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34,499,608 | Ms Cafferkey is in an isolation unit in London after tests indicated the Ebola virus is still present in her body.
The health board confirmed she was sent home by an out-of-hours doctor in Glasgow earlier this week.
In an interview with the Sunday Mail newspaper, her sister Toni Cafferkey said it was "absolutely diabolical" the way the nurse had been treated.
Ms Cafferkey, from Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire, spent almost a month in isolation at the beginning of the year after contracting the virus in December 2014.
Bodily tissues can harbour the Ebola infection months after the person appears to have fully recovered.
On Tuesday, the 39-year-old was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow after feeling unwell.
She was later flown to the Royal Free Hospital in London where she remains in a serious condition in an isolation unit. She is not thought to be contagious.
How can Ebola come back?
Toni Cafferkey told the Sunday Mail that her sister had gone to a GP out-of-hours clinic at the Victoria Hospital in Glasgow on Monday night but the doctor who assessed her diagnosed a virus and sent her home.
She said: "At that point me and my family believe they missed a big opportunity to give the right diagnosis and we feel she was let down. Instead of being taken into hospital, she spent the whole of Tuesday very ill.
"I think it is absolutely diabolical the way she has been treated... We don't know if the delays diagnosing Pauline have had an adverse effect on her health, but we intend to find out.
"It has not been good enough. We think there have been major failings and we just want her to pull through. This kind of recurrence seems to be rare but we don't yet know enough about it."
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed that Ms Cafferkey did attend the New Victoria Hospital GP out-of-hours service on Monday.
A spokesman said: "Her management and the clinical decisions taken based on the symptoms she was displaying at the time were entirely appropriate.
"All appropriate infection control procedures were carried out as part of this episode of care."
On Friday, a statement from the Royal Free Hospital confirmed Ms Cafferkey had been transferred to the hospital "due to an unusual late complication of her previous infection by the Ebola virus".
It added: "The Ebola virus can only be transmitted by direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person while they are symptomatic, so the risk to the general public remains low and the NHS has well-established and practised infection control procedures in place." | The family of nurse Pauline Cafferkey says doctors "missed a big opportunity" to spot she had fallen ill again. |
40,910,593 | Taylor dismissed Georgia Elwiss, Sonia Odedra and Thea Brookes in the space of five balls as she claimed 4-5.
Loughborough could only manage 108-9 despite being given a good start by Ellysse Perry (25) and Amy Jones (21).
England skipper Heather Knight (24) was run out for the Storm but Taylor's 34 helped see them home by five wickets.
The match was in the balance with three overs remaining as last year's runners-up, who were beaten by Southern Vipers in their opening match, still needed another 24 for victory.
Three boundaries off Rebecca Grundy eased the pressure and although Taylor was caught at mid-wicket off Georgia Elwiss (2-24), Sophie Luff (18 not out) hit the winning single with five balls to spare. | West Indies all-rounder Stafanie Taylor took three wickets in one over as Western Storm beat Loughborough Lightning in the Women's Super League. |
36,066,001 | The Australian Open champions won the opening set but were blown away in the second before losing the first-to-10 match tie-break that decided matters.
Murray remains top of the ATP doubles rankings after his semi-final win.
Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal plays Frenchman Gael Monfils in the singles final at 13:30 BST.
Murray was taking part in his first Masters 1000 final but could not have asked for tougher opponents with the French third seeds on a 12-game winning streak and having won the last two Masters finals.
The start was delayed half-an-hour because of rain and it was Murray and Soares who adjusted best to conditions before breaking the Mahut serve in the eighth game.
Murray served for the set but a double fault allowed the French pair to break back, only for Murray and Soares to again break serve after winning a thrilling exchange of reflex volleys at the net.
Despite being overlooked by France's Davis Cup captain Yannick Noah, Herbert and Mahut are top of the current order of merit and it was no surprise when they came storming back in the second set.
They broke Murray twice more and Soares for the first time to take it without dropping a game in just 25 minutes.
The French continued their dominance in the match tie-break and opened up a 5-1 lead, but Murray and Soares rallied to get it back to 7-6 only to let it slip out their grasp again with Murray serving a double fault at match point.
A gracious Murray told the crowd: "They were on fire and too good for us today. I hope Yannick Noah is watching." | Jamie Murray and partner Bruno Soares were beaten 4-6 6-0 10-6 by French pair Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the Monte Carlo Masters final. |
34,372,286 | The UK prime minister is expected to drop his opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad playing a role in any transitional government.
But he is expected to insist Mr Assad stands down to allow reconciliation.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he hopes the talks can help find a political solution to Syria's crisis.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama will be among other leaders attending the 70th anniversary meeting of the UN General Assembly.
Mr Cameron is expected to use a series of meetings with other leaders - including Mr Obama - to argue that a peaceful solution will require a different leadership which the whole country can unite around.
"Our view is very clear, Isil (Islamic State) and Mr Assad are both the enemies of the Syrian people," one senior British official told the Press Association. "The prime minister's view is still very clearly that in the endgame you need a different leader to build a peaceful and inclusive Syria."
UK officials also warned finding a solution to the four-year conflict had been made more complicated by Russian military build-up in support of Mr Assad's regime.
Russia is reported to have moved warplanes, helicopters, tanks, drones, artillery and troops into a military airbase near Latakia and the seaport of Tartus in recent weeks.
Mr Cameron is not expected to meet Mr Putin.
But British officials have acknowledged they will need to work with Russia to find a diplomatic solution.
"There has always been the idea that there will be a political transition and there are differing views between members of the international community... what the steps are in the process. That is where there is more discussion ongoing," a senior British official told PA.
"There does need to be more thinking in capitals on what it would be," the official said. "This is complex and challenging and at the moment we are still trying to work out and agree what that solution might be."
Mr Cameron is also expected to urge other leaders to do more to support the millions of refugees still in the region.
France's foreign minister, meanwhile, told the General Assembly that President Assad should not play a role in Syria's future.
Laurent Fabius said Western countries would be exposing themselves to failure if they told Syrians their future lay with Mr Assad.
On Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Mr Assad should be involved in peace talks, but Mr Fabius urged a united European strategy against such involvement.
Mr Kerry said he had discussed the crisis with Iran's foreign minister and would do the same with Russian representatives on Sunday. | David Cameron will call for a new diplomatic drive to end Syria's civil war as he meets world leaders at the United Nations in New York on Sunday. |
37,500,522 | Barca, who beat Celtic 7-0 in their opening Group C game, trailed to Thorgan Hazard's opener in Germany.
Substitute Arda Turan fired in the equaliser before Gerard Pique bundled in the winner for the Spanish side.
Elsewhere, Paris St-Germain were 3-1 winners at Ludogorets and Napoli beat Benfica 4-2.
Luis Enrique had to come up with a rare solution to the problem of Lionel Messi's absence, with the Argentine striker missing with a groin injury.
His initial solution was to start Spain international Paco Alcacer in Messi's place, alongside Neymar and Luis Suarez in a front three.
The home side were not overawed, though, and took the game to the visitors, opening the scoring through Hazard's poked finish following Mahmoud Dahoud's pass.
If Enrique's initial tactics were misjudged, he made amends in the second half, sending on Turan, who made an immediate impact with a drilled finish after latching on to Neymar's floated pass over the top.
Pique completed the turnaround nine minutes later, finding the net from close range after Suarez's shot had been blocked.
The 3-3 draw between Celtic and Manchester City means Barca top Group C, two points ahead of Pep Guardiola's side, who they host at the Nou Camp in three weeks.
Like Barcelona, Paris St-Germain got off to a bad start in their away game against Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad with a Natanael curled free-kick giving the home side the lead after 16 minutes.
PSG, who drew their opening game at home against Arsenal, were struggling to get into the game until Marco Verratti unlocked the home defence with a neat pass to set up Blaise Matuidi to level just before the break.
The French side were much better in the second half and claimed victory thanks to an Edinson Cavani double - the first a flicked header from Angel di Maria's free-kick, the second a close-range finish from Lucas' cross.
PSG are level on four points with Arsenal, who were 2-0 winners over Basel on Wednesday.
Arkadiusz Milik scored his third Champions League goal and Dries Mertens hit two as Napoli established themselves as firm favourites to progress to the last 16 with a comfortable victory over Benfica.
Captain Marek Hamsik gave the Italian side the lead in the first half, glancing a header in from a corner.
A three-goal burst in the second half ended the game as a contest as Mertens fired home a free-kick and then finished from close range, either side of Milik's converted penalty for a foul on Jose Callejon by the visiting goalkeeper.
Goncalo Guedes scored a brilliant goal for the Portuguese side before Salvio added a second consolation goal with a neat finish but they were no match for last season's Serie A runners-up.
In Group B's other game, Viktor Tsygankov earned Dynamo Kiev a point at Besiktas, who had taken the lead through Ricardo Quaresma. | Barcelona came from a goal down to beat Borussia Monchengladbach and make it two wins out of two in this season's Champions League. |
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Welshman Warburton missed the series-clinching third Test win over Australia in 2013 with a hamstring injury.
"It feels like all the sacrifice over the past four years and all the little things I have done have come to this moment," Warburton told BBC Sport.
The Lions were easily beaten by the All Blacks in the first Test but claimed victory in the second.
Warburton was on the bench for the opener in Auckland, which ended 30-15 to the hosts, having suffered an ankle injury against the Provincial Barbarians, but returned to the starting XV for the thrilling 24-21 triumph in Wellington.
The 28-year-old has been beset by injuries in recent years, missing six weeks at the end of the domestic season with a knee injury, while in October 2016 he suffered a fractured cheekbone that put him out of action for three weeks.
"I am delighted that my body has held up more than anything," said the Cardiff Blues flanker. "That is half the battle with me, my fitness.
"I was delighted when I heard my name read out for the third Test and to have the chance to finish a Test series and potentially to win it.
"For me four years ago does feel like unfinished business because I was gutted I could not play that third game - even though I was over the moon and it was a career highlight to win, you still, as a player want to be involved in that and have your small contribution to the game.
"So for the past four years in the back of my mind I have set my sights on this tour and I wanted to be in the Test team and play in the last game."
Media playback is not supported on this device | British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton has "unfinished business" in the tour decider against New Zealand. |
36,481,948 | Torrential downpours in the Midlands and London led to flash floods, with the fire service warning people only to travel in an emergency.
The children had to be rescued after vehicles became trapped in floodwaters in North Harrow, north-west London.
Meanwhile, thunderstorms continue to batter parts of Europe.
Mohammad Garibdost, whose children were rescued in North Harrow, said his car became trapped behind several vehicles in flood water.
He said: "I was behind them so I couldn't move. I had to take my kids from the window because the water was coming up to the seats inside the car, so now we're stuck here, we can't go anywhere until the recovery come and help us.
"I had to open the window to take them out, they were crying.
"I called the emergency line, they said 10 minutes.
"It took me 15 minutes to get through to them, so I had to take the kids out of the car."
At one stage firefighters carried passengers trapped at North Harrow Tube station after floodwaters reached stairs to the two platforms on the Metropolitan Line.
Transport for London said North Harrow Tube station was closed at 17:00 BST, after floodwater reached six inches deep in the ticket office. It has now re-opened.
Two local schools were also flooded as torrential rain hit the area.
TfL said no other stations were closed but some, such as Covent Garden, were affected by flooding.
West Midlands Fire Service urged people not to travel and only to call 999 in a genuine emergency, following torrential downpours across the area on Wednesday afternoon.
People took to social media to share images of floods, which included photos of cars being submerged in water.
On Tuesday, three drivers had to be rescued in Croydon, south London, after flash floods caused their cars to become submerged.
In Northern Ireland a man and son were taken to hospital after they were struck by lightning in County Antrim.
Matt Martin, forecaster for the MeteoGroup, said the intense showers were being caused by a "convergence across northern parts of England".
He said the "muggy" weather would continue through the night, with temperatures around 13C (55.4F).
"These showers will begin to ease overnight; hopefully they will begin to dry out," he said.
Mr Martin said the mixed weather would continue on Thursday until a fresher air hits overnight on Friday.
The weekend will then begin to cool, Mr Martin added, with more rain and temperatures around 20-21C (68-70F) expected. | Three children were rescued from the roof of a car when flash floods hit parts of the UK after heavy rain for the second day running. |
35,471,322 | Joan Smith, 44, admitted a charge of attempted plagium after she tried to steal the eight-month-old infant from a pram on a bus in Holburn Road in November.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard the child's mother reported the incident and that she had been frightened.
Sheriff Graeme Buchanan deferred sentence for background reports until later this year.
The court heard the child's mother saw Smith place both her hands on the infant's arms and tried to lift the baby out of the pram.
The pram straps prevented the child from being removed. Smith then left the bus.
The child's mother told officers that she strongly believed that the woman would have taken her baby if the child had not been strapped in. | A woman has admitted trying to steal a baby in Aberdeen. |
39,667,292 | Nicola Nuttall, 47, from Pendle, Lancashire, was stripped of her record by Guinness World Records officials despite smashing the mark by 29 minutes.
Undeterred, she hopped on to her broom again in London with a longer skirt.
She finished with a time of 03:26:13 - five minutes quicker than last year.
Record officials measured her skirt and broom at the start and finish as she bid to break the four-hour time limit for the record.
Guinness World Records tweeted: "No broomstick required! Nicola Nuttall, Fastest marathon dressed as a witch (female) - 3:26:13."
The runner told the BBC before the race: "I'm doing it for the second time as the first time they didn't like the length of my skirt.
"So they rejected my evidence.
"But I'm not that easily put off so I'm going to do it again - they can't get rid of me that easily."
She added: "The dress is quite comfortable but the broom is quite long so it's not the easiest and it can get a bit congested at the start.
"But the hat is quite wind-dependent so I might need to keep a good hold of it."
Mrs Nuttall, who lives in Barrowford in the district of Pendle, said she was inspired by the area's infamous 1612 witchcraft trials when 10 people were hanged.
A spokeswoman for Guinness World Records said: "Our marathon costume records are designed to propose an additional challenge to the marathon run.
"In this case in particular, the length of the skirt poses the inhibitive factor in accordance with our guidelines."
A total of 73 world records were attempted at this year's event, including the fastest marathon dressed as a nun, Grim Reaper, Mr Potato Head and for a runner dribbling two basketballs. | A woman has broken the world marathon record for the "fastest witch" - a year after being disqualified because her skirt was too short. |
35,911,981 | Powell won bronze at the Tbilisi Judo Grand Prix, but fell to ninth in the world rankings, one spot below automatic selection.
The European Championships are in Kazan, Russia from 21-24 April, with Powell hoping to beat Gemma Gibbons to secure Great Britain's -78kg place.
"That would definitely secure my spot if I won the Europeans," said Powell.
"I don't think there's any catching me after that point."
England's Gibbons won silver at the 2012 London Olympics and Powell beat her to win the 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medal.
Powell, 25, is four places above 29-year-old Gibbons in the world rankings after beating European junior champion Madeleine Malonga of France to take third place in Tbilisi.
"I'm pleased with the medal because it means I've got a few more points towards qualification, but it wasn't the best day of fighting for me," Powell told BBC Radio Wales.
"I really struggled in most of my fights. I'd just come off the end of a really concentrated training block and gone straight into competition.
"I was quite tired to be honest, but I was really pleased to be able to pull out a result when I was physically probably not in the best shape that I could have been." | Wales' Natalie Powell believes winning European judo gold next month would earn selection for the Rio Olympics. |
18,844,178 | Haye floored Chisora with a brutal left-hook, right-hand combination in the fifth.
Chisora just managed to climb to his feet but after three right hooks and two lefts from Haye the fight was over.
Earlier, Chisora had controversially rocked British rival Haye with a punch after the bell had sounded in the third round.
"As expected, Haye was too quick and too slick for the ponderous Chisora, although the manner of the victory will have surprised some. Chisora has sturdy whiskers and it took a magnificent barrage from Haye to put him away. Vitali, were you watching? But perhaps more important were the hugs and smiles after the dust had settled - this wasn't, as some had predicted, the end of boxing as we know it but just an entertaining fight."
The victory will now open up the possibility of a fight against WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko - who Haye has been calling out for over two years.
On a possible fight with Klitschko, Haye said: "I've sent out a very scary message. I'll be surprised if Vitali Klitschko wants to fight me after that. He will no doubt try to fight some chump nobody has ever heard of and then retire to be a politician."
For Haye this was redemption following his comprehensive points defeat to Wladimir Klitschko last year. Haye retired following that defeat but was tempted to make a return to the ring after he was involved in an ugly brawl with Chisora at a news conference in Munich in February 2012.
That set up a widely-hyped grudge match and in front of 30,000 fans at a rain-soaked Upton Park this fight lived up to its billing.
Chisora, 28. entered the ring hooded and masked to the theme music from Gladiator as the rain pelted down while Haye as ever looked relaxed and focussed.
And it was Chisora who landed the first clean punch of the fight - a solid left hook that rattled the chin of Haye. But Haye, wearing trainers, was in the mood to fight and he shaded the opening three action-packed rounds before the first moment of controversy.
As the bell sounded Haye was caught with two cheap shots from Chisora, the second - a huge left - rocked Haye as he stumbled back to his stool.
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It served only as motivation for Haye, and after the pair stood toe-to-toe trading some fierce shots in a thrilling fourth round, the 31-year-old finally floored his man in explosive fashion.
After stalking his man throughout the round, a huge left-right combination from Haye in the final minute of the fifth floored Chisora who bravely climbed to his feet.
It took five more brutal punches for Haye to finish the fight - all of which Chisora took flush, including a sickening final left hook - with the end coming just in time for the bell. Again Chisora climbed to his feet, but he was in no condition to box on and the contest was ended by referee Luis Pabon.
Despite starting the contest as bitter rivals, the pair embraced at the conclusion of the fight, shaking hands and bringing an end to their feud. | David Haye defeated Dereck Chisora with a fifth-round knockout in an enthralling contest at Upton Park. |
35,898,083 | So the hidden passage discovered recently beneath the colonial building that used to house the Indian parliament has prompted all kinds of exotic and grisly speculation.
The building dates from 1911, when the British moved the Indian capital from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi, and is a fine example of the architecture of the period.
Walk through the grand arched doorway and you find corridors with all the hardwood panelling you would expect in a classic Edwardian expression of imperial majesty and might.
The tunnel is beneath the floor of the parliamentary chamber itself, now the home of Delhi's local city government.
Just as you would expect, the entrance is hidden.
Peel back a flap of the green carpet and you find a hatch.
Poking my head in, I see a shallow chamber, perhaps 5ft (1.5m) deep and 15ft (4.5m) wide and - tantalisingly - another smaller passage stretching away under the chamber floor.
The tunnel was rediscovered by the speaker of the assembly, Ram Niwas Goel. He says he heard rumours of its existence from staff.
He believes it served a ghoulish purpose when in 1926 the parliament was moved to new buildings in central Delhi, and the building became a courtroom.
He says it was used to ferry prisoners from the Red Fort - the great Mughal-era complex of fortified buildings where the British used to hold political prisoners.
"They brought them through the tunnel into the courtroom," says Mr Goel. "They were taken from here to be hanged, there was a room here."
He wants the tunnel preserved for posterity, a reminder of the oppression Indian freedom fighters suffered under the British.
Naturally I want to go into the tunnel.
I jump down into chamber. The intriguing passageway is a narrower fit, perhaps 3sq ft (0.27sq m).
It passes through a series of brick walls. The floor is strewn with rubble and slopes gently downwards towards the well of the assembly chamber.
It is perhaps 25ft (7.5m) long and ends abruptly with a wall.
Mr Goel says it has proved impossible to excavate further because the course of the tunnel has been blocked by the foundations of new buildings, the footings for flyovers as well as sewers and other utilities.
But he plans to protect what is left.
"This is a very important part of the independence struggle of Indians fighting against British rule. I will preserve the tunnel so it can be visited by Indians from time to time."
Outside in the bright spring sunshine, I meet historian William Dalrymple.
"Delhi is full of legends of underground passages," he tells me. "Some of the big havelis [noble houses] of the Mughal noblemen had tunnels leading to the Red Fort, and there are also stories from the 18th Century of Mughal princes escaping through tunnels out of the Red Fort."
But Mr Dalrymple is sceptical of Mr Goel's theory.
"There is no question that freedom fighters were sentenced to death in the building," he says, but he questions the idea that the British would build a tunnel all the way from the Red Fort - 4 miles away (6.5km) - simply to transport prisoners.
"That would be a huge undertaking and there was no need, the British had military control, they could drive prisoners through the streets without any fear."
Instead, he speculates that the tunnel could date back to an earlier, and even bloodier period of British rule in India, the great rebellion of 1857.
In India the conflict is known as the First War of Independence, in Britain it is known as the Indian Mutiny.
It was the largest anti-colonial revolt to take place anywhere in the world in the 19th Century.
The uprising began as a mutiny of sepoys - Indian soldiers in the East India Company's army - but exploded into a full-scale revolt.
And, says Mr Dalrymple, the land where the former parliament building stands was a key battleground.
"This area, now green with lovely lawns and colonial buildings was then a burnt out battlefield. This was the no-man's-land between the two forces. This is where the fate of British India was decided. Like the World War One there was tunnelling and counter-tunnelling, and night raids trying to come up behind enemy lines - all that kind of thing."
The rebellion of 1857 is an important, and largely forgotten, period in Britain's colonial history, he argues.
"It was the darkest days of British rule because tens of thousands of innocent Indian civilians were killed by the vengeful British troops. This tunnel may well be a grisly reminder of that moment, this great anti-colonial uprising that was put down with unbelievable severity."
But, of course, there is another, albeit more mundane, possibility.
The tunnel could just be some kind of a cellar beneath the building.
Some historical mysteries are never solved. | There are few things as redolent of mystery and adventure than a secret tunnel. |
33,462,800 | Suffolk police found weapons including an AK-47 and an Uzi sub-machine gun at the home of James Arnold, 49, at Wyverstone in April 2014.
It contributed to the £1.6m budget going over £2m in 2014/15, the East Anglian Daily Times revealed.
Spending was constantly reviewed to deliver value for money, police said.
Mr Arnold, former chairman of the local parish council, had terminal cancer and died while on remand.
Police said more than 100 weapons were discovered at his home.
"To recover all weapons, gather evidence and ensure public safety whilst all weapons were recovered, specialist trained search officers remained at the address for approximately four weeks," a spokesman said at the time.
The overtime spend on the case up to August 2014 was calculated to be about £160,000.
Other overtime payments were made to officers working with other forces under mutual help agreements and on serious crime investigations.
A police statement said: "Suffolk Constabulary continually reviews the way that policing services are delivered to provide the best value to the taxpayer.
"A proportion of the constabulary's annual budget is set aside for overtime payments, and this is regularly reviewed.
"Overtime can be the most cost-effective means of dealing with demands outside day-to-day policing."
Suffolk's Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore said he had questioned Chief Constable Gareth Wilson about the payments and an £800,000 relief fund in the budget would cover the deficit.
The force would also receive funds under mutual help agreements. | A police operation to recover weapons from the home of a councillor who later died contributed at least £160,000 to a £400,000 overtime payments overspend. |
33,721,010 | The 36-year-old was involved in a clash with another group of men, who were celebrating one of their birthdays, outside a city centre nightclub.
PC Doyle, who had worked for Merseyside Police for a decade, was felled by a single "pile-driver" punch that caused a fatal brain injury.
Two men were found guilty of manslaughter following a five-week trial at Liverpool Crown Court.
Football agent Andrew Taylor, 29, and sports event manager Timmy Donovan, 30, were convicted and a third man, footballer Christopher Spendlove, 30, was cleared of manslaughter.
PC Doyle received extensive treatment outside the Aloha Club in Colquitt Street at 03:15 GMT on 19 December 2014 but died in hospital.
The following month, he had been due to take a delayed honeymoon with his wife Sarah in January, but instead his funeral took place at the church where they wed in July 2014.
PC Doyle's life came to a violent end when he sustained an injury to an artery in his neck, which led to fatal bleeding over the surface of his brain.
The men, all from Huyton, had been charged with murder, but also faced alternative manslaughter charges.
What is known of PC Neil Doyle?
He had joined the Merseyside force in May 2004, mostly working in Liverpool, and was an operational officer who was "well-liked" and "respected by his colleagues."
Flags were flown at half-mast at police stations across the county after his death and a memorial rugby match took place in Ormskirk in March.
Professionally, he had been commended for his actions when arresting three men in a "violent offensive robbery".
The two groups of men presented very different versions of events.
In an interview the following day, Taylor, who earned £40,000 a year as a football consultant, told officers that PC Doyle had been "ultra aggressive" and intimidating towards him after the two groups met as they left separate bars.
He told the court that he was "in fear of violence". Taylor said PC Doyle "went for him" and had to be "physically restrained". He had threatened to give him "a good hiding", he added.
He claimed he had become annoyed when he said "hello" as a joke and when he tried to defuse the situation by shaking his hand, he went for him.
Taylor told the court that he had not known that PC Doyle was a police officer and he and his friends used the word "officer" as a "term of endearment" during the night out.
He insisted that he regarded police officers as "good people" and said he had "no issues" with them. Taylor was "quite surprised and confused" as to why PC Doyle became angry and swore at him.
Footage of PC Doyle confronting the other group was shown in court, but Merseyside Police resisted attempts by the media to obtain it.
Initially, Taylor told officers he had struck PC Doyle in self defence, but later denied it and said he had been mistaken.
Mr Spendlove played football for Everton and Preston North End as a boy and studied at Oklahoma City University, where he played for their football team.
He maintained he did not play any role in the incident, which took place while they had been out celebrating his birthday.
Donovan said it was his friend Taylor, a former Forest Green Rovers footballer, who had "knocked out" PC Doyle.
He said it "all broke out very quick" and he accepted he struck PC Robert Marshall with "excessive" force before going back and stamping on him after "seeing red" for a few seconds.
Donovan left the UK on the day PC Doyle was fatally injured and was later arrested in Germany.
Sir Jon Murphy, the chief constable of Merseyside Police, said at the time the three officers were "subject to an apparently unprovoked attack."
More detail emerged in court which seemed to suggest PC Doyle was more involved than it first appeared.
However, PC Doyle's colleague told the court it was they who had felt "intimidated" moments before the confrontation.
Michael Steventon said Taylor had approached the group and asked PC Doyle if he was having a good evening and repeatedly addressed his colleague as "officer".
Under cross-examination, Mr Steventon denied there had been "a conspiracy of silence" about what had happened.
He said he viewed PC Doyle as a "mentor" and he denied that PC Doyle swore at Taylor, or angrily followed the group into Colquitt Street.
Mr Steventon also refuted claims he was "not telling the truth in the witness box in order to protect the memory of an esteemed colleague".
Taylor had "unsettled" his friend, he told the hearing, but he said he did not believe PC Doyle had known Taylor, who was described as "very persistent".
Taylor and Donovan were also convicted of wounding PC Marshall with intent. Taylor was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to Mr Steventon.
Prosecutors claimed Mr Spendlove watched Donovan kicking and stamping on PC Marshall before intervening in the 45-second attack on the three off-duty officers. He disputed this version of events.
The day after the brawl, Mr Spendlove went on holiday to Abersoch, north Wales, and explained he did so because he was not involved.
The jury agreed by clearing Mr Spendlove of all charges and finding Taylor and Donovan had played their part in the PC's death by reaching guilty verdicts. | It should have been a Christmas night out in Liverpool with police colleagues but it turned into a brawl that ended PC Neil Doyle's life. |
35,635,420 | Angela Wrightson was found dead and half-naked by her landlord at her home in Hartlepool in December 2014.
The 39-year-old had suffered "well in excess of 103" injuries, including 80 to her face, and her living room was splattered with blood.
Two girls, then aged 13 and 14, deny murder. The older girl has admitted manslaughter, Leeds Crown Court heard.
A friend of the younger girl, giving evidence by videolink, said the defendant had told her Ms Wrightson had said "please stop, I'm frightened" and "no, stop, I'm scared".
She also said her friend "had a hate" for Ms Wrightson, although she did not know why.
In a recorded police interview shown in court, she stated that the younger girl told her Ms Wrightson had been "kicked and stamped on" during the attack.
The interview stated that the older girl came up with a plan to place a knife next to her body in an attempt to make it appear she had harmed herself - although the pair were unable to find a knife to carry out the plan.
The girl said: "She told me Angela was saying 'stop, I'm scared.' She said there was pools of blood, and flesh was coming out of her head."
She told the court the day after Ms Wrightson's death, her friend was "shaking and not herself" when they met up, and "kept reading about the murder on her phone, over and over," and had also asked her how "long a person would get" for murder.
She said when she asked her friend if Ms Wrightson was alive when the pair left the house, her friend's response varied - on one occasion saying she was "knocked out" and on another occasion saying she was "dead".
The witness asked her why she hadn't called police if she believed Ms Wrightson might be dead, and said she replied "because I wanted her dead anyway".
The trial, expected to last five weeks, continues. | A woman battered and tortured to death "begged her teenage attackers for mercy", a court has heard. |
35,091,652 | SAPT believes the 14-mile line would "revolutionise" transport in the area.
SAPT chairman Dr John McCormick said the train service would appeal to commuters and help reduce journey times, congestion and pollution.
It comes as a consultation about transport in the north east of Scotland draws to a close on Tuesday.
Transport partnership Nestrans has been asking for feedback on several options aimed at improving links to the north of Aberdeen.
Dr McCormick explained: "Aberdeenshire suffered most from the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, losing all its suburban and rural railway lines.
"Train services to Fraserburgh and Peterhead were withdrawn in 1965 and these are now the furthest isolated towns from the Scottish rail network.
"The very successful re-opening of the Borders rail link to Galashiels shows that a fast rail service is very attractive to commuters and other travellers.
"In Aberdeenshire, the re-opened Dyce and Laurencekirk stations confirm that good train services are popular with travellers.
"A fast train service from a railhead at Ellon via Dyce to Aberdeen would attract car commuters and help to regenerate the economy and reduce road congestion and pollution in Aberdeen city centre."
He added: "Co-ordinated bus links from Fraserburgh and Peterhead to an Ellon railhead could be the first steps towards fully re-opening the railway to these towns."
Campaigners have been arguing the Aberdeen City Regional Deal offers the chance to making the Ellon link a reality. | The re-opening of a railway link between Ellon and Dyce is being recommended by the Scottish Association for Public Transport. |
38,185,525 | Butchart, who was sixth in the 5,000m at the Olympics, heads the men's team of six in Sardinia on Sunday.
The 25-year-old Scot said: "We are here to win as individuals and as a team. If I can get a medal for the team, I would be over the moon.
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"Britain has topped the medal table for 13 years. We hope to do that again."
Callum Hawkins, who came second to Butchart at last month's trials, and 2013 European bronze medallist Andy Vernon are also in the men's team.
Former European champion Gemma Steel heads the women's squad, who are seeking to win a third senior team title in a row.
Meanwhile, under-23 champion Jonny Davies looks to repeat his victory in France 12 months ago.
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Media playback is not supported on this device | Team captain Andrew Butchart hopes to help Great Britain top the medal table at the European Cross Country Championships for a 14th year in a row. |
36,834,321 | Caledan, based in Hengoed, Caerphilly county, is backed by £134,000 from the Welsh Government.
It will make steel frame sections for the building industry, mainly using steel from Tata in Llanwern, Newport.
Caledan managing director Chris Morton said Welsh Government support had been "vital" as the project could otherwise have gone to the Midlands.
"We can now take advantage of a gap in the market to purchase and produce the cold steel strip locally for our own uses and to supply the wider construction industry," he said.
"It will result in increased efficiencies and savings for our business and, as we will also be supplying the local market, it will create additional savings on logistics and cut the carbon footprint."
Economy Secretary Ken Skates added: "The Welsh Government is committed to supporting the steel industry in Wales and I am pleased this project aims to do just that.
"The investment not only secures a new venture but will create new jobs and enhance opportunities within the local supply chain." | Twenty eight jobs are being created with a £1m investment in a new cold steel rolling mill in south Wales. |
36,762,923 | It means Leigh have secured the title two games to go before the Super 8s.
Centurions head coach Paul Rowley quit 10 days before the start of the season, with Neil Jukes promoted from his position as assistant.
"From a personal point of view, I'm really delighted to lead this club this year and get that League Leaders' Shield," said Jukes.
He told BBC Radio Manchester: "It's been in our cabinet for two years and we wanted to keep hold of that. It's been an up and down season, without a doubt, and I've just said to the players and staff that they've been outstanding."
It has been another dominant campaign from Leigh, who have lost one and drawn one of their 19 games, and if they beat Dewsbury at home in their final league game of the season then it will be three years since they have lost in front of their own fans.
Despite their dominance of the second tier, Leigh finished bottom of The Qualifiers last year in the Super 8s.
"I think we are better prepared," added Jukes. "The problem this year is we've got Leeds, Huddersfield, Salford and Hull KR probably.
"It's going to be ridiculous when you look at it. I think as a club we are prepared, but the challenge is going to be harder." | Leigh Centurions have won a third Championship title in a row after a 58-18 win over Halifax. |
37,676,858 | The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) confirmed it had told Tesla to scrap the "misleading" term.
It said the term gave customers "incorrect expectations" that they could stop concentrating on the road and let Autopilot take over completely.
Tesla said it had always told drivers to keep their hands on the wheel.
The Autopilot software helps cars:
However, Tesla has been clear that the feature should only be used on the motorway, and drivers must still pay full attention to the road.
The firm has been under scrutiny after one of its vehicles running Autopilot crashed, killing the owner.
"It can be confirmed that a letter to Tesla exists with the request to no longer use the misleading term Autopilot for the driver-assistance system of the car," a KBA spokeswoman told news agency Reuters.
According to the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, the letter to Tesla said: "We demand that the misleading term Autopilot is no longer used in advertising the system."
In a statement, Tesla said the term autopilot had been used in aviation for decades.
"Tesla's Autopilot operates in conjunction with the human driver to make driving safer and less stressful. This is how the term has been used for decades in aerospace: to denote a support system that operates under the direct supervision of a human pilot," the company said.
"We have always been clear with our customers that Autopilot is a drivers assistance system that requires the driver to pay attention at all times.
"Just as in an airplane, when used properly, Autopilot reduces driver workload and provides an added layer of safety when compared to purely manual driving."
The company's co-founder Elon Musk had been expected to make an announcement related to Tesla on Monday, but he has now tweeted that it has been delayed until Wednesday for "refinement". | Tesla has been told to drop the Autopilot brand name, which it uses to promote its driver-assistance software, in Germany. |
39,849,576 | Ofcom is examining the £11.7bn bid for the UK broadcaster.
Dr Wendy Walsh's legal team says the deal would allow Fox to bring a "culture of sexual and racial harassment" to the UK.
The company said it has addressed the allegations and made fundamental changes.
The British media regulator, Ofcom, is examining whether it is in the public interest for the Murdoch-owned company to take full ownership of Sky, of which it already owns 39%.
A previous bid from the Murdochs to buy Sky was blocked after a scandal over phone hacking at Murdoch-owned newspapers.
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The Murdoch-owned firm 21st Century Fox said its management "has taken prompt and decisive action to address reports of sexual harassment and workplace issues at Fox News.
Three of Fox News' most senior male staff have recently left the company following accusations of sexual harassment and mismanagement.
"These actions have led to an overhaul of Fox News Channel's leadership, management and reporting structure, and have driven fundamental changes to the channel's on-air talent and primetime programming line-up."
But Dr Walsh - who was a guest on The O'Reilly Factor - and her lawyer, Lisa Bloom, who represents four women who say they were sexually harassed or discriminated against at 21st Century Fox, argue that Fox should not be allowed to succeed in its bid for Sky.
Ms Bloom said "there is an epidemic of sexual harassment and retaliation" at the firm.
"It's phone hacking part two" she said.
When approached in New York by the BBC, Rupert Murdoch said he was not concerned about events at Fox.
"There's nothing going on at Fox News," he said.
"Fox News is getting record ratings... so I'm not worried at all".
Former Fox news anchor Bill O'Reilly and the network's chief executive Roger Ailes have both left the company, following allegations of sexual and racial harassment, which they deny.
The company's co-president, Bill Shine, has also left. He is not accused of harassment.
Ofcom is examining the proposed takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox in the light of media plurality and broadcasting standards.
Part of Ofcom's investigation will include whether Sky's potential new owners are "fit and proper".
European competition authorities have already waved the deal through.
Both Sky and Fox are controlled by businessman Rupert Murdoch, who also owns the Times and the Sun newspapers. | A woman who alleges she was sexually harassed at Fox News has asked UK media regulators to block 21st Century Fox's planned purchase of Sky. |
38,887,951 | Some 14,500 people were caught driving without a licence last year, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency data shows.
In total, 109,660 motorists were banned from driving, with the youngest being 12 and the oldest 94.
One chief constable said she was "very concerned" about the number of people disregarding driving bans.
One example included a motorist who was caught driving while banned four times in 12 months.
The same person was also convicted for failing to stop and driving without insurance at least three times.
In all, three 12-year-olds were banned last year, and cases such as theirs are dealt with by the courts in a similar way to adults.
Too young to legally drive, a non-licence holder record is set up in their name on the DVLA's database, and the offender can then only apply for a licence once their ban has expired.
Gloucestershire Chief Constable Suzette Davenport, road policing lead for the National Police Chiefs Council, said: "Generally some people who are disqualified will also be involved in other types of criminality and that might have contributed to them being banned.
"But they'll be people who are driving without insurance because they can't get insurance, because they're disqualified drivers, and so that immediately poses a risk to all of us."
Mandy Stock is all too familiar with the dangers that disqualified drivers can pose.
Her husband, Paul, was killed by a banned driver just a short walk from his front door in 2012.
Graham Godwin was described as "an absolute menace on the roads" when he was sentenced to a two-year ban - the maximum available at the time.
Godwin had 12 previous convictions for driving without insurance, nine for driving while disqualified and three for drink driving.
Mandy said her husband's death had a devastating impact: "It destroyed my life. [Paul and I] ran a business together for 25 years, which I had to shut down.
"The customers would just come in and say 'Oh, where's Paul?' or 'Paul did an estimate' and having to continually explain to people over and over and over again what had happened, it just destroyed my life."
North Yorkshire Police Traffic Constable Dan Hughes and his colleagues use intelligence, automatic number plate recognition technology and sometimes luck to track down offenders.
"There are disqualified drivers out there who will pay no regard whatsoever to the law and the justice system, and if they are told they are disqualified they will just flout that without blinking an eye," he said.
"I came across a person just a couple of weeks ago - I was dealing with him for other offences as well as driving while disqualified. He was disqualified six times over already.
"People who drive while disqualified will keep getting disqualified."
Mandy Stock was so incensed by the two-year sentence that her husband's killer received that she forced a change in the law.
Now any driver killing someone while banned from driving can be sentenced to up to 10 years in jail.
Ms Davenport said the police service was running education campaigns to try to stop people from being banned in the first place, alongside technology to help catch those who flout the law.
But she accepts some drivers will carry on regardless.
"We generally keep on arresting them and they end up in jail," she added. | The number of people in Britain caught driving while already banned has increased by 7.5%, according to figures obtained by BBC Radio 5 live. |
37,515,431 | India said it conducted "surgical strikes" along the de facto border. Pakistan denied that, saying two of its soldiers died in cross-border shelling.
People from a number of villages in Punjab state were leaving amid fears the confrontation might escalate.
Disputed Kashmir has been a flashpoint for decades and has sparked two wars.
Analysts say India has previously conducted more substantial strikes without any serious escalation of hostilities.
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Relations between India and Pakistan have sharply deteriorated since earlier this month, when militants carried out the deadliest attack on an Indian army base in Kashmir in years. India blamed the attack on Pakistan, which denied the claim.
The war of words is certainly escalating. After India said it launched the strikes, Pakistan reported that it had an Indian soldier in custody. The Indian army said he had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control which divides disputed Kashmir.
Meanwhile in neighbouring Punjab state on the Indian side, media reports claimed six border districts and thousands of villagers were being evacuated. Reports said people will be housed in Sikh temples and banquet halls.
However, BBC Hindi's Robin Singh, who visited several villages near the border in Punjab, said most people had opted to stay behind and there had been no official order to leave.
The 18 September attack on the army base in Uri in Indian-administered Kashmir where 18 soldiers died was the deadliest of its kind for years.
Narendra Modi's BJP government, which came to power promising a tough line on Pakistan, has been been under tremendous pressure to retaliate for what many in India believe is state-backed terrorism.
Many observers say the latest move is aimed at placating an angry domestic constituency and sending out the message that Mr Modi is a strong leader.
And many throughout the country hailed the assault as a powerful message to Pakistan.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif criticised the "unprovoked and naked aggression of Indian forces" and said his military was capable of thwarting "any evil design to undermine the sovereignty of Pakistan".
Islamabad says India's stance is a "blatant attempt" to deflect attention from human rights abuses in the region.
More than 80 people, nearly all anti-government protesters, have died in more than two months of violence against Indian rule.
Both India and Pakistan claim Muslim-majority Kashmir in its entirety but control only parts of it.
The territorial dispute between the two countries has been running for over six decades, and two out of the three wars fought between the nuclear-armed rivals have been over Kashmir.
As with every stand-off in Kashmir, many people fear that this could eventually escalate into a major clash between two nuclear-armed states.
But most analysts still believe that is unlikely to happen and that sporadic clashes and diplomatic sabre-rattling are likely to continue. | Indian villagers living close to the border with Pakistan are fleeing, one day after India said it launched strikes targeting militants in Kashmir. |
34,839,064 | Maradona had his first gastric bypass 10 years ago but has since gained weight and developed complications.
"He told me he was feeling fine, that he wasn't in any pain," said Dr Carlos Felipe Chaux after the procedure.
Maradona had surgery in the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo.
He will stay in the city for at least eight days before travelling to capital Caracas to complete his recovery.
Maradona led Argentina to World Cup triumph in 1986 with a series of virtuoso performances, before finishing as runners-up four years later.
He was banned for 15 months after testing positive for cocaine while playing for Italian side Napoli in 1991 and was thrown out of the 1994 World Cup for the use of banned substance ephedrine.
He has also struggled with obesity and alcohol addiction.
Maradona travelled to England to support Argentina in the Rugby World Cup last month, cheering on the Pumas in their pool match against Tonga in Leicester and semi-final defeat by Australia at Twickenham. | Argentina football legend Diego Maradona has had a second gastric bypass operation after his doctor warned that the 55-year-old is 75kgs (11st 11lbs) over his ideal weight. |
37,714,279 | Jessica Thummel's unpublished novel The Margins tells the story of Sam Gavin, who moves from Kansas to San Francisco in the summer of 1989.
The Kansas-born novelist, who now lives in Denver, has been awarded £5,000, a publishing deal, and a week's protected writing time in Dundee.
The novel will be published next year.
Ms Thummel said she was "thrilled and honoured" to have won the prize.
She said: "The Margins and its characters have spent the better part of a decade in my mind, so the possibility of them existing in others' is both surreal and exhilarating."
The prize was judged by broadcaster Shereen Nanjiani, poet Ian McMillan, critic Hannah McGill and publisher Adrian Searle.
Literary Dundee programme manager Peggy Hughes said: "Jessica Thummel is a worthy winner of the 2016 Dundee International Book Prize.
"This has been a stellar year for the prize, with tough competition from a very fine shortlist."
Will Dawson, convener of Dundee City Council's city development committee, said: "Each year the quantity and quality of entrants goes from strength to strength.
"I never envy the judges the difficult task they have of choosing just one winner from such a strong field, but every time they manage to select a deserving book to take the title."
Shadow Jumping by Margaret Ries and London Clay by Amy Spencer were also shortlisted.
The announcement was made at the start of the Dundee Literary Festival. | An American author's coming-of-age story of a trans man in the 1980s has won the Dundee International Book Prize 2016. |
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Montpellier-bound Pienaar's perfectly-weighted kick set up Andrew Trimble's second-half score as Ulster held on despite a later Leinster penalty try.
An emotional Pienaar came off on 70 minutes while veteran Roger Wilson scored Ulster's first-half try in his last game before his retirement.
Leinster's defeat means they will host the Scarlets in the semi-finals.
Leo Cullen's Leinster side went into the final series of regulation fixtures leading the table but Munster moved above them after earning a thumping 50-14 win over Connacht which means Rassie Erasmus' team will face fourth-placed Ospreys in two weeks.
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Last weekend's defeat by the Ospreys had effectively ended Ulster's play-off hopes after another season of under-achievement for Les Kiss' side.
Only a huge bonus-point victory over their Irish rivals and equally thumping Scarlets win over the Ospreys - resulting in a points swing of 73 - would have seen Ulster squeezing into the last four and it was never a realistic possibility.
From an Ulster point of view, that left the occasion as primarily a farewell to Pienaar after a seven-year Kingspan Stadium career which, despite his numerous magnificent individual displays, saw him missing out on any titles.
As on so many occasions, the contest was lit up by a moment of Pienaar perfection in the 55th minute as his deft crosskick allowed Trimble to touch down following a period of Ulster pressure.
Amid rapturous applause, Pienaar was replaced 15 minutes later and he was greeted in the dug-out by his compatriot and former Ravenhill team-mate Johann Muller, who travelled from home in South Africa to watch his fellow Springbok's final competitive Ulster game.
Back row Wilson was also making his 221st and last Ulster appearance and his vigorous display was highlighted by a ninth-minute try which helped the home side lead 10-6 at the break, despite a misfiring line-out.
After slipping 17-6 behind, Leinster, parading a strong side despite the absence of British & Irish Lions trio Johnny Sexton, Robbie Henshaw and Sean O'Brien, fought back helped by a couple of wonderful Garry Ringrose runs.
After Cian Healy had been held up over the Ulster line, intense Leinster pressure yielded a 61st-minute penalty try which cut the margin to four but the home side held on with a degree of comfort in the closing stages.
Leinster's other eight points came from Joey Carbery's boot.
Ulster: C Gilroy; A Trimble (capt), L Marshall, S McCloskey, C Piutau; P Jackson, R Pienaar; A Warwick, R Herring, R Ah You; K Treadwell, A O'Connor; R Diack, S Reidy, R Wilson.
Replacements: J Andrew, K McCall, R Lutton, C Henry, N Timoney, P Marshall, P Nelson, J Stockdale.
Leinster: I Nacewa; A Byrne, G Ringrose, N Reid, F McFadden; J Carbery, L McGrath; J McGrath, J Tracy, T Furlong; D Toner, H Triggs; R Ruddock, J van der Flier, J Conan.
Replacements: R Strauss, C Healy, A Porter, R Molony, Dan Leavy, J Gibson-Park, R Byrne, R O'Loughlin. | Ruan Pienaar had a winning competitive send-off for Ulster as the home side beat Leinster in the Pro12 derby. |
40,494,201 | Duff, 39, was put in charge of the club's under-18 side last season following his retirement as a player.
He has been promoted to his new role after the departure of Michael Jolley, who became head coach at AFC Eskilstuna in Sweden.
"There was an opportunity to step up which the club have asked me to do and I'm happy to do it," said Duff.
"It's a nice progression into a new career and it probably happened a little bit quicker than I expected, but I'm in a good place."
Burnley's under-23 team will compete in the Professional Development League for the first time this season after the club were granted appropriate academy status. | Former Burnley defender Michael Duff has been appointed as head coach of the Premier League club's under-23 side. |
38,559,669 | The dancers, from Alvechurch in Worcestershire, were accused of being racist because some of their members' faces had been blackened.
One man filmed himself confronting them as they performed near the Bullring.
The Alvechurch Morris dancer group has not commented on the incident.
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The use of black face make-up by Morris dancers has become a controversial issue, with Shrewsbury Folk Festival banning the practice after receiving complaints.
Supporters, however, say the practice dates back centuries and is not linked to race. | A group of Morris dancers abandoned a performance in Birmingham city centre after being heckled for their use of black face paint. |
37,410,643 | The Stoke-on-Trent-based company said it is set to increase production of its handmade pottery by 40% by 2019.
To help reach that target, the firm, which sells the majority of products in the UK, opened a new warehouse in the city on Monday.
Founder Ms Bridgewater said it was "incredibly exciting" to be expanding.
She currently employs about 200 staff since establishing the company in 1985 and the new jobs will be in manufacturing, customer service and distribution, as well as seasonal posts.
The new 38,000 sq ft distribution and customer service centre in Fenton is less than a mile from its Victorian-era factory and visitor centre in Lichfield Street, Hanley.
"It is incredibly exciting to be expanding, creating 70 new local employment opportunities and be a part of rebuilding the community around our factory," Ms Bridgewater said.
Stoke-on-Trent has been known as a ceramics heartland, but has seen more than 20,000 jobs go between 1998 and 2008.
Tom Reynolds, policy manager at the British Ceramic Confederation, said: "This is very positive and welcome news for the pottery industry in North Staffordshire.
"To capture even more growth in the sector, the government needs to secure a comprehensive trade settlement with the EU and a level playing field with global competitors." | Pottery firm Emma Bridgewater is creating 70 new jobs as part of a £1m investment over the next three years. |
39,531,017 | Welsh Labour is launching its council election campaign in Newport on Monday.
Mr Jones said Labour set the bar "exceptionally high" in the 2012 elections - when it gained 231 seats - but he claimed it was beginning the campaign from a "position of strength".
His party is defending 580 seats in Wales.
The launch comes after the Welsh Labour leader said it would be "tough" for the party to avoid losses.
It had celebrated its best local election results in 16 years in 2012. Labour is defending overall control of 10 authorities.
Mr Jones said: "The elections in May will see a record number of Welsh Labour candidates standing across Wales.
"Our results in 2012 set the bar exceptionally high but we begin this campaign from a position of strength."
Mr Jones said Labour councils had "built new council homes... helped to deliver the best GCSE and A Level results ever, supported small business and led ambitious regeneration programmes in towns and cities all over the country". | First Minister Carwyn Jones has promised "a fair deal" to Welsh communities as his party's election campaign gets underway. |
39,682,083 | Acting captain Ned Eckersley led the way with 70 not out as the Foxes reached 200-3 at the close.
Earlier, Colin Ingram made his highest Glamorgan score of 137, but his dismissal marked a turning point.
Clint McKay and Ben Raine ran through the Glamorgan tail to limit their first-innings lead to six runs.
Ingram's innings lasted 230 balls and included 21 fours and two sixes, showing why his return to full fitness after struggling with a knee injury could be so valuable for Glamorgan.
But Leicestershire made steady progress in the evening sun before Eckersley and Mark Pettini accelerated in a stand of 91 as batting conditions remained good.
Leicestershire captain Ned Eckersley told BBC Radio Leicester:
"It was good to put together a couple of partnerships, first with Paul Horton and then with Mark Pettini, because the game was in a tight position, and by no means are we ahead of the game - we're going to have to come back and do all the right things and hammer home the advantage.
"We're looking to win the game, and the aim will be to put ourselves in a position where we can make the call."
Glamorgan batsman Colin Ingram told BBC Wales Sport:
"It was nice to spend some time in the middle, I learnt a whole bunch in the first season I played here (2015), and I'm trying to use that at the moment.
"With the sun shining the bowlers ran in hard, the wicket was flattish in the afternoon but it would have been nice to get one or two more- we'll have a good rest and come out firing." | Leicestershire lead Glamorgan by 194 runs with seven second-innings wickets remaining going into the final day of their Division Two match at Grace Road. |
37,489,236 | Mrs Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen, died after she was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, in June.
Along with Labour's candidate Tracy Brabin are nine others representing smaller parties or running as independents.
The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and UKIP have all said they will not be fielding a candidate.
The by-election takes place on 20 October.
Mrs Cox won the seat with a 6,057 majority in 2015.
Here is the full list of candidates: | Ten candidates are running in a by-election in the seat of former Labour MP Jo Cox. |
38,194,524 | The body of 46-year-old Sharon Greenop was found by police in her home in the town on 10 November, after neighbours reportedly complained of a bad smell.
Earlier this week, following a post-mortem examination, police said they were treating her death as "suspicious".
The women were due to appear at Ayr Sheriff Court on Monday.
They were detained in police custody. | Two women, aged 19 and 38, have been arrested in connection with the death of a woman in Troon in South Ayrshire. |
37,666,240 | The small town holds great value to IS because of a prophecy of an apocalyptic battle, and features heavily in its propaganda.
The operation comes as US and Russian envoys meet in Switzerland to discuss possible routes to a new ceasefire.
But diplomats have played down hopes of any breakthrough at the talks.
Since a brief truce collapsed last month, Syrian government forces backed by Russian air strikes have intensified their bombardment of rebel-held areas in Aleppo.
Aid agencies say a 72-hour ceasefire is urgently needed to allow supplies in and civilians out of devastated areas in the east of the city.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan confirmed fighters were moving on Dabiq, which lies about 10km (6 miles) from the Turkish border.
Rebel fighters backed by Turkish airstrikes have been edging closer to the town for days, seizing villages around it and all but isolating it.
A bombardment was taking place as part of the offensive on Saturday, a monitoring group and a rebel commander said.
Dabiq is important to IS because it is named in Islamic apocalyptic prophecies as the site of an end-of-times showdown between Muslims and their enemies. The militant group named its magazine after the town.
The advance on Dabiq is part of a wider offensive launched by an alliance of Syrian rebel groups, supported by Turkish forces, in late August.
They are trying to drive IS militants and Syrian Kurdish fighters from an area along Turkey's border with Syria. Since it began, they have captured the key towns of Jarablus and al-Rai.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are meeting delegates from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Qatar in Lausanne to discuss ways to broker a new ceasefire.
But prospects for success looked bleak. On Friday, Mr Lavrov said he had no "special expectations" for the talks, while a US State Department official told Reuters he did not anticipate a major announcement.
"This is going to be, as it has been now for several years, a very difficult process," the agency quoted the US official as saying.
There can be no peace in Syria without the agreement of the men meeting in Switzerland today.
Bilateral talks between the US and Russia have brought no real solution. A ceasefire brokered last month collapsed after just a few days, since then Syrian government bombing of Aleppo, backed by Russia, has intensified.
On the ground Iranian troops are reportedly supporting Syrian forces. Saudi Arabia and the US have been supplying opposition groups with weapons and money.
Moscow insists rebel forces it regards as terrorists must be separated from more moderate opposition groups before the bombing of Aleppo can stop. Washington says the bombing is a war crime.
And so, even as the talks get under way, the message from the diplomats who could make peace was: don't expect too much.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to "keep cleaning" Aleppo of rebels and told a Russian newspaper that winning in the city would be a "springboard" to winning in the rest of the country.
Ahead of the talks, organisations including Save the Children, Oxfam, the Norwegian Refugee Council and the International Rescue Committee issued a plea "to establish a ceasefire of at least 72 hours in east Aleppo" to allow evacuations and delivery of aid.
There are now no safe areas left in rebel-held parts of the city, according to REACH, an organisation that contacts people there regularly in order to gather humanitarian reports.
About 275,000 people live in the besieged areas, and aid organisations have not been able to get to them since the siege resumed on 4 September.
More than 370 people, including nearly 70 children, have been killed in the bombardment of eastern Aleppo, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The monitor said dozens of civilians including children have also died in rebel bombardment of western Aleppo, which is controlled by the Syrian government.
A war that started with an uprising against President al-Assad has now split Syria into many parts. It has been going on for over five years and it has claimed 300,000 lives. | Turkish-backed rebels in Syria are advancing on Dabiq, a symbolically important stronghold of so-called Islamic State. |
37,355,024 | Re-analysis of a sample from Abakumova, 30, resulted in a positive test for the anabolic steroid turinabol.
Abakumova was second, behind the Czech Republic's Barbora Spotakova.
Britain are also set to receive a 4x400m men's relay bronze from the same Games in Beijing because of another Russian doping offence.
Like Abakumova, Denis Alekseyev, 28, tested positive for turinabol.
Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Michael Bingham and Martyn Rooney are the British 400m runners set to benefit.
Steele, who has since retired, said he was "emotional" at hearing the news.
"It's been unofficial for quite a while and we suspected it for even longer, but it's gone so quiet of late I started to suspect it may never come to fruition," he told Athletics Weekly.
"I'm honestly really pleased but also really upset I've not been able to be this pleased for the last eight years."
Rooney, who was also part of the 4x400m team at the recent Rio Games, said on Twitter he was "delighted with the news".
Runner Inga Abitova and cyclist Ekaterina Gnindenko have also been disqualified following more sample re-testing.
Abitova, 34, was sixth in the 10,000m at the 2008 Games, while Gnindenko, 23, came eighth in the keirin at the 2012 Olympics in London. | British javelin thrower Goldie Sayers is set to be awarded a bronze medal from the 2008 Olympics after Russia's Maria Abakumova was disqualified. |
35,400,843 | Ganson, 46, has been the department's coach and technical director for the past three years.
The St Helens-born official retired in April 2013 with the 2008 World Cup and numerous domestic finals on his CV.
"I understand refereeing and the increasing demands placed on our referees," said Ganson.
"It's a critical area in the sport. There are changes we will introduce in the way we prepare, coach, assess and appoint our referees.
"Our coaching structure has been reviewed to assist in developing our referees and I want to accelerate the development of Championship and reserve grade referees so we have a stronger talent pool to select from at the highest levels."
Sharp left the department last season to take up a head coach role at Championship side Featherstone Rovers.
RFL chief operating officer Ralph Rimmer added: "A great deal of work over recent months has also gone into the Match Officials Pathway within the development pyramid.
"Following that work, Super League match official Ben Thaler will be heading up a focused recruitment campaign which is now being rolled out by the team." | Former Super League referee Steve Ganson has been named the Rugby Football League head of match officials following Jon Sharp's 2015 exit. |
37,507,129 | Tuesday's speech could be a big moment in finding out what the UK's relationship with the European Union will look like after Brexit.
Some other countries already have their own arrangements, governing how they trade with the EU:
But what does all this mean? Here's a guide to some of the terms and key debates that we're likely to be be hearing about.
There is no strict definition of either, but they are used to refer to the closeness of the UK's relationship with the EU, post-Brexit.
So at one extreme, "hard" (or "clean") Brexit could involve the UK refusing to compromise on issues like the free movement of people, leaving the EU single market and trading with the EU as if it were any other country outside Europe, based on World Trade Organization rules.
This would mean - at least in the short term before a trade deal was done - the UK and EU would probably apply tariffs and other trade restrictions on each other.
At the other end of the scale, a "soft" Brexit might involve some form of membership of the European Union single market, in return for a degree of free movement.
A number of non-EU countries have their own relationships with Brussels, with differing degrees of closeness, which could give an idea of what is to come for the UK.
Norway, for example, has full access to the single market, but is obliged to make a financial contribution and accept the majority of EU laws, and all EU citizens can move to live and work there, under free movement laws.
Given that Downing Street has said any deal must involve controls on immigration, it seems unlikely that the UK will accept free movement as it currently applies.
Another example is Canada - which has agreed a new trade deal including preferential access to the single market without all the obligations that Norway and Switzerland - whose access to the EU market is governed by a series of bilateral agreements - face.
However, while post-Brexit Britain may contain elements of these arrangements, Mrs May has stressed the UK does not want an "off the shelf" deal.
"Access to" and "membership of" the single market are sometimes used interchangeably but they mean very different things.
All 28 EU countries are full members of the single market which enables them to trade with one another based on the four freedoms of the EU: free movement of goods, services, capital, and people.
The European Economic Area (EEA) on the other hand is the name of the open internal market between the EU and Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.
The EEA agreement grants these three countries near-full access to the European single market. In return, they are subject to obligations from EU legislation in relevant areas and have to accept free movement of people.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has said if the UK is "closed off" in trade terms by the rest of the EU, it could be forced into adopting a "new economic model", comments interpreted as suggesting cuts to corporation tax to allow the UK to entice business from elsewhere in Europe.
The government says immigration curbs will be an essential part of the Brexit package but how they will work is not yet clear.
During the referendum campaign, Vote Leave called for a "points-based" system, similar to that used in Australia.
But this model, which would involve applications being accepted on the basis of skills, has been rejected by Mrs May, who says it would not give sufficient control to the government.
An alternative, which Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said is under consideration, is to require migrants to have a work permit before coming to work in the UK, with ministers able to prioritise different sectors.
A combination of different models is also an option, and the government says all possibilities are being considered.
It has also been reported a visa waiver scheme, similar to that used by the US, could apply to Britons going to the EU.
This could involve an online application and paying a fee in order to visit the EU, without requiring a full visa.
A customs union is an arrangement between countries who agree not to impose tariffs on each other's goods.
They also agree to impose common external tariffs on goods from countries outside their customs union.
Setting common external tariffs is what distinguishes a customs union from a free trade area, where members are able to set their own tariffs on goods from the rest of the world.
As an EU member, the UK is currently part of its customs union.
But you do not have to be a member state to be in a customs union with the EU.
After Brexit, the UK could adopt a similar model to Turkey, which is not an EU member but trades with the EU as part of a customs union.
However, this would be unpopular in some quarters as by agreeing to set common external tariffs, customs unions also limit the freedom of their individual members to strike their own trade deals.
Reality Check: What is a customs union?
Just like with the referendum itself, opinions differ on what the government should do next. Some in the Conservative Party want a fast "hard" Brexit, while others - including many of the leading Remain campaigners - say access to the single market should now be the priority.
Some Leave campaigners like Conservative MP John Redwood say Brexit is a sovereign decision that should be completed as quickly as possible.
He wrote that the UK should "offer to continue tariff-free trade, send them the letter and then leave".
Other Conservatives have urged the PM to take her time to strike a deal.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says the UK needs to "maintain full access" to the EU single market in order to protect jobs.
Several EU leaders have called for clarity on what the UK wants from the Brexit negotiations.
The EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is among those to tell the UK it cannot "cherry pick" on issues such as the single market.
Several have stressed that for the UK to enjoy continued free access to the single market, it would need to accept free movement of people.
We will know more about the EU's position once formal negotiations begin, which will happen when the UK serves notice of its departure under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which Mrs May has promised to do before the end of March.
There has been much talk of an interim deal between the UK and the EU before the final terms are agreed.
Supporters of the plan say it would avoid the "cliff edge" scenario which could see tariffs imposed on businesses as soon as the UK leaves the EU, and prevent a shock to the economy.
Not everyone is convinced this is necessary - and some Conservative MPs want the UK to leave the EU before negotiating the terms.
But a transitional arrangement appeared to get more likely after Chancellor Philip Hammond said there was an "emerging view" that having longer than two years to negotiate the UK's departure would tend towards a "smoother transition" .
Writing in the Sunday Times, Brexit Secretary David Davis suggested there might be a transitional arrangement to ensure Britain's exit was a smooth process.
A hint of what the UK might be looking for - and a suggestion of how tricky the negotiations might be - was offered by Oliver Letwin, who was briefly in charge of the government's Brexit unit before Theresa May took over as prime minister.
Speaking on the BBC's Daily Politics, he compared what he thought was the UK's likely wish list to having "cake and eating it".
The former Conservative minister said this should include access to financial services for the City of London, a zero tariff regime for the import and export of goods - as well as control over immigration.
The cake theme re-emerged when notes carried by an MP's aide were photographed in Westminster.
The handwritten notes included the phrase "what's the model? Have your cake and eat it" and "unlikely" in reference to the EU single market.
Downing Street said this did not reflect its Brexit position. | Theresa May is due to set out more details of her approach to the UK's departure from the EU. |
35,506,322 | Mrs Allan left her home in Ponteland, Northumberland, early on Boxing Day wearing pyjamas and a waterproof jacket. She was later seen on CCTV on Newcastle's Quayside.
The body of the 59-year-old was recovered from the River Tyne at Tyne Dock West, Jarrow, on Wednesday.
Northumbria Police said a report has been prepared for the coroner.
The disappearance of the mother-of three sparked a major search operation involving many local people in her home town.
When the CCTV images emerged, police divers searched a section of the River Tyne but drew a blank.
Flowers were laid at the spot where she was last seen by family and friends. | A body found in the water on South Tyneside has been confirmed as that of missing woman Sally Allan. |
32,503,810 | Last summer, after he and his family canoed 450km down the North Saskatchewan River, five-year-old Mali Berthiaume declared he wanted to canoe for the rest of his life
For his parents, Magali Moffatt and Benoit Gendreau-Berthiaume, that was the go-ahead for a much bigger cross-country adventure.
On 2 May, the family will push off from their canoe in Edmonton, Alberta, on a four-month journey to Montreal, Quebec.
The trip will cover more than 5,000km through rivers and lakes, including portaging - carrying the canoe when waterways don't link up.
"People ask Ben - 'How did you convince your wife to go on a trip like that?' and I'm like, no, that's not the way it happened," Ms Moffatt says.
The family had planned a road trip home to Quebec after Mr Gendreau-Berthiaume completed his doctorate in Forest Ecology at the University of Alberta.
But when the car showed signs of trouble, Ms Moffatt's adventurous imagination took charge.
Fellow Quebecois Mylene Paquette had recently paddled across the Atlantic to France and Ms Moffatt, who works at Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), an outdoor gear shop, says she was inspired.
"I didn't want to do something crazy like that, but it popped in my mind, and I said to Ben - 'What if we paddled back to Montreal?'"
As they searched for a route on the internet, Mr Gendreau-Berthiaume remembered meeting a man who canoed from the Rocky Mountains to the Hudson Bay with a three-year-old.
"That was always in the back of my mind," he said. "He did it with a three-year-old and our son is five, so we should be fine."
Not everyone understands such a challenge, including their family, who were initially not fond of the idea.
"But they've seen all the work we've put into it, and now they're actually proud and excited for us," he said.
Mr Gendreau-Berthiaume recalls when he told the other adults at his son's daycare, some were confused and concerned, suggesting they could chip in to help pay for the family's airfare.
"I said, 'No, that's not the point.'"
Starting on the North Saskatchewan river, the family will make their way to Cedar Lake, portage to several more lakes and rivers, including paddling upstream on the Winnipeg and French rivers, until they finally arrive in Montreal on the Ottawa river.
These modern-day adventurers will follow some of the same routs as Canada's historic voyageurs, who travelled across the country via canoe during the fur trade.
"There are a few key places we're travelling through that have historical importance," said Mr Gendreau-Berthiaume.
Just west of Lake Superior, along the border in the United States, is Grand Portage, where the Ojibwe tribe provided fur traders with pelts and food, and also taught the French and British how to make canoes in the 18th Century.
But unlike the days of the voyageurs, this expedition will require child-friend entertainment.
While Mali will try his hand at fishing with a stick, twine and raisins, his parents will tell stories.
"He turns around and wants story after story," Mr Gendreau-Berthiaume says, but adds his son's interest is an opportunity.
"Telling stories about things that happen in the natural world is a way for me to make it entertaining for him, but at the same time sharing my passion and knowledge about the forests."
And Ms Moffett says their training trips have prepared them for the slower life of canoeing.
"You get up, you eat, you paddle all day, you talk with your family," she says.
"There's long moments of silence. It feels to me like it's a kind of meditation and it's just the best family time ever."
Ms Moffatt says she fully expects to be miserable some days when the family is tired, cold and wet.
But part of her job is to encourage Canadians to enjoy the outdoors - and the couple hopes the trip will show other families how attainable adventure can be.
"I hear a lot of people, the moment they have kids, say they don't do a lot of things because they have a child," said Ms Moffatt.
"I agree it's not as easy, but it's so much fun - the memories, and children are just comfortable outside."
The family will camp, taking every couple of days off to rest. They've arranged for supplies to be dropped at specific points so that they only need to carry basic equipment and two or three weeks of food.
The longest any of them have paddled before is two weeks.
"By the end of [the last canoe trip], I was not fed up at all - I was actually sad," said Mr Gendreau-Berthiaume.
"You actually start getting in the rhythm and really being at peace in your trip, after a week. Same thing happened when we did our practice trip last spring - after 10 days, we just wanted to keep going. We were on a roll." | A Canadian family is about to set off on a cross-country journey from Edmonton to Montreal with their five-year-old - but they are making the journey by canoe. |
40,163,369 | Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said they would relocate to Jordan's Azraq airbase.
German Tornado jets fly reconnaissance missions over Iraq and Syria from Incirlik, helping US-led forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS).
German-Turkish talks broke down in Ankara on Monday.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said 250 German troops and military equipment would have to transfer from Incirlik, in southern Turkey.
The reason, he explained, was that his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu had told him visits to the base by German MPs could not take place.
According to Ms von der Leyen, Jordan has agreed to host the German contingent at Azraq. She said there would be a suspension of the German surveillance flights for a few weeks.
Germany also flies a tanker plane from Incirlik to refuel warplanes participating in the air campaign against IS.
The German government is expected to formally approve the transfer later this month.
Last month, Turkey prevented a group of German MPs from visiting Incirlik, citing as a reason Germany's decision to grant asylum to Turkish soldiers it accuses of taking part in last year's attempted coup.
More than 400 Turkish military staff, diplomats, members of the judiciary and other officials and their relatives have applied for political asylum in Germany. Some requests have been granted, though Germany has not given a precise figure.
A bitter war of words erupted between the two Nato allies in the run-up to Turkey's 16 April referendum, which resulted in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan winning sweeping new powers.
He was furious that Germany prevented Turkish ministers from campaigning for him on German soil, and he accused Berlin of "Nazi-style" behaviour.
Meanwhile, Germany remains concerned over Turkey's detention of German-Turkish Die Welt journalist Deniz Yucel. | Germany says it plans to move its aircraft and military personnel out of Turkey's Incirlik airbase, as Turkey refuses to allow visits by German MPs. |
40,783,639 | The 36-year-old returns to Rugby Park for a second spell, having left the club in July 2007 to move to England.
Greer spent last season at Blackburn Rovers, making 25 appearances as the club was relegated to League One.
Killie captain Stevie Smith said: "Gordon is a really nice guy, but he obviously has really high standards."
He becomes Kilmarnock's 10th signing of the summer and Smith is pleased with the changes.
"The signings we made have brought a bit experience into the team, which was needed," said the 31-year-old full-back.
"I don't think the balance of the squad has been right for a few years.
"The manager has tried to address that by signing the likes of Kirk Broadfoot, Gordon Greer, Chris Burke and even Lee Erwin has played in the division as well."
Greer's first period at Rugby Park came in 2004 and he left for Doncaster Rovers three years later.
A loan spell, and then a permanent move, to Swindon Town followed before Greer joined Brighton & Hove Albion, where he was appointed club captain.
His season was ended by injury in February and he was released at the end of the season, but Smith has been impressed by the veteran's professionalism.
"You can tell by the way he has looked after himself," he said. "He does everything properly off the pitch.
"The new players have all played at a really good level, some of them at international level, so you don't have to worry about their standards.
"There still is a lot of young players at Kilmarnock, which is great. Everyone wants to see that.
"But having guys who have played at a really high level about the club and the standards they set personally helps everyone."
Smith thinks the arrival of Greer, fellow defender Broadfoot and winger Burke would help reduce the burden of being captain.
"It is good to have them because we had me, Kris Boyd and Jamie McDonald recently who were the experienced guys," he added.
"But this might take a bit of pressure off us because there isn't just one or two people saying, 'This is what you need to do off the field, you need to prepare right' - there are seven or eight saying it, so it is good for us to have them."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Kilmarnock manager Lee McCulloch has strengthened his defensive options by signing Scotland international Gordon Greer. |
37,862,713 | City, who won the expanded nine-team competition in October, saw attendances increase by 50% to 2,253 in 2016.
BBC Sport figures show overall average crowds grew by 1.5%, less than the 5% reported by the Football Association.
Liverpool, Sunderland and Notts County all saw home support fall.
Baroness Sue Campbell, the FA's head of women's football, said Manchester City's attendance figures were "terrific" but it was a "mixed picture" overall.
After meeting each of the 19 Women's Super League One and Two clubs, Baroness Campbell said more could be done to improve numbers across the two competitions by focusing on the needs of individual clubs, from marketing to local player development.
"Rather than have a one-size-fits-all approach, we will look to tailor support, looking at the challenges and situations at each club," the former boss of UK Sport told BBC Sport.
She also said the FA is "committed" to doubling attendances by 2020.
While Notts County are one of just four top-flight clubs with an average attendance of more than 1,000, their numbers have dropped by almost 17%.
Sunderland, in their second top-flight season, experienced the biggest decline - almost 24% to 710 - while Liverpool averaged gates of 724, a fall of almost 10%.
Liverpool's average was boosted by a crowd of 1,159 - their highest attendance of the season - for a 5-3 defeat to Arsenal on the final day of their campaign.
While on-field results have an impact on attendances, Baroness Campbell said Liverpool also suffer from playing away from their fanbase, an artificial pitch in Widnes that has been criticised by some WSL players.
"For Liverpool, location is a real issue," she said. "We need to work better on making sure WSL clubs are at facilities that are appropriate and located near their local communities.
"A lot of training facilities are good, but some competition facilities need rethinking. We are working locally and nationally to ensure these clubs are playing on good surfaces and at good facilities as close to their local support as possible."
Reading and Doncaster, both promoted from Women's Super League Two last season, increased attendances, as did Birmingham City, Arsenal and runners-up Chelsea, who were the second-best supported club with an average attendance of 1,593.
Manchester City, in just their third season in WSL 1, won their first league title and averaged the league's biggest crowds for a second straight campaign.
Gavin Makel, head of women's football at City, says the club is now setting ambitious new targets.
"I'm absolutely delighted," Makel told BBC Sport. "Hopefully next year we can continue and get even more.
"We now want to look ahead and try to get 3,000 on average because that's where the game needs to get to."
City, led by England captain Steph Houghton, have the highest concentration of senior national team players in their side, with eight included in the 23-player squad for October's international matches against France and Spain.
"On-pitch success will always help, playing good football," said Makel. "It is all well and good being able to put a Manchester City crest on something and expect people to support it, but you have got to feel some kind of affinity towards it."
City's popularity is an example for other clubs to follow, according to a Notts County Ladies spokesperson.
"It demonstrates the potential attendances that are out there and that can only act as encouragement for all the clubs who aren't reaching those heights."
Baroness Campbell has said the FA will bring clubs together to encourage them to share ideas, learning from Manchester City - one of British football's richest clubs - and Yeovil.
The WSL 2 champions have less than a 10th of City's turnover but have managed to win promotion and increase attendances by almost 60% to an average of 742.
Notts County, the only WSL 1 club who experienced a decline this season that was willing and available to talk to BBC Sport, put their "slight drop" down to a number of factors, including sporadic scheduling of matches and absence of a cup run, having reached two cup finals in 2015.
On four occasions, there were breaks of a month or more between home fixtures at Meadow Lane.
"The scheduling of matches has been a frustration for both clubs and the league since the inception of the FA WSL," said a club spokesperson.
"We understand that there are many factors, some out of the club's control, which can attribute to a slight drop in our average attendance.
"Last season's achievements of reaching the final in both cup competitions certainly helped to create a momentum and build attendances for Notts County.
"Without having a run in either competition this season, it has undoubtedly had an effect on our attendance."
Hopes are high that the switch from a summer league to a winter competition from the 2017-18 season will help scheduling of matches.
But with change comes new challenges, as there will be a shortened Summer Series before the campaign starts in September 2017.
"With the winter season still 10 months away, it's hard to tell yet what the effect on attendances will be," said a Notts spokesperson.
"We understand that any adverse weather could have an effect. However, we are also aware that a consistent run of fixtures will have a positive impact on the attendances."
The FA reports a 30% increase in WSL 2 attendances, up to 443 from 341 in 2015.
Four of the eight clubs - Watford, London Bees, Durham and Sheffield Ladies - average crowds of less than 400, with the attendance of 207 at Watford v Bristol City the single lowest attendance in England's top two divisions.
Oxford United's crowds increased by 85%, the biggest in the WSL, while seven clubs are in double-digit growth.
The highest single crowd for a WSL match in 2016 was the 4,096 that watched Manchester City clinch their first title with victory over Chelsea.
That was significantly up from the 3,180 that watched City host Notts County in 2015, but still shy of the WSL's all-time record of 5,052 that saw Arsenal face Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in 2012.
The lowest single attendance in the top flight this season was 395, who turned out to watch Birmingham City host Reading.
That represented an increase on 2015's lowest top-flight crowd of 331.
* Average figures of WSL 1 attendances for those sides in the league in 2015 and 2016. | Manchester City have become the first women's club in British football to average crowds of more than 2,000 over a season - but three Women's Super League One rivals saw numbers drop. |
37,086,296 | Thousands of patients were tested for blood-borne viruses after secret filming of Desmond D'Mello exposed poor levels of cleanliness.
All but one of the 56 allegations were found proven at a General Dental Council (GDC) misconduct hearing.
The council will now decide whether Mr D'Mello will be struck off.
Secret filming at his Daybrook Dental Practice, in Nottingham, in 2014 prompted the recall of 22,000 patients.
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More than 4,000 of those patients were tested for viruses including hepatitis and HIV.
A conduct hearing at the GDC found 55 allegations against him were proven, including failing to change gloves between patients and not putting on a new surgical mask for each patient.
The panel said: "Mr D'Mello was under a duty to maintain adequate infection control for patients and staff.
"Mr D'Mello's actions...were a departure from this duty and, there, constituted a failure to maintain adequate infection controls."
Dental nurse Caroline Surgey admitted more than 20 allegations which happened when she was working alongside Mr D'Mello.
The 43-year-old told the panel she had failed to adequately re-educate herself following a career break and was scared to challenge Mr D'Mello in case she lost her job.
An emotional Ms Surgey, who has since received the relevant training, said of her reaction when she re-watched the video of herself: "It was appalling.
"If I saw that person doing that I would be horrified, I was ashamed and I could see failures in all of it and if I saw that person I would think they were a really bad person."
She added: "I have let myself down, I have let my family down, I have let the profession down, I have let the patients down and I have the public down and it will never, never happen again."
The panel heard witnesses who said Mr D'Mello insisted on seeing "massive amounts of patients", sometimes up to four in 15 minutes, making "cross-infection control impossible".
It also heard that the surgery was "filthy" and staff were told off for too much cleaning or changing their gloves.
Ms Surgey said on Monday: "It was obviously to ease costs so he did not like me changing gloves all the time.
"He would comment if somebody changed their gloves all the time."
Mr D'Mello is not giving evidence at the hearing but in a statement to the panel said he was in "total shock" at the allegations, which he accused the NHS of handling in a "humiliating" manner.
NHS England said 4,526 patients of Mr D'Mello were tested following the recall, with five of these found to have hepatitis C. None were diagnosed with hepatitis B or HIV.
Mr D'Mello was a dentist for nearly 38 years and began his own practice in 1980. | A dentist who sparked "the biggest NHS patient recall in history" committed a string of malpractice offences, a panel has found. |
34,575,210 | England became the first World Cup hosts to be eliminated at the group stage after losing to Wales and Australia.
The RFU says the World Cup review will include "extensive input from players, coaches and management staff".
A five-man review panel will be led by RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie.
It also includes former Football Association chief executive and current England Rugby 2015 board member Ian Watmore and Professional Game Board chairman Ian Metcalfe.
No date has been set for the completion of the review. The next RFU board meeting will take place on 17 November.
The RFU said "feedback will remain confidential, with recommendations then made to the RFU board".
The performance of Lancaster and assistants Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree and Mike Catt will be covered by the review.
McGeechan was part of the group which unanimously approved Lancaster's full-time appointment in 2012 and was also part of another review which granted Lancaster greater powers over the English game a year later.
Writing in the Sunday Telegraph after England were knocked out, McGeechan said he "cannot see anything better" than the current coaching set-up "which is readily available".
He urged Ritchie not to make "any rash decisions", claiming England have "come a long way" under Lancaster and they would have qualified from any other pool, adding "defeat to two strong teams was no disgrace".
Former forward Kay, who won 62 caps and lifted the World Cup in 2003, now works as a TV commentator.
RFU professional rugby director and former England fly-half Rob Andrew is not part of the panel and nor is the 2003 World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward.
Will Greenwood, who was part of Woodward's England squad in 2003, believes his former coach should have been involved in the review.
"He's a giant spectre that gets thrown into the pot the whole time," said Greenwood, who won 57 caps.
"I for one would have Clive throwing stones from inside, rather than boulders from outside."
Ritchie has said there would be no "hasty reaction" to England's exit, while Lancaster, who has a contract until 2020, said he would find it "hard to walk away" from the job.
A review was conducted into England's 2011 World Cup quarter-final exit, but players were said to feel "betrayed" after their confidential verdicts were leaked to a national newspaper.
BBC Sport pundit and former England international Jeremy Guscott has said neither players nor coaches should be involved this time because their feedback would not be impartial.
England's 2003 World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward said player input could be "very divisive". | Former World Cup winner Ben Kay and ex-Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan will help decide the future of England head coach Stuart Lancaster. |
38,073,139 | RSPCA inspectors found 13 dead cats and an emaciated survivor when they raided the property in Adelaide, South Australia, in September 2015.
The 43-year-old woman was placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond and banned from owning animals.
The surviving cat, since named Trooper, has recovered and found a new home.
RSPCA South Australia chief inspector Andrea Lewis said it was a "heartbreaking" case for staff.
"They see some pretty awful things," she told the BBC. "But this is something that will stay with them for a long time."
Video footage recorded by the RSPCA shows the house littered with mess, including animal faeces.
"Is that a dead cat that's been eaten by the other cats?" an inspector asks.
"Yeah, there's a couple," another replies.
The owner was convicted of animal cruelty in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court.
Ms Lewis urged people to contact family, neighbours or an animal shelter if they were no longer able to care for their pets.
"People should just never walk away and leave their animals," Ms Lewis said. "Everyone has a legal obligation to look after animals in their care."
Trooper has been adopted by a family in Adelaide.
"He has made a great recovery," Ms Lewis said. "He's a much loved member of their family." | An Australian woman whose cats ate each other after she abandoned them in her home has been convicted of animal cruelty. |
10,800,786 | Ernest Cox masterminded the recovery of 34 ships of the German fleet sunk by their crews in the waters of Scapa Flow at the end of WWI.
Lauded by the media of the day, his work is now all but forgotten.
Relatives unveiled a special plaque at Lyness, where the salvage operations were based, as a reminder.
By 1924, the German fleet had lain submerged throughout the Royal Navy anchorage of Scapa Flow for five years and the accepted wisdom was that this was where they would remain.
However Mr Cox was determined to raise as much of the valuable metal from the seabed as he could and bought the rights to salvage the fleet.
He developed methods to help refloat the ships, many of which are still used in marine salvage to this day.
Mr Cox bought a massive floating dry dock which he modified and fitted out with rows of winches.
He also used compressed air to bring up vessels.
The remaining wrecks today attract divers from around the world. | A ceremony has taken place in Orkney to commemorate what is regarded as one of the most remarkable feats of marine salvage ever achieved. |
34,074,118 | The 26-year-old has been out since February following knee surgery after suffering medial ligament damage.
"It's only a matter of fitness now to get him back," said Hammers boss Slaven Bilic.
"If everything goes well he should participate in the game against Newcastle."
Carroll is starting his fourth season at Upton Park, including a loan spell preceding his £15m switch, and has made 46 Premier League starts in that time.
Meanwhile, striker Enner Valencia, 25, has apologised after being quoted as criticising the club's medical staff of refusing to keep him updated on the ankle injury he suffered in the 2-2 Europa League draw against Astra Giurgiu last month.
Bilic said: "Enner has apologised for his comments and he's back in a normal routine. The medical department is trying very hard to get him back." | West Ham striker Andy Carroll could return from injury against former club Newcastle on 14 September after recommencing first-team training. |
37,922,257 | Hampshire confirmed a one-year deal for the 34-year-old, after he initially announced it on his Instagram page.
Edwards was forced to return home early last season after breaking an ankle during a football match in training.
"It's been a tough year for me after my horrendous injury," Edwards wrote. "Hampshire kept faith in me even tho (sic) I'm not 100%."
Edwards, who has played as a Kolpak signing for the last two seasons, made just two County Championship appearances in 2016 before injury.
In 2015, he took 45 Championship wickets to help Hampshire avoid relegation from Division One.
"Fidel was desperately unlucky with his injury at the start of the year," Hampshire director of cricket Giles White said.
"He's worked tirelessly to get back towards full fitness since suffering the injury and we're pleased with the progress he's made so far." | Former West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards will return to play county cricket for Hampshire in 2017. |
35,647,650 | United striker Marcus Rashford was quiet in the first half as Watford's Odion Ighalo wasted two good chances.
But the hosts improved when Rashford switched places with Anthony Martial and the Frenchman won the free-kick which Mata curled in from 20 yards.
City have a game in hand on United, who earned a fourth successive win.
Had Ighalo not shot wide from Troy Deeney's flick-on or chose to pass to his strike partner when David de Gea thwarted the Nigerian, the story of the match may have been very different.
But buoyed by the recent form of Rashford and Mata scoring his eighth goal of the season, the prospect of United reaching next season's Champions League looks a distinct possibility after their city rivals lost 3-0 at Liverpool.
Relive Manchester United's win over Watford
It was less than a fortnight ago that the future of United boss Louis van Gaal looked in doubt following an embarrassing defeat at FC Midtjylland in the Europa League.
Since then the gloom has lifted around Old Trafford with Rashford playing a telling part in previous wins over Arsenal on Sunday and FC Midtjylland the previous Thursday by scoring twice in each game.
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Stationed up front for this encounter, he struggled to find time and space to drive at the well-drilled Watford defence, who were superb at blocking the hosts' efforts from distance.
Yet once Martial moved in from the wing, with Rashford replacing him there, the young Mancunian found the byline on several occasions and twice nearly created an opener.
It was because of the switch that Martial found himself positioned more centrally, drawing a foul from Miguel Britos as he bore down on goal, with Mata doing the rest.
Elsewhere, Tim Fosu-Mensah looked steady on his first United start in defence. He made several decent challenges and had a running battle with Deeney which he coped with well.
The hosts chalked up 11 successive goalless first halves at Old Trafford before the run ended on 2 February.
And although this game started the potential for another run to begin, Watford began faster in both halves and capitalised on some sloppy passing at the back from the hosts, which contributed to an absorbing match.
Only Watford's profligacy kept the scoreline goalless until Mata's late intervention and Deeney must have been fuming at Ighalo's attempts to end a run of only one league goal in 2016.
The defeat means that Watford are yet to register a win over top-five opposition this season, but they will rarely come as close as this as Ben Watson caused danger from several corners and Etienne Capoue, who had a decent penalty appeal, was excellent in midfield.
Perhaps their best chance came when Sebastian Prodl headed wide from two yards, under pressure from United defender Matteo Darmian.
The Hornets have now lost 10 successive games against United but with only three points needed to reach the magic 40-point mark, there is no danger of relegation and if Ighalo finds his range, they can push onto a lofty position in the league after promotion last season.
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal: "I have to give big compliments to our players because when it is physical and you can win at an important moment, when all our competitors are losing, it's very important.
"We lost against Sunderland and there was a lot of criticism but that is the strength of the league and now you see we are closer to the fourth position so now we are fighting for it."
On switching Rashford and Martial, he added: "That was a better change because Martial was not in the match and Rashford was not in the match and I changed them and they were both in the match. At that time we got the momentum."
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Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores: "We are a little bit disappointed, we try to be happy because the performance was amazing. We played with high personality and we tried to control the match. [United] played well in the last matches, so we prepared well but it was a special moment which decided the match.
"We are supporting Ighalo a lot because he is a little bit confused [with the fact he hasn't scored a lot recently], but he has had an amazing season."
Manchester United are away at West Brom on Sunday before they travel to Anfield for the first leg of their Europa League tie the following Thursday. Watford can have their say in the title race as they host table-topping Leicester on Saturday.
Match ends, Manchester United 1, Watford 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Watford 0.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nyom.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Miguel Britos.
Nordin Amrabat (Watford) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Hand ball by Nordin Amrabat (Watford).
Memphis Depay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nyom (Watford).
Substitution, Manchester United. Patrick McNair replaces Juan Mata.
Offside, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nyom.
Memphis Depay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nyom (Watford).
Substitution, Watford. Ikechi Anya replaces Valon Behrami.
Goal! Manchester United 1, Watford 0. Juan Mata (Manchester United) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
Miguel Britos (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Miguel Britos (Watford).
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
Attempt missed. Sebastian Prödl (Watford) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Watson with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Daley Blind.
Attempt blocked. Nordin Amrabat (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Ander Herrera.
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Valon Behrami (Watford).
Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mario Suárez (Watford).
Substitution, Watford. Nordin Amrabat replaces Odion Ighalo.
Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ben Watson (Watford).
Substitution, Manchester United. Matteo Darmian replaces Marcos Rojo.
Substitution, Watford. Mario Suárez replaces Almen Abdi.
Offside, Manchester United. Ander Herrera tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
Foul by Daley Blind (Manchester United).
Almen Abdi (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daley Blind.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by José Holebas.
Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ander Herrera. | Juan Mata's late free-kick earned Manchester United a win over Watford to move them level on points with fourth-placed Manchester City. |
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National and regional variations have been included in this list where possible, but please check your local listings for more detailed information. | BBC Sport has live radio commentary and daily TV highlights as Europe seek to defend the Ryder Cup against the United States from 30 September. |
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36,071,961 | The 53-year-old woman, who has not been formally identified, was pronounced dead at the address in Bewdley Street on Friday.
She was found to have suffered a cardiac arrest after police were called at 05:48 BST.
Mark Pearce, 51, also of Bewdley Street, will appear at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday.
More on the Evesham murder inquiry and news from Hereford & Worcester | A man has been charged with the murder of a woman found dead at a house in Evesham, Worcestershire. |
23,744,948 | He said almost 2,000 Labour councillors had won back seats and the party had "tens of thousands" of new members.
The party had made "huge progress" but had a "lot more work to do", he said.
Earlier, Labour deputy leader Lord Prescott said the party had failed to get its case across. The Tories said this was more evidence of "discontent".
Writing in the Sunday Mirror, Lord Prescott said Labour had wasted an opportunity to set the news agenda, and urged Mr Miliband to "kick out" under-performing shadow cabinet members.
He called for a "radical change" to shape up the policy of organisation and delivery alongside a clear set of policies and principles.
"There are millions of people looking to us as the only alternative to this heartless coalition," he added.
Mr Umunna dismissed recent criticism of the party as "hysteria" and insisted Labour were capable of winning the next general election.
"We have got a big job to do. We are looking to make history - to achieve the remarkable feat of being re-elected to office after one term in opposition and so we are seeking to do something very big," he told BBC News.
"We all know we can do it, but of course we have got a lot more work to do over the 90-odd weeks before the next general election to put our case forward to the British people - but that is precisely what we have been doing all over the summer."
He said it was difficult to foresee every policy detail that would be in a manifesto for the 2015 election.
"I have been on the road with my leader since he became the leader of the Labour party and seen the fantastic response that he gets from people all over the country," he added.
During a campaign visit to a south London market earlier this week, Mr Miliband was pelted with eggs.
He did his best to laugh it off, saying: "I'm always looking for new ways to connect with the voters."
Further criticism this weekend came from Labour peer Lord Glasman - who was given his peerage at Ed Miliband's request.
Writing in the Mail on Sunday, he said the party "gives the impression of not knowing which way to turn" and that it was time for the party leader "to show he is a grown-up politician big enough to lead this country".
Earlier this month, the shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said Labour must "put its cards on the table" and produce attention-grabbing policies by next spring or risk losing the next election.
He called for his party to "shout louder and speak in a way that captures how people are feeling and thinking".
But Mr Umunna said Mr Burnham's comments had been "overplayed".
"The point that Andy was making is of course by the time of the next general election we need to ensure that people know what Labour's agenda is."
Conservative Party Chairman Grant Shapps said Labour grandees were lining up to "take a shot" at a "weak" Mr Miliband.
He said: "The Labour leader's deepening summer of discontent is further evidence that he's not even capable of leading his own party, let alone standing up for the hard-working people of Britain." | Labour has been winning back support all over the country since Ed Miliband became its party leader, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna says. |
34,957,283 | The tree was felled early on Sunday morning at Rochford prompting council chairman Heather Glynn to issue an appeal for help on social media.
Local people came to her aid and by 10:00 GMT the tree was back in place and the Christmas lights restored.
Ms Glynn said she was in despair when the discovery was made but is now looking forward to the switch-on.
"Thanks to an amazing community spirit, and acts kindness from some truly wonderful people, the tree is back up," she said.
"Fortunately the lighting event was not until the afternoon and people were determined not to let the vandals beat them," she said.
Festival organiser Pete Tobit said: "It was an act of mindless vandalism. Nothing stolen, just cut down.
"I have arranged all the entertainment for the Rochford Lights for a number of years and could not believe what I saw this morning.
"Thankfully, there are quite a few community spirited people in Rochford who just turned up and offered their services to reinstate the tree and lights.
"It certainly has restored my faith in community spirit." | Vandals cut down an Essex town's Christmas tree on the eve of its festive lights switch-on. |
38,083,081 | Machinery and equipment makers climbed after strong results from Deere, but technology companies fell after HP gave a weak profit forecast.
Stocks opened mostly lower, but soon began moving upwards on hopes that the US economy is continuing to strengthen.
The Dow ended 0.3% up at 19,083 points, and the S&P 500 rose 0.08% to 2,204.7. The Nasdaq lost 0.11% to 5,380.6.
Machinery maker Caterpillar rose 2.7% and hit the highest in about two years, while Deere jumped 11% to a record high close after the farm equipment producer reported a much smaller-than-expected decline in profit.
Industrial stocks also were given a boost by a report that showed a strong jump in orders for durable goods in October due to demand for machinery and other equipment.
Pharmaceutical stocks were hit after drugs giant Eli Lilly said it would stop developing its Alzheimer drug following a trial failure.
Eli Lilly fell 10%, and rival Alzheimer drug developer Biogen closed down 3.8%.
Healthcare stocks, like other sectors, had been hitting record highs in the wake of the US presidential election.
Wall Street had little reaction to minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting, which showed that policymakers appeared confident that the economy was strengthening enough to warrant interest rate increases soon.
Expectations among investors remained high that the Fed will raise rates in December.
"It's fully factored in," said John Traynor, executive vice president and chief information officer of People's United Wealth Management, in Connecticut. | (Close): There were more records broken on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes edging to new highs. |
34,213,768 | They are accused of killing hundreds of Bosnian men and boys in a single day at a warehouse near Srebrenica.
It is the first time a Serbian court has charged anyone over the massacre of 8,000 people by Bosnian Serb forces.
The authorities in Bosnia and an international court in the Hague have carried out all previous prosecutions.
The men charged on Thursday belonged to a special Bosnian-Serb police unit that was operating in the eastern village of Kravica when the killings took place just over 20 years ago.
They herded the mainly Muslim victims into a warehouse where they were killed with machine guns and grenades in an assault that lasted all night, the prosecutor's statement said.
Those charged included the unit's commander, Nedeljko Milidragovic, also known as Nedjo the Butcher, who was accused of giving the order for the killings and saying that "nobody should get out alive".
Mr Milidragovic is already facing genocide charges in Bosnia but has been able to live freely in Serbia because of the lack of an extradition treaty, says the BBC's Guy De Launey in Belgrade.
But this changed in March when he and the seven other suspects were arrested as a result of co-operation between the war crimes court in Belgrade and its counterpart in Sarajevo, our correspondent adds.
Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic said the charges were a "message that there will be no impunity for war crimes and that the victims will not be forgotten".
The eight men could face a maximum sentence of 20 years if found guilty.
Fourteen people have been convicted at the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague in relation to the Srebrenica killings.
Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic and former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic are both on trial at The Hague, accused of crimes relating to the massacre.
The ICTY and the International Court of Justice have called the events genocide.
The Srebrenica massacre came amid the bloody break-up of Yugoslavia into independent states in the 1990s.
Serbia backed Bosnian Serb forces fighting the Muslim-led Bosnian government during the conflict.
In July 1995, in what was supposed to have been a UN safe haven, Bosnian Serb forces took control of Srebrenica. They rounded up and killed about 8,000 men and boys and buried them in mass graves. | War crimes prosecutors in Serbia have charged eight people over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, Europe's worst atrocity since World War Two. |
39,421,519 | They were detained during raids in Brighton and Hove last June, when cash, cocaine and vehicles worth several hundred thousand pounds were seized.
Leader Mevlan Dema was arrested after police stopped him his BMW in West Street, Brighton, in which they found cocaine, Hove Crown Court heard.
Eight out of the nine men - all Albanian - were in the UK illegally, the BBC understands.
Illegal alcohol in licensed premises associated with the group was also seized.
Police officers working with Immigration, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), council licensing teams, trading standards and environmental health found the alcohol in a range of premises including a pub, two kebab shops, three café bars and an off-licence.
All nine men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and were sentenced over two hearings, the first on 22 March and the second earlier.
Dema also pleaded guilty to two charges of money laundering.
Det Ch Insp Steve Boniface, of Sussex Police, said: "This was a long running operation to disrupt this Albanian organised crime group who were supplying significant quantities of cocaine within the city.
"We will now be applying to the court to seize their assets and any profits they have made from their criminality.
"The majority of Albanians working and living in the city are contributing to the community and economy in a positive way." | A gang of men who conspired to supply cocaine across a city have been jailed. |
21,430,737 | But Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi reiterated that he was not stepping down because of any specific illness.
His last public appearance will be his final mass in Saint Peter's Square on 27 February, Fr Lombardi said.
The pontiff would have no role in the running of the church after his resignation, he added.
The unexpected development - the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years - surprised governments, Vatican-watchers and even the Pope's closest aides.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 after John Paul II's death.
The BBC's David Willey in Rome says that in theory there has never been anything stopping Pope Benedict or any of his predecessors from stepping aside.
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Under the Catholic Church's governing code, Canon Law, the only conditions for the validity of such a resignation are that it be made freely and be properly published.
But resignation is extremely rare: the last pontiff to step aside was Pope Gregory XII, who resigned in 1415 amid a schism within the Church.
According to a report in Italy's Il Sole 24 newspaper, the Pope had surgery to replace a pacemaker just under three months ago.
At a news conference at the Vatican, Father Lombardi confirmed that the batteries in the pacemaker, which had been fitted several years ago, had been replaced in the routine operation.
"That hasn't affected his decision [to resign] in any way and simply he felt that his strength was diminishing with the advancement of age," Father Lombardi said.
Earlier the pontiff's brother, Georg Ratzinger, said the Pope had been advised by his doctor not to take any more transatlantic trips and had been considering stepping down for months.
"When he got to the second half of his 80s, he felt that his age was showing and that he was gradually losing the abilities he may have had and that it takes to fulfil this office properly," he told the BBC from his home in Regensburg, Germany.
He said the resignation therefore was part of a "natural process".
The Vatican now says it expects a new pontiff to be elected before Easter.
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Father Lombardi said the Pope would not intervene in the election of a successor, who will be chosen by members of a 117-strong conclave held in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
"`He will not interfere in any way,'' AP news agency quotes the Vatican spokesman as saying.
Analysts say Europeans are still among the favourites, including the current Archbishop of Milan, Angelo Scola, and Christoph Schoenborn, a former Austrian student of the current Pope.
But strong candidates could emerge from Africa and Latin America, which both have very large Catholic populations. Among the names being mentioned are Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson and Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria.
Father Lombardi said the Pope would continue with his diary as usual until the day he officially retires on 28 February.
He is due to officiate at an Ash Wednesday service at the Vatican.
"The last general audience [on 27 February] will be held in the square since a lot of people will come," AFP news agency quotes Father Lombardi as saying.
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After that the Vatican has said he will retire to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo before moving into a renovated monastery used by cloistered nuns for "a period of prayer and reflection".
"He'll stay in Rome and will certainly have some duties and of course will continue to educate himself intellectually and theologically," Georg Ratzinger told the BBC.
"Where he's needed he will make himself available, but he will not want to want to intervene in the affairs of his successor," he said.
At 78, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was one of the oldest popes in history at his election.
He took the helm as one of the fiercest storms the Catholic Church has faced in decades - the scandal of child sex abuse by priests - was breaking.
The pontiff said in his Monday's statement: "After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry."
A theological conservative before and during his time as pontiff, he has taken traditional positions on homosexuality and women priests, while urging abstinence and continuing opposition to the use of contraceptives.
His attempts at inter-faith relations were mixed, with Muslims, Jews and Protestants all taking offence at various times, despite his efforts to reach out and make visits to key holy sites, including those in Jerusalem. | A day after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, the Vatican has acknowledged that the pontiff has had a pacemaker for years. |
35,221,704 | His son Ned told the Hollywood Reporter he died at his home in Los Angeles on Christmas Day.
The actor also played Harry the barkeeper in the US sitcoms All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place between 1976 and 1983.
Wingreen provided the voice of the bounty hunter Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back.
He only had four lines of dialogue but the character has become a favourite with his own fan club.
But in 2004 when director George Lucas re-released the original trilogy, Wingreen's voice was was replaced by actor Temuera Morrison, who played Boba's father, Jango Fett, in the prequel films.
The role of Boba Fett was physically played by English actor Jeremy Bulloch.
Wingreen also appeared in many US TV series. He was a regular on The Untouchables and appeared in the original Twilight Zone and Star Trek series.
He also had a recurring role in Matlock and appeared in Mission: Impossible, Ironside, Kojak, Dr Kildare, The Fugitive, The Man from UNCLE and Seinfeld. | Jason Wingreen, a character actor who voiced the Star Wars character Boba Fett, has died aged 95. |
36,844,080 | Officers said the woman was pushed to the ground before being repeatedly kicked to the head and body on Saturday.
The attack happened at 17:00 as the woman walked between Greenfield Street and Sutherland Avenue.
She believes there were four people present but only one assaulted her.
The woman said that the attacker wore blue trainers and a black Adidas tracksuit, but could not provide any more details.
A Forth Valley spokesman said: "However, the assault has been witnessed and indeed halted by a passer-by who has intervened.
"As such the identity of the person responsible is sought as is the witness who perhaps prevented this woman receiving a serious injury." | A passer-by who stepped in to stop a woman being assaulted in an Alloa street may have saved her from serious injury, police said. |
34,276,688 | Officers have appealed for a man known as Alan to come forward as they believe he could have spoken to the attacker before the "prolonged" assault.
The attack, on a woman in her 20s, happened in Turriff Place, Kirkcaldy, at about 22:30 on Sunday.
The woman was first spoken to by the man in Aboyne Gardens.
Police said he mentioned being at a friend named Alan's house in the area of Harris Drive earlier in the evening.
Det Sgt Calum Lawrie said: "We believe 'Alan' is a significant witness in this inquiry, and are keen to speak to him as soon as possible.
"I want to reassure 'Alan' that any information he can give will be treated in the utmost confidence, but could be crucial in identifying the man responsible for this sexual assault.
"We are continuing to support the victim as she recovers from her ordeal, and high visibility patrols continue in the area."
The attacker was described as being 5ft 7ins tall and aged about 30. He was wearing a dark jacket with light jeans and trainers. | Police investigating an attempted rape on a woman in a Fife car park are seeking a "significant" witness who could hold crucial information. |
32,624,857 | Many countries already have a national bird symbol and although many think the Robin is Britain's, the UK doesn't actually have one.
The US has the Bald Eagle, New Zealand has the Kiwi and India has the Peacock.
The idea to search for Britain's national bird came from bird blogger and birdwatcher David Lindo.
The winning bird will be announced next month. | Tens of thousands of people have been voting for what they think is the best bird in Britain. |
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The 79-year-old told Russian news agency Tass of a "discussion" in 2010 about future World Cups.
He said a late swing in voting that gave Qatar the 2022 World Cup undid a similar agreement to hand it to the US.
Swiss Blatter is serving a 90-day ban alongside Uefa chief Michel Platini, 60, and both deny any wrongdoing.
Asked whether it was a mistake to hold voting for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments simultaneously, Blatter replied that before the ballot: "It was agreed inside the group that we go to Russia because it has never been to eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America.
"And so we would have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers."
But he added that four votes from Europe later switched from the USA to Qatar.
The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments is the subject of an ongoing Swiss criminal investigation. It was begun alongside a US inquiry following the arrest and indictment of several top executives by the US Department of Justice on corruption charges.
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Simon Johnson, then chief operating officer of England's failed 2018 World Cup bid, was livid about Blatter's comments, saying England's Football Association had "every right to bring legal action against Fifa".
The FA spent £21m, including £2.5m of public money from local authorities, on England's attempt to host the 2018 tournament.
"All the way through the process we were being told by high-ranking Fifa officials that as long as we put together a strong bid and a good presentation we would have a lot to offer," Johnson told BBC Radio 5 live.
He added that the bid team "played by the rules" and, "right until the night before" the vote, thought they had "every chance".
FA chairman Greg Dyke said English football's governing body will investigate Blatter's revelation about the 2018 World Cup.
Giving evidence to the UK Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Dyke said it would be "very nice to get taxpayers' money back", adding that the FA would "talk to our own lawyers, but this is uncharted territory".
In a wide-ranging interview, Blatter, who will be replaced as head of world football's governing body at an election on 26 February 2016, also said:
Blatter said it was "his dream" for his ban to end in time to conduct the February congress when the election to replace him with one of seven candidates will take place.
He also said he should have stood down after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil but stayed because of concerns that Uefa, European football's governing body, would become too dominant within Fifa.
"The other confederations were afraid that Uefa would take over everything because they have the money and the players," said Blatter.
"Uefa has an anti-Fifa virus."
Uefa president Platini, who is Fifa's suspended vice-president, was the target for most of Blatter's criticism, with the Frenchman accused of being motivated by "envy and jealousy".
Both are currently suspended while Fifa investigates a £1.35m payment made to Platini in 2011, which the pair say was for work as Blatter's adviser.
The payment was made months before Platini decided not to challenge Blatter in the 2011 Fifa presidential election.
"At the beginning it was only a personal attack - it was Platini against me," said Blatter.
"He started it, but then it became politics and when it is in politics, it is not any longer Platini against me.
"It is then those who have lost the World Cup - England against Russia. They lost the World Cup and the USA lost the World Cup against Qatar.
"Platini wanted to be Fifa president but he did not have the courage to go as the president and now we are in such a situation in football."
In an interview with the Telegraph published later on Wednesday, Platini said he would press on with his bid to replace Blatter as Fifa president in February's election.
Platini said the £1.35m payment "represents the equivalent of four years' salary arrears that Fifa owed me when I was the president's special adviser. The president himself offered me a contract and a salary that I accepted".
He added: "So to be clear: was there work provided? Yes. Is an oral contract legal in Switzerland? Yes. Did I have the right to reclaim my money even nine years later? Yes. Did I produce a proper invoice as Fifa required? Yes. Was the money declared to the taxman? Yes."
Platini said his disagreement with Blatter stemmed from rivalries between the two organisations they ran, adding: "Fifa and Uefa are antagonistic in an organic sense.
"With Sepp Blatter our relationship became still more strained when in 2015, going against the promise he made in 2011, he wanted to put himself forward for re-election."
Platini accused Fifa's ethics inspectors of failing to investigate the case before banning him. He said he would take the matter to the highest court to clear his name.
Earlier, a spokesman for Fifa's ethics committee investigatory chamber told BBC Sport it was "reading with interest" Blatter's comments but declined to comment further. It did not comment on Platini's later remarks.
Meanwhile, the former head of Brazilian football, Jose Maria Marin, 83, has agreed to be extradited from Switzerland to the US to face corruption charges, Swiss authorities say.
He was among seven Fifa officials arrested at a Zurich hotel in May after they were indicted by the US on corruption charges. | Suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter has suggested there was an agreement in place for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup - before the vote took place. |
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Tottenham, the only team who can pip them to the title, lost ground when they drew 1-1 with West Brom on Monday.
Even if they fail to beat United, the Foxes only need three points from three games to be certain of finishing top.
Spurs are now seven points adrift with three games left, but boss Mauricio Pochettino said: "We still need to believe. We are not going to give up."
Tottenham striker Harry Kane added: "Hopefully Manchester United can do us a favour. It has not gone. We need to keep fighting. All we can do is keep fighting."
Claudio Ranieri's Leicester side started the campaign as 5,000-1 outsiders for the title, having narrowly escaped relegation last season.
They are now 1-16 to claim their first top-flight success after leaving Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City and defending champions Chelsea in their wake.
"There's still work to do but, in most people's eyes, it is done and dusted," former Foxes defender Matt Elliott told BBC Radio 5 live.
"Leicester can win the title at Old Trafford... it sounds incredible.
"I'm covering it on the radio and there are three of us going up in the car. If they win, it won't be me driving home."
Former Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas said Leicester's title win would be one of the "biggest ever" sports stories.
"Everyone's pinching themselves because it's an unbelievable achievement," the Match of the Day pundit added.
"These players will be legends at Leicester. They will have done it with class and quality and it's good for football. It's a beautiful story."
West Brom manager Tony Pulis told BBC Radio 5 live he wanted the East Midlands club to win the title.
"Leicester is such a wonderful story and I don't think it can happen anywhere else but in this country," he said.
"I just think it's a wonderful, wonderful story, but they still have a lot of work to do."
Leicester, owned by Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, have already qualified for the Champions League for the first time.
They started the season as one of the favourites for relegation, with only the three promoted sides - Watford, Norwich and Bournemouth - longer odds for the title.
Ranieri, who took charge when Nigel Pearson was sacked in the summer, was seen as an uninspired choice by some fans and pundits.
"Claudio Ranieri, really?" tweeted former Leicester striker Gary Lineker after the Italian's appointment.
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Match of the Day presenter Lineker has previously suggested his hometown club were on the "edge of sporting immortality" and said it would be the "most unlikely triumph in the history of team sport".
MOTD pundit and former England striker Alan Shearer, who won the title with Blackburn Rovers in 1995, has also described a potential Leicester title victory as "the best story of all time".
If Leicester are to win at Old Trafford, they will have to do so without leading goalscorer Jamie Vardy.
He misses the game after the Football Association gave him an additional one-match ban for improper conduct following his dismissal against West Ham. | Leicester City will win the Premier League if they beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. |
36,061,446 | McAllister struck his early spot-kick against the post after Nicky Devlin had fouled Jordon Brown and then saw red for elbowing Peter Murphy.
Craig Moore and Ross McCrorie struck to put Ayr two up at the break.
Jordan Preston curled in the visitors' third and Moore fired his second as Ian McCall's side moved above Peterhead into second place in League One. | Rory McAllister missed a penalty and was sent off in the first half as Peterhead lost heavily to Ayr United. |
20,188,452 | Parliament agreed to the pay rise earlier this week in a session that was not televised.
Last month President John Dramani Mahama authorised an increase in MPs' pay.
The BBC's Sammy Darko in Ghana says both rises will be backdated to 2009 - which has caused a public outcry.
Our reporter says news of the pay increase, agreed by MPs for the executive, was slow to emerge because it took place in a closed-door session on Tuesday night.
This has angered Ghana Integrity Initiative which says such decisions should be debated in public.
"We have the right to know because we are tax payers," Vitus Azeem, the head of the anti-corruption group, told Ghana's Citifm radio station.
"If we know what has gone in to arrive at those figures, then we will also be able to make constructive comments on them. But if they hide it from us then that's a problem."
The president's monthly salary has gone up from about $4,240 (£2,640) to $6,357, which is tax free.
The new salary for ministers, who also have benefits such as the use of two cars, a house with staff and an entertainment allowance, will be $4,770.
MPs' salaries have been increased by $2,225 to $3,800 a month.
Our reporter says that while Ghana's executive and MPs earn considerably less than some other African parliamentarians - like those in Kenya who earn nearly $10,000 a month - in comparison to other public officials in Ghana their salary is very high.
He says the monthly minimum wage in Ghana is about $75 and civil servants, such as teachers, earn below $500.
Mr Mahama is the interim head of state following the death of President John Atta Mills in July 2012.
Presidential elections will take place in the West African country in December. | A significant increase in salaries for Ghana's president, ministers and other top officials has been criticised by anti-corruption campaigners. |
40,015,418 | Bu farw Mark Mason o'r dref ar ôl cael ei drywanu mewn maes parcio y tu allan i siop Home Bargains ar 27 Hydref.
Penderfynodd y rheithgor yn Llys y Goron Yr Wyddgrug fod James Davies, 20, yn euog o lofruddio, a bod Anthony Baines, 30, a Mark Ennis, 30, yn euog o ddynladdiad, ond yn ddieuog o lofruddio.
Roedd y tri yn dod o Lannau Mersi.
Byddan nhw'n cael eu dedfrydu ar ddyddiad sydd heb ei benderfynu.
Roedd Jake Melia, 21 a hefyd o Lerpwl, eisoes wedi cyfaddef yr holl gyhuddiadau mewn gwrandawiad blaenorol.
Clywodd y llys fod yr ymosodiad yn ganlyniad i frwydr rhwng dau gang dros bwy oedd yn rheoli'r farchnad gyffuriau yn Y Rhyl.
Roedd Davies, Baines ac Ennis wedi gwadu llofruddio Mr Mason, a hefyd wedi gwadu achosi niwed bwriadol i Justin Trickett a Sam Illidge - oedd yn yr un cerbyd â Mr Mason adeg yr ymosodiad.
Cafodd Mr Trickett a Mr Illidge eu trywanu yn y digwyddiad, ond doedd eu hanafiadau nhw ddim mor ddifrifol.
Cafwyd Baines yn euog o un cyhuddiad o niweidio, ond cafodd Davies ac Ennis eu canfod yn ddieuog o'r cyhuddiadau hynny.
Wedi'r achos, dywedodd Iwan Jenkins o Wasanaeth Erlyn y Goron bod yr ymosodiad wedi digwydd mewn ardal gyhoeddus "heb ystyriaeth am bwy fyddai wedi gweld".
"Gwerthu cyffuriau oedd y catalydd ar gyfer y drosedd ac mae'n dangos pa mor niweidiol i'r gymuned mae'r gweithgaredd anghyfreithlon yn parhau i fod."
Clywodd y llys fod Mr Mason, tad i ddau o blant, wedi ei drywanu 22 gwaith mewn llai na munud gan y tri diffynnydd a Melia, wrth iddo eistedd mewn fan yn y maes parcio.
Roedd y pedwar dyn a ymosododd arno yn aelodau o 'Griw Pensarn' neu 'Griw Ste', meddai'r erlynydd Paul Lewis QC.
Roedd Mr Mason, Mr Trickett a Mr Illidge yn rhan o 'Griw Mark' neu 'Griw Marco', er nad oedd awgrym mai Mr Mason oedd yn eu harwain.
Fe welodd y llys ddelweddau camerâu cylch cyfyng yn dangos y fan yn cael ei stopio gan gar BMW du, ac roedd modd clywed pobl yn gweiddi "trywana fo" a "lladda fo".
Dywedodd yr erlyniad fod y llofruddiaeth yn weithred o ddial yn dilyn digwyddiad cynharach pan gafodd Melia a Davies eu herlid gan ddynion mewn masgiau wrth ddelio cyffuriau yn yr ardal. | Mae dyn wedi ei gael yn euog o lofruddio a dau ddyn arall wedi eu cael yn euog o ddynladdiad yn dilyn ymosodiad angheuol dros gyffuriau yn Y Rhyl, Sir Ddinbych y llynedd. |
28,892,317 | Ms Chanu has been fasting since 2000 to protest against a controversial law in the state of Manipur, which gave the Indian armed forces sweeping powers.
On Friday, a group of policewomen forcibly removed her from the fast site in the state capital, Imphal.
Television footage showed them putting her in a jeep and driving away.
Ms Chanu was arrested in 2000 and held in judicial custody in a hospital where she was force-fed through a pipe in her nose.
She was freed on Wednesday after the court rejected the charge that she was "attempting to commit suicide".
On her release, she had vowed to continue her fast until the government agreed to her demand to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) which gives soldiers sweeping powers to arrest people without warrants and even shoot to kill in certain situations.
Ms Chanu began a hunger strike after 10 civilians were killed by Indian soldiers.
Her protest has won her worldwide recognition, with Amnesty International describing her as a prisoner of conscience. | Indian activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a hunger strike for 14 years, has been re-arrested two days after she was freed on a court order. |
39,408,607 | Woodley, star of the Divergent series, was one of 27 people arrested at the site last October.
She has now signed a document agreeing to plead guilty to misdemeanour disorderly conduct, which would mean she would avoid jail.
The pipeline project has been highly controversial and drawn huge protests.
Native Americans say it will desecrate sacred land and damage the environment.
What's behind the controversy?
Woodley, who livestreamed her arrest on Facebook, initially pleaded not guilty to criminal trespass and engaging in a riot.
Her plea deal, which is awaiting the approval of a judge, would see her serve a year's unsupervised probation and forfeit a $500 (£400) bond.
The actress, who is also known for roles in The Fault in Our Stars and Big Little Lies, was scheduled to stand trial on Friday.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | US actress Shailene Woodley has reached a plea deal over her involvement in the protest against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. |
37,225,241 | The diver, a man aged 45 believed to be on holiday with his family, died in the English Channel at East Portholland, St Austell, at about 17:00 BST on Tuesday.
Police said a 12-year-old girl was taken to Derriford Hospital by ambulance. Her condition is not thought to be serious.
Officers are informing the victim's next of kin.
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Supt Ian Drummond Smith said: "The family involved were from outside the area and are believed to have been holidaying in Cornwall.
"This appears to be a tragic scuba diving accident and our thoughts are with the man's relatives and friends at this time." | A scuba diver has drowned and a 12-year-old girl has been injured in the sea off Cornwall. |
38,402,698 | 23 December 2016 Last updated at 09:05 GMT | Senegal is the highest ranked football team in Africa and one reason is the role played by local academies such as Generation Foot, which developed players such as Africa’s most expensive player, Liverpool’s Sadio Mane. |
33,010,439 | The National Audit Office said 90,000 jobs were cut from 2010 to 2014, saving £2.29bn from the annual wage bill.
But it said the recruitment freeze had created a "generational gap" which could cause a serious skills shortage.
The government said it was working to ensure the civil service was "more skilled and diverse".
The NAO report published on Friday examined government departments' progress in reducing staff numbers and costs.
Its analysis - centred on HM Revenue and Customs and the transport, international development and defence departments - found that there was a mixed picture of success.
And it warned that proper strategies were not in place to implement future cuts to civil service staffing levels, driven by government plans to cut the financial deficit.
NAO head Amyas Morse said: "Not enough planning has gone into making sure that, over the longer term, the reductions already made and any required in future are sustainable and do not damage the delivery of public service."
He added: "The centre of government must do more to help departments meet these challenges, including managing the heightened risk of a shortage of vital skills."
The report said that the significant reduction in civil service jobs since 2010 - from 492,000 to 405,000 - had substantially reduced the annual wage bill by £2.29bn, to £11.13bn.
But it said this was achieved mainly by restricting recruitment, which had created a "generational gap".
Over a period of four years, the proportion of staff members in their 20s reduced from 14% to 9%, while those aged 50-59 rose from 26% to 31%, it said.
"We consider it fair to assume that low levels of recruitment and the creation of a generational gap potentially heighten the risk that the civil service will not have the talent and skills needed for future challenges," the report warned.
The NAO also concluded that Whitehall had not done enough to prepare for the consequences of having an even smaller civil service, with further staffing cuts planned between now and 2020.
Government departments are being asked to find a combined £132bn of further spending cuts to help eliminate the deficit by 2017-18.
The NAO said departments would need to manage staff cuts "strategically" in order to "reduce the risk of damaging public service delivery".
However, its analysis found "weaknesses in their approaches to developing strategic workforce plans" which it said could "hinder staff cost reductions".
"Departments' progress in developing and implementing long-term operating models is not advanced enough to sustain existing reductions and to be well placed to make the expected reductions during the 2015-2020 Parliament," it concluded.
A Cabinet Office spokesman said the government had noted the report and would review its recommendations.
The spokesman said the civil service was at its smallest since the Second World War "while continuing to deliver leading public services".
"We are working to ensure that the civil service is more skilled and diverse, and have made good progress in building strong commercial, digital and project delivery skills. We will continue to focus on these areas," the spokesman added. | Whitehall has failed to plan properly for the implications of past and future cuts to civil service staffing, the public spending watchdog has warned. |
18,924,648 | Studies on 26,000 untreated HIV-positive people in developing countries
were reviewed by the team.
They said resistance could build up if people fail to stick to drug regimes, and because monitoring could be poor.
A UK HIV organisation said resistance was a serious problem in Africa where alternative treatments were lacking.
The researchers, from the World Health Organization (WHO) and University College London (UCL) found the most rapid increase in drug resistance occurred in East Africa, at 29% per year. In Southern Africa, it was 14% per year.
There was no change in resistance over time in Latin America and in West and Central Africa.
Writing in the Lancet, authors Dr Silvia Bertagnolio from the WHO and Dr Ravindra Gupta at UCL said: "Without continued and increased national and international efforts, rising HIV drug resistance could jeopardise a decade-long trend of decreasing HIV/Aids-related illness and death in low- and middle-income countries."
Dr Gupta told the BBC: "Drug resistance is a consequence of people not taking their medication properly.
"We do expect to see drug resistance, and it's at around 10% in the UK and US. But here, we monitor people regularly and switch people to different drugs if they develop resistance."
He said that quite basic measures could help people to better adhere to drug regimes in developing countries, such as access to food and clean water so they can take their drugs, and monitoring patients as effectively as possible.
The researchers said no changes were needed to the drug regimes, but Dr Gupta said: "This work gives us an early-warning that things could get worse."
Deborah Jack, chief executive of the UK's National Aids Trust (NAT), said: "In the UK we are fortunate that drug resistance is not a serious problem, and if a person has drug resistance there are other combinations of anti-retroviral therapy that we can use to address this.
"Sadly in sub-Saharan Africa fewer treatment options are available. If drug resistance occurs there doesn't tend to be an alternative therapy.
"We need further research into the causes of this drug resistance in Africa, and urgent action to support people daily access to their medication." | Drug-resistant HIV has been increasing in parts of sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade, according to experts writing in the Lancet. |
32,812,606 | It will also only run a very limited service on the East Coast line if the action goes ahead.
Thousands of signallers, maintenance staff and station workers are due to walk out for 24 hours from 17:00 BST on Monday in a row over pay and jobs.
Passengers are being advised not to travel unless "absolutely necessary".
There are also widespread cancellations expected across many other operators including CrossCountry Trains, Chiltern Railways, Arriva Trains Wales, First Great Western and ScotRail.
Virgin, which runs services on the major routes between London and Scotland, said if the strike goes ahead some tickets may be used on other days.
A Virgin spokesman said customers would need to make alternative arrangements, and those travelling on Sunday 24 May or Wednesday 27 May were advised to check for disruption before travelling.
Network Rail is making a legal challenge against the TSSA, one of the unions involved in the industrial action, which is due to be heard at the High Court on Thursday.
Chief executive Mark Carne also urged train passengers to be prepared for the strike, saying it could not bank on unions calling off the planned stoppage.
The two sides are continuing to hold talks at the conciliation service Acas. Network Rail said its negotiators would be available into the weekend if necessary.
A spokesman for the Rail Delivery Group, which represents Network Rail and train operators, said a strike timetable would be made available once it was clear whether the strike would go ahead.
Full details of amended timetables are expected to be available from train operators by Saturday, with more "overviews and summaries" available from Thursday.
If the strike goes ahead, fans of Middlesbrough and Norwich City football clubs may have trouble travelling to Wembley for the Championship play-off final at 3pm on Monday. | West Coast mainline operator Virgin Trains has cancelled all services on Monday and Tuesday because of a planned strike by Network Rail workers. |
11,615,589 | Some 3,000 tents will be flown in from Denmark to provide shelter for some of the estimated 680,000 people affected.
Two-thirds of Benin has suffered from months of heavy rain, and about 800 cases of cholera have been reported.
It is the worst flooding to hit the country - one of the poorest in the world - since 1963.
Areas previously thought not to be vulnerable to flooding have been devastated and villages wiped out.
"There are huge areas that are covered in water so people are living on the tops of their houses, because people try to stay near their homes," Helen Kawkins of the Care aid agency told the BBC.
The flooding has sparked major health concerns, with drinking and bathing water contaminated by human waste which has overflowed from latrines.
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The number of cases of cholera are rising daily, with more than 50 reported in the largest city, Cotonou, alone, Care says. Dozens of people have died as a result of the flooding in the past few weeks, officials say.
People who have lost their homes have sought shelter in medical facilities, putting pressure on the country's health system.
The UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) says an appeal for funds and aid is being planned.
The rain is continuing to deluge Benin and forecasters say there is no sign yet of it abating. | The UN refugee agency is to start an emergency airlift of tents to the West African nation of Benin this week, amid the worst flooding there in decades. |
35,947,251 | Madala Washington died at the Bisley prison after being assaulted at about 13:00 BST on Friday.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed the death of the 25-year-old at the category C jail, which houses about 500 inmates.
Surrey Police said his death was being "treated as unexplained" and detectives were trying to determine the circumstances of his death.
A spokesman added: "Officers attended the address shortly after 1pm today today following reports of a serious assault on an inmate at the prison."
In a statement, the MoJ said as with all custody deaths there would be an investigation by the independent Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.
In 2015, a report by Coldingley's Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said staffing cuts had led to an increase in illegal drugs and weapons at the prison.
The annual publication also said prisoners were locked in their cells for up to 15 hours a day.
HMP Prison Service said in a statement Coldingley had safe and decent staff levels and extra prison officers had been recruited. | An inmate was killed at HMP Coldingley prison in Surrey, police have said. |
36,450,615 | Hopes of sealing automatic qualification for Euro 2017 suffered a blow as Iceland leapfrogged them in Group 1 in a one-sided match.
Kim Little also missed a penalty for the hosts at the Falkirk Stadium.
"This time there is an expectation to qualify so it is a different pressure for us," said defender Corsie.
"We need to be better, we will be better. We've been in this position before and we've not quite made it over the finish line and there is pressure for us this time to qualify, and we want to qualify automatically so we need to get the job done."
Scotland are already assured of a top-two spot in their group but are desperate to avoid more play-off heartbreak.
They lost play-offs to Russia and Spain to miss out on the last two European Championships, and then to the Netherlands while falling short of reaching the 2015 World Cup.
This time the eight group winners and six best runners-up qualify automatically, with the two remaining second-place finishers facing a play-off.
Scotland now have two qualifying games remaining as they bid to qualify for their first-ever major championship, starting on Tuesday away to Belarus before meeting Iceland again in September.
"There's nothing better than having a game so quickly to bounce back and I think that's the feeling amongst everyone in the team," said Seattle Reign's Corsie.
"Everyone's really disappointed with how they played individually and collectively how we performed, so we can bounce back and we can do that Tuesday.
"If we get a positive result, we go into the final game in a really promising position.
"There's always pressure in those games because we're expected to win, but equally it's a difficult place to go.
"I've never played in Belarus before, but I know from playing them at home they're tough to beat, they get bodies behind the ball and they play on the counter attack, which is something that we need to be wary of."
Scotland beat Belarus 7-0 at Fir Park in October.
Corsie also says the squad have not given up on winning the group, with both sides tied on 15 points apiece, although Iceland have played one game less.
And she says the whole team are determined to win back some pride after watching the Icelandic team's celebrations at the final whistle.
"That shows the respect some of the top nations have for us now," said the 26-year-old.
"It was a sore one, so there'll definitely be an added edge when we go over there.
"Getting beat 4-0 at home is not nice, especially with so much at stake. It would be nice to go there and prove that we are better than we showed." | Rachel Corsie admits the pressure is now on Scotland Women to make amends for their thumping 4-0 home defeat to Iceland on Friday. |
39,551,718 | The Ibrox club confirmed on Sunday that Finn Johansson has been given the role of Caixinha's 'local' assistant.
Johansson, a Rangers player from 1997-2000, played alongside Paatelainen with Finland and for him at Hibernian.
"Jonatan will be a great addition to the Rangers coaching team," Paatelainen told BBC Scotland.
Johansson was most recently an assistant with the Finland national side, having also worked as under-20s coach at Motherwell from 2012-2015.
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He fought off competition from fellow former Rangers players Barry Ferguson, John Brown, Alex Rae and Kevin Thomson, with Caixinha looking to add some local knowledge to his backroom set-up.
Paatelainen, who signed Johansson for Hibs in 2009, is convinced the 41-year-old has the character and qualities to succeed.
"JJ is a smashing guy," Paatelainen added. "He was a very hard worker when he was a player.
"I haven't worked with him as a coach but I have spoken to him about coaching, and as a player he was always a good listener.
"I'd regard Jonatan as an honest, very loyal person who has experience of playing at the top level.
"JJ is a guy who will be very easy to work with and whatever Pedro Caixinha asks him to do, he will do it. He will be a pleasure to work with.
"It's a great move for JJ to improve and get experience of coaching at such a great club."
Johansson joined Rangers as a 21-year-old and flourished under Dick Advocaat, scoring 21 times in his 71 appearances.
And Paatelainen insists his countryman will relish a return to Ibrox.
"Jonatan is a Rangers man through and through so he will really enjoy working for a club that is so close to his heart," he added. | Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha has made a great appointment by adding Jonatan Johansson to his backroom team, says former Hibernian boss Mixu Paatelainen. |
39,724,041 | Drivers dropping passengers off at the airport will now have to pay £2 for a stay of up to 10 minutes.
A new pick-up and drop-off point opposite the main terminal building has been opened with the old area at Caledonian Way West closing.
The airport said the new facility was the final stage of a wider scheme of works to reduce congestion around the airport's road network.
A Glasgow Airport spokesman said there had been a minor problem a few hours after it opened at 03:00.
"The facility has been working well, although we did experience a minor problem with a set of traffic lights just before 6am which caused a build-up of traffic on approach to the airport.
"This lasted around 20 minutes and the issue with the traffic lights has now been resolved.
"We have additional staff on hand providing support and guidance, and would encourage customers to check our website for details on the new arrangements."
A pick-up fee has been in place at the airport since 2010.
Blue badge holders will be exempt from the new drop-off charges.
Drivers who use the drop-off area for longer than 10 minutes will have to pay more, with a £30 charge for a 60-minute wait.
The airport said the high charges were to discourage drivers from using the area for extended periods.
A free pick-up and drop-off area located in the long stay car park, with a shuttle bus to and from the main terminal, will still be available.
A petition against the new charges has been signed by more than 7,500 people. | A new drop-off charge at Glasgow Airport has come into force. |
35,684,320 | Police called to Pincey Mead, near Pitsea Road, Basildon, shortly before 17:00 GMT on Saturday found the body in a grey Audi A4.
He has been named locally as 30-year-old Vilson Meshi. A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was smoke inhalation.
Det Insp Steve Ellis of Essex Police said he wanted to hear from witnesses.
"This happened in a residential neighbourhood so I am hopeful someone will have seen or heard something.
"I'm keen to speak to anyone who might have seen the vehicle or spotted anyone acting suspiciously in the area."
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
More on this and other stories from Essex | A murder inquiry has been launched after a man's body was found in a burned-out car on a housing estate. |
32,346,459 | The drugs had an estimated street value of NZ$123m ($94m; £63m).
Organised crime police said the gangs had used previously unseen techniques to import and produce the drug.
Nine people were arrested under Operation Wand and Operation Sorrento, including seven people from Hong Kong and mainland China.
The raids were a joint operation between the customs authorities and police from the Organised and Financial Crime Agency New Zealand (Ofcanz).
The drugs were discovered during raids on a number of Auckland addresses in late March.
In one bust of a lab in the Pakuranga district, police found 20kg of meth which was "ready or being prepared for market".
Detective Inspector Bruce Good said this showed "the scale of the organised criminal operation we have infiltrated during Operation Wand. Unfortunately it also suggests that the market for methamphetamine remains strong in New Zealand".
He said the fact that the two groups appeared not to be connected showed that there were "a number of players involved in the importation, production and supply of methamphetamine in the Auckland region".
Police Commissioner Mike Bush said methamphetamine was "a significant driver of crime that does enormous damage to our communities". | Police in Auckland, New Zealand, have seized 123kg of methamphetamine in two drug busts, breaking up two apparently unrelated gangs. |
14,541,465 | John Miller, 70, from Brambles Farm, had his tawny owl and two barn owls stolen from his aviary in February.
Two of his feathered friends, Jessie and Jenny, were returned to him after an appeal, and Mr Miller added a new bird to his collection, Jason, after the third owl was not recovered.
To ensure they are never taken again, he has now trained his beloved pets to perch on the handlebars of his scooter.
Mr Miller has always had a passion for birds, keeping everything from cockatiels and budgies to canaries and quails in his aviary.
However, he had to give up many of his birds when he was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease six years ago, as they were damaging his health.
He said: "I used to have a lot of birds out the back... you name it, I had it.
"I went to the doctor's... he examined me and he said, 'I'll give you a year to live unless you get rid of them'.
"It was a disaster for me, he gutted me - mind it wasn't as gutting as when I had them pinched. I could cry now."
Mr Miller was able to keep his owls as they do not fly from the aviary so they do not carry the pollen that can make his condition worse.
After his aviary was broken into in February, he took the decision to train the birds to perch on his mobility scooter and he now takes them everywhere.
He said: "When I go to Morrisons I just leave them outside where the gardening centre is.
"They [the public] know them and look after them - even the security man comes out now if he knows I'm there and he looks after them.
"I just love birds and that's it, I love these more than I do her [his wife]."
Mr Miller now has a fourth owl, which he has not named yet, but his new bird is not allowed out on the scooter as he is not as tame as his three companions. | A Middlesbrough man determined to not lose his pet owls again after they were stolen has taken to travelling everywhere with them on his mobility scooter. |
36,763,504 | You read that right. Pokemon. The little monsters.
Police said the victims were playing Pokemon Go - a new smartphone app that encourages gamers to search local areas to find Pokemon in the "real world".
Certain locations offer bonuses and higher chances of catching rare species and that's where officers said criminals had been lying in wait.
"It is believed these suspects targeted their victims through the Pokemon Go smartphone application," the post on the force's Facebook page read.
"Apparently they were using the app to locate people standing around in the middle of a parking lot or whatever other location they were in."
The incident was just one of several odd goings-on in the first weekend of Pokemon Go's release - a title that achieved such rapid popularity it had to be briefly shut down while servers were upgraded to handle demand.
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The app's innovation is its use of augmented reality (AR). The Pokemon are placed within real-life views captured by the phones' cameras.
When I fired up my app for the first time, a little Charmander was lurking near my TV cabinet.
Within moments, I had my shoes on and was out of the door to find more - I needed to get to a nearby Pokestop, a location where you gather supplies.
It turns out the fairly inconspicuous corner near my flat is something of a Pokemon hotspot thanks to a little landmark - a mural above eye level - that I hadn't even noticed before.
Great, I thought - that'll be handy, having a Pokestop so near my house. And then it hit me - I'm 30 next year.
The Pokemon franchise has always been huge business, but the game's prior success may pale in comparison to what's ahead for the app.
So far, its launched in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Europe is up next. Oh, and Japan. I think it'll go down well there, somehow.
Some gamers are using workarounds to avoid the wait - such as signing in with a US iTunes account on a UK phone.
Its success isn't just anecdotal. Pokemon Go has already been installed on a phenomenal 5.16% of all Android smartphones in the US, according to SimilarWeb, an app analytics firm.
For context, that's more installs than dating app Tinder. Almost double, in fact.
SimilarWeb estimates that by the end of the week on Android, Pokemon Go will have more active users than Twitter. Twitter!
Right now, the average time players are spending on the app is about 43 minutes a day. More than WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook Messenger. That will presumably dwindle away a little, but wow - what a start.
It's terrific news for Nintendo. The beleaguered Japanese gaming giant has a 33% stake in the Pokemon company and has also created a small wearable accessory that buzzes if the monsters are nearby.
Since Pokemon Go's release, Nintendo's share price has soared - up by almost 25% in Monday's trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Until now, the firm had all but snubbed smartphone-gaming. But this title could come to define the activity in the way its Game Boy did for handheld consoles all those years ago.
But like every new craze, particularly one that is likely to obsess children, we're now entering a period where any story with a Pokemon Go angle instantly grabs attention.
First up - there are privacy concerns.
The app needs lots of permissions - location data, camera and more. Almost overnight, its developer Niantic has found itself in possession of an enormous amount of data about specific people. People are putting pressure on it to clarify what it intends to do with that information.
Parents might also feel worried about their kids wandering, zombie-like, into areas of towns they wouldn't normally go.
Furthermore, the in-app purchases are enough to make your eyes pop out: $99.99 (£77.73) gets 14,500 Pokecoins to buy things in-game - you can, of course, purchase smaller amounts.
Alongside Missouri's police warning, we've also seen darker scenes in Wyoming, where a Pokemon Go trainer reportedly stumbled across a very real dead body.
And authorities in Washington State are urging players not to combine the activity with driving.
Though that did give Keith Green, from South Carolina, an idea.
"For the low price of $10 per hour," he offered, "you can have me drive you around on a Pokemon Safari.
"This way you can focus 100% of your attention on catching those little [monsters] while not posing a danger to other people on the road! Just say the word 'Charizard' and I'll slam on the brakes."
He told me no-one had taken him up on the offer. Yet.
Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC and on Facebook. | Police in Missouri put out a warning that was both terrifying and bizarre: Armed robbers were believed to be targeting people hunting for Pokemon. |
37,328,824 | Officials had previously believed the crash, in which an entire Chinese tour group died, was caused by mechanical failure.
But an investigation has found that the driver, Su Ming-cheng, was drunk and had been planning to kill himself.
He was already being investigated for scuffling with a tour guide and sexually assaulting an unnamed victim.
In both cases, officials alleged he was intoxicated, and prosecutors said the lawsuits had left Mr Su "depressed".
Minutes before the crash, investigators said, the driver poured fuel inside the bus and started a fire with a lighter.
He then swerved into a roadside barrier on a national highway in the city of Taoyuan, killing himself, a local guide and 24 tourists who were headed to the airport.
An emergency exit was also locked, trapping people as they tried to escape.
Text messages from Mr Su's relatives showed they pleaded with him not to take his own life.
"Don't you love the three children in your family? Don't let them be ashamed. If you do this, it will bring shame to us all," a message from his sister read, according to a transcript published by Agence France-Presse.
He had been briefly suspended in May by his employer for fighting with another tour guide, officials added.
The incident led Beijing to demand Taiwan do more to ensure the safety of mainland Chinese tourists. | A suicidal driver was the cause of a bus crash in Taiwan that killed 26 people in July, investigators say. |
37,200,727 | Murray, 29, beat Rosol 4-6 6-3 6-2 in a heated match at the 2015 Munich Open.
British number eight Laura Robson set up a first-round match with fellow Briton Naomi Broady after a straight-sets win over Germany's Tatjana Maria in the final qualifying round.
British number two Dan Evans faces American Rajeev Ram while Kyle Edmund will play France's Richard Gasquet.
Johanna Konta, seeded a career-high 13th in the women's singles, meets American Bethanie Mattek-Sands, while Heather Watson plays Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp.
Top seed and world number one Novak Djokovic begins the defence of his men's title against world number 120 Jerzy Janowicz, while Spaniard Rafael Nadal, the 2010 and 2013 champion, meets Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan.
Rosol, 31, shocked Nadal in the second round at Wimbledon in 2012.
Olympic silver medallist Juan Martin del Potro has been drawn against fellow Argentine Diego Schwartzman.
Women's world number one Serena Williams, a beaten semi-finalist last year, begins her campaign against Russian Ekaterina Makarova.
Williams is aiming for a seventh US Open crown and a record 23rd Grand Slam singles title in the Open era.
Murray, the second seed, said there is no ill feeling between him and Rosol after a dispute in Munich last year.
"I have actually got along fine with him apart from that day and he's a tough, tough opponent," said Murray.
"He's a big, strong guy, he goes for his shots and he takes a lot of risks. It's a tough opening round, for sure."
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Djokovic said he hopes to be close to full fitness for the start of the tournament, but admitted his left wrist has not healed fully.
He first felt pain in his wrist in the week before the Rio Olympics, where he lost in the opening round to Del Potro.
"I'm doing everything in my power to make sure that I'm as close to 100% as possible during the course of this tournament," said the 29-year-old.
"I'm just hoping that when the tournament starts I'll be able to get as close to the maximum of executing my backhand shot as possible."
Djokovic also said he was dealing with "private issues" when he lost to Sam Querrey in the third round at Wimbledon this year, but that those issues have now been resolved.
He added: "I am in a position, like everybody else, like all of you.
"We all have private issues and things that are more challenges than issues, more things that we have to encounter and overcome in order to evolve as a human being."
BBC Sport tennis correspondent Russell Fuller:
"Rosol is the man who beat Rafael Nadal on Wimbledon's Centre Court in 2012, and was told by Murray that "nobody likes you" after the Czech bumped into him while changing ends at an event in Munich last year.
"Murray could face Kei Nishikori in the last eight and Stan Wawrinka - or even Juan Martin del Potro - in the semi-finals, while chief rival Djokovic, still troubled by a left wrist injury, could play Marin Cilic and Rafael Nadal at the same stages.
"It would be wrong to describe Djokovic as an unknown quantity at this US Open. He is the defending champion and has a sensational record on hard courts, but he has had an emotional few months after completing the career Grand Slam at Roland Garros." | Olympic champion Andy Murray will meet Czech Lukas Rosol in the first round of the US Open, which starts on Monday. |
39,676,227 | James Justin's first senior goal, an own goal from Omar Beckles and further strikes from Isaac Vassell and Jack Marriott secured victory for the promotion-chasing Hatters.
Stanley, who briefly levelled through Matty Pearson, saw their own top-seven hopes ended by the defeat.
Luton's Alan Sheehan forced goalkeeper Marek Rodak into a superb one-handed save on 26 minutes, but the Fulham loanee could not stop 19-year-old Justin two minutes later as he raced onto Ollie Palmer's ball and fired into the bottom corner.
Stanley equalised when Pearson headed home his ninth goal of the season from Sean McConville's corner.
A comedy of errors gifted Luton a second when Stanley defender Beckles headed back to Rodak and it looped over the keeper and into the net four minutes into the second half.
Striker Vassell made it 3-1 when he stretched at the far post to fire home Palmer's cross.
And substitute Marriott completed the scoring in stoppage time, racing free and firing home to end Stanley's unbeaten home run in 2017.
Match report supplied by the Press Association
Match ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Luton Town 4.
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Luton Town 4.
Jonathan Edwards (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Dan Potts (Luton Town).
Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Luton Town 4. Jack Marriott (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Glen Rea.
Omar Beckles (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ollie Palmer (Luton Town).
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Reagan Ogle replaces Shay McCartan.
Attempt missed. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Jonathan Smith (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Ollie Palmer (Luton Town).
Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Jonathan Edwards (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Gambin replaces Jake Gray.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Seamus Conneely.
Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Jack Marriott (Luton Town).
Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Luton Town. Jonathan Smith replaces Pelly Ruddock.
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jonathan Edwards replaces Jordan Clark.
Substitution, Luton Town. Jack Marriott replaces Isaac Vassell.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dan Potts (Luton Town).
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Stuart Moore.
Attempt saved. Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by James Justin.
Attempt missed. Ollie Palmer (Luton Town) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Isaac Vassell (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Alan Sheehan (Luton Town).
Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alan Sheehan (Luton Town).
Foul by Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley).
Scott Cuthbert (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Isaac Vassell (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. | Luton secured their place in the League Two play-off spots with an emphatic win at Accrington. |
32,705,455 | She described the festival in Bentonville, Arkansas, as "making Hollywood history" - showing only films promoting women and diversity. But in 2015, is such an event really necessary?
Oscar and Golden Globe winner Davis, who turns 60 next year, believes so. Famous for playing strong women characters such as wayward runaway housewife Thelma in Ridley Scott's 1991 road movie Thelma and Louise; pioneering baseball player Dottie Hinson in A League of Their Own; or President Mackenzie Allen in TV show Commander in Chief; in 2004 she started the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media "after watching TV with my daughter and wondering, 'where are all the girls?'" she says.
Davis's organisation has done the first research in to on-screen gender diversity in two decades. She claims that her results, which looked at female characters in popular films across 11 countries, including the UK, are sobering.
"The ratio of men to women on screen is at exactly the same levels as in 1946. It hasn't moved. We've calculated that at the current rate, it's going to take 700 years to achieve on-screen equality in films and television. Clearly, we need to lose a couple of zeros from that analysis."
According to the Institute's research, the disparity is at its worst in children's programming - with one girl on screen for every three boys. Even in mainstream films and TV shows, the research claims that there are three men with speaking parts for each woman.
"Women have just not been there on screen," the actress continues. "And if they are there, they're not doing inspiring things. Female characters working in science, technology, engineering and maths are outnumbered seven to one by males. Only 7% of judges are played by women, and only 4% of sports characters.
"I believe we're teaching kids to have an unconscious bias against girls, that they're just serving the function of beauty.
"So that's why there's a need for this event," she says. "There is gender inequality, and the fastest way to fix it is to fix it through media and then life will imitate art."
To qualify for the festival, a film had to either star a woman, have a diverse cast, or have either a female director, writer or producer.
Davis calls the ratio of women filmmakers to men in the US "appalling" - the latest figures from the Directors Guild of America, released in 2013, put the number of women directors who were members at around 5%.
A further incentive to come to Bentonville rested with the guarantee that winning films will get distribution with the US media sponsors the festival attracted - US supermarket Walmart, the AMC movie chain, or video streaming site Vudu.
"This is intentionally a highly visible and highly commercial festival," she says. "While the there are equal numbers of male and female film students in most countries, it drops off sharply afterwards.
"We need financial momentum to get things going, and I want to show how vital and commercial these kinds of films can be. We want people to want to come here, knowing they can get a film deal, but in order to qualify they need to hire more women and more minorities.
New figures released show that Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence was being paid $20m (£12.5m) for her new film Passengers - double the fee of her leading man, Chris Pratt.
However, voicing concerns about deeper inequalities between men and women working in Hollywood has become a recurring theme, with Patricia Arquette speaking out against a "gender pay gap" during her Oscar acceptance speech in February.
Meryl Streep also recently announced she was starting a screenwriting fund for women over the age of 40, because she claims the industry lacks female voices and parts. Streep also suggested that it was harder for a male audience to identify with female characters - something Geena Davis disagrees with.
"My twin boys, who are 11 - their favourite film is Frozen," she says. "But I do think is that a lot of male screenwriters are afraid of writing a female part, of getting her wrong, giving her flaws, or deliberately making her unlikeable. My response to that is just create more of them.
When there's a lot of women on screen, it doesn't matter if they're not brave, or strong, or likeable, or clever. It just matters that they're there."
Denying "there's a plot in Hollywood against women - any bias is totally unconscious," Davis relates that when she meets executives with her research, she "gets two reactions".
Either they say "oh we've fixed it", and they name something like The Hunger Games as an example, or their jaws hit the floor. I just want what we see on screen to reflect the make up of the world's population.
"Obviously, if you're making Saving Private Ryan, that's a different matter. But in crowd scenes, why can't half the President's council be women? This industry is literally the only one that can see overnight change and I do think it will happen."
Robert De Niro was a lone male celebrity guest at the Bentonville Film Festival, after coming to present a HBO documentary about his artist father.
Friends actress Courtney Cox was also present, along with Davis's co-star Rosie O'Donnell from A League of Their Own, for a special screening at Bentonville's baseball park. The winning feature was a female-directed feature, Jack of the Red Hearts, about a young runaway girl, starring Famke Janssen. Davis promised the festival would return next year.
"I never meant to go so far with this, but I'm glad I did," she says. "My kids are so used to it now. When I watch TV with them, if I even start to lean over, they roll their eyes and say, 'yeah Mom, we know - there's not enough girls.'" | Actress Geena Davis was so disappointed with the disparity of screen time between men and women that she founded a film festival to both highlight the problem and showcase the work of female talent in the industry. |
40,677,650 | The outer decontamination bag from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was bought at Sotheby's by an anonymous bidder.
The white bag still carries traces of Moon dust and small rocks.
The auction comes after a legal battle over the ownership of the only artefact from the Apollo 11 mission which was in private hands.
After the spacecraft returned to Earth, nearly all the equipment was sent to the Smithsonian museums.
However, the bag was left in a box at the Johnson Space Center because of an inventory error.
It was then misidentified during a government auction, selling for just $995 to a lawyer from Illinois in 2015.
Nasa later tried to get the bag back, but earlier this year a federal judge ruled that it legally belonged to the buyer, who then offered it for sale at Sotheby's. | A bag used by US astronaut Neil Armstrong to collect the first ever samples of the Moon has sold at auction in New York for $1.8m (£1.4m). |
36,382,492 | One of the Higher English papers was replaced weeks before the exam amid concerns it may have been leaked.
A teacher involved in setting the paper may have given their students too much information, BBC Scotland understands.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) said it was carrying out a full investigation.
It compiled a replacement paper as a precaution.
The replacement was sent to schools and exam centres a week before the exam earlier this month. It was compiled much more quickly than usual to meet the urgent deadline.
The SQA gave little information about the specific circumstances which led to the emergency.
The exams body said "unusual" and external" circumstances were to blame.
But BBC Scotland understands the focus is on a teacher who played a part in setting the original paper.
It is alleged the teacher suggested to students what topics might come up in the exam and the kind of answers they could give.
The concern was these students could have been unfairly advantaged or may have spread the information - either personally or on social media.
A spokesperson for SQA said: "We are continuing to conduct a detailed review of the circumstances around this year's Higher English examination and it would be inappropriate to comment further until that process has been completed."
There is no suggestion that any member of SQA staff, nor any external contractor such as the printers, acted irresponsibly.
Nor is there any suggestion that anybody at either the school concerned, or any other school, who had responsibility for looking after the exam papers, was in the wrong.
The issue was a concern that the content of the exam - as opposed to the paper itself - could have become known to candidates.
BBC Scotland revealed two days before the exam a replacement for one of the two papers had been sent out the week before.
The problem had come to the SQA's attention a few weeks earlier. Although the new paper had to be compiled quickly, the organisation said it always produces more material than is actually needed.
Generally, one person at each school or exam centre takes responsibility for all the exam papers and makes sure they are safely and securely stored until they are needed.
Teachers do not get to see exams beforehand. | A teacher who allegedly told students what to expect in the Higher English exam sparked a near-emergency at the exams agency, BBC Scotland can reveal. |
36,582,008 | After Monday's washout at Chelmsford, the home side only added two runs to their 266-9 before Clint McKay took the final wicket for figures of 4-47.
Leicestershire reached 128-1, but after Angus Robson went for 74, they were bowled out for 243 in 78 overs.
David Masters and Ravi Bopara each took three wickets for Essex, who were 22-1 at stumps, extending their lead to 47.
However, a draw appears the most likely result on the final day, barring a dramatic collapse by one of the two sides.
Robson hit 10 fours in his 135-ball innings, and shared a stand of 88 with Neil Dexter (33), but Mark Pettini (36) was the only other batsman to pass 20 in the Leicestershire innings.
Former Kent seamer Masters needs only five more victims to reach 650 wickets in first-class cricket following his 3-33, which included the wicket of Robson, who was caught behind. | Essex fought back strongly with the ball to earn a narrow 25-run first-innings lead against Leicestershire. |
31,514,937 | The county council, which is reviewing all of its car parks and ticket prices, made the announcement but declined to divulge the location.
John Thomson, who is responsible for the review, said: "There's one car park that has never had anybody park in it."
The council has identified 20 car parks as being "of non-strategic importance... or of low viability".
Five of these car parks are in Bradford-on-Avon, four are in Warminster, there are two in Devizes, two in Trowbridge, two in Westbury, and one each in Amesbury, Chippenham, Malmesbury, Marlborough and Melksham.
Cabinet member Mr Thomson said suggestions for the car parks, gained via a three-month public consultation, included having them grassed over, leased to town or parish councils or sold for other uses.
The council is expected to publish its report next month and has declined to comment further.
BBC Wiltshire breakfast show presenter Ben Prater has been searching for the one unused car park and has so far eliminated 11 - in Amesbury, Bradford-on-Avon, Warminster and Malmesbury - with the help of listeners.
Wiltshire Council receives £7.5m a year from parking fees, and invests a £2.75m surplus into transport and highways schemes.
In 2011 the authority increased parking costs as part of wider changes, but in October admitted mistakes had been made and said a county-wide review would be carried out. | A council-run pay and display car park in Wiltshire has never been used, it has been revealed. |
18,518,464 | Editorials appeared in major newspapers, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, saying that President Rafael Correa was leading a relentless campaign against free speech.
So the decision by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to seek asylum at Ecuador's embassy in London might seem odd.
However, it does not come entirely out of the blue.
In November 2010, Ecuador's former deputy foreign minister Kintto Lucas spoke of granting Mr Assange residency in the country so he could "freely present the information he possesses".
A few weeks later, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino and President Rafael Correa backtracked, saying Mr Lucas was speaking "on his own behalf."
At the time Mr Correa said Wikileaks had "committed an error by breaking the laws of the United States and leaking this type of information."
But over the past year and a half, Mr Assange has remained in close contact with Ecuador's embassy in London, and Mr Correa seems to have changed his mind.
Mr Assange conducted an interview with President Correa in April for his TV show on Russia Today, an English language channel funded by the Russian government.
During the interview, the Ecuadorean president repeatedly praised Wikileaks and its work.
Mr Assange and Mr Correa also bonded over issues such as freedom of speech and the negative role of mainstream media.
"Cheer up! Cheer up! Welcome to the club of the persecuted!" said Mr Correa at the end of the amicable exchange, which lasted 75 minutes.
Mr Correa was initially critical of Wikileaks and argued that the leaked cables were trying to destabilise the country.
But his attitude to Wikileaks changed.
In April 2011, the government expelled US Ambassador Heather Hodges following the release of a leaked cable in which she suggested Mr Correa was aware of corruption allegations against a senior policeman when he made him commander of the national police force
Washington responded by expelling the Ecuadorean ambassador.
Diplomatic relations have since been re-established.
President Correa says he is a victim of the private media in Ecuador, which has historically served the interests of the country's economic elites.
But his actions have brought international scrutiny.
Earlier this year, Mr Correa won two separate multi-million dollar lawsuits against journalists for libel.
El Universo newspaper was fined $40m (£25m) and its owners given a three-year jail term.
In a separate lawsuit, two investigative journalists were fined $10m (£6.3m) for discrediting Mr Correa's good name in a book detailing government contracts that benefited the president's older brother.
Following international pressure, Mr Correa pardoned the journalists and the newspaper.
Mr Correa, in office since 2007 and set to seek re-election in 2013, enjoys high levels of popularity in the country.
Granting Julian Assange asylum could be a smart political move by Mr Correa ahead of the election.
It may give him a chance to clear his bad track record when it comes to the media by protecting Mr Assange, who is seen by some as a champion of freedom of speech.
But more practical considerations may also weigh on Mr Correa's mind.
"The president has to make a very hard choice and take into the account relations with the US," Grace Jaramillo, international relations professor at the Latin American Faculty of Social Studies in Quito, told the BBC.
Ecuador has a preferential trade agreement with the US on some 1,300 goods and that deal is up for renewal in January. | This year Ecuador made headlines internationally for what critics said was a government crackdown on private media. |
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Five teams of quidditch players from across the world met for the first major international tournament and held a match as the Olympic torch passed through Oxford.
The sport was adapted in 2005 by US students from the game in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.
It now has 700 teams spread across 25 countries.
Alex Benepe is one of the sport's founders and set up the International Quidditch Association in 2007. He said he wanted to 'show people [it] is an exciting sport'.
Despite the campaign, it'd take more than Harry Potter's magic wand to make it an Olympic event anytime soon. | A group of quidditch fans are on a mission to get the sport into the Olympics. |
34,294,064 | The body of Nicola Cross, 37, was found at her home in Dunlin Road, Hemel Hempstead, on Monday night.
Marcin Porczynski, 23, of Claymore Avenue in the town, appeared via video link at Luton Crown Court. He was remanded in custody.
A plea hearing is set for 4 December, with a trial date set for March.
The court heard the mother-of-two was killed in front of her six-year-old son and three-year-old daughter while her husband Dan was out.
Prosecutors allege the defendant then kidnapped the children but was arrested by police who heard a disturbance while responding to a separate call at a neighbouring home.
Mr Porczynski is charged with murder, two counts of kidnap and one of trespass with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The next court appearance is due to take place at St Albans Crown Court.
Ms Cross's family issued a tribute to her via Hertfordshire Police earlier this week.
A 19-year-old man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to burgle after Mrs Cross's body was found has been released without charge, police said.
Det Ch Insp Jerome Kent said he played "no part in the tragic events... and no further action will be taken". | The trial of a man accused of murdering a woman at her Hertfordshire home and kidnapping her children is due to take place next year. |
34,744,903 | Researchers asked 345 women about their sexual preferences and compared these with their arousal levels when shown videos of attractive men and women.
They found 28% of straight women were mostly aroused by their preferred sex, compared with 68% of gay women.
The University of Essex study concluded that no woman is "totally straight".
The new study, led by Dr Gerulf Rieger from the University of Essex and published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, measured the arousal of women using eye tracking devices and direct measures of physiological sexual response.
Previous studies had already suggested that straight women were aroused by both sexes when tested, but researchers had never looked at whether the same was true for gay women.
Dr Rieger said the study's conclusion that women who identified as being completely gay were much more aroused by their preferred sex was "amazing".
He said their sexual arousal patterns were much more similar to men, whose responses tend to very accurately mirror their stated sexual preferences.
Dr Rieger said: "In the past we thought it was true of all women that they were aroused by both sexes. The fact that it appears this is not the case is amazing."
Dr Rieger said it was not known why gay women were more often only aroused by their preferred sex, but he believes it may be to do with the amount of testosterone female babies receive in the womb.
It was possible, he said, that women who experienced testosterone early in pregnancy had sexual behaviours that were more similar to men, but this has not yet been proven.
He said tests showed similar behaviours occurring in monkeys.
Dr Rieger said the wider conclusions of the study was that, while the majority of women identified as straight: "Our research shows that, when it comes to what turns them on they are usually bisexual or gay, but never totally straight".
However, he added the research did not necessarily mean women were repressing their true sexual preferences, but that their sexualities were simply more complex than men's.
"When it comes to straight women and sexual arousal there is such a disconnect between what a woman tells me and what her body does.
"It suggests that it's a different world for women when it comes to their sexualities." | Gay women tend to be exclusively sexually attracted to women, while straight women are more likely to be aroused by both sexes, a study says. |
40,030,028 | One alleged victim told the BBC he felt "dirty and embarrassed" after being regularly assaulted at a surgery in Whitchurch in the 1970s.
"Tom", not his real name, said the abuse was carried out between the ages of nine and 13 when his mother was in the room and later when he was alone.
He said he had spoken out because he wanted others to come forward.
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A second alleged victim, who also wanted to remain anonymous, said he was abused by the same GP during the same era, from the age of 13 until about 18.
He said he had buried what happened for many years believing he was responsible and only talked about it five years ago during counselling.
"Tom" said it had taken 40 years to talk about what happened. He said he remembered coming home from the GP's surgery feeling "dirty, embarrassed and used".
"The first time I was examined I was nine-years-old and my mother was in the room and I was taken behind a big old heavy hospital-type screen."
He said things moved on "systematically" and things got "more intense" once he was examined on his own while his mother waited outside the room.
"I didn't know any different. I thought that's how doctors are, that's what doctors do, and it was only when it stopped happening that I thought, I started to wonder," he said.
"Tom's" story first appeared in the Whitchurch Herald but he has since spoken to other people who also claim they were sexually abused by the GP.
They include boys, girls and young women, said Victoria Neale from Hudgell Solicitors.
She appealed for anyone else to come forward.
West Mercia Police said it had received five reports of non-recent sexual offences in Whitchurch and investigations were ongoing. | Five allegations of historical sex abuse have been made against a Shropshire GP who died 17 years ago. |
35,405,806 | He's the brainchild of the PSNI and he's a stick man with attitude and a woollen balaclava.
He is based on a similar stick figure who has taken the internet by storm. The original Bill is the creation of Eugeniu Croitoru.
Bill is a polite stick man who is clogging up Facebook timelines with tongue-in-cheek advice about the correct way to behave online .
Bill is far too polite to tell you straight out not to do something. Instead he leads by example. But the message is clear and often very funny.
The images first started appearing online late last year, but have surged in popularity in January, spurred on by a dedicated Facebook page simply called "Be like Bill" - which now boasts more than 1.25m likes.
Dissident Dan, on the other hand, is his nemesis.
He's an example of how police in Northern Ireland are tapping into trends to get a serious message across.
Dissident Dan, the brainchild of police in Craigavon, was posted after security alerts at a railway line in Lurgan and serious disorder when more than 100 petrol bombs were thrown at police at Lake Street. A shot was also fired at police.
In their post, police said: "This is dissident Dan. Dissident Dan has an irrational hatred of trains. Dissident Dan also hates the people of Lurgan going about their day to day lives in peace.
"Dissident Dan lives in the past, and puts things on the train tracks in order to stop the trains, and his own community. Don't be like Dan."
The message ended with a "HUGE" thank you to people in north Lurgan for their patience during the alert.
"Thank you for your kind words as we went door to door, and for the 99.9% of you who didn't come out throwing stuff at us or shooting at us as we tried to keep you safe.
"The alert is now over and the roads are open. Trains will get back to normal over the coming hours," they said. | There's a new meme on the block and his name is Dissident Dan. |
25,542,957 | Transport Scotland's bus investment fund is to be split among 13 projects over three years.
Successful bids include a better park and ride at Kingswells in Aberdeen, bus stop timetables in Fife, and extensions to a southern Highland rural service.
Improvements are planned for the A81 in East Dunbartonshire, as well as rural services in Dumfries and Galloway.
Mr Brown said: "This fund provides local authorities, regional transport partnerships and bus operators with the opportunity to apply for grants which will help to increase the standard of bus services and patronage." | Bus services are to be improved with £4.2m in funding, Transport Minister Keith Brown has announced. |
14,943,373 | Northern Ireland's deputy first minister has been approved by the party's officer board. It will now go before the party executive for formal approval this weekend.
If he was elected, he would have to give up his deputy first minister job.
During the campaign he is expected to stand aside temporarily. Another Sinn Fein minister will stand in.
Mr McGuinness is currently in New York along with First Minister Peter Robinson on a five day investment mission.
Speaking from New York he said he was "honoured" to have been given the opportunity "to build on my work within the peace process".
"I hope that my campaign will give citizens the opportunity to make a stand for the new Ireland," he said.
He added that he believed that those who had voted for his election in Northern Ireland would be pleased with his decision.
"They will be very happy that I, as an Irish republican from the north, will be prepared to stand for the Irish presidency," he said.
"The whole all-Ireland nature of the agreements that we have made, make it incumbent upon all of us to continue to bring about - I hope - the reunification of Ireland by purely peaceful and democratic means."
Mr McGuinness emphasised that although he would be stepping aside as deputy first minister during the campaign process, he would not be out of the decision making process in Northern Ireland.
Education Minister John O'Dowd is thought to be a more likely stand-in than either Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill or Culture Minister Caral NiChuilin.
Besides Sinn Fein's 14 TDs, Mr McGuinness will have to get the backing of three others to secure a place on the ballot paper for the election in late October.
He is certain to face questions about his IRA past - but his party colleagues believe his high profile as a result of the peace process should help build Sinn Fein's vote.
In a statement, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said: "This is a time of great challenge for all the people of Ireland. We need positive but authentic leadership.
"It will be a great honour for me to propose Martin McGuinness to contest this election on a broad, republican, citizen-centred platform.
"I believe that this election will give Martin the platform to continue the work which he has led in the north and in the peace process and to put it on a national footing."
Speaking to the BBC at Sinn Fein's party conference last week, Mr McGuinness said he "hadn't even considered the prospect" of running for the presidency but added "we'll see what happens over the next short while".
Sinn Fein has opened up a space on the left of Labour and is in a good position to grow in the south.
It is rather odd that the party has chosen to go back into its past to someone who was in the IRA and back to a senior older Northern leadership.
It is strange putting an older northern stamp on its southern profile. I am not sure it is the way for the party to expand its base in the south.
Mr McGuinness is not going to win the presidential election. He will bring out the Sinn Fein vote.
But it is hard to see what is in it for Martin McGuinness. He is presumably ending his career as deputy first minister to go to what? A respectful showing in a presidential election in the south?
Fine Gael's Gay Mitchell, Special Olympics boss Mary Davis, buisnessman Sean Gallagher and poll topper Michael D Higgins of Labour, have already put their names forward for the October election.
Senator David Norris appeared on RTE's Late Late Show on Friday night to discuss his renewed attempts to secure a nomination.
Mr Norris reactivated his hopes to run by meeting Independent TDs (members of parliament) on Thursday.
He pulled out of the race in August after it emerged he wrote to an Israeli court pleading for clemency for his former partner Ezra Yizhak.
Yizhak had been accused of the statutory rape of a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in 1992.
He admitted the charge, pleading guilty and was convicted in 1997.
Speaking on the show he said he hoped to re-enter the campaign but it would be dependent upon receiving the necessary support.
"I think people love a comeback and this would be the biggest comeback in Irish political history," he said. | Sinn Fein has announced that Martin McGuinness will be the party's candidate for the Irish presidency. |
35,598,775 | Vern Cotter's team have yet to win a match in this season's Six Nations and have lost their last nine games in the competition.
But Ford, 31, is confident the Scots can cope with the physicality of the Italians in Rome on 27 February.
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"They're physical but we back ourselves if we perform well and we did do that in parts down in Wales," he said.
"If we perform with that intensity, we give ourselves a great opportunity to put some breathing space between us."
Scotland lost 27-23 in Cardiff on Saturday, a week after going down 15-9 to England at Murrayfield. They face France at home then Ireland, away, in the final two rounds of this year's championship.
"We were in it for large parts of the game [in Wales]," said Ford. "It's frustrating for us not to get the result we wanted.
"It was there for us for the taking but the performance was better than against England and now we just have to make sure that we keep developing that and get a result across in Italy and start a roll of victories out of that one."
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Italy opened with a narrow 23-21 defeat in France and then lost 40-9 at home to England on Sunday.
"Italy - they're a very competitive team and they showed that against England, stuck with them for the majority of the game and it was only at the very end that England managed to score some points," added Edinburgh forward Ford.
"But we know that if we can perform well and get areas of our game right, we'll put ourselves in a really good position when it comes to the business end at the end of the game.
"If they stay in the game, the longer the game goes on, the more they become harder to put away." | Hooker Ross Ford believes a win over Italy could set Scotland off on a roll of wins. |
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