preston in the 2015 League One final) are the only players to have scored three times in a Wembley play-off decider.
2014: QPR 1-0 Derby County
QPR secured an immediate return to the Premier League with yet another last-minute play-off final winner against Derby.
Rangers played most of the second half with 10 men after Gary O'Neil was sent off for cynically bringing down Johnny Russell, who was bearing down on goal.
Derby had dominated the match before O'Neil's dismissal and there looked to be only one winner until Zamora's last-minute intervention.
Zamora, who had scored West Ham's winner against Preston in 2005, capitalised on a poor clearance by Rams defender Richard Keogh and, with QPR's only shot on target in the match, found the corner from 15 yards to guarantee promotion.
Want to tell us about your favourite play-off final moment? Get in touch using #bbcefl on social media and the best observations will be used in BBC Sport's live text coverage of the 2017 Championship play-off final. | Few games in English football have provided more drama over the past 30 years than some of those in the play-offs. |
38,463,998 | Mireslaw Kowalczuk, 29, was fatally stabbed in the chest at a house on Cross Farm Road in Peasley Cross on Tuesday evening.
Merseyside Police said he died in an ambulance on the way to hospital.
Thirty-four-year-old Karolina Rutkowska has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Friday. | A woman has been charged with murdering a man who was stabbed to death in St Helens, police have said. |
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The 11-year-old beat Balthazar King (14-1) by five lengths, with Double Seven (10-1 joint favourite) third, Alvarado (33-1) fourth and Rocky Creek (16-1) fifth.
Teaforthree, the 10-1 joint favourite, fell as 18 of the 40 horses finished.
Aspell, 37, had finished second on Supreme Glory in the 2003 National.
For the second year running, all horses and jockeys returned safely from the marathon steeplechase, however the 39 jockeys who started the race later refused to attend a stewards' inquiry into a false start.
Pineau De Re, who finished third in the Pertemps Final over hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival in March, jumped the final fence in a clear lead and his rivals never looked like bridging the gap as he galloped all the way to the line.
Aspell, who retired from the saddle in 2007 but was tempted back two years later, said: "It's a wonderful day - this is what we do it for.
"I've been watching the National since I was a very young boy.
"As much as you enjoy sharing everyone's success, you crave a bit too.
"To get a chance to ride in the National is a great thing, and to get on one with a chance is even better."
Dr Newland trains a small stable of horses at Claines in Worcester, having stopped surgery practice earlier this year. Pineau De Re was his first runner in the National.
"We are so lucky to have such a lovely horse. It's a dream come true - a dream that we've had for about 30 years," he told BBC Sport.
"John [Provan, the owner] is one of my oldest racing friends. We've been coming here for over 20 years, before I started training - he had horses before me and taught me a lot about it.
"Leighton is a top-class jockey - he had a plan and delivered it superbly. One of the reasons I put him on the horse was because he's had a bit of a comeback season. I just thought maybe, with his confidence high, he could go one better."
There was a false start because of Battle Group's reluctance to join the other runners and when they started at the second attempt, the Johnny Farrelly-trained nine-year-old again stood motionless and took no part.
Among those to fall early in the race was former Cheltenham Gold Cup victor and dual King George VI Chase winner Long Run.
Across The Bay led for a long way until almost being taken out by a loose horse as the field headed out for the second circuit, effectively ending his chances of victory.
Aspell took his time aboard Pineau De Re, named after a wine and bought out of Ireland last year after he won the Ulster National, as he moved comfortably into contention before making his challenge.
The Philip Hobbs-trained Balthazar King, winner of the cross-country chase at the Cheltenham Festival, was never too far off the pace, as Richard Johnson rode him into the runner-up spot.
Hobbs said of Balthazar King: "He's amazing. He ran well in the race last year but finished much better this time.
"I have enormous pride in the horse - he's one of the best, most consistent, tough horses, he tries so hard."
Third-placed Double Seven, saddled by former Grand National-winning trainer Martin Brassil, was the mount of AP McCoy.
The 18-time champion jockey said: "Martin had the horse in great form, but the ground was a fraction dead for him.
"Jumping the third-last I thought I had a chance of winning, but then I think the dead ground found him out.
"Dr Newland and Leighton are nice people and it's great for them to win it." | Pineau De Re, ridden by Leighton Aspell and trained by Dr Richard Newland, won the 167th Grand National at Aintree at odds of 25-1. |
38,157,220 | British American Tobacco, Imperial, Japan Tobacco International, and Philip Morris had challenged the legislation which has been in force since May.
It requires all tobacco packaging to be uniformly olive green and with large images intended to act as health warnings.
But the firms had called the rules "disproportionate".
They initially challenged the rules in the High Court in May but lost the case, with Judge Justice Green calling the legislation "valid and lawful in all respects".
The cigarette companies then took their case to the Court of Appeal, but on Wednesday three judges in London rejected their challenge against the High Court's decision.
Public Health and Innovation Minister Nicola Blackwood told the BBC: "We are pleased that this decision will help many people to lead longer and healthier lives."
But a British American Tobacco (BAT) spokesperson said it did "not necessarily" mark the end of the challenge and that it was considering its options.
The government introduced The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Act in May, claiming it would allow a generation would "grow up smoke-free".
The legislation not only requires packaging to be uniform but also feature graphic picture health warnings covering 65% of the front and back of every packet of cigarettes. Additional warnings must feature on the top of packs, too.
But the tobacco firms argued the rules would destroy valuable intellectual property rights and render products indistinguishable.
They challenged the legislation on a number of grounds, including claims that they violated UK and EU laws, and were "disproportionate" and "must be quashed".
Commenting on today's Court of Appeal ruling, a BAT spokesperson said: "Despite today's decision, we remain firm in our belief that plain packaging is an ineffective policy that doesn't work to reduce smoking levels."
"These are issues of significant constitutional and commercial importance which, if left unchallenged, would have serious implications for other legitimate businesses and for the ability of the government to act first and justify later when it comes to regulation," they added.
Japan Tobacco International said it disagreed with the decision, saying: "This commercial vandalism sets a dangerous precedent for other targeted industries, who must be concerned that their brands will now be under threat. We are considering an appeal to the Supreme Court."
But Deborah Arnott, chief executive of health charity Ash, called the decision a "victory for public health and another crushing defeat for the tobacco industry".
"This ruling should also encourage other countries to press ahead with standardised packaging, now that the industry's arguments have yet again been shown to be without foundation," she said.
The EU's Tobacco Products Directive also came into effect in May, setting out other rules such as banning packs of 10 cigarettes.
That month, the European Court of Justice ruled that the directive, which had been held up by legal challenges ever since it was adopted in 2014, was lawful. | Several major tobacco firms have lost a second appeal against a ruling forcing them to adopt plain packaging. |
32,335,069 | World number nine Wawrinka, who beat fellow Swiss Federer in last year's final, lost 6-1 6-2 to Bulgaria's world number 11 Grigor Dimitrov.
Second seed Federer was beaten 6-4 7-6 (7-5) by Frenchman Gael Monfils, the world number 18 and 14th seed.
Eight-times winner Rafael Nadal beat America's John Isner 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6-3.
The Spaniard, who won every title at the clay court event from 2005-12, saved two set points in the opener but broke big-serving Isner in the fourth game of the decider.
Nadal faces compatriot David Ferrer in the fourth round after he beat France's Gilles Simon 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 6-1
Monfils's victory over 17-time Grand Slam champion Federer was his second successive triumph on clay after his straight sets win during last year's Davis Cup final.
Federer, 33, four times a beaten finalist in this event, was competing for the first time since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Indian Wells final nearly four weeks ago.
He was broken in the ninth game of the first set and then squandered a 5-3 lead in the second set tie-break, losing four successive points.
Wawrinka had won two of the previous three meetings with Dimitrov, including a clay court encounter at the 2013 World Tour Masters in Madrid.
But the 30-year-old Swiss made 41 unforced errors and had just four winners against the ninth seed.
He was guilty of 13 of those unforced errors as Dimitrov raced 4-0 ahead, and failed to convert four break points in the sixth game of the second set. | World number two Roger Federer and defending champion Stan Wawrinka both suffered third-round defeats at the Monte Carlo Masters. |
34,734,275 | Mr Cheney, Mr Bush said, built "his own empire" and Mr Rumsfeld "served the president badly," US media report.
Mr Bush also called Mr Rumsfeld "an arrogant fellow" with "swagger".
Mr Cheney was vice-president and Mr Rumsfeld was defence secretary under George W Bush.
"I don't like what he did, and I think it hurt the president having [Mr Rumsfeld's] iron-ass view of everything," Mr Bush said, according to an article in The New York Times that cites the biography's author, Jon Meacham.
"There's a lack of humility, a lack of seeing what the other guy thinks. He's more 'kick ass' and 'take names, take numbers'. I think he paid a price for that."
Jeb Bush has had plenty of drama in his presidential quest recently, with poorly reviewed debate performances and sinking poll numbers leading to a recently unveiled "Jeb can fix it!" campaign reboot. Now, thanks to his father's new biography, he is likely to face questions once again about his family's tangled presidential dynasty.
Jeb has repeatedly asserted that he's his own man and is forging an identity distinct from that of his presidential relatives, but that hasn't stopped reporters from pressing him on his views of George W Bush's time in the White House, including the wisdom of the Iraq War. His answers, to put it kindly, have been less than clear and consistent.
It's only a matter of time before Jeb is asked whether he agrees with his father's view that George W occasionally used overheated rhetoric and relied too heavily on bellicose advisers like Vice-President Dick Cheney. No matter how he answers, questions like these will push him off his desired message at a critical time in his campaign.
Mr Cheney, Mr Bush said, changed in the time between serving him and his son.
"He just became very hardline and very different from the Dick Cheney I knew and worked with," Mr Bush reportedly said, attributing this to the 9/11 attacks.
He told author Jon Meacham that Mr Cheney was "iron-ass" and had acted too independently of his son in matters of national security.
Of his son, Mr Bush said he would often worry about the former president's rhetoric.
Citing the "axis of evil" reference in the 2002 State of the Union address, he said: "You go back to the 'axis of evil' and these things and I think that might be historically proved to be not benefiting anything."
Author Jon Meacham interviewed Mr Bush for the book Destiny And Power: The American Odyssey Of George Herbert Walker Bush. | Former American President George HW Bush has publicly criticised Dick Cheney and Donald H Rumsfeld, key members of his son's administration, in a biography due out next week. |
35,608,759 | The Lionesses, who finished third at last year's World cup, take on Germany, France and host nation USA at the tournament, which begins on 3 March.
Head coach Mark Sampson will announce his 23-player squad on Monday.
He said: "It's great news that the BBC is showing our games and giving our supporters the opportunity to follow us out in America."
England's opening game against World Cup winners USA in Tampa will be live on BBC One on Friday, 4 March (kick-off 00:45 GMT).
The second match against European champions Germany in Nashville on Sunday, 6 March (22:45) and the final game against France in Boca Raton on Wednesday, 9 March (22:00) will be shown on the Red Button and the BBC Sport website.
England's subsequent home match, a Women's Euro 2017 qualifier against Belgium on Friday, 8 April (19:55), will be broadcast live on BBC Two.
Sampson added: "We are playing the best of the best in this tournament and we know they'll be tough, exciting and entertaining games which will help develop our squad even further and stand us in good stead for our Euro qualifying campaign." | England's three matches at next month's inaugural SheBelieves Cup will be broadcast live on the BBC. |
40,484,346 | The charity was contacted by a member of the public who spotted the animal at St Mary Magdalene Church in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
Inspector Georgia McCormick said the animal was completely trapped and unable to free itself when she got to the site last Thursday.
The animal, which was not injured, was rescued and released into the wild.
See updates on this and other stories from across Coventry and Warwickshire here
Ms McCormick said: "I'm not sure how he managed to get there, or how long he had been there for, but he really was in a tight spot.
"The call came into us at 11am, and as foxes are nocturnal animals I can only imagine he had been there from the night before.
"I managed to carefully free him and check him over - thankfully he wasn't injured and so he was released back into the wild.
"I dread to think what could have happened to him if we hadn't have been contacted." | A fox got itself wedged between two headstones at a cemetery and had to be freed by the RSPCA. |
37,980,320 | And it appears as though patients at the renal unit of Wrexham Maelor Hospital would agree.
Kidney patients undergoing dialysis treatment there are being offered personal performances by members of the locally-based NEW Sinfonia orchestra.
Numbers requested have ranged from The Beatles and Frank Sinatra, to musicals and traditional Welsh tunes.
The project, part of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board's arts in health and wellbeing' programme, is led by violinist Robert Guy and his clarinettist brother Jonathan, who established NEW Sinfonia to make classical music more accessible to audiences across north Wales.
Robert, who is also a critically-acclaimed conductor, said: "We really enjoy coming and we find it's quite a humbling experience for us.
"We always have two musicians and vary the players who come along. Today it's been myself on violin and my brother Jonathan on clarinet but other times we'll have someone playing cello or flute."
His brother Jonathan, who has also played with the BBC Philharmonic, said: "We like to play anything that helps to lighten the atmosphere and we also do requests.
"In fact, one patient recently asked for something by an English jazz clarinettist called Monty Sunshine who worked with some of the big names back in the 1950s and 1960s.
"I had to work quite hard to find it but when I did we played it for him and he really enjoyed it."
Last year a study by Brunel University found music could reduce some post-operative pain by up to 77%.
But for others the performances are more about adding quality of life.
Gwendoline Evans, from Llay, has been on dialysis for seven years and says the music helps make her sessions more enjoyable.
"The dialysis sessions, which I have three times a week, are essential but they can be boring, so I look forward to hearing the musicians when they come in," she said.
"I ask for requests and they always try to play them for me. I really like songs from the shows and I try to sing along with them." | Bob Marley once said: "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain". |
19,359,111 | 1500 - Portuguese land in the area and claim it for the Portuguese crown.
1822 - Son of Portuguese king declares independence from Portugal and crowns himself Peter I, Emperor of Brazil.
1888 - Slavery abolished. Large influx of European immigrants over the next decade.
1889 - Monarchy overthrown, federal republic established with central government controlled by coffee interests. Brazil produces 65% of world's coffee by 1902.
1930 - Revolt places Getulio Vargas at head of provisional revolutionary government.
1937 - Vargas leads coup, rules as dictator with military backing. Economy placed under authoritarian state control, start of social welfare revolution and reform of laws governing industry.
1939-45 - Brazil initially declares itself neutral but in 1943 joins Allies in World War II.
1945 - Vargas ousted in military coup. Elections held under caretaker government. New constitution returns power to states.
1951 - Vargas elected president, but faces stiff opposition.
1954 - Vargas commits suicide after military gives him the options of resigning or being overthrown.
1956-61 - Juscelino Kubitschek is president, helping Brazil achieve rapid economic growth.
1960 - Kubitschek moves capital to Brasilia.
1960 - Janio Quadros elected president, but resigns after several months, plunging country into constitutional crisis. Succeeded by left-wing vice-president Joao Goulart.
1964 - Goulart ousted in bloodless coup, flees into exile. Military rule associated with repression but also with rapid economic growth based on state-ownership of key sectors.
1974 - General Ernesto Geisel becomes president, introduces reforms which allow limited political activity and elections.
1982 - Brazil halts payment of its main foreign debt, which is among the world's biggest.
1985 - Tancredo Neves chosen as first civilian president in 21 years under the electoral college system set up by the military, but falls ill before he can be inaugurated and dies shortly afterwards. His vice president Jose Sarney becomes president at time of economic crisis.
1986 - Sarney introduces Cruzado Plan, freezing prices and wages in effort to control inflation. But inflation explodes when freeze is lifted.
1988 - New constitution reduces presidential powers.
1989 - Fernando Collor de Mello becomes first directly elected president since 1960. Introduces radical economic reform but promised economic improvements fail to materialise, and inflation remains out of control.
Foreign debt payments are suspended.
1992 - Earth Summit in Rio.
Collor resigns after being accused of corruption. He is later cleared. Replaced by vice president Itamar Franco.
1994 - Fernando Henrique Cardoso elected president after helping to bring inflation under control. Makes controversial moves on land issue, seizing land for distribution among poor, and allowing indigenous land claims to be challenged.
1995 - President Cardoso acknowledges the existence of slavery in Brazil and pledges to tackle the problem.
1996 - Police kill 19 Amazon peasants in town of Eldorado dos Carajas.
1997 - Constitution changed to allow president to run for re-election.
1998 - Cardoso re-elected. IMF provides rescue package after economy hit by collapse of Asian stock markets.
2000 - Celebrations to mark Brazil's 500th anniversary marred by protests by indigenous Indians, who say that racial genocide, forced labour and disease have dramatically cut their population from an estimated 5 million before the Portuguese arrived in 1500 to the current 350,000.
2001 - Government says it is prepared to amend a development programme which critics say will have a catastrophic impact on the Amazon. Government expects to spend $40 billion over seven years on roads, railways, hydroelectric projects and housing in the Amazon basin.
2001 May - President Cardoso abolishes two development agencies for the Amazon and the north-east. The authorities say the agencies set up bogus projects to steal development funds estimated at more than $1 billion.
2002 March - Members of the Landless Workers Movement, demanding land reform, occupy President Cardoso's family ranch.
2002 June - Fans jubilant as Brazil triumphs in World Cup - the football-mad country's fifth such victory.
2002 July - Currency hits all-time low and financial markets panic over the prospect of left-winger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva winning October's presidential elections.
2002 October - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, wins presidential elections. The former shoeshine boy heads Brazil's first left-wing government for more than 40 years. At his inauguration in January 2003 he promises political and economic reforms and pledges to eradicate hunger.
2003 August - Space rocket explodes on the ground at the Alcantara launch base, killing 21 people.
2004 April - Wave of land invasions, dubbed "Red April" by activists.
2004 September - Brazil, along with Germany, India and Japan, launches an application for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
2004 October - Brazil launches its first space rocket.
2005 February - Murder of US-born missionary and campaigner for Amazon peasant farmers Dorothy Stang throws conflict over land and resources in Amazon into spotlight. Government unveils plan to protect part of region from encroachment.
President Lula strove to help Brazil's poorest while fostering growth
2005 March - Death squad kills at least 30 people on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, the city's worst massacre in over a decade. It is suggested that rogue police are responsible.
2005 June-August - Corruption allegations rock the governing Workers' Party. A wave of resignations ensues. The president makes a televised apology.
2005 October - Voters in a referendum reject a proposal to ban the sale of firearms.
2006 May - Scores of people are killed in gang attacks and a police backlash in Sao Paulo state. The violence is sparked by a series of prison uprisings.
2006 October - President Lula is re-elected.
2007 July - Anti-slavery team frees more than 1,000 people from a sugar-cane plantation in the Amazon.
2007 August - Government officially recognizes for first time human rights abuses carried out under military dictatorship between 1964 and 1985. More than 500 people are believed to have been killed or "disappeared".
2007 December - The speaker of the Brazilian Senate and a key ally of President Lula, Renan Calheiros, resigns in order to avoid an imminent impeachment hearing following a long-running corruption scandal.
2008 January - The EU halts all imports of Brazilian beef, saying its foot-and-mouth disease checks are "unacceptable".
2008 May - Environment minister Marina Silva resigns, after conflicts with the government over Amazon development.
2008 July - A congressional commission rejects a bid to legalise abortion in the world's most populous Catholic nation.
2008 August - Government launches scheme offering cash payments and immunity for illegal weapons, in an effort to get 300,000 guns off the streets.
2008 September - President Lula suspends intelligence chiefs amid allegations their agencies spied on officials, politicians and judges.
2008 October - Brazil turns down an invitation from Iran to join the international oil cartel, Opec.
2009 June - Brazil says it will offer $10bn to the International Monetary Fund, to help improve the availability of credit in developing countries.
2009 July - Brazil and Paraguay reach a deal to end their long-running dispute over the cost of energy from the giant Itaipu hydro-electric plant on their border.
2009 October - The government says it is to set up a truth commission to investigate abuses committed during military rule in Brazil from 1964 to 1985.
2009 November - Brazil's two largest cities - Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo - are hit by major blackouts due to a problem at a massive hydro-electric dam.
2010 March - President Lula begins push for bigger Brazilian diplomatic role with visit to Middle East. Weeks later he goes to Iran.
2010 August - Brazil gives formal approval for construction of controversial hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rainforest, expected to be the world's third largest.
2010 October - Dilma Rousseff, of President Lula's Workers' Party, wins second round run-off to become Brazil's first female president.
2011 January - Opening of controversial road connecting Brazil's Atlantic coast with Peru's Pacific seaboard.
2011 May - Chamber of Deputies votes to ease restrictions on the amount of land farmers must preserve as forest, raising fears of further deforestation in the Amazon.
Amazon is home to 30% of all plant and animal life
Iron ore mining dilemma in Amazon
2011 June - Brazil grants building permit for Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River in the Amazon, a project opposed by indigenous groups and environmentalists.
2011 June - Security forces occupy one of the biggest slums in Rio de Janeiro, as part of a major crackdown on organised crime ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
2011 June - President Rousseff's chief of staff resigns amid corruption allegations.
2011 June - Government launches Brasil Sem Miseria (Brazil Without Poverty) welfare scheme, aimed at lifting millions out of extreme poverty.
2012 August - Parliament approves affirmative action law for universities that requires them to reserve 50% of their places for state school students, and increases the number of spaces allotted to black, mixed-race and indigenous students.
2012 October - Brazil enacts controversial law meant to protect forests and force farmers to replant trees on scattered swathes of illegally cleared land. Aspects of the law are criticised by both the farm lobby and environmentalists.
2013 June - A wave of protests sweeps the country. People take to the streets in dozens of cities to demonstrate over poor public services, rising public transport costs and expense of staging the 2014 World Cup. The protests continue into the autumn.
2013 October - The rights to explore Brazil's biggest oilfield are awarded to a consortium led by the state-run energy giant Petrobas backed by French, Anglo-Dutch and Chinese firms. Critics say that allowing foreign companies a stake in the Libra oilfield will damage national interests.
2014 October - Incumbent Dilma Rousseff wins another term as president.
2015 March - Petrobras state oil company implicated in massive corruption scandal that brings hundreds of thousands onto the streets in protest at President Rousseff, who was company chairperson during the period in question.
2015 August - Hundreds of thousands of protesters march to demand President Rousseff's resignation, blaming her and the leftist Workers' Party over alleged large-scale corruption and looming recession.
2015 October - Top finance court says government borrowed billions illegally to offset 2014 budget shortfall. Election commission reopens probe into allegations that President Rousseff misused funds during 2014 presidential election campaign.
2015 December - Congress agrees to launch impeachment proceedings against President Rousseff.
2016 February - World Health Organisation declares a global public health emergency following an outbreak of the Zika virus centred on Brazil.
2016 March - Junior coalition Democratic Movement Party leaves government. Judge bars President Rousseff from appointing ex-president Lula da Silva to her cabinet after he is accused of money-laundering, which he denies.
2016 April - Lower house of Congress votes overwhelmingly in favour of sending impeachment motion against President Rousseff to Senate. She rejects the accusations that she manipulated government accounts during the 2014 presidential election campaign and accuses her opponents of launching a "coup d'etat" against her.
2016 May - Senate votes overwhelmingly in favour of subjecting President Rousseff to an impeachment trial. She is suspended from her post pending the trial.
2016 August - Olympic Games are held in Rio de Janeiro.
2016 August: Senators vote to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office for illegally using money from state banks to bankroll public spending. Michel Temer is sworn in to serve the rest of her term to 1 January 2019.
2016 November - President Michel Temer says he will block attempts to approve controversial legislation giving amnesty to politicians who received illegal donations from private companies for their electoral campaigns.
Violent anti-austerity protests take place outside the Brazilian Congress.
2016 November - A plane carrying the Brazilian football team Chapecoense Real crashes in Colombia killing 71 people.
Government freezes Rio de Janeiro state's bank accounts, ordering the struggling state to pay up to 53m US dollars in overdue debt.
2016 December - Senate approves 20-year government spending freeze billed as the centrepiece of the government austerity reforms aimed at restoring economic health to Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro if awarded UNESCO world heritage status.
2017 January - Around 30 inmates are reportedly killed in a prison riot at the Alcacuz prison in the northeastern state of Rio Grande. It is the latest in a string of prison riots in Brazil in which around 100 inmates have died. | A chronology of key events: |
19,901,944 | "Prince" Roy Bates set up the Principality of Sealand in international waters seven miles off the coast of Felixstowe, Suffolk.
Mr Bates died on Tuesday at a nursing home in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
His son "Prince" Michael said he would be remembered as a man who stood up to the establishment.
World War II veteran Roy Bates was involved in setting up the pirate radio station Radio Essex at a different offshore platform before moving to Roughs Tower, which he renamed Sealand and declared it as independent territory in 1967.
The tower was built as a platform for anti-aircraft guns during World War II.
Michael Bates, who lives in Southend, Essex, said: "He was an extremely intelligent and active man and he developed Alzheimer's, which he would have absolutely hated, and he barely recognized his family over the last few years.
"My father will always be remembered for shaking up the establishment with pirate radio, declaring Sealand's independence and confronting the Royal Navy and other foreign governments."
During the Bates' time on the platform, they saw off an attempt by the Royal Navy to evict them, and an attempt by a group of German and Dutch businessmen to seize control of the platform by force in 1978.
Michael Bates said they were taken to Holland and he returned with his father to successfully recapture Sealand and the five men who were on it.
He said: "We were both armed and that's certainly one of the most memorable days I spent with him."
Britain extended its territorial waters in 1987 to include Sealand.
Roy Bates' funeral service is due to take place at Southend-on-Sea Crematorium next Wednesday.
As well as his son, Roy Bates leaves his widow "Princess Joan", his daughter Penny and four grandchildren.
Sealand, now run by Michael Bates, is used as a base for internet servers and other business ventures. | A man who established his own independent state on a former military platform in the sea off East Anglia has died at the age of 91. |
38,619,818 | The Hatters would have leapfrogged their opponents in the League Two table with victory, but their poor discipline came back to haunt them, with Johnny Mullins' sending-off their eighth of the campaign.
Luton came within inches of taking the lead when Danny Hylton played in strike partner Jack Marriott but his rising shot clipped the top of the crossbar on its way over.
The deadlock was broken by the visitors in the 56th minute when skipper Scott Cuthbert attacked Jake Gray's corner at the near post and goalkeeper Jamal Blackman could not keep out his header.
The Hatters then had Mullins sent off for a wild lunge on Wycombe substitute Scott Kashket with 15 minutes left and the visitors could not hold on.
The Chairboys played to a big strength in the 82nd minute as striker Akinfenwa rose at the back post from Joe Jacobson's deep cross to thump a brilliant header past Christian Walton.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Luton Town 1.
Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Luton Town 1.
Foul by Sido Jombati (Wycombe Wanderers).
Jonathan Smith (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers).
Scott Cuthbert (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Scott Kashket (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Luton Town. Stephen O'Donnell replaces Jack Marriott.
Luke Gambin (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luke Gambin (Luton Town).
Attempt missed. Scott Kashket (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Goal! Wycombe Wanderers 1, Luton Town 1. Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Jacobson.
Foul by Sido Jombati (Wycombe Wanderers).
Jack Senior (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Isaac Vassell (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Sido Jombati (Wycombe Wanderers) header from very close range is blocked.
Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Jack Senior.
Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
Attempt missed. Sam Wood (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
John Mullins (Luton Town) is shown the red card.
Dominic Gape (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by John Mullins (Luton Town).
Attempt missed. Scott Kashket (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Luton Town. Glen Rea replaces Jake Gray.
Substitution, Luton Town. Isaac Vassell replaces Danny Hylton.
Dominic Gape (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Luke Gambin (Luton Town).
Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers).
Danny Hylton (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Sam Saunders replaces Paul Hayes.
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Scott Kashket replaces Paris Cowan-Hall.
Luke O'Nien (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luke O'Nien (Wycombe Wanderers).
Attempt saved. Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Danny Hylton (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. | Adebayo Akinfenwa scored late on to rescue a point for Wycombe Wanderers against fellow promotion-hopefuls Luton Town. |
34,120,166 | Iris Teale died in hospital 16 days after suffering a fractured thigh bone at Aston Court Nursing Home in 2011.
Three care assistants told a coroner they did not use a hoist to lift her in or out of bed. One said she was aware of other carers mishandling residents.
The leg break "accelerated" Mrs Teale's death, the inquest heard.
Nurse Santhosh Rajan was found not guilty of her manslaughter earlier this year.
He told the hearing he had nothing to do with her injury and denied dropping her and doctoring paperwork from his rounds.
He said when he last checked on Mrs Teale during his night shift she was "fast asleep" and he did not move her.
Former care assistants Kerry Pemberton, of Walsall, and Rachel Foulger, of Little Aston, and current employee Rizwana Kosar, of Walsall, admitted handling Mrs Teale incorrectly at the inquest.
But they all said Mrs Teale, who had heart disease, chronic renal failure and dementia, was fine when they last had contact with her.
Mrs Pemberton told the inquest that she did not use a hoist to move her the day before she was admitted to hospital on 7 October.
She said it was something that happened quite often at the Bupa-run home near Sutton Coldfield but that she did not alert management.
Mrs Teale's family barrister, John Coughlan, asked Mrs Foulger: "There was a culture of manual handling otherwise than in accordance with the care plan, wasn't there?"
She told the hearing at Cannock Coroner's Court that it did happen "quite frequently".
Pathologist Alexander Kolar said Mrs Teale had a 16cm spiral fracture of her left thigh with significant bruising over a 60cm area of her leg.
He said it occurred about 14-21 days before her death.
With her underlying poor health, Dr Kolar said the break was "a significant event, resulting in multiple consequences, essentially acting as a tipping point to her pre-existing conditions".
The hearing continues. | Care staff did not follow procedure when moving residents at a West Midlands care home, an inquest into the death of a 91-year-old woman has heard. |
39,967,618 | Dr Tom Black said there needed to be an an additional £120m investment.
GPs maintain that the future of the profession has become "unsustainable" because of problems with recruitment, funding and workloads.
In December, hundreds of local GPs signed undated resignation letters.
In January, members of the British Medical Association (BMA) voted to collect undated resignations; the BBC understands the BMA is still collecting these resignations from practices.
In a speech later on Friday to GPs from across the UK, Dr Black is expected to tell delegates that while a plan for reform had been agreed before Christmas with the previous health minister, since the collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly, matters had become critical.
"We have found that the only thing worse than having politicians is having no politicians," he is expected to say.
"We need to see an investment in general practice of an additional £120m to bring us up to the level of spending in the GP Forward View."
Dr Black is also expected to say that while his members want to stay and work in the health service, they are prepared to leave if that means protecting GP services.
"These are difficult and dangerous times, fraught with risks and challenges.
"On behalf of NIGPC let me throw down this challenge to the incoming minister for health in Northern Ireland: Work with us or work against us." | The chair of Northern Ireland's GP Committee (NIGPC) is challenging local politicians to either "work with or work against" members over the future of general practice. |
37,998,595 | The Western Trust confirmed in May that the shortfall in learning disability services was "in the last couple of years".
Michelle O'Neill said she has taken steps to ensure the focus returns to "the delivery of frontline services".
Her intervention follows a breakdown in talks between the trust and a disability group.
John McCann, of Western Learning Disability Action Group (WLDAG), said the group had withdrawn because they had concerns over the "openness and transparency" of the process.
Mrs O'Neill said she has since appointed a senior health department official "to oversee progress and to be a point of contact for the families".
She also said an independent facilitator would "be appointed to support a process of co-production between the trust and local families".
Mr McCann said WLDAG welcomed the minister's intervention and was "now looking forward to moving forward".
He said the underfunding - which he said could go back as far as 1996 - had created a "bottleneck" in learning disability services and caused "a lot of distress to families and carers".
The minister also said an increased investment of £3m in adult community learning disability services is now in place with a further £5m earmarked for future investment.
In a statement the Western Trust said: "The health minister has spoken to the chief executive of the trust regarding the learning disability issue and in going forward the trust will be engaging in a full Personal and Public Involvement (PPI) process with the families and the carers of those affected by an adult learning disability." | The health minister has intervened to help resolve a row over a health trust's £8m funding shortfall. |
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It was a match of few chances and little free flowing football in the torrential Tayside rain.
Partick had their chances but they lacked the killer touch in front of goal.
It leaves Mixu Paatelainnen's men dreaming of Hampden and celebrating their second win in a row.
The last time these two faced each other in the Scottish Cup United went all the way to win it in 2010.
Distant and almost unbelievable memories for the Tannadice faithful who have gone from celebrating silverware to praying for top flight survival in a relatively short space of time.
Alan Archibald's Partick started with the confidence of a side with two league wins against their opponents already this season.
Sean Welsh in particular fancied his chances from distance against Eiji Kawashima in the United goal - his first effort blazed over the bar but his second was spilled before Gavin Gunning swept it clear.
After initial signs of promise though the first half descended into drudgery - occasional flurries of football broke out in-between the ball being bludgeoned from end to end but serious chances dried up as the rain began to fall.
Simon Murray had the best of the home side's efforts but his shot on the angle was saved comfortably by Tomas Cerny.
The second half started as the first ended, with wayward passes and niggling fouls conspiring to stifle any threat of free-flowing football.
Alan Archibald threw on Mathias Pogba on the hour and the visitors instantly looked more of a threat.
But despite four corners in quick succession, United dealt with the pressure.
They started to create a few chances of their own as the game started to open up.
John Rankin flashed a ball across the six yard box after great running on the left hand side but it eluded everyone including the onrushing Billy McKay.
Minutes later substitute Scott Fraser watched in frustration as his 20 yard goal bound effort was deflected past.
But frustration turned to delight shortly afterwards when he put the home side ahead.
Blair Spittal found him in space at the edge of the box and he shaped and curled a sumptuous strike low past Cerny and into the back of the net.
The fans jumped to their feet to celebrate knowing if their side held on, it would be back to back wins and Scottish Cup progression.
They did and it is.
Dundee United manager Mixu Paatelainen: "It was a fighting performance from both teams.
"I'm quite surprised really. I was hoping one or two players would be a bit calmer and put their foot on the ball, be a bit more patient instead of that very quick football.
"The attitude again was the most important thing."
Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald: "It was a great opportunity today to go and have a good run in this cup.
"We've seen other teams do it and we had good backing from our fans today as well. So we're bitterly disappointed." | Dundee United progressed to the quarter finals of the Scottish Cup thanks to a late strike from substitute Scott Fraser. |
35,462,789 | It put him in a coma and punctured both his lungs.
For the past six years - along with other survivors - he has been fighting for Transport for London (TfL) to improve its bus safety.
While TfL says the London bus fleet is one of the safest in the world, someone is killed or seriously injured roughly once every two days in an incident involving a bus.
There are 6.5m bus journeys a day and the latest figures from 2014 show 180 people were killed or seriously injured.
There is no doubt these campaigners have been a thorn in the side of the administration, and today TfL announced new policies to try and make buses safer.
Here is a list of the changes TfL will start to implement:
1) Develop a world leading bus safety standard for London
A range of innovative new technologies is currently being considered.
These include collision avoidance systems, which utilise sensors to warn drivers of potential dangers and trigger Automatic Emergency Braking systems, and Intelligent Speed Adaption, which is currently being trialled on our buses.
Other potential design innovations include improving wing mirror design and windscreen glazing to reduce the impact of any collision.
The latest safety technologies and products will be developed and tested by manufacturers on London buses throughout 2016 and incorporated into new buses delivered from September 2017.
2) Update TfL's bus contracts to include new safety incentives
Over the next three months TfL will be updating its bus contracting system and will develop incentives to encourage an even greater focus on safety.
3) Provide a UK first Incident Support Service for those affected by fatal or serious injuries
In order to provide a better service to those affected by a fatal or life-changing injury on the transport network, TfL is creating a UK first Incident Support Service within its Customer Services Team, which will be available from April 2016.
4) Publish additional bus collision data and making it more accessible
TfL began publishing bus safety statistics on its website in June 2014 to further improve transparency for customers and other stakeholders.
Initially, details of incidents resulting in a fatality or injury requiring hospital attendance were published.
Last year, TfL extended this to publication of all incidents resulting in any form of injury.
A new web page will also link to the London Collision Map, which highlights when and where bus collisions have occurred.
5) Provide greater transparency on bus collision investigations
For the first time, TfL will clearly set out how fatal and serious injury collisions on the bus network are investigated and the processes that are followed by TfL, the bus operators and the police.
In addition, TfL will be reporting annually on the legal outcome of all fatal and serious bus collisions.
6) Provide a new safety training module to all 24,700 drivers
TfL continues to invest in the most stringent bus driver training in the UK.
By the end of 2016 bespoke 'In the Zone' training will have been delivered to all 24,700 bus drivers in the capital.
It is hoped that over time the training will encourage drivers to make small but significant adjustments in the way they assess risks and that this will lead to a reduction in the number of incidents on London's roads.
The training will form part of the City & Guilds qualification that is compulsory for all new drivers and replaces the BTEC qualification from April 2016.
Darren Johnson, from the Green Party on the London Assembly said:
"It was good news when the mayor told me he planned to rollout confidential whistle-blowing software on all buses, and I'm equally pleased that TfL will now include safety incentives in bus contracts.
"That must mean an explicit focus on reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured by London buses."
Tom Kearney told me today this was a "victory for survivors". | Tom Kearney was in Oxford Street standing on the pavement when he was hit from behind by a bus's wing mirror. |
36,320,604 | Both the Port Talbot and Conwy RNLI crews are about to mark a half century and a raft of special events are planned.
Among those joining the celebrations is fisherman Tom Hewlett who became a volunteer after being himself rescued in the River Neath.
He said: "It's a way to show my gratitude for saving me."
The experienced angler got into difficulty in July 2014, when the tide suddenly rushed in around him and cut him off and Port Talbot RNLI soon swung into action.
He said: "I went fishing in the River Neath without first checking the tide times.
"Being a stranger to the area, I had no idea I could be cut off by the tide.
"I was standing on a small pinnacle of rock fishing when I realised the incoming water had cut off my route back to the river bank.
"I rang the coastguard on my mobile and the lifeboat was launched to my rescue. They were brilliant. Fortunately I was just shaken up and didn't need any hospital treatment."
After being safely returned to shore, Mr Hewlett decided to volunteer with the Port Talbot crew. He has been volunteering at the station for nearly two years and has just completed his training.
He added: "I would recommend anyone to join the RNLI, it is a brilliant organisation with a great team spirit and I get a lot of satisfaction from being a part of it."
Mr Hewlett will be at a coffee morning on Friday to mark on the station's achievements during half a century of lifesaving. The current volunteer crew will meet former crew members and reflect on how the station has changed over the years.
Also present will be Alec Stewart, who was a volunteer when the station first opened its doors on 21 May 1966. He will be introducing a historic book he has written chronicling the station's history.
Other guests include people who have been rescued over the years by the Port Talbot crew, as well as Jean Jones, 80, who has been a key part of the station since it was established in the 1960s.
Mrs Jones and a group of friends first joined forces to raise funds for the RNLI nearly 50 years ago and decided to form a ladies section. Over the years she has been pivotal to charity efforts to raise thousands of pounds for the crew.
She said: "The crew are like my family. I call them my boys and it has been my life for 50 years.
"I've always felt it was something I had to do. Everybody needs saving and when you step into the water you never know what might happen so we need our crews there to save us if something goes wrong.
"I first got involved for the social aspect and back in the day we held big balls and cocktail parties."
Mrs Jones said her proudest moment was receiving a medal for long service 10 years ago, and she is due to have a gold bar added to the medal to mark 50 years volunteering with the charity.
The crew will also come together at the Aberafon Beach Hotel on 28 May for a special anniversary dinner.
Robbie Harris, current RNLI lifeboat operations manager at Port Talbot, said: "Keeping a station afloat for 50 years is no mean feat, but we have been very lucky to have never struggled to find competent crew in all these years.
"We have a great family in Port Talbot and are so well supported by our fundraisers.
"It's a real treat to see people from our past and present coming together to celebrate this very special occasion for us all."
Central to celebrations at Conwy will be the presentation of an award to their longest-serving volunteer Trevor Jones, who joined Conwy RNLI when it first opened its doors in June 1966.
Mr Jones is also set to receive an award for 50 years of volunteering with the RNLI.
He said: "As a young lad, joining the lifeboat was a natural thing for me to do - I was a fisherman on the River Conwy and the two went hand in hand.
"Back in those days, all the lifeboat crew were fishermen and we knew the river like the back of our hands.
"We were all confident and felt safe in the environment we worked in, so it seemed like the right thing to do to help others who got into trouble."
He said that now none of the current crew are commercial fishermen, training is more important than ever before.
"The RNLI provides the very best training and equipment for our crew to do their jobs in the safest possible way and that training is paramount."
Once he had retired from the crew, Mr Jones helped authorise the launch of Conwy's lifeboat and he still volunteers today in an administrative role.
Mr Jones added: "When I first came into the station it was a wooden shed and the lifeboat had nothing like the modern search and rescue equipment it has today.
"The RNLI has certainly come a long way in half a decade but one thing which hasn't changed is the fantastic support we have from the public, which keeps us going."
Also attending the celebrations on the quay side will be the station's newest crew members.
With them will be crew member Pete Hughes, who is the same age as Conwy Lifeboat Station and was encouraged to sign up by Mr Jones.
The actual anniversary at Conwy will fall on 18 June, when the crew come together at Conwy Comrades Club for an anniversary dinner to mark the occasion.
Conwy RNLI lifeboat station was established in June 1966 when D-class lifeboat D-97 was placed on service.
One of the most memorable services came just four years later in 1970, when Trevor Jones, Brian Jones and Ronald Craven rescued two men from the cabin cruiser Fulmar which had broken down one mile west of West Shore, Llandudno on the afternoon of 30 August.
The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum was accorded to all three for their part in that rescue. | Lifeboat volunteers at two Welsh stations are gearing up to celebrate 50 years of saving lives at sea. |
34,660,715 | There's only one reason Sir Ian McKellen signed up to star in a new adaptation of The Dresser, and that's "because Anthony Hopkins was in it."
He says he'd seen Sir Ronald Harwood's 1980 play on stage, watched the 1983 film starring Sir Tom Courtenay and Albert Finney and thought: "They'd covered it. Who needs me?
"Then they said, 'well, Anthony Hopkins is playing Sir'," he tells the BBC. "So I said, 'well, that would be a joy!' And it was."
The latest adaptation of Sir Ronald's play, filmed at Ealing Studios for BBC Two, is the first time the pair have shared a screen together.
"We should be old friends," says Sir Ian. "We were in a company together under Laurence Olivier at the Old Vic when he ran the National Theatre, but we didn't actually act together.
"And since Tony went to live in the States, there haven't been many possibilities when our paths could have crossed, we've never done a film together. So this was just bliss."
The drama in The Dresser takes place backstage at a theatre during the Blitz, where tyrannical and aging actor-manager Sir (Hopkins) - who is deteriorating in body and mind - prepares for his starring role in King Lear, with the help of his devoted dresser Norman (McKellen).
The camera ensures the audience are right up close to all the action. Did having such an esteemed sparring partner mean both actors upped their game?
"It may surprise you, [but] acting isn't a competition," smiles Sir Ian. "It's not a race, it's a communal activity we do together. It's more like a family, so no.
"[Sir Anthony] said after the first week he'd not enjoyed doing a job so much for years. At the end of six weeks he said, 'I can't bear it, it's coming to an end! Can we work together again?'"
According to Sir Ian, after years in Hollywood, Sir Anthony is now considering taking to the stage again.
"That was the effect this play had on him! It reminded him of how much he enjoyed theatre," says Sir Ian.
"He was working with people of his own age, who persisted in the business. Ronald Harwood, [director] Richard Eyre, [co-star] Edward Fox and me - so he felt very much determined, he was very relaxed."
Co-star Emily Watson - who plays Sir's wife 'Her Ladyship' (and King Lear's daughter, Cordelia, in the play they're staging) - says working with the two actors was an almost religious experience.
"We weren't quite kneeling in the wings, but nearly, it was like being in church. It was so brilliant," says Watson.
"To be going into work every day and having long, complex, big acting scenes with, one day it was Ian McKellen, the next day it was Anthony Hopkins. Both of them just playing to the top of their game, [it] was just thrilling."
Sir Ian says people shouldn't be put off by The Dresser being a "backstage story", full of so-called 'luvvies'.
"It's surprising how often actors are asked to play caricatures of themselves. But these are not caricatures - they're exaggerated characters, but they are absolutely believable and true to life," he says.
"You see people struggling against the odds, you see people riding high, you see people with ambition, people who know it all and people who don't know anything - all mixed together, trying to get on and I think that's the charm of it all and the power of it all."
The Dresser's producers say it is "harking back to the great days of Play for Today", when single dramas were a staple on British television.
Sir Ian reckons plays "should be more available" on TV now too, as "plays work very well on television. You can get in very close, you can see it, but you hear all the words.
"I'm not quite sure why British broadcasters relinquished the one-off play. I think it's because they found it difficult to sell in the Radio Times, [which] loves series.
"You know where you are [with series]. 'Oh, it's this again', 'come and watch the same thing all over again'.
"The joy can be in the surprise of discovering something - 'give it a chance, let's see if you enjoy it! Give it five minutes, oh give it ten minutes, oh this is good! Let's watch it through to the end,'
"It's lost that, and it's a pity. You cut yourself off, you'll cut the audience off from meeting great, great drama.
"We don't want to have pretend Agatha Christie all the time. I don't anyway - 'oh, not another detective series.'
"Unless I'm starring in it and playing Sherlock Holmes, of course," he adds quickly laughing, in reference to his recent film Mr Holmes, in which he plays a retired Sherlock.
Mr Holmes saw him working again with Gods and Monsters director Bill Condon, who has since sorted Sir Ian out with a role in Disney's live-action version of Beauty and the Beast.
"I did frankly just say to him, 'what's my part in Beauty and the Beast?' A few days later he said, 'I think there is a part, but not a large one," says Sir Ian.
"I didn't do much work on it, because for most of the film my character's actually a clock. But when the clock turns back into a human being, that's when I come into my own."
Sir Ian says he has no idea how popular the film - starring the "wonderful" Emma Watson as Belle - will be.
"It is astonishing to me how many people tell me that the animated version of Beauty and the Beast is their favourite film of all time and they can't wait for this," he reveals.
"The anticipation is more than it was even for the filming of The Hobbit book after Lord of the Rings, so I'm very lucky to be involved."
Before we get to see it - likely to be in 2017 - there will be more of his ITV sitcom Vicious, in which he and Sir Derek Jacobi play a gay couple who've been together more than 50 years.
"I think we're hopefully going to do a few more episodes of Vicious to put those characters literally to bed - a little group [of episodes]."
He's also taking to the stage next summer with another friend and former co-star, Sir Patrick Stewart, for a production of No Man's Land by Harold Pinter.
"Two old actors will be on the road, two Sirs will be on the road," he laughs, "but hopefully [we'll be] nothing like the character Anthony Hopkins plays in The Dresser!"
The Dresser is on BBC Two on 31 October at 21:00 GMT. | Sir Ian McKellen tells the BBC why working with Sir Anthony Hopkins on The Dresser was "bliss", why plays make good TV and what it was like filming Disney remake Beauty and the Beast. |
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The Briton, 28, won 6-4 6-4 at the O2 Arena and will next play the winner of the evening match between Stan Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal.
Another victory on Wednesday would ensure Murray ends the year as world number two for the first time.
The Scot's season will continue next week as Great Britain take on Belgium in the Davis Cup final.
"It was a tough match with a lot of long rallies," said Murray. "He fought hard right to the end and made it extremely difficult.
"He didn't serve as well as he can and I played a bit better at the end of both sets, and that got me the win."
After some uncertainty over whether Murray would sacrifice his place in London to remain healthy for the showpiece in Belgium on 27-29 November, the Scot was in committed mood once he stepped out into the O2 Arena for his first round-robin match.
He spent several days last week practising on clay for Britain's first Davis Cup final since 1978, but there was little sign of rustiness on the switch back to an indoor hard court.
Four break points slipped by in the first eight games before Murray finally broke through, thanks to a fine volley and a Ferrer double fault.
The seventh seed, 33, was misfiring, making just 47% of first serves, and he was thankful for a loose Murray service game at the start of the second set.
Ferrer was soon battling to keep Murray at bay once again, however, succumbing in game six as the Scot levelled.
Serving to stay in the match, an eighth double fault saw Ferrer go 0-30 down. Then presented with a first match point a bouncing Murray leapt to put away a smash at the second attempt.
The victory gives him an early lead in Group Ilie Nastase, with two players to qualify for the semi-finals on Saturday.
Former British number one Tim Henman: "A straight-sets win against the world number seven is very good, but to compete against the best players there are too many peaks and troughs in his intensity and level of play.
"When he starts talking to his box, he's not focused on the next point and then he's giving the opponent the chance to be the proactive one dictating play."
BBC Sport tennis commentator Andrew Castle: "Apart from one lapse of concentration that lasted 10 or 15 minutes that was a very impressive performance from Andy Murray. There weren't any real dramas but he had to focus hard in the second set to get the job done." | Andy Murray began his ATP World Tour Finals campaign with a convincing win over Spain's David Ferrer in London. |
39,293,430 | Speaking ahead of Friday's G20 meeting, Mr Schaeuble said he would want to negotiate a Brexit deal in which the City of London remains a global financial force.
He said it was not feasible to move all of the City's operations abroad.
To do so would involve a huge upheaval, Mr Schaeuble pointed out.
In a keynote address to the IIF Conference in Frankfurt, he said: "I am convinced that for Europe as a whole - and I'm not sure this will be very beloved in Paris - it's in our own interests to have strong financial centre in London."
Although he did promote Frankfurt as an alternative EU base for international banks in the wake of Brexit, Mr Schaeuble said he would want to negotiate a deal in which the City of London kept a key role.
However, he cautioned, it had not been easy to "brainstorm" with his British counterparts.
Mr Schaeuble's comments, made in conversation with UBS chair Axel Weber, come after Mr Weber confirmed that his bank would not wait for the outcome of Brexit negotiations to move up to 1,500 staff from London to an EU base.
The finance minister also declared his support for strong international banking regulations.
In a thinly disguised broadside at the new US administration, which has signalled it intends to roll back Wall Street regulation, Mr Schaeuble said: "I'm fully aware that many of you in the room are not fans of regulation".
After some nervous laughter, he added that the regulation big banks have had to bear is "far less" than the burden that taxpayers have had to shoulder due to lax regulation.
Mr Schaeuble met his US counterpart, Steve Mnuchin on Thursday. Mr Schaeuble described their discussion as "friendly and constructive".
On Friday, he will hold discussions with leading finance ministers in Baden Baden at the first G20 meeting of 2017. | Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said it is in the EU's interest to have a strong financial centre in London. |
37,305,422 | Mr Reid, 63, was found in his apartment on Donaghadee Road, Bangor, on Christmas Eve that year.
Stuart Alexander Reid, whose address was given as Bingham Street in Bangor, was charged with his murder on a date unknown between 18 to 21 December.
His solicitor said he is currently detained at Knockbracken Health Care Park in south Belfast.
The lawyer asked for the case to be adjourned for two weeks, as arrangements for Mr Reid's attendance would have to be made with the hospital.
The application was granted by the judge. | A 37-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Ronald Reid in County Down in 2014. |
40,567,719 | 11 July 2017 Last updated at 09:32 BST
Watch this whale hanging out with a pack of dolphins just playing in the waves.
The video was taken with a drone off the coast of Western Australia.
Looks like they're having a whale of a time together!!
Pics courtesy of jaimenhudson | Sometimes even whales just want to have fun in the water! |
31,485,934 | The move comes in the light of last week's allegations that the bank had helped hundreds of people evade UK tax using hidden HSBC accounts in Geneva.
The regulator's chief executive, Martin Wheatley, admitted to MPs last week that the FCA had only heard of the scandal via the media.
Now it says it has joined other regulators to probe the matter.
"The FCA is working closely with the firm and other agencies which have an interest in this matter to ensure that any questions this may raise in relation to any current practices and culture of HSBC are addressed," said the FCA.
The announcement is the first official indication by any UK regulator or authority that it may investigate the role of the bank, rather than just the individual customers who hid taxable income abroad.
However, this action by the FCA falls far short of a full investigation.
A spokeswoman pointed out that the FCA does not regulate tax advice, nor does it regulate the activities of any bank based in Switzerland.
"We are looking at the bank's conduct and will bring this up with the bank if appropriate," she said.
Both the Bank of England and the Serious Fraud Office said last week that they might be prepared to start looking at the scandal, along with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
HSBC published a full-page apology in several Sunday newspapers for the past behaviour of its "private bank" based in Geneva.
The scandal has been a grave embarrassment for the UK's financial regulators, as well as the bank.
Despite the evidence being in the hands of HMRC for nearly five years, none of the other authorities in the UK had been alerted to it or been asked to take an interest - until now.
And no action has so far been taken against the bank for its role in apparently orchestrating some of the tax-dodging.
Last week, top HMRC officials were lambasted by MPs on the Public Accounts Committee for their "pathetic" response to the evidence, which indicated that some HSBC bankers in Switzerland had actively helped some of their wealthy clients hide their money in secret accounts there. | The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it is looking into the HSBC bank over its Swiss tax-dodging scandal. |
38,769,146 | The budget has divided Holyrood's political parties, with Finance Secretary Derek Mackay yet to win vital opposition support for his tax and spending proposals.
Common to all the committee reports were concerns about the constrained timetable for this year's budget, with MSPs across the board calling for more scope for scrutiny in a revised budget process.
Mr Mackay delayed publication of his draft budget until late December, after the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, and while many committees acknowledged the reasons for this there was "frustration" with the "unrealistic" timetable, which members said was "clearly not sufficient".
Elsewhere, there were several calls for clarity about funding for local authorities and about the potential impact of Brexit on budgets.
Here is a summary of what each committee has published so far.
As the lead committee on the budget, the finance committee's report was the longest and most detailed of those published, and they had the most time to deliberate, taking evidence from Mr Mackay on several occasions.
The group highlighted that the "historic" 2017-18 budget marks the first time Holyrood will set rates and bands of income tax, using new devolved powers.
But they warned that this adds complexity to the system, "potentially introducing a much higher level of uncertainty and volatility to the budget process", adding that added uncertainty arising from Brexit "significantly increases the challenge".
Members said this meant it was "critical that there is a sufficient level of transparency to ensure public confidence" in the operation of new financial powers.
Meanwhile, MSPs were split on the allocation for councils, noting that "due to the different presentation and sets of numbers relating to the local government settlement some members were concerned about the level of financial resource available to local government in the settlement."
Read more on the finance committee report here.
One of the most contentious areas of Mr Mackay's draft budget was the allocation to local authorities and local services.
As the committee noted, the core council budget grant fell in the budget proposals - however, the government included a range of "other sources of support", such as money going directly to schools and to health and social care partnerships, which when added together showed an overall increase in funding for services.
Members said this use of money from other budget lines made the local government allocation "very difficult to follow". They said it was "essential" that parliament was clear on "exactly how much money local authorities can be expected to receive", demanding "greater transparency" from the government.
They asked for "detailed proposals" from the government on how they could make the local government settlement more transparent in future budgets.
Elsewhere, the committee welcomed the lifting of the council tax freeze, and recommended a move towards multi-year budgets.
Committee members said they were "concerned" about cuts to the budget of Scottish Enterprise, questioning whether this was "prudent in the interests of promoting economic growth" in the post-Brexit landscape.
They did welcome increases in support for international trade, but asked for assurances from the government that increases would not be "undercut" by reductions in funding elsewhere.
Noting the "frustrations" around the budget timetable, the committee said they "expect nothing less than clearly defined arrangements better suited to effective parliamentary scrutiny to be in place in time for the next budget".
Members also highlighted fuel poverty as an area of concern.
Their report said the government's failure to meet a target of eradicating fuel poverty by November 2016 was "entirely predictable" but "no less disappointing for that", urging ministers to "examine forthcoming policy initiatives through 'a fuel poverty lens'".
The education committee pulled no punches in its assessment of education funding, and the recently introduced Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) in particular.
They said said it was "clear" the Scottish Qualifications Authority still needs resources to develop CfE - contrary to claims from Education Sectary John Swinney that the framework has been devolved to "a very advanced stage".
Their report concludes that the committee "does not believe it is accurate that the CfE has reached the stage of maturity that the Scottish government believes is the case", questioning whether the government was allocating funds based on the support needed, or "due to budget pressures".
Members said they were "very concerned that there is a lack of clear accountability in the delivery of CfE".
They also said the committee was "unclear how a cash funding reduction of 1.3% in higher education resource matches with a commitment to protect core research and teaching grants".
Elsewhere, the report highlighted the confusion over local authority funding, noting that "the value of the overall settlement to individual local authorities and whether this represents a net gain or loss is complex and dependent on a number of factors".
Like the local government committee, members asked for "full clarity" on this issue, warning that they "may return to this matter" in future depending on the final outcome for councils.
And members noted "concern" at reports the Scottish Funding Council will have to return a £50m underspend to the Scottish government, asking for "a much more detailed explanation of the circumstances".
While making "no specific recommendation" about the budget, the environment committee raised concerns about the potential loss of EU funding for groups like Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa), which have seen budgets cut in recent years.
They said there was "considerable uncertainty" about the loss of funding, with "no doubt as the to the potential impact of both a reduced budget and the removal of EU funding might mean to Scotland's landscapes, habitats and wildlife".
The committee asked the environment secretary to provide further details on the implications of losing EU funding.
Members also said they were "concerned with the reduction of overall funding" for climate change research, asking the government what it would do to address any negative impact of this cut.
The Equalities and Human Rights Committee also raised concerns about Brexit, saying it was "expected to place additional pressures on third sector and voluntary organisations".
While the equalities budget has been maintained in real terms, the committee pointed out that this meant a real-terms cut after inflation, saying that this combined with the loss of EU funds "could see the Scottish government's equalities policies being undermined and progress rolling back".
Members called on the government to push for talks between the third sector and voluntary organisations, the UK government and EU authorities on how funding gaps could be addressed.
The Justice Committee voiced "concern" about the unchanged cash settlement for the Crown Office, which equates to a real-terms cut.
Members said this might mean the prosecution service "will have to absorb inflation increases and other costs", and asked the government for assurance that extra funds would be available should the Lord Advocate deem it necessary to ask for it.
They said "any reduction in staff numbers" at the Crown Office would be a concern.
The committee is currently conducting an inquiry into the role and responsibilities of the prosecution service, and noted that the new leadership within the service "provides an ideal opportunity to take a fresh look at the priorities, resources and demands" upon it.
The rural economy committee made some of the strongest comments about the budget timetable, saying it was "unrealistic" and "severely undermined the ability of the committee to conduct scrutiny of sufficient depth and quality".
Members welcomed increased tree planting levels, targets for superfast broadband rollout across the country by 2021, and a rail fares discount scheme.
However they said they were "concerned" about the amount of loan funding going to Prestwick Airport and said the government should take "all possible action" to make sure past issues with common agricultural policy farm payments were not repeated.
The committee highlighted real-terms cuts to the budgets of VisitScotland and Creative Scotland, commending the groups for their ability to manage their finances in light of these cuts.
Members encouraged the government to "consider" the point at which funding freezes would "result in a reduction in the projects, support and services that can be delivered" by the bodies.
MSPs did welcome the increases in international aid and humanitarian aid budgets, and the government's approach to trade hubs in light of "the need for Scotland to promote itself internationally following the EU referendum".
They also called for multi-year budgets, recommending a three-year cycle in relation to cultural bodies in particular to allow them to plan ahead. | The Scottish Parliament's committees have published their reports on the government's budget plans, with less than a week until the first vote. |
39,289,877 | Rescue teams picked up a signal from the Rescue 116 helicopter near Blackrock Lighthouse on Wednesday.
They are searching for three crewmen still missing after the helicopter crashed at about 01:00 on Tuesday.
A fourth crew member, Captain Dara Fitzpatrick died in hospital after she was recovered from the sea on Tuesday.
The search for chief pilot Mark Duffy and winchmen Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith continues.
Irish chief air accident investigator Jurgen Whyte described the location of a signal as "hugely significant" and said he hoped the recorder was in or near the helicopter wreckage.
"To get the signal is the big thing," he told Irish broadcaster RTÉ.
"We are now in what would be described as a football pitch and somewhere within that football pitch there is a very small tweeting, chirping sound and as we move around that field we hope to get closer and closer to it.
"The likelihood is that the three missing persons may be within that area as well - so our focus is still on recovering the three crew members and we believe that by finding the recorder that will bring us closer to that goal."
Accident investigators from the UK have joined the search for the black box with specialised equipment to assist the operation.
The Irish Navy, RNLI, police divers and fishing boats are searching the coast off Mayo.
Captain Robert McCabe, Director of Operations and Navigation with the Commissioners of Irish Lights, said all the lighthouses in the area were in "full working order" on the morning of the incident.
Capt McCabe added that aids to navigation at Blackrock Lighthouse were functioning properly at the time of the crash.
The Irish coastguard asked the Irish Defence Forces to provide top cover for the fatal rescue mission at 22:06 on Monday, but its fixed-wing aircraft were not available, so Rescue 116 was deployed instead.
The Irish Defence Forces added that at 01:45 on Tuesday, the Irish Air Corps logged an emergency request from the Irish coastguard "to provide an aircraft to conduct a search for a missing helicopter, Rescue 116".
"The Air Corps initiated its recall plan and as a result was able to offer a Casa CN235 maritime patrol aircraft.
That plane took off from Casement Aerodrome south of Dublin shortly before 04:30
Rescue teams are using sophisticated underwater equipment which picks up a faint chirp from the locator beacon on the flight recorder.
It's in water about 40m deep and only about 50 or 60m from Blackrock which is a tall, rocky island topped by a lighthouse about 10 miles off the Mayo coast.
The next stage is to pinpoint its exact location and then attempt to recover the device either by using an underwater robot or dive teams.
There are two black boxes, one which records the engine and flight data and the other which captures the voice and radio communications and investigators hope they'll be able to retrieve the data to find out what happened in the final moments of the flight.
The water conditions are described as difficult, there are very strong currents and the weather today could impede the search with large swells forecast
The Irish naval ship, LÉ Eithne, is helping to co-ordinate the ongoing search and rescue operation.
On Wednesday, civil defence volunteers carried out searches along the shore.
Irish Transport Minister Shane Ross visited Blacksod in County Mayo and spoke to relatives of the crew.
"It's a very, very devastating experience for them as can be expected," he said.
The Dublin-based helicopter crew had been assisting colleagues from Sligo in a rescue operation on a UK fishing vessel about 150km (95 miles) west of Eagle Island.
They lost contact at about 01:00 local time on Tuesday on a refuelling journey to Blacksod.
Capt Fitzpatrick was the mother of a young son and the most senior pilot with CHC which runs the contract to provide search and rescue services in the Republic of Ireland.
R116 from Dublin was sent to help the Sligo aircraft communicate with the base at Malin, as the fishing boat was too far out for the first helicopter to stay within communication range.
The Sligo crew picked up the fisherman, who had a serious hand injury, and transferred him to hospital.
Shortly afterwards, communication was lost with the Dublin-based aircraft.
Conditions were described as good when the helicopter lost contact on its final approach to Blacksod refuelling depot.
It is the second fatal accident involving Irish Coastguard crew members over the past six months.
In September 2016, volunteer Coastguard Caitriona Lucas died while assisting in a rescue operation off the County Clare coast.
The mother-of-two was one of three crew members on board a rigid inflatable boat which flipped over during a search for a man near cliffs at Kilkee.
Irish coastguard helicopters have been used for a number of operations in Northern Ireland. | Poor weather conditions have hampered efforts to find the black box from the Irish coastguard helicopter that crashed into the sea off County Mayo. |
39,035,610 | The hosts made a bright start with Craig Eastmond and Biamou both testing Grant Smith in the Wood goal.
Sutton finally broke the deadlock in the 31st minute when a long ball from Jamie Collins was headed on by Adam Coombes for Biamou to rifle home right-footed from 15 yards for his second goal in as many games.
Eastmond wasted a chance to double the lead four minutes later when he cleared the bar in a great position on the edge of the area.
Will Puddy, signed on a month's loan from Bristol Rovers following an injury to Ross Warner which meant striker Simon Downer had to go in goal on Saturday, rescued the hosts just before the break by making a great save - rushing out to deny Bruno Andrade.
Smith was much the busier of the two goalkeepers after the break and he did well to push efforts from Coombes and Roarie Deacon round the post.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Sutton United 1, Boreham Wood 0.
Second Half ends, Sutton United 1, Boreham Wood 0.
Mark Ricketts (Boreham Wood) is shown the yellow card.
Jack Jebb (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Simon Downer (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Sutton United. Craig Dundas replaces Adam Coombes.
Substitution, Sutton United. Gomis replaces Maxime Biamou.
Maxime Biamou (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Boreham Wood. Angelo Balanta replaces Kenny Davis.
David Stephens (Boreham Wood) is shown the yellow card.
Ben Nunn (Boreham Wood) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Sutton United 1, Boreham Wood 0.
Substitution, Boreham Wood. Ben Nunn replaces Anthony Jeffrey.
First Half ends, Sutton United 1, Boreham Wood 0.
Kenny Davis (Boreham Wood) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Sutton United 1, Boreham Wood 0. Maxime Biamou (Sutton United).
Craig Eastmond (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Boreham Wood. Jason Williams replaces Morgan Ferrier.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Maxime Biamou's first-half goal gave FA Cup giant-killers Sutton a deserved 1-0 victory against Boreham Wood at Gander Green Lane. |
11,821,804 | Patrick Honohan said: "As far as I'm concerned, they are for sale".
The Irish government will outline plans to reform the banking sector, into which it has pumped 45bn euros ($61bn; £38bn), on Wednesday.
It is getting a European Union-led bail-out that may total 90bn euros.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will also contribute to the rescue package.
Mr Honohan described the EU and IMF funding as "a kind of a backstop for the banking system".
Stock markets around the world fell on Tuesday as a result of fears both that the bail-out may not resolve the Republic's debt crisis, and that other countries with high budget deficits may be forced to ask for assistance.
Among the stocks hit hardest were Bank of Ireland, which slumped 27%, and Allied Irish Bank, which fell 14%.
"I've been an advocate for many years of the value for small countries to have foreign owners for their banks, because the risk is carried by the foreign owners," Mr Honohan said.
Analysts said that the government would have to accept a cut-price deal in the event of any sale.
"We are of the view that any fast-track forced disposal of assets will more than likely have to come at a discount to book value," said Ciaran Callaghan at NCB in Dublin.
Mr Honohan also said that plans for a so-called "bad bank", known as the National Assets Management Agency (NAMA), designed to buy up the bad debts of the big Irish banks, had not worked as planned.
"[NAMA] has not had the result we have hoped for," he said.
He did, however, say that it was "not surprising" the plan had not yet worked given the scale of the bad debts held by Irish banks.
The Irish government will publish a four-year budget plan on Wednesday, which will provide some detail of spending cuts and tax rises amounting to 15bn euros, including 6bn euros next year.
The Irish Republic has already implemented billions of euros of cuts, which have proved deeply unpopular with the Irish population.
There are growing calls for an immediate Irish general election in protest at the government's handling of the economy. | The Republic of Ireland's top banks - bailed out by the government at huge cost during the downturn - should be sold, the head of the country's central bank has said. |
38,467,344 | Unlike Ulster, Leinster had most of their internationals, but uncapped Rory O'Loughlin scored two of their tries.
O'Loughlin exploited dreadful defending to score his first try and Ulster were asleep as scrum-half Luke McGrath ran in a second after a quick line-out.
Wing O'Loughlin scored his second try after half-time, and Charles Piutau's try prevented Ulster being whitewashed.
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Leinster were able to punch holes in Ulster's defence at will in the first half as the visiting pack badly missed Rory Best and Iain Henderson, who were rested because of the IRFU's player management programme.
Ulster will look back on a missed chance by Tommy Bowe when they were 10-0 down midway through the first half, but the visitors' lack of line speed in defence and physicality during the crucial opening period were the key factors.
Ulster did prevent Leinster achieving a bonus point, but the home side's win still moved them above the Ospreys into second place.
With Jamie Heaslip, Sean O'Brien, Josh van der Flier, Sean Cronin and Garry Ringrose all back after missing Monday's 29-17 defeat by Munster, Leinster looked to have the stronger hand, and so it proved.
Ulster welcomed back Andrew Trimble after a six-week injury absence but his return never looked likely to offset the absence of Best, Henderson and fly-half Paddy Jackson.
Jackson's absence meant a switch to fly-half for Ruan Pienaar but the South African looked uncomfortable in the role during the crucial opening period, which included two penalty misses.
O'Loughlin, with remarkable ease, ran from inside his own half to score his sixth-minute try as he sped past Trimble and Paul Marshall after finding a gap between Pienaar and Stuart McCloskey.
With superb lock Hayden Triggs and the ever-industrious Jack McGrath among Leinster's energetic ball-carriers, a Nacewa penalty increased their advantage.
But Bowe wasted an immediate chance to reply as he fumbled with the line seemingly gaping following O'Brien's misfield from the kick-off.
Leinster's second try was a horror show for Ulster as Cronin's quick line-out to Jack McGrath at the front allowed the prop to set up his scrum-half namesake to score.
Trailing 17-0 at the break, it got worse for Ulster immediately after the restart as impressive fly-half Ross Byrne's grubber kick in behind a badly positioned Piutau set up O'Loughlin's second touchdown.
To Piutau's credit, he was Ulster's most impressive performer by a distance as his carry count by the end of the contest reached 15.
After wasting a series of chances to open their account - even during Jack McGrath's sin-binning - Ulster eventually did register on the scoreboard as the New Zealand star ran through in the 77th minute following a clever no-look pass from Pienaar.
Ulster director of rugby Les Kiss: "It wasn't the start we wanted. I give credit to Leinster. They ramped it up and very very clinical.
"We're disappointed but we expected nothing else from Leinster. They've been doing that to teams all year.
"We were being physical but we were being outsmarted a few times. When we got into their territory, we were not clinical enough."
Leinster wing Rory O'Loughlin: "We're disappointed not to get the bonus point seeing as we scored so early in the second half.
"We got the win and that's what we came from but there's much to improve on."
Leinster: I Nacewa (capt); A Byrne, G Ringrose, N Reid, R O'Loughlin; R Byrne, L McGrath; J McGrath, S Cronin, M Bent, D Toner, H Triggs, S O'Brien, J van der Flier, J Heaslip.
Replacements: R Strauss for Cronin 60, A Porter for A Byrne 57, J Loughman for Porter 65, M Kearney for Triggs 66, J Conan for O'Brien 68, J Gibson-Park for L McGrath 60, T Daly R Byrne 68, Z Kirchner for O'Loughlin 66.
Ulster: C Piutau: A Trimble, D Cave, S McCloskey, T Bowe; R Pienaar, P Marshall; A Warwick, R Herring (capt), R Ah You, K Treadwell, F van der Merwe, C Ross, S Reidy, R Wilson.
Replacements: J Andrew for Herring 28, C Black for Warwick 65, J Simpson for Ah You 48, P Browne for van der Merwe 73, C Henry for Wilson 54, B Herron for P Marshall 74, L Ludik for Trimble 59, J Stockdale for Bowe 66.
Referee: J Lacey (Ireland) | Leinster earned a dominant win in the Pro12 Irish derby after a sloppy first-half display by under-strength Ulster. |
36,192,114 | It was flown inside a small lantern on a special flight from the Swiss city of Geneva to Brasilia.
President Dilma Rousseff lit the Olympic torch which will be carried around Brazil by 12,000 runners.
But it could be one of President Rousseff's last public acts ahead of a possible impeachment trial.
The Senate is expected to vote next week on whether proceedings against her should go ahead.
If a simple majority votes in favour, Ms Rousseff will be suspended from office for up to 180 days and Vice-President Michel Temer will take over.
Ms Rousseff is accused of manipulating government accounts ahead of her re-election in 2014.
She has denied the charges and says the impeachment proceedings are a "coup d'etat" designed to remove her Workers' Party from office.
The BBC's Wyre Davies in Brasilia says that generating public support for the Rio Games will be one of the main challenges during the torch's 95 day journey around Brazil.
Aside from the political crisis Brazil's economy has slumped.
The torch will pass through more than 300 towns and cities from the Amazon to Brazil's southern border, arriving at the Maracana Stadium in Rio on 5 August.
Among the first torchbearers will be a Syrian refugee who now lives in Brazil. | The Olympic flame has arrived in Brazil for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening of the Olympic Games in Rio in August. |
40,358,138 | A study by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics says government must protect people from an unregulated industry.
The report also condemns makeover apps and online plastic surgery games aimed at children as young as nine.
The authors fear such apps are contributing to growing anxieties around body image.
Much of the cosmetic procedures industry is unregulated so reliable data on its size is hard to come by.
In 2015 one market research company estimated the UK market could be worth as much as £3.6bn.
But there is little doubt it has grown significantly over the past decade.
The report identifies several factors that are encouraging young people in particular to focus on body image.
These include increasing levels of anxiety around appearance, the rise of social media where photos can receive positive or negative ratings and the popularity of celebrity culture, complete with airbrushed images and apparently perfect lifestyles.
Prof Jeanette Edwards, from the University of Manchester, who chaired the council's inquiry into ethical issues surrounding cosmetic procedures, said some of the evidence around games aimed at younger children had surprised the panel.
"We've been shocked by some of the evidence we've seen, including make-over apps and cosmetic surgery 'games' that target girls as young as nine.
"There is a daily bombardment from advertising and through social media channels like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat that relentlessly promote unrealistic and often discriminatory messages on how people, especially girls and women, 'should' look."
The report describes how apps with names such as "Plastic Surgery Princess", "Little Skin Doctor" and "Pimp My Face" could be contributing to mental health problems in young people.
Prof Edwards also called for cosmetic procedures to be banned for anyone under 18 unless they involve a multi-disciplinary team of specialists, GPs and psychologists.
"Under 18s should not be able to just walk in off the street and have a cosmetic procedure.
"There are legal age limits for having tattoos or using sun beds. Invasive cosmetic procedures should be regulated in a similar way."
Charlie Massey, chief executive of the General Medical Council, which regulates doctors, said that it had already introduced standards for those performing cosmetic procedures to ensure they work safely and ethically and was developing similar guidelines for surgeons.
"Cosmetic interventions are not without risk, and anyone considering a procedure must have confidence that those carrying it out have the necessary skills and competence to do so safely.
"We hope this certification system will, in time, help set the standard for similar forms of accreditation in different areas of practice, that will provide additional reassurance to patients."
A government spokesperson also said action had been taken to improve regulation.
But they added: "This report highlights once again that we live in a world where young people are under immense pressure on a daily basis about how they should look - it is ethically wrong for companies to exploit this and offer unnecessary cosmetic procedures to under 18s."
Kevin Hancock, of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, whose members helped compile the report, said it "voices many of the same concerns" his organisation has. | Young people are turning to cosmetic procedures such as botox and dermal fillers as a result of social media pressure, according to a report. |
20,466,495 | The 10 original sculptures became a social media sensation and the artist was described as a "literary Banksy".
The artist, whose identity is still being kept secret, has produced the new works as part of Book Week Scotland.
The new sculptures, inspired by classic Scottish stories, have been hidden at secret locations across the country.
Clues released online each day this week will help literary fans to track them down and win their own sculptures.
The first was found on Monday by Emma Lister at Glasgow School of Art. It is a Lanark book sculpture inspired by Alasdair Gray's classic.
The original 10 sculptures were left at locations across Edinburgh between March and November last year.
They returned to the Scottish Poetry Library at the weekend after being seen by thousands of visitors while on display in Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, Dunfermline and at the Wigtown Book Festival.
The first of the sculptures appeared in March 2011, when the artist left an intricate paper 'Poetree' sculpture at the Scottish Poetry Library.
The work was based on the Edwin Morgan poem, A Trace of Wings, and had a gift tag attached which proclaimed that it was "in support of libraries, books, words and ideas".
Over the next eight months, a further nine "gifts" were left at locations around Edinburgh, including the National Museum of Scotland, the Writer's Museum, the Scottish Storytelling Centre and the city's international book festival.
The book sculptures caused a sensation and were discussed around the world.
The identity of the artist remains a secret but she did reveal in a note to Poetry Library staff that she was a woman, who believed free access to libraries, art galleries and museums made life much richer.
After being contacted via an anonymous email address, the woman agreed to make five new sculptures for Book Week Scotland.
Marc Lambert, chief executive of the Scottish Book Trust, which organises Book Week, said: "It's an ideal time to celebrate these unique pieces of art, inspired as they are by a love of books, reading, and libraries.
"We are delighted that the artist has agreed to come out of retirement, if not hiding, to give booklovers across Scotland a chance to own one of these amazing homages to literature."
More than 350 free events will take place throughout book week.
Highlights include: | The anonymous artist behind a series of intricate book sculptures which mysteriously appeared across Edinburgh last year has produced five new works. |
19,522,744 | The Canadian government cited Iran's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and failure to comply with UN inspectors as the reason for the move.
Iranian diplomats have been given five days to leave Canada.
An Iranian spokesman called the decision "hasty and extreme", the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Ramin Mehmanparast, from the country's foreign affairs agency, added that the Canadian government had "a long record of animosity" towards Iran.
Mr Baird's statement on Friday said that Canada viewed Iran "as the most significant threat to global peace and security in the world today".
He also said that Iran had engaged in "racist anti-Semitic rhetoric and incitement to genocide", and had shown "blatant disregard" for the protection of diplomatic personnel.
"Under the circumstances, Canada can no longer maintain a diplomatic presence in Iran," he added.
Ottawa also designated Iran as a state-sponsor of terrorism and included it among a list of countries subject to travel warnings for Canadian citizens.
"Because of the hostile decision by the government of Canada, the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Ottawa is closed and has no choice but to stop providing any consular services for its dear citizens," a note in Persian posted on the door of Iran's Canadian embassy said, according to the Associated Press.
Canada's decision removes another channel through which the US gets first-hand diplomatic updates from the country.
"We share Canada's concerns regarding Iran's behaviour," US State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said on Friday. "We want all countries to join us in isolating Iran." | Canada is closing its embassy in Iran and expelling the remaining Iranian diplomats in Canada, Foreign Minister John Baird has said in a statement. |
38,862,191 | Hamilton, 45, who has never won a ranking event, beat Selby 5-2 on Friday before beating Hawkins 5-4 later on.
On Saturday, Hamilton plays world number two Stuart Bingham after his 5-2 victory over China's Yan Bingtao.
In the other semi-final, 2016 winner Martin Gould meets two-time World Championship finalist Ali Carter.
Gould's win last year remains his only ranking title and he moved into the final four by beating Ryan Day 5-2, while Carter beat Tom Ford by the same scoreline.
Talking about the win over Selby, Hamilton told World Snooker: "It is the highlight of my season by a mile.
"I'm not playing great but I have managed to win a few matches. My attitude is good and I'm enjoying it."
Friday's results
Last 16: Stuart Bingham 5-4 David Gilbert, Michael Holt 1-5 Yan Bingtao, Ben Wollaston 2-5 Barry Hawkins, Anthony Hamilton 5-2 Mark Selby.
Quarter-finals: Martin Gould 5-2 Ryan Day, Tom Ford 2-5 Ali Carter, Stuart Bingham 5-2 Yan Bingtao, Barry Hawkins 4-5 Anthony Hamilton.
Sign up to My Sport to follow snooker news and reports on the BBC app. | World number 66 Anthony Hamilton has reached the semi-finals of the German Masters after wins over world champion Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins in Berlin. |
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By the end of Saturday, they were 11 golds ahead of nearest challengers Australia - who could only win seven of the 11 left to be decided - meaning the English will be the most successful nation at a Commonwealth Games for the first time in 28 years.
Saturday was also a successful day for two other home nations in the boxing ring, with Scotland - who passed the 50-medal mark overall - and Northern Ireland both securing double gold.
Representatives of medal table-topping England and closest rivals Australia will meet on Sunday in the finals of both the mixed doubles and men's doubles in squash - one of just five sports with issues still outstanding.
Champions will also be crowned in badminton, netball, hockey and road cycling, with home nations athletes well-placed to add to their country's hauls.
And with Nick Matthew and Adrian Grant, and Peter Barker and Alison Waters in the squash finals, Chris and Gabby Adcock in the final of the badminton mixed doubles, and Lizzie Armitstead and Laura Trott in the road race, England's lead could even be extended.
Scotland, too, could add to their record tally of 19 golds, with Kirsty Gilmour in the final of the badminton singles. And both Wales - who are certain to beat their best medal haul - and the Isle of Man will look to the road race where Geraint Thomas and Peter Kennaugh respectively are among the favourites to win.
But Saturday's focus was on the track, the ring and the pool.
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Having spent most of 2014 prevaricating before finally committing to compete, Bolt arrived in Glasgow like a hurricane, caused a storm, then ran like the wind to anchor Jamaica to gold in the 4x100m relay.
Handed the baton by Nickel Ashmeade, the 27-year-old six-time Olympic champion was in second place but raced clear of England's Danny Talbot down the final stretch of the Hampden track to win his first Commonwealth medal, wagging his finger as he crossed the line.
The manner in which he enjoyed the celebrations that followed - cavorting around Hampden wearing a tartan bunnet and scarf and wrapped in a Saltire - was a retort to those who scoff at the merit of the event, as was the reaction of Olympic champion Adams after she became the first female Commonwealth boxing champion.
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The 31-year-old Leeds flyweight was awarded victory over Northern Ireland's Michaela Walsh after a split decision, although the 21-year-old Belfast fighter was deeply unhappy with the decision.
Scotland and Northern Ireland both saw two champions crowned in the men's competition, with wins for Charlie Flynn and Josh Taylor, and Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlon respectively.
The latter had taken bronze in London, the same as English diver Daley, but the Delhi champion took Commonwealth gold once again on Saturday when he retained his 10m platform title, to add to his silver in the synchronised event.
On a day of success for the big names, however, there was ignominy for another.
Botswana's Amantle Montsho was suspended from competition after failing a doping test. The former 400m world champion, who finished fourth in the event on Tuesday, tested positive for the prohibited stimulant methylhexaneamine.
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The 31-year-old, who won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Dehli four years ago, has been provisionally suspended while her B sample is tested.
Montsho's sanction means she will not be at Sunday's closing ceremony (21:00 BST) at Hampden Park.
Entitled "All Back to Ours", it has been described by head of ceremonies David Zolkwer as "inviting the world into our front room".
He said: "In many ways I think the last 11 days of sport was the actual party and this is the bit where someone says, 'we don't want this to end so let's go back to our house and carry on'.
"We'll be delivering all the pomp without getting pompous about it." | Usain Bolt, Nicola Adams and Tom Daley won Commonwealth gold on a pulsating penultimate day of Glasgow 2014, as England ensured they will finish top of the medal table. |
29,821,439 | The ITV soap opera, set in fictional Kings Oak in the Birmingham area, was famous for wobbly sets but had 18 million viewers at its height.
The Sutton Coldfield Ramada site was used for outdoor filming in the 1980s before the ITV soap was axed in 1988.
Memorabilia including popular character Benny Hawkins' hat were on show at the event.
Launched on 2 November 1964, four years after Coronation Street, the show initially ran five days a week and became famous for fluffed lines.
Tony Adams, who played womanising Adam Chance for 10 years from 1978, said it was recorded without stopping.
He said: "It was tortuous, terrifying… yes there was pressure, but it was enormous fun.
"Hardly anybody lifted a cup because they were stuck to saucers so they didn't rattle.
"It was one of the best shows I ever did... if you went into M&S, to Scotland, to Ireland, to Jersey, people recognised you."
Adams, 73, of Saltdean, Brighton, said one viewer upset at the way his character treated girlfriend Miranda Pollard got into the Birmingham studios.
He said: "He pulled a knife. Fortunately, there were two security guards. I didn't get hurt, but it was a bit of a shock."
Crossroads was revived in 2001, again starring Adams, but axed in 2003.
An anniversary cake featuring the motel sign has been baked for the Sutton Coldfield event.
But the original red motel sign was not on show because "it's so big" to transport, the Crossroads Appreciation Society said.
Proceeds from sales of props and photographs will go to the Crossroads Care charity network, which gives a break to carers.
Fan club member Chris Stacey, 55, of Newham, east London, said: "As a child growing up it was like an extended family... they featured Spaghetti Junction in the opening titles at one point."
But he said while it was "escapism", there were "bizarre" storylines including "when Amy Turtle, a famous Brummie, the cleaner… was thought to be a Russian spy". | Fans of TV soap Crossroads have marked its 50th anniversary at a real hotel which doubled up as the show's motel. |
38,955,980 | Leanne Wood said Wales was not being "sufficiently listened to" ahead of UK negotiations to leave the EU.
She told BBC Radio Wales that Westminster politics was not heading in a "very positive direction" for Wales.
Ms Wood campaigned in the referendum to remain in the EU, but a majority in Wales as across the UK voted to leave.
Speaking to the Jason Mohammad programme, Ms Wood said: "There's lots that we need to do in terms of our economy before we can become an independent nation.
"But I think now is a good time to start to have that discussion, certainly if the prime minister proceeds with a Brexit that is going to be damaging to this country.
"Because to be honest with you the way in which politics is developing in Westminster at the moment is not in a very positive direction as far as I can see from Wales' perspective."
Ms Wood said Wales was in a "different situation" to Scotland, which had an independence referendum in 2014.
"We've not had a campaign, we've not really had a debate about Welsh independence like they have in Scotland," she said.
A spokesperson for the Welsh Conservatives said: "This is confirmation from the nationalist leader that a vote for Plaid Cymru is a vote for independence, and a break from the most successful economic union in the history of the world.
"For Wales to become independent would be equivalent to jumping out of a plane without a parachute." | Independence for Wales could be on the agenda if Theresa May proceeds with a "damaging" Brexit, the Plaid Cymru leader has said. |
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