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26,324,377 | The council said the move was to allow independent investigators to examine issues linked to protecting vulnerable adults.
Last week, the council confirmed that Llandysul's Awel Deg Residential Home would close due to "staffing problems".
One of the residents' daughters has criticised the council's handling of the closure.
The council intends to re-open the home as a dedicated dementia care centre.
Awel Deg has room for 26 residents but currently has only seven people there.
Inspectors criticised the home in May last year for not having a structured activities programme.
The council, which runs the premises, intends to find somewhere else for the residents to live before the home closes in the next week.
The closure will lead to the start of a month-long redundancy consultation for the home's 29 full-time and 12 relief staff.
A council spokesman said it was likely the home would be closed for at least six months with the intention of re-opening it as a designated dementia centre.
He added: "Eleven staff have been temporarily suspended from their posts.
"This is a neutral measure to enable an independent investigation linked to protecting vulnerable adults to go ahead.
"The home will be closed for at least six months and is likely to re-open as a dedicated dementia care centre."
Ann Jones' mother who suffers from dementia has been a resident at the home since March last year and is being moved to another home.
Mrs Jones, said: "I am very unhappy about the way the council has handled the closure because residents' families were kept in the dark about it.
"I received a letter from the council in June last year stating there were concerns about some aspects of care at Awel Deg without expanding on those concerns.
"I heard nothing more from the council until I got a phone call last Thursday telling me the home was being closed. The council could have kept us better informed.
"I am also unhappy about the way the staff have been treated because as far as I'm concerned they were very good.
"The council need to tell us why some staff have been suspended."
A Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales report in May last year criticised the home because "there was no structured activities programme being provided to people residing at the home".
The report followed an inspection visit a month earlier.
The report added: "People were observed sitting in lounges with the television on and it was stated they were unable to see or hear it adequately.
"The impact for people using the service is that they are under-stimulated, uninterested and not fulfilled."
Responding to the concerns raised by Mrs Jones about her mother, a Ceredigion council spokesman said it acted to notify families "within 24 hours of the decision being made to close the home temporarily".
"The position hadn't changed from the family's perspective until a recent escalation of concerns and families were contacted within 24 hours," said the council official.
The spokesman added that "it is not appropriate to share at this stage the nature of the concerns" regarding the suspensions. | Eleven staff at a residential home set to be closed by Ceredigion Council have been suspended from their posts. |
38,727,319 | Spurs remain nine points behind leaders Chelsea after they were held by Liverpool, but this game will go down as a missed chance to close the gap.
Mauricio Pochettino's side dominated possession against the Black Cats, seeing 73% of the ball, but could not make the breakthrough.
Much of that was down to a determined defensive effort by the home side, but Victor Wanyama wasted Tottenham's best chance when he headed Son Heung-min's cross over the bar when unmarked at the back post.
Sunderland only managed three shots, Fabio Borini firing straight at Michel Vorm from their only clear sight of goal.
Tottenham had scored 16 goals in their previous five league games, but it was a lack of a cutting edge that cost them two points in the north east.
Spurs managed only one shot at goal in the first 45 minutes, a Wanyama shot from 25 yards that Vitor Mannone pushed away at full stretch.
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They improved significantly after the break, with Kyle Walker and Dele Alli both seeing dangerous efforts deflected off target, but their only clear-cut chance saw Wanyama head wastefully over.
An injury to Danny Rose, who was forced off before the break by a knee problem, only added to Tottenham's disappointment on a frustrating night.
Pochettino's side are now unbeaten in 10 games in all competitions but this result represents a backwards step, despite a point that sees them climb to second place in the table.
Much has been made of Sunderland boss David Moyes signing several of his ex-Everton players during the January transfer window but it was a duo returning from the Africa Cup of Nations who made the biggest impression for the Black Cats here.
Along with Black Cats centre-back Lamine Kone, midfielder Didier Ndong has been away for most of January.
Both players added much-needed energy and industry on their return, with Gabon international Ndong leading the Sunderland resistance with an all-action display in midfield.
When Spurs got past him, they struggled to get past Kone too. The Ivory Coast defender made 15 clearances in total, more than any other player.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino: "We are disappointed because I think we missed two points.
"In the first half it was difficult for us to create chances, which was strange, but in the second half we played better and we had the chances to win the game.
"It was not a good night for us but it is a good thing for us to learn that we need to play from the beginning of the game with the same aggression and attitude we showed in the second half."
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Sunderland manager David Moyes: "It was a really good point for us. We played against a top team and it was tough. We had to hang in there.
"We made some chances in the first half but not many in the second, and it was a hard-worked and well-earned point.
"Their pressure in the second half was hard to contain and the boys did a great job. They gave everything to get us a result."
Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy: "Tottenham are on a par with Chelsea in terms of their defence but I look at their bench and I don't see enough game changers there.
"Chelsea can bring Pedro on Liverpool can bring Sturridge on and I look at Tottenham's bench and I just wonder if they have enough."
Former England winger Trevor Sinclair: "It was shocking challenge by Jack Rodwell on Moussa Dembele.
"We don't want to see this in the game, especially from a player who has had injury problems himself.
"He just swipes at Dembele, it is a shocking challenge - he's nowhere near the ball. That could be a leg breaker. It warranted a red card for me."
Tottenham are at home to Middlesbrough in the evening kick-off on Saturday (17:30 GMT). Sunderland travel to relegation rivals Crystal Palace earlier on the same day (15:00 GMT).
Match ends, Sunderland 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Sebastian Larsson.
Foul by Vincent Janssen (Tottenham Hotspur).
John O'Shea (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Vincent Janssen replaces Mousa Dembélé.
Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
Foul by Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur).
George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jason Denayer (Sunderland).
Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur).
Javier Manquillo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Moussa Sissoko is caught offside.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Moussa Sissoko replaces Son Heung-Min.
Substitution, Sunderland. George Honeyman replaces Fabio Borini.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Billy Jones.
Attempt blocked. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Wanyama.
Javier Manquillo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Javier Manquillo (Sunderland).
Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mousa Dembélé.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
Attempt missed. Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Billy Jones.
Attempt blocked. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Javier Manquillo.
Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur).
Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jack Rodwell. | Title-chasing Tottenham had to settle for a point at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland climbed off the bottom of the table with a hard-fought draw. |
36,024,128 | The Grade I listed Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham has undergone a £500,000 renovation to the external stonework and windows.
Other internal and external remedial work to return the building to its original condition have also been completed.
The Jacobean hall, built between 1600 and 1605, will reopen on 20 April.
Lancashire County Council's Julie Bell said: "Gawthorpe Hall is a very special building and we are delighted that the work has been completed enabling it to be enjoyed for years to come."
Gawthorpe Hall lies in the shadow of Pendle Hill in east Lancashire
The hall was built on the site of a pele tower by the Shuttleworth family who have lived on the spot since the 1400s
Robert Smythson is thought to have designed it and original architecture, plasterwork and oak panelling from that period can still be seen
Colonel Richard Shuttleworth fought in the English Civil War and rallied troops at Gawthorpe Hall in 1642 for the parliamentary cause. Colonel Richard was also involved in sending some of the Lancashire witches to trail at Lancaster.
The Jacobean stately home was redesigned in the 1850s by Sir Charles Barry, who designed the Houses of Parliament
Author Charlotte Brontë stayed at the Hall twice at the invitation of the family in 1850 and 1855
Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth, the last family resident, died in 1967 and was responsible for putting together the collections of intricate lace, embroidery and costume.
Gawthorpe Hall was given to the National Trust in the 1970s. The Trust leases the property to Lancashire County Council who manages it on a day-to-day basis
Source National Trust/Lancashire County Council | A historic hall in Lancashire is set to reopen to the public after being closed for a year for major restoration work. |
28,670,933 | The American, 38, was a serious doubt for the year's final major but he practised at Valhalla on Wednesday and said he was "pain free".
The 14-time major champion had surgery on a pinched nerve in his back in March and missed the Masters and US Open.
"I knew it was not the site of the surgery. This is different," he said.
Woods said the sacrum bone in his back was dislodged when he played his second shot on the second hole on Sunday, but that his physio had "popped the bone back in".
"My physio is here so if it goes out he is able to fix it," said Woods, who arrived at Valhalla on Wednesday and played the front nine alongside Steve Stricker, Davis Love and Harris English before speaking to reporters.
"I still need to build up strength and it's going to take more time. The treatment has been fantastic, once the bone was put back in the spasms went away and from there I started to get some range of motion."
Woods beat Bob May in a play-off to win the US PGA the last time it was held at Valhalla in 2000, but missed the Ryder Cup when it was held at the Kentucky venue in 2008.
The course has since undergone extensive renovation led by designer Jack Nicklaus, but Woods's caddie Joe LaCava has been scouting the layout.
"I had my (yardage) book from 2000 but it's useless. Joey has been here and got a pretty good handle on it," added Woods, who opted to just chip and putt on the back nine. "I feel pretty good about how I played. I need to get more of a feel how this course is playing.
"I'm going to try and go out and win this event - that's all I'm focusing on."
Woods has not won a major in six years and returned from surgery at the Quicken Loans National in June, but missed the cut before finishing 69th at the Open earlier this month.
His participation at Valhalla is good news for US Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson, who admitted Sunday's withdrawal "did not bode well" for his selection for the team to take on Europe at Gleneagles in September.
The former world number one cannot qualify automatically and Watson has previously said he would pick him if he was healthy and playing well.
"I am encouraged," said Watson. "Obviously he's not in great health and he hasn't played very well. So the question is, will I pick him? Well, I can't tell until things happen in the next three or four weeks.
"He said to me he really wants to make the team in the worst way. This Ryder Cup is a big thing and these players really want to make the team and bring that cup back to the United States."
Woods is due to play alongside fellow American Phil Mickelson and Ireland's Padraig Harrington for the first two rounds, starting from the 10th tee at 13:35 BST on Thursday. | Tiger Woods will start the US PGA on Thursday after recovering from the back injury that forced him to withdraw from Sunday's final round at Firestone. |
37,207,475 | Lord Janner's son Daniel says that, as civil proceedings by several alleged victims are "already in train", the courts are the best place to hear them.
He says the inquiry will not offer his family an opportunity to fully cross-examine those who accuse Lord Janner.
Lord Janner's children plan to use the proceeds of his estate to defend him.
A former Leicester MP, Lord Janner is accused of sexually abusing more than 30 men and women during visits to childrens' homes, schools, hotels and Parliament between the mid-1950s and late-1980s.
Lord Janner was not prosecuted despite three police investigations, all started in the 1990s.
A fresh attempt to prosecute him was halted by his death in December last year.
But the ongoing independent national inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales has identified the Janner case as one of 13 separate strands it intends to investigate fully. Others include allegations of abuse in Rochdale, assaults carried out in the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches, attacks by people exploiting children in foreign countries, and abuse facilitated by the internet.
Daniel Janner QC, himself a criminal barrister, told the BBC the child abuse inquiry was wrongly focusing one of its most high-profile investigations on a man who was now dead, had never been convicted, and could not defend himself.
He has prepared a submission for the Home Affairs Select Committee, which will question the former chairwoman of the inquiry, Dame Lowell Goddard, and Home Secretary Amber Rudd, next month.
He and his two sisters, Marion Janner and rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, are furious that the inquiry will consider their father's past, as part of an investigation of potential "institutional failings" within Leicestershire social services.
A review of the case by retired High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques found opportunities had been missed and the Labour veteran should have been charged.
But Daniel Janner says he has been told that under the terms of the inquiry, the family could only question those who accuse Lord Janner "sparingly", rather than subjecting them to a full cross-examination.
"This process actually discredits the important work of the inquiry", he said, "This makes a mockery of justice."
He said the inquiry was "working on an assumption of guilt".
Dozens of people are considering suing the estate of Lord Janner, and Daniel Janner said it was right that the civil courts should hear their evidence, ahead of the inquiry.
"Our family has decided this is what we want, to use such inheritance as there is to clear his name," he said.
The family believes Lord Janner is innocent and that all of the 33 men and women who have accused Lord Janner have fabricated their accounts.
Daniel Janner said the earliest claims, investigated by three police inquiries, were "rubbish".
He believes they prompted others to make allegations, tempted by the prospect of compensation and "bolstered by the weight of numbers". Some, he claimed, had colluded to falsify their accounts.
"I have no doubt that some of them have been abused and of course, my heart goes out to them but they were not abused by my father and it is here where we have to fight back because these are false allegations."
However Liz Dux, who represents some of those accusing Lord Janner, said there was a risk a court would not be able to rule on the truth of the allegations because of legal time limits for bringing a civil action.
She said the inquiry would have decided to consider the case regardless of whether Lord Janner was prosecuted.
Peter Saunders, one those representing child abuse victims within the inquiry, said it was vital the Janner case was fully investigated. | The family of the late Labour peer Lord Janner are demanding the public inquiry into child abuse postpones its plan to examine allegations against him. |
24,671,184 | Operator Ineos had announced on Wednesday that the plant was to shut, with the loss of 800 jobs, after union members rejected a survival plan.
But the decision was reversed after the union agreed to Ineos's conditions.
Ineos founder and chairman Jim Ratcliffe said it was "a victory for common sense".
He confirmed Ineos would now press ahead with plans to invest £300m in a new gas terminal at the site, following a "significant change in attitude" from the Unite union.
He added: "We have had assurances from the union yesterday that the changes we have requested in order for us to invest in that facility have been agreed and we are delighted to announce that Grangemouth will restart today, both the refining and petrochemicals side."
The announcement on Grangemouth's future was greeted by huge cheers from the workforce, who had gathered at the plant to be told the news.
The move brings to an end a bitter dispute with the Unite union which began over the alleged mistreatment of a Unite official and escalated to the threat of strike action.
This was dropped but Ineos shut down the plant and issued an offer of revised terms and conditions in a survival plan, which was initially rejected by union members.
Unite has been accused of mishandling the negotiations, but the General Secretary of the Scottish TUC, Graham Smith said Unite officials were always prepared to be flexible but were hamstrung by the management's refusal to be reasonable.
"I think they've been placed in a very difficult position by an employer who in my experience very uniquely walked away from its responsibilities that it had with the trade union, tried to impose its will on the workforce with a take it or leave it ultimatum," Mr Smith said.
Reacting to the announcement, Unite Scottish secretary Pat Rafferty said: "Relief will ring right round the Grangemouth community, and across Scotland today.
"Hundreds of jobs that would have been lost can now be saved and £300m will be invested into the plant."
The main points of the Ineos announcement included:
First Minister Alex Salmond described the development as a "tremendous fillip for the workforce and the whole Grangemouth community, following what could have been a potential disaster".
He said it had been "a great team effort from all concerned", including the unions and workforce, the management and governments.
"I am delighted that people have rallied round to protect these jobs, and now we can all agree that Grangemouth has an outstanding future," he added.
Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael also welcomed the announcement, saying that it was "the news that we all wanted".
"The staff and their families have been through a very stressful and uncertain time," he added.
The announcement came as BP said it had reached an agreement with Ineos which would ensure that oil and gas supplies from the Forties Pipeline System would be secured.
The pipeline - which brings oil and gas ashore from more than 50 North Sea fields - as well as BP's processing plant at Kinneil depend on steam and power from Grangemouth.
BP said "some key commercial terms" had been adjusted in an existing deal with Ineos, but did not elaborate.
It added: "By doing this, we have ensured that over a third of the North Sea's total oil and gas supplies will be unaffected, and that our motorist and airline customers will enjoy supply security."
Ineos' future plans at Grangemouth include investing £300m in a new gas terminal at the site.
Grangemouth chairman Calum MacLean said: "It is a huge investment and that investment was only rightly to be done if we had a long-term sustainable base.
"What we have now done is given the chemicals business another 15 to 20 years on the back of new raw materials, new contracts and significant investment."
Mr MacLean would not dismiss the prospect of redundancies, but said they would be "very limited".
The company has also said that 2,000 contractors it laid off after shutting down the complex would be re-hired to support investment in its survival plan.
According to Ineos, the Scottish government has indicated it would support its application for a £9m grant to help finance its gas terminal plans, while the UK government has given "pre-qualification approval" for a £125m loan guarantee facility.
Falkirk Council, which had planned to set up a task force to respond to the threatened closure, said the Ineos announcement was "the best possible outcome for all concerned".
Council leader Craig Martin added: "There has been a tremendous effort behind the scenes to secure the plant's future involving UK and Scottish governments and Falkirk Council, working together to ensure the plant's survival.
"This partnership approach has paid off and a more stable and positive future for the workforce has been delivered." | Political leaders and unions have welcomed news that the Grangemouth petrochemical plant is to stay open after a deal was struck with workers. |
36,403,295 | Tom Billings, 22, from Oxford, was last seen hiking in the North Shore mountains on 25 November 2013.
His remains and personal belongings were spotted by hikers on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver last month.
A post-mortem examination has been carried out and officers from Vancouver Police Department said foul play was not suspected.
Mr Billings, who was reported missing after failing to return to his accommodation in Vancouver, had been expected to return to England in December 2013.
He was described as a "seasoned traveller" and an "avid hiker" after spending eight weeks travelling in North America before he disappeared.
Speaking at a police news conference in Vancouver in 2013, Tom's father Martin Billings said his son had been hitch-hiking, travelling by bus and "couch surfing" - staying with hosts he met on the internet.
He last exchanged emails with his father on 22 and 23 November when he visited Seattle in the US, Mr Billings added.
The UK Foreign Office said it was aware of the death and that it was in contact with the family and local authorities. | The remains of a British tourist who disappeared in Canada two and a half years ago have been found. |
36,623,663 | David McGreavy was jailed for life in 1973 for the murders of four-year-old Paul Ralph, two-year-old Dawn and nine-month-old Samantha.
Their mutilated bodies were found on garden railings at their home in Gillam Street, Worcester.
The Parole Board rejected his application for release.
A board spokesman said McGreavy - who became known as the Monster of Worcester following the attack - would next be eligible to apply for parole in two years.
More on this and other stories from Hereford and Worcester
Dorothy Ralph, the mother of the murdered children, previously said McGreavy should never be freed. | A man who killed three children and impaled their bodies on garden railings has had his application for release from prison turned down. |
40,873,038 | It's happened many times before because the government in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, has been testing Nuclear weapons.
Reports in the US say North Korea has now made nuclear missiles small enough to reach America.
If you want to know more about North Korea take a look at our guide.
A nuclear missile is a powerful bomb.
Bombs like this can affect people and the environment for years after the bomb has been dropped.
Countries have been angry with North Korea for a long time because of their nuclear testing.
And this is just another part of an ongoing argument between America and North Korea.
This is partly because America has for a long time supported South Korea.
Donald Trump is the latest US president to send warships and submarines to South Korea.
He is trying to get North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to stop his weapon-building plans.
The United Nations has even got involved. They are a group of countries who come together to make rules so that everyone can live in peace.
They have asked North Korea to stop building weapons .
After the new reports of smaller missiles, American President Donald Trump has warned North Korea to stop threatening the US. | There has been a big argument between the United States of America and North Korea. |
39,229,465 | Hospital bosses said it was "an important milestone" in a £3.2m project to cut patient handover times at Queen's Medical Centre (QMC).
Nottinghamshire University Hospitals NHS Trust said the helipad could reduce patient transfers by up to 10 minutes.
It is hoped the helipad, which is set to be built on stilts, will be in use from early 2018.
Live updates and more from Nottinghamshire
The hospital trust had plans to build the helipad on top of a new research building approved in 2015, but that project was deemed unviable and was never completed.
The helipad will now be built on stilts on top of one of the hospital's car parks.
Patients will then be transferred from the helipad to a lift and then a land ambulance, which will take them for treatment.
Helicopters currently land at a helipad at Highfields Park a mile away and patients are transferred by road ambulance.
Andrew Chatten, from the trust, said: "There remains much to do but this formal planning approval is an important milestone.
"This facility will help improve the care to the most critically injured patients from across the region helping them to be treated more quickly, reducing the transfer time from 15 minutes to less than five minutes from helicopter to our major trauma centre."
The helipad is being funded by a £2.5m donation from the Nottingham Hospitals Charity and a £700,000 investment from the hospital trust. | Proposals for a new helipad over a car park at a hospital in Nottingham have been given planning approval. |
38,168,855 | Ex-solicitor Margaret Hampshire and husband Alan admitted forging the will of Martin Blanche, who died in 2007.
Mrs Hampshire then transferred Mr Blanche's estate to her cousin, who she held power of attorney over.
Mr Hampshire stole the cash from the cousin which was then used to do up the cottages, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
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A series of other charges against the Essex couple, who admitted a total of six offences during their trial, were ordered to lie on file.
Nottinghamshire Police said Mr Blanche, who had lived alone, was thought to be unable to read or write and those who knew him believed it unlikely he would ever have written a will.
Mrs Hampshire, who committed the offences while she was a practicing judge, falsely declared Mr Blanche's will was a true document, the force added.
She then transferred his estate - which included two cottages in Rolleston, Nottinghamshire - to her cousin Josephine Burroughs, who was herself a relative of Mr Blanche.
Mrs Hampshire admitted fraud in dishonestly exceeding her position by transferring the property in Rolleston to her daughter. She also pleaded guilty to making a forged document to avoid inheritance tax.
The couple then knocked the two neighbouring cottages through and moved from Essex into the now extended single house this year.
Mr Hampshire also admitted stealing £23,176 from Ms Burroughs - who died in 2014 - in 2012, much of which police said was used on renovating the cottages.
The couple were arrested in September 2014 but denied the offences.
However, Mrs Hampshire pleaded guilty to fraud and two counts of forgery, while Mr Hampshire admitted one charge of forgery and two counts of theft on Wednesday.
The pair, of Church Road in Wickham Bishops, will be sentenced on December 20.
A Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said: "Their dishonesty unravelled after a complex police investigation undertaken by the fraud department, which included handwriting analysis by an expert, financial investigation and computer data analysis." | A former judge and her husband forged a will to inherit two cottages and stole more than £23,000 to renovate the properties, a court has heard. |
34,991,338 | On Saturday, the Soyuz crew module was attached to its rocket at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
We watched as the completed vehicle was loaded onto a flat-bed transporter, ready to be carried to the launch pad.
Mr Peake and two other crew members will launch to the International Space Station on Tuesday 15 December.
During his seven-month stay on the orbiting outpost, the former Army helicopter pilot will carry out a programme of experiments and educational activities.
He will be accompanied on the flight by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and US astronaut Timothy Kopra.
The Soyuz spacecraft - which carries the crew to the ISS - and its rocket are assembled at adjacent facilities at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
On Friday, the crew module was transported by train from its assembly site - known as Building 254 - to the huge hangar-like facility designated Building 112.
More than 40 years ago, Building 112 housed a giant (105m-high) rocket known as the N-1, which was to have taken cosmonauts to the Moon. Now the facility houses the Soyuz launcher which, at 50m long, is half the size of the N-1, and is now the workhorse of Russia's manned spaceflight programme.
At 09:00 local time on Saturday morning, specialist engineers began work to bond the crew module to the rest of the launcher. They finished at about 14:00.
I watched as the rocket was loaded on to a giant flat-bed transporter painted racing green. On Sunday, the transporter will be hauled by train along the railway tracks that snake across the flat steppe of Baikonur to the launch pad where Peake, Malenchenko and Kopra will begin their journey.
The BBC has had unique behind-the-scenes access to Tim Peake's training and launch.
Follow his video diaries on Horizon - Tim Peake Special: How To Be An Astronaut and watch the launch live on Blast Off Live - A Stargazing Live Special at 10:30 GMT on Tuesday 15 December.
You can also see him arrive on the International Space Station, at 19:00 GMT the same evening, on BBC Two in Stargazing Live: Brit In Space.
For Tim Peake, the flight is the culmination of a three-year programme of training that has seen him travel between Houston, Florida, Moscow and Tsukuba in Japan.
"It's a long process and we cover such a huge variety of subjects," he told the BBC recently.
"One of the challenges [for astronauts] is to retain all that information as you're going through the training process and appreciate that the next time you're going to see something is in 18 months or 24 months time in space - in a very different environment."
In 2009, Mr Peake was chosen from a pool of 8,000 applicants to join the European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut training programme, along with five other recruits.
The former Army helicopter pilot is the first Briton to be selected as an ESA astronaut; he will also be the first to visit the ISS.
During his seven-month stay on the outpost, Mr Peake will carry out a programme of experiments in medical science, radiation physics and materials. He is also using the mission to raise the profile of science among young people.
On Tuesday, as tradition dictates, Mr Peake, Mr Malenchenko and Mr Kopra signed the wall at the museum in Baikonur Cosmodrome. Mr Malenchenko also handed over a signed cosmonaut suit to museum staff.
Mr Malenchenko is one of the Russian Space Agency's (Roscosmos) most experienced cosmonauts, having clocked up some 641 days in space over the course of five flights.
During this mission, he will become only the third person to have spent more than 800 cumulative days in space after fellow cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Gennady Padalka - who holds the record of 879 days.
The UK government has traditionally been opposed to financing human spaceflight - so prospective British spacefarers have been required to take other routes into orbit.
Helen Sharman - who became the first British citizen to fly to space when she visited the Mir space station in 1991 - was funded by private enterprise and by the Soviet government.
Other British astronauts have flown either as private individuals - including Richard Garriott - or have taken out US citizenship, such as Piers Sellers and Nicholas Patrick.
Follow Paul on Twitter. | The Russian Space Agency has finished assembling the space vehicle that will blast UK astronaut Tim Peake into orbit. |
28,463,726 | Stimpson timed her surge on the final 10km run leg perfectly to pull away from Canada's Kirsten Sweetland 300m from the line and make up for her Olympic disappointment two years ago.
The 25-year-old from Oldbury had missed out on a place at London 2012 through a controversial British selection policy but won England's first ever Commonwealth triathlon medal with a dominant piece of front-running to finish in one hour 58 minutes 56 seconds.
Sweetland took silver and Holland hung on for bronze in a race that provided a thrilling start to these Glasgow Games just 10 hours after the spectacular opening ceremony.
The exhausted English pair crawled over to hug each other as the unexpectedly hot conditions and fierce racing took their toll.
The summer heat was so intense that the opening 1500m swim in Strathclyde Loch was made non-wetsuit, and England's Lucy Hall went out hard early to tow team-mates Stimpson and Holland with her, just as they had planned.
Within the first lap of the 40km bike a group of 10 had come together that also included Northern Ireland's Aileen Reid as well as double world champion Emma Moffatt and her Australian team-mate Emma Jackson.
On a tough, hilly course no breaks could stay away, and it became apparent from some way out that the gold medal would come down to the 10km run.
Stimpson set a telling pace and within 2km the large group had whittled down to just six, Hall and Moffatt dropping off as New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt came through.
With 4km to go Reid was the next to drift away and, as they came through transition for the final time, Stimpson tried to stretch the pace further, dropping the dangerous Jackson and hurting Hewitt.
Holland could not keep the pace and, as the runners turned for the final long drag towards the finishing blue carpet, neither could Sweetland.
Stimpson's gold was later matched by Yorkshire's Alistair Brownlee, who beat his brother Jonny into second place in the men's race.
But after Stimpson was denied a crack at gold in London two years ago when the British selectors opted to pick two domestiques to aid medal contender Helen Jenkins rather than a team of three individuals, her moment of triumph in Strathclyde Country Park is likely to be savoured.
She said: "Get in England! Come on! Now the boys have got to do it.
"All my family are already crying, it's awesome they got to see me in a championship race after missing the Olympics in 2012.
"The support from the crowd was awesome. No matter what country you were from they were behind you."
Holland, an outsider for the podium before the race began, produced one of her finest performances to take the bronze.
She said: "I knew Jodie would be the biggest threat in the field and I am really pleased she won, not just because she is English but because she really deserves it.
"My legs were failing me towards the end - it was so hard to hold and win this medal I've worked so long for." | England's Jodie Stimpson stormed to the first medal of the 2014 Commonwealth Games as she took triathlon gold with her compatriot Vicky Holland in bronze. |
38,853,399 | Isabella Lovin, who is also the country's climate minister, published a photo that shows her signing a new law surrounded by female colleagues.
The image has drawn comparisons with Mr Trump's photo in which no women were present.
Within hours the post was shared and liked thousands of times on Facebook.
"Wonderful Picture! Hope you sent it to the man on the other side of the ocean," writes one user.
"Make the Planet Great Again!" writes another.
Facebook user Kimini Delfos said in a post that such an image should not spark the reaction that it has, suggesting that people "calm down".
"Why is it so difficult to see a picture with just women and not difficult to see a picture with only men?" she questioned.
Meanwhile, users of the social media site Twitter have praised what is being described as Ms Lovin's "dig" at the US president.
"Love how the Swedish Deputy PM is taking a dig at Donald Trump in her publicity photo for passing climate change law," writes user Ian Sinkins.
Another, Mikaela Hildebrand, writes: "@IsabellaLovin signs new the Swedish climate law & issues funniest #Trumbburn foto! Epic!"
The comparisons are being made to a photo last month of Mr Trump signing an executive order to ban federal money going to international groups which perform or provide information on abortions.
The image of Mr Trump signing the document surrounded by male colleagues was ridiculed on social media.
On Friday, while signing Sweden's new climate law, Ms Lovin urged European countries to take a leading role in tackling climate change as "the US is not there anymore to lead".
The new law sets long-term goals for greenhouse gas reductions and will be legally binding for future administrations.
Ms Lovin said Sweden wanted to set an example at a time when "climate sceptics [are] really gaining power in the world again".
Mr Trump, who has previously called climate change a hoax, has raised speculation that he might pull the US out of the Paris Agreement, which aims to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and limit the increase in global temperatures.
The Swedish government, which claims to be "the first feminist government in the world", has also issued a statement affirming that gender equality is "central" to its priorities.
"Gender equality is also part of the solution to society's challenges and a matter of course in a modern welfare state - for justice and economic development," the statement reads. | Sweden's deputy PM is causing a stir after posting an image appearing to parody Donald Trump's signing of an anti-abortion executive order. |
39,547,415 | RNLI volunteers from nearby stations joined Mr Hughes' family for a service. He had been based at Rhyl Lifeboat Station for nearly 60 years.
His ashes were scattered in the sea from Rhyl Lifeboat.
RNLI boats from nearby Llandudno and Hoylake, Wirral, took part in the ceremony.
Rhyl RNLI coxswain Martin Jones said: "It just shows what great respect Gerald had in the community for all these people to be here to pay their respects." | Four RNLI vessels and crews have taken part in a ceremony to honour the memory of former Rhyl coxswain Gerald Hughes who died last month aged 87. |
37,256,628 | The staff at Community Safety Glasgow (CSG), an arms-length council body, want better pay for shift work.
About 140 members of three trade unions - Unison, Unite and GMB - are expected to take part in the 48-hour action from 9 to 11 September.
Ahead of previous stoppages this year, CSG said it had "business continuity plans in place".
Unison Glasgow branch secretary Brian Smith said: "The trade unions believe that the payment levels are far too low compared to those in other parts of the Glasgow City Council family.
"For example, the nightshift payment in the council is almost double that which CSG intend to pay.
"The trade unions do not believe that the proposed payments adequately compensate workers who undertake shifts and our members have been left with no option other than to take strike action." | CCTV operators in Glasgow are to take strike action on the weekend of the Celtic v Rangers game. |
35,312,325 | The committee is considering five separate applications made by different developers.
Planners have recommended that the two largest schemes should be approved but said the others should be refused.
The planning committee is due to meet on Tuesday.
There have been a significant number of student housing applications ahead of the expansion of the Ulster University's Belfast campus.
One of the schemes recommended for approval next week is a 14-storey, 590 unit development on York Street.
The other is for 475 units in a 11-storey development on Great Patrick Street.
The three schemes which have been recommended for refusal concern developments planned for Royal Avenue, Stephen Street and Clifton Street.
Some student housing schemes have already been approved.
A 45-bedroom development on Donegall Street is already operating and a major scheme at John Bell House is due to open in September. | Decisions on whether to allow more than 1,500 student housing units in Belfast will be made by the council's planning committee next week. |
34,463,390 | I Believe in Miracles tells the story of the club's rise under Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, from no-hopers to European champions in 1979 and 1980.
Most of the team, who star in the film, watched with fans on a 60ft (18m) screen in Nottingham.
Director Jonny Owen said supporters treated the former players like "gods".
The side, which included Peter Shilton, John Robertson, Tony Woodcock, Viv Anderson and Trevor Francis, conquered Europe at their first attempt, including a first-round victory over the champions of 1977 and 1978, Liverpool.
Mr Shilton, who watched the film premier with former team players and fans, said: "Really pleased with it, it was a great film.
"It showed everything, really, fantastic. It brought a lot of memories back."
Mr Owen, a Cardiff City fan, said: "There's something about that Nottingham Forest team, they stay in the popular consciousness of football fans across the world.
"Everybody you speak to across the country go 'what a side they were' and 'what a story that was'."
Brian Clough took over as manager of Nottingham Forest in January 1975.
At that time they were in the bottom half of the old second division, but already had some of the players who would go on to become European champions.
Mr Owen said it took a while to locate and get together the 16 players for the making of his film.
He said: "They were all funny, all engaging, all intelligent and they had a spirit you can't engineer."
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Along with old archive, some of which Mr Owen said he found in metal tins in Lincoln, the film's soundtrack has been chosen to reflect the era.
He said 1970s disco, soul and funk music suited the "mood" and the film's title comes from the Jackson Sisters' song of the same name.
"I can't begin to tell you how good it looks when you see Tony Woodcock bombing down the wing and Gloria Gaynor is singing," he said.
I Believe in Miracles will be released in cinemas nationwide on Tuesday and on DVD and Blu-ray from 16 November. | Thousands of people have attended the premiere of a film about Nottingham Forest's European Cup triumphs at the club's City Ground. |
40,354,328 | The sub-prime lender is replacing self-employed debt collection agents with ones employed by the company.
However, it has not had enough applications from existing agents and it has about 450 vacancies.
As a result, debt collection has been "weaker" and sales have fallen.
"The business has experienced higher operational disruption than planned due to reduced agent effectiveness through the period of transition," Provident Financial said in a statement.
Recent vacancy levels have been 12%, it added, more than double the rate anticipated.
"We didn't get it right. The incentives we had in place and the other management actions and communications that were there, were not sufficient to retain the number of agents that we anticipated," chief executive Peter Crook told analysts during a conference call with analysts.
In April, the company said it expected the shortfall in contributions to profits, mainly because of weaker debt collection, to be about £15m in the first six months of the year.
However, recent collections performance has deteriorated, particularly in May, and so the shortfall is now expected to be up to £40m.
Sales to existing customers and customer retention had also been hit, and so credit issued in the first five months of 2017 was £37m lower than last year.
Provident Financial said debt collections were "stabilising" in June because most of the new doorstep collection jobs had now been filled, and would begin to "normalise" from July onwards.
The disruption to the consumer credit division is likely to see pre-exceptional profits fall to about £60m this year, compared with £115m in 2016, the company predicted.
Mr Crook said he was "disappointed" about the "higher than expected operational disruption".
He added: "Nonetheless, the strategic rationale for the change remains strong and I am confident that it will deliver the substantial benefits previously communicated."
FTSE 100 member Provident Financial also owns Vanquis Bank, and consumer credit brand Satsuma Loans. It also owns Moneybarn, which specialises in sub-prime car loans. They are all trading "in line with internal plans". | Shares in Provident Financial ended the day 17.5% lower on Wednesday, after it warned a shake-up of its doorstep lending division would dent profits much more than previously forecast. |
35,157,339 | Former Real Madrid manager Del Bosque, 64, guided Spain to victory at both the 2010 World Cup and the Euro 2012 finals.
"My retirement is close. If everything goes according to plan it [Euro 2016] will be the end," he said.
"I am a man of the Federation and I have to speak to them before taking a final decision."
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Spain are two-time defending champions having also won Euro 2008 under the late Luis Aragones, Del Bosque's predecessor.
They could become the most successful side in European Championship history if they can win the title for a third consecutive time, and fourth overall, in France next year.
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has said in the past he would like to replace Del Bosque as manager of the national team. | Spain coach Vicente del Bosque plans to retire after next summer's Euro 2016 finals in France. |
38,030,414 | The university plans to demolish part of the Riseholme Park Campus to build housing as part of a big redevelopment.
Gainsborough MP Edward Leigh said the land was protected by an "asset deed", with the legal bid aimed to protect it for "future generations of farmers".
The university said a meeting was booked with the MP to discuss concerns.
The dispute involves land which is owned by the university, but used by Riseholme Agricultural College.
Sir Edward, a Conservative MP, said in an "unprecedented step" the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) was "taking steps to commence legal proceedings" over the plans.
He said: "This is a hugely significant development and one which will hopefully protect the campus for future use by generations of Lincolnshire farmers and other workers."
The university said it was in ongoing discussions with the SFA and their advisors, with its vice chancellor due to meet with Sir Edward soon.
A university spokesperson said: "The university has leading expertise in agri-food technology and is working closely with partners across the sector to develop education and research to support the future of farming and the food industries."
A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) spokesperson said: "The Skills Funding Agency will consider what steps they will take in order to protect the assets at the Riseholme campus for the delivery of further education.
"There is an asset deed in place which protects facilities at the Riseholme Campus for further education delivery." | The government is set to take "unprecedented" legal action against the University of Lincoln in a row over housing plans, according to a local MP. |
37,167,961 | Mohammed Saleem, 82, was stabbed on his way home from a Birmingham mosque in 2013. Ukrainian Pavlo Lapshyn admitted killing him because he was not white.
The victim's daughter, Maz Saleem, said she and her mother were both recently racially abused and her nieces, aged 11 and 13, were insulted and spat at.
She said the hostility was frightening, especially after her father's death.
The 38-year-old said the family was fearful because of a recent rise in hate crime.
Her mother, who was racially abused by a passenger on a bus, was now too scared to leave her house, she said.
"My mum wears the hijab and abaya (long coat) and [the passenger] started saying that we should 'go back to our own country' and, 'look at what she's wearing'."
Ms Saleem said she was targeted by a woman on the London Underground as she tried to help a Muslim woman in Arabic dress, who was being abused by a passenger.
"I felt extremely disappointed that someone who doesn't know the person is judging them for the way they look, just because they look Muslim," she said.
The abuse her nieces received led to the family contacting local police.
"A lorry driver hurled racist, Islamophobic abuse at them because they were wearing hijabs.
"I don't like using the word, but he called them [the racist word] 'Paki' and then spat at them."
The incident was reported to Greater Manchester Police, but she said no further action was taken because they could not trace the number plate of the vehicle.
Ms Saleem said her family was still coming to terms with what happened to her father who was killed "simply because he was brown and dressed like a Muslim".
"The devastation of the death of our father is still overwhelming. Even today, it's hard for us to comprehend how someone could have such hatred for an 82-year-old man," she said.
Ukrainian student Lapshyn was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years for murder and terrorism related offences.
To hear more on this story listen to BBC Asian Network Reports at 13:00 and 17:00 BST and BBC Radio WM. | Relatives of a Muslim man murdered by a racist claim they have been recent victims of race hate abuse. |
31,760,785 | The 32-year-old made his name through his scoring feats at Hibernian before signing for Celtic where he played infrequently in his two-year stay.
He returned to Hibernian and had spells in China and with Bristol Rovers before returning to Scotland.
He has been playing as a triallist for East Fife in recent weeks.
The New Bayview side are fourth in Scottish League Two and are aiming for promotion, with the play-offs the most likely route. | The former Hibernian and Celtic striker Derek Riordan has joined East Fife, the club has announced, "subject to receiving SFA approval". |
32,371,153 | He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show the Lib Dems wanted to "work with other parties in the national interest" in a post-election government.
He also said the public wanted "moderation and stability".
Planned Tory cuts were "potentially horrendous" and Labour had not said how it would reduce the deficit, he added.
Mr Cable said Prime Minister David Cameron would need the Lib Dems for "stability" and "competence" because otherwise his options for support were UKIP and 30 to 40 of his own Tory backbenchers "who hate his guts".
He added that the Lib Dems had been "competent on economics and making the numbers add up" and had combined that with "fairness and social justice".
He said he had no personal preference over whether his party governed with the Conservatives or Labour, should there be another hung parliament.
"We have to respect what the public want... and we have to be able to work with other parties," he said. | Working with either the Conservatives or Labour would be "difficult" for the Liberal Democrats, Business Secretary Vince Cable has said. |
39,224,680 | Crucially, it is those buying cars with low CO2 emissions that face the highest relative rise in the tax.
Currently many such vehicles don't incur the charges, known formally as Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).
But for cars registered after 1 April 2017 there will be a first year of charges linked to carbon emissions.
After that there will be three bands - zero, standard and premium - determining how much you will pay as a car owner each year.
Importantly, if you have an existing car, these rules changes do not apply and you will continue to pay VED under the existing rates.
The changes reflect the fact that car manufacturers have cut many car models' CO2 emissions.
This means their owners benefit from the existing VED bands that tax lower-emissions vehicles more lightly.
As more cars get cleaner, the existing rules have cut back the Treasury's income - hence these changes. From 1 April, only newly-registered cars with zero emissions will escape VED - so that means electric and hydrogen cars only.
There is a sliding scale of charges for the first year of ownership and after that petrol or diesel vehicles are subject to a "standard" rate of £140 a year.
For those buying cars costing more than £40,000 there will be an additional £310 "premium" levy for the first five years of ownership.
Cars registered before 1 April, 2017, are not affected by the VED changes - so for existing car owners, you will pay as before.
If your car has an engine capacity of less than 1549cc (about 1.5 litres), then you will still pay £145 (if you pay upfront).
If you car has a bigger engine, then the annual charge is £235. Both these figures rise slightly if you pay in instalments. You can get a detailed breakdown here.
If your vehicle was registered after 1 March 2001, then it is emissions which determine how much you currently pay.
Vehicles have to be in Band D, (emitting 121-130g/km of CO2) before you pay any significant annual road tax - in the case of Band D it is £110 a year.
It all depends what type of car you are thinking of buying, but in general it is the most economical vehicles which face the biggest percentage rise in road taxes.
For a small car like a Ford Fiesta 1.0T Ecoboost with CO2 emissions of 99g/km, you pay no Vehicle Excise Duty if you buy before 1 April. If you buy after that you pay up to £120 in the first year and £140 annually thereafter.
For a mid-range car, like the Honda Civic 1.4 i-VTEC Sport, with a higher CO2 emissions figure of 131g/km you currently pay £130 in the first year and then a standard annual rate - also £130. If you buy after 1 April you'll pay £200 in the first year and £140 thereafter.
For a top-end car like the Jaguar XE 2.0i R-Sport with CO2 emissions of 179g/km you currently pay £355 in the first year and £230 after that. If you buy after 1 April you will pay £800 in the first year, but your annual bill will then come down to £140.
From 1 April, only newly-registered cars with zero emissions will escape VED - so that means electric and hydrogen cars only.
Cars with low CO2 emissions of up to 100g/km will pay between £10-£120 in the first year.
After the first year of registration, alternative fuel vehicles such as hybrids, or those using bi-ethanol and liquid petroleum gas will pay £130 a year.
So if you are considering buying a low-emissions car using an alternative fuel, it may make sense to bring forward your purchase to March.
The money raised for this will be paid into a roads fund to help towards the upkeep of the UK's motorway and roads network.
Motoring groups have given a mixed reaction to the changes.
"While zero-emission cars will, on the whole, remain exempt from VED, the new regime will disincentivise take up of low emission vehicles," said Tamzen Isacsson of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
"For example, new technologies such as plug-in hybrid - the fastest growing ultra-low emission vehicle segment - won't benefit from long-term VED incentive, threatening the ability of the UK and the automotive sector to meet ever stricter CO2 targets.
"The introduction of a surcharge on premium cars also risks undermining growth in UK manufacturing and exports, which helps to support some 814,000 jobs in the UK."
The RAC said while costs would rise for many drivers, the fact that new car prices had been dropping in real terms over many years would help offset this. It also welcomed the fact that money raised from VED would be ring-fenced for road investments.
Follow Tim Bowler on Twitter@timbowlerbbc | The way we pay road tax will change significantly from 1 April and it is something to consider if you're going to be buying a new car. |
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The Mercedes drivers circulated at the front throughout an unusually uneventful race as Williams's Valtteri Bottas beat Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to third.
After Hamilton led comfortably through the first part of the race, Rosberg came at him after their sole pit stops, but the world champion was never under threat.
Hamilton's fourth win in seven races extends his drivers' championship points advantage to 17.
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The win helps to make up for Hamilton's disappointment in the last race in Monaco, where he lost a dominant victory as a result of a strategic error by the team.
Hamilton led into the first corner from pole position and built a four-second lead before his pit stop and then controlled the gap at little over a second for the rest of the race as the drivers of the two silver cars managed fuel, brakes and tyres to the finish.
Hamilton said: "I love Montreal. I love this track. I love this city. Really just a fantastic weekend, great to get back on the top step.
"I didn't feel I had the most comfortable balance, I had a bit too much understeer. Nico was quick but I didn't feel under too much pressure. I felt I could pull it out when I needed to.
"Did I need this? I think so."
Rosberg said: "It was a challenging race because we had to manage fuel, brakes and all these things. It was a good race but I couldn't quite make it happen.
"I was pushing like mad to try to put the pressure on Lewis but he didn't make any mistakes."
Behind them, Raikkonen was on course for a comfortable third place until a spin at the hairpin on lap 27, caused by the hybrid system kicking in unexpectedly.
That cost him position to Bottas and, although Ferrari chose to pit Raikkonen to fit a set of fresh super-soft tyres with 30 laps to go so he could attack to the end of the race, Bottas was able to do enough to hold him off.
Raikkonen finished ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who drove an attacking race from the back of the grid following an engine problem in qualifying and a five-place grid penalty for passing illegally in practice.
Vettel rode his luck at times, especially at the last chicane, where he was involved in two near-miss incidents.
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He bounced over the kerbs trying an over-optimistic move on McLaren's Fernando Alonso early in the race, and then did the same with a better-judged move on Force India's Nico Hulkenberg, but still needed his fellow German to spin to avoid contact.
Vettel would have had to race Lotus's Romain Grosjean for fifth, but the Frenchman put himself out of the reckoning by misjudging a lapping move on Manor's Will Stevens and getting a puncture.
Grosjean finished 10th, which he held on to despite a five-second penalty for causing the incident was applied.
His mistake handed sixth to Williams's Felipe Massa, from 15th on the grid.
It was a dire race for Red Bull and McLaren, both struggling with a lack of power, although much more so in McLaren's case.
The best-placed Red Bull was Daniil Kvyat in ninth, behind Lotus's Pastor Maldonado and Hulkenberg.
Both McLarens retired after running close to the back of the field.
The drivers' difficulties coping with the under-powered and thirsty Honda were underlined by a response he gave on the radio to his team when asked to save fuel.
"I don't want, I don't want," Alonso replied. "Already I have big problems now. Driving with this and looking like amateurs. So I'd like to race and then I concentrate on the fuel."
Full race results | Lewis Hamilton took a controlled victory in the Canadian Grand Prix, fending off team-mate Nico Rosberg. |
35,192,109 | The self-styled Islamic State (IS) is now limited to hideouts in Sufia, the rural district to the north-east of the city, and in small "stay-behind" locations within the ruined urban centre.
There will be ongoing IS harassment in the city, including occasional suicide car bombings and spectacular raids to disrupt stabilisation, but the jihadist group is unlikely to fully control the city again in the manner it has since May 2015.
For IS the loss of Ramadi was inevitable almost from the start but permanent control was probably not their goal. Instead, IS has repeatedly used Ramadi to distract the ISF from attacking the Islamic State's stronghold in Mosul, 450km (280 miles) to the north.
IS tried and failed to seize Ramadi at the same time as nearby Falluja fell in late December 2013.
It fought a battle of attrition for 16 months from Ramadi's rural suburbs, tying down ISF units. Then, when the Iraqi military took Tikrit in April 2015, the Islamic State was able to crack ISF resistance in Ramadi and again use the city to draw ISF effort away from Mosul for 226 days and counting.
With the Ramadi operation beginning to wind down, IS knows that the main event - the battle for Mosul - will now begin.
IS could try another diversionary attack but the Iraqi and Syrian forces are now better prepared and supported with air power from the US-led coalition.
More likely, the slow preparatory phases of the battle for Mosul will now unfold in the first half of 2016.
First, IS' next defensive bulwarks will be ground down - the oil refining hub Qayyarah and other Tigris River Valley towns south of Mosul.
Then the city will be slowly encircled in the summer and air strikes will intensify on IS leadership and logistical targets. Then the assault will begin once the summer heat dies down in the autumn of 2016.
Though IS has benefitted from its use of Ramadi as a delaying operation, the ISF and coalition have also learned from the experience.
Ramadi saw the ISF and coalition work closely together to build highly detailed intelligence on enemy locations and then use air power to precisely target those concentrations.
Ramadi also saw the Iraqi army show off the training and equipment it has acquired from the coalition.
"Combined arms breaching" is one new capability - the ability to clear scores of improvised explosive devices in a single manoeuvre with the aid of US-provided mine-clearing equipment. Combat engineers with US-provided bulldozers rapidly consolidated defences and allowed troops to beat away IS counter-attacks.
The ISF showed that it could rapidly build new bridges to replace the ones that IS demolished. All these skills will be useful in Mosul.
The battle is the latest in a series of operations that show professional military commanders, not militia leaders, in charge of major military operations.
This was the case at Tikrit and Baiji, where militia leaders tried and failed to conquer the city for months. In the end, professional Iraqi special forces and army officers backed by coalition air power tipped the balance in both places within days.
This dynamic is important because Shia militia commanders like Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a US-designated global terrorist, or Hadi al-Amiri will probably seek to play key roles in the liberation of Mosul.
But local political dynamics - particularly the predominately Sunni Arab character of Mosul city - suggest that the Shia militias will not be welcomed as liberators, rather as foreign occupiers.
This makes it important that the assault on Mosul - like the decisive operations at Tikrit, Baiji and now Ramadi - should be an operation commanded by professional ISF leadership under national command.
A related challenge will be the Iraqi government's stabilisation of Ramadi city as the battle slowly winds down.
A newly-announced $50m (£33m) international effort to restore basic services in Ramadi plus plans to man the city's security forces with local Sunnis will have an important effect on resettlement of local people and the long-term stability of the city. The previous example of Tikrit gives reasons for encouragement.
Tikrit was heavily damaged in the fighting to liberate the city and looted by predominately Shia militias thereafter. But the post-battle stabilisation has gone unexpectedly well.
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is running a successful resettlement programme that has seen Internally Displaced Persons returning to the city and the militias have acted with restraint.
Such a "day-after" resettlement and stabilisation plan will be doubly necessary in Mosul, a city 15 times as big as Tikrit and three times as large as Ramadi.
As a result, Ramadi may have given the Iraqi government and security forces a rare opportunity to better prepare for the main battle and post-conflict period in Mosul.
If Ramadi had not fallen, the ISF might have rushed to failure in Mosul. Although the process will probably be slow, the Iraqi campaign to liberate Mosul may now be on firmer ground.
Dr Michael Knights is the Lafer Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He has worked in all of Iraq's provinces, including periods spent embedded with the Iraqi security forces. His recent report on the Iraqi security forces is available via the Washington Institute website. | The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) raised their national flag over the Anbar provincial government headquarters in Ramadi on 28 December, marking the return of government troops to the centre of the city after many weeks of intense fighting. |
24,944,394 | Replacing the old police authorities, they were elected in November 2012 to hold the police to account and to set the budget for their force area.
In a survey for the BBC over a third of people said they did not know they had a PCC.
Despite this commissioners in Wales say they feel they have made a difference.
The findings of the BBC poll, published a year after the first PCC elections were held, indicate that 35% do not know if they have one, while 3% think - incorrectly - that they do not.
Christopher Salmon says a PCC should be "constantly in his (chief constable's) ear saying 'what are you doing to make my life better and my community safer'?".
The businessman told the BBC's Sarah Moore there will never be enough officers but the priority will always be to make sure money goes to the "front line".
Police and Crime Commissioners are here to stay and are already making a difference, says Ian Johnston.
Mr Johnston served Gwent Police for 33 years and then was vice-president and president of the Police Superintendents' Association.
He faced controversy after it emerged he had ordered his then chief constable to "retire or be removed" in June.
Mr Johnston said he has had an "eventful" year but says morale within the force is "off the richter scale" and he had been out and about talking and listening to what people want.
He told Jordan Davies his role has changed the shape and direction of the Gwent Police force in 12 months.
Reducing crime and preventing reoffending is at the heart of everything he does, says Alun Michael.
The former home office minister and MP said he was working hard on "good partnerships" between police and a variety of other agencies as a way to "add value" to what he is doing.
Public recognition of his job is not important but a reduction in crime will be a "tick in the box" at the end of his term, he told BBC Wales' Stephen Fairclough.
Complaints from the farming community about inadequate policing of rural areas have been dealt with by setting up a rural crime team, said Winston Roddick.
He said it was one of the things which he had been able to push through and whilst it had been a success it is still early days for most people to know what the role of a PCC entails.
Mr Roddick, a leading barrister, told BBC Wales' Chris Dearden that despite financial cut-backs being a burden it also means better use is being made of available resources.
'One in three' unaware of local PCC | A year into the job, the four police and crime commissioners (PCC) in Wales have been speaking about how they think things have gone. |
39,682,899 | Defender Tim Fosu-Mensah suffered a shoulder problem in that game and joins a lengthy injury list, which includes midfielders Paul Pogba and Juan Mata.
Swansea midfielder Jack Cork and defender Martin Olsson are expected to return after recovering from respective ankle and hamstring injuries.
Wayne Routledge is ruled out after having a hernia operation on Tuesday.
Simon Brotherton: "Manchester United's push for a top-four finish continues against a Swansea side who are currently two points from safety in their battle to avoid the drop.
"United equalled their longest ever unbeaten run in the top flight with Thursday's draw in the Manchester derby, making it 24 matches without defeat in the league.
"Holding them back has been the frustrating number of draws, which includes five of the last seven Premier League games at Old Trafford.
"Swansea's win over Stoke last week was their first in seven, giving them renewed hope of survival and they have enjoyed some success against this weekend's opponents in the recent past, winning on two of their last four visits."
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on what the squad lacked before his appointment: "I think they missed happiness, they missed trust, they missed belief and they missed this extra bit that brings resilience and brings you fight.
"And [now] they have it, so the group that will meet again on 9 July for next season is a stronger group. The new players, when they arrive, will find a group more ready to go for big things.
"But the reality is we are fighting to win the Europa League and fighting to finish fourth, so let's go."
Swansea head coach Paul Clement: "United have been playing Thursday and Sunday for many weeks now and they have an injury list which I'm sure the manager is not happy with.
"But we know it will not be easy. You always hope when you play a big team at their stadium that they have a slightly off-day and you have a chance."
Swansea need a win but, although they have beaten Manchester United home or away in each of the past three seasons, I don't see them doing it again on Sunday.
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28,578,885 | The expansion plans were unveiled by chairman Cyrus Mistry at an internal meeting this week and confirmed via an emailed statement.
Tata has more than 100 companies, including Tata Motors and Tata Steel.
The global investment plans come amid a sluggish economic environment in India.
Tata said it was creating a special focus on four new clusters, including defence and aerospace, retail, infrastructure and finance.
The group's statement said its new growth project, dubbed Vision 2025, would see it become one of "the 25 most admired corporate and employer brands globally, with a market capitalisation comparable to the 25 most valuable companies in the world".
The conglomerate would not share any further details of its internal meeting, but said its new plans would see it "strongly champion companies which are world class and, where necessary, facilitate creation of new companies".
"This holistic strategy will also include support to companies, if required, to restructure their businesses which do not have the potential to meet performance," the statement said.
Mr Mistry, who took over as the group's chairman in December 2012, has to date kept a relatively low profile since taking the helm.
His predecessor, Ratan Tata, was chairman of the conglomerate for more than 20 years and is one of India's most internationally-recognised business leaders.
The Mumbai-based group has been looking for new growth avenues as some of its key businesses struggle.
Tata Motors, India's top truckmaker, has seen its sales fall in recent months for the first time in 12 years.
A slowing economy and high interest rates have kept customers away, and this is likely to hit its earnings results when they are presented in August.
And in May this year, Tata Steel, one of the world's biggest steelmakers, posted a net loss in its fourth quarter, blaming weakness in Europe. | The Tata conglomerate, India's biggest business group, has said it will invest $35bn (£20.7bn) over the next three years in areas including retail and defence. |
34,126,942 | For years, Prince's albums came emblazoned with the legend "produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince".
But that all changed with last year's Art Official Age, where an unknown musician called Joshua Welton was credited as the megastar's co-producer.
The album gained rave reviews, with Billboard calling it Prince's "most imaginative album since the '90s", while the Chicago Tribune wrote: "Prince sounds not just relevant, but renewed."
So it's hardly a surprise that Welton has been retained at Prince's Paisley Park's studios in Minneapolis; and his second collaboration with the musician, called HitNRun, comes out on Jay-Z's Tidal streaming service next week.
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, the 25-year-old talks about the recording process, Prince's working practices, and how he ended up in Minneapolis.
Hi Joshua. How are you feeling?
It's all good, all good. Prince and I, we're excited to hear what people think about the album and we're hoping people will dance around to it and have a good time!
Before we talk about the album, tell me a little bit about your background.
I was born in Chicago, Illinois and I was raised in a suburb called Aurora. I grew up in music. I have five brothers and we are always dancing - because if you didn't dance in our household it was almost a sin! My mother sang, I was inspired by that. My pastor in my church played the keyboard and the saxophone, and I was inspired by that. And my dad is a gospel writer and rapper, so I was inspired by him, too.
Is it true that Count Baisie is part of your family tree?
Yes sir, that's my uncle on my father's side. My family is very musically-oriented. I've always been around music - but being around it here in Paisley Park is definitely a one of a kind experience.
So how did you meet Prince?
It was actually through my wife Hannah, who drums for 3rdEyeGirl. The first time I came out [to Minneapolis], Prince was rehearsing at a sound stage in Paisley Park.
Now, rehearsal is a time when you get things locked in tight, and you perfect what you're working on but Prince goes, "on the one" and the whole band stops. Then he literally jumps up - because he's on the keyboards - and he goes "Joshua!", runs off the stage and gives me a big hug. And I'm thinking to myself, I really enjoy this guy already!
Literally, right after that, we had this two-hour conversation about Jesus. And that was, for nine months, our relationship. I didn't do any music. I was really just supporting my wife. That was my main goal, making sure that I was there for her.
In an interview to announce the album, 3rdEyeGirl said HITNRUN was "super funky" and aimed at Prince's hardcore fans. What should we expect?
Well, I think you'll be able to dance to it! You'll get the groovy Prince, you'll get the fun Prince, you'll get the hilarious Prince, you'll get the serious Prince, and you'll get the going-out-on-a-date-with-my-lady Prince.
What's the studio set-up at Paisley Park? Is there any truth to the story that you have to be ready to record 24/7?
He's walking music, so we always have to be ready to record, and always be ready to lay something down. That's just the heartbeat of any musician.
As far as the myth goes, about everything [that happens] being recorded all the time? I don't know too much about that but I know that we're always recording. So if that counts, it is 24 hours a day.
Prince spent 40 years producing his own records, so what do you contribute?
You know, Prince was asked the same question recently and he said, "Joshua alleviates me so I can do other things". That blessed my heart when I heard that, because that's how it is.
He'll basically say "this is what I want" and I'll make the music in Studio B. He takes the track in Studio A [and] he'll record his voice. Then he'll come and give me his vocal and if he feels like a bass needs to be added, or a guitar needs to be added, then we'll do so.
So give me an example... How was a track like HardRockLover made?
Prince said to me: "I need something that starts off quiet, and then I just want it to erupt and then I want you to go back… like this roller coaster". And so I said, "ok, cool".
So HardRockLover was done literally almost as soon as it came out. Actually, that and the last song on the album were made literally in the same hour.
It can happen that quickly?
Songs literally happen overnight. Say I make a track at 10 at night? He'll go into studio A and the next morning, however many songs I've given him, I get those songs back. And in the same day, I give him the songs back saying "here's the mix, what do you think?" and that just keeps going.
How easy is it to interpret his instructions?
Because we talked for nine months and laughed and played ping pong - it kind of gave me an idea [of his tastes] so I can give him something that I think he would like. But some tracks on the album he didn't touch any instruments on, so that was really crazy for me as a musician.
There must be immense pressure on you to live up to Prince's reputation?
When you've got an iconic person like Prince standing over your shoulder, you've got to produce at this level all the time. As a friend, you don't want to bring anything that is less than what he's looking for. Why would you give your son or daughter a stone if he's asking for bread?
But when you're working with a friend, that's different than trying to make sure your boss is happy. When you've had times you've been on the floor laughing, and you're red in the face and there are tears rolling down your cheeks, and you've got inside jokes. That, to me, made the working experience a breeze.
Does that make it easier for you to say something like "we need another take of that vocal"?
I'm not in that process with him. He does that all by himself, literally. So he'll sing and he'll get into his zone and he'll give me the vocals the next day.
Do you get several takes to choose from, or does Prince just present you with the final version?
Exactly that. He's saying, "Hey, sir, I've recorded these vocals. This is what you get."
But that gave me the opportunity to appreciate the genius of Prince. The harmonies, and where he sits on the beat, which notes he chooses, and the breaths he takes… I'm hearing all this stuff because I'm having to mix it and I can really say that he is a genius.
When I tell you he can hear the sun rise, I'm not lying to you.
How do you know when a song is finished? How does Prince signal his approval?
Either he'll send me a message, or we'll both run out of the room because it's so good! It happens in many ways. But at the end of it, it's an understanding. You look in each other's eyes… and you know, "we shouldn't touch that".
Does your faith play a role in the studio? Or is it there for strength when things get tough?
Anything that him and I do, it's impossible for us not to move in faith.
[But] when you're constantly making music and you're constantly at that speed… it's a lot to try and say "I'm doing this on my own". So I need my wife, I need my friends, but ultimately, I need God because he's really been the core inspiration of the non-stop-ness and the keep-going-ness. It can be a lot, but we work it out.
One of the songs you recorded between Art Official Age and HITNRUN was Baltimore - a response to the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. It's quite a positive song, looking at how America can move on and heal after a spate of similar incidents. What was the thinking behind that?
The black community in America, some of the things we've experienced, it's quite a travesty. I'm not one to try to point out colour - but at the same time we can't ignore the situation and we can't be oblivious to the racism.
The Baltimore song is just a way of saying, "I see what's going on. And here's my voice in the community and I just want to be able to let you know that we are here for you."
Tell me about releasing HITNRUN exclusively on Tidal? Why go there, rather than any of the other streaming services?
Just [the ability to stream] high fidelity music. Because we take time to make it sound great and we would love for people to hear it the way that we hear it, uncompromised. So for us it's really cool on that alone.
Given his prodigious work-rate, is there a scenario whereby Tidal would allow Prince to release music more frequently?
For us to put out music non-stop, I believe Tidal is a great avenue and the relationship with Jay-Z [means] I can definitely see it being that way.
HITNRUN will be available on Tidal from 7 September and on CD at a later date. | Prince's producer Joshua Welton reveals the studio secrets behind the musician's new album, HITNRUN. |
38,393,793 | Lisa Marie Naegle, 36, who competed in 2010 for a dream wedding and plastic surgery on the show Bridalplasty, last spoke to her husband early on Sunday.
Police arrested a 34-year-old nursing student, Jackie Jerome Rogers, on Tuesday after questioning him.
They said he told investigators Ms Naegle's body was at his home.
"We can confirm a body which we believe is Lisa Marie was discovered in a shallow grave at the suspect's home," police spokesman Sal Ramirez said on Tuesday night of the discovery in Lennox, near Los Angeles International Airport.
"The detectives strongly believe it is her."
Police did not give a motive for the killing.
Ms Naegle was hit on the head seven times with a hammer early on Sunday morning, reports celebrity gossip website TMZ, citing law enforcement sources.
The Daily Breeze, a local newspaper, reported that she taught nursing classes at West Los Angeles College and that Mr Rogers was one of her students.
She had gone to a birthday party on Saturday night at Alpine Village, a beer hall and restaurant in another Los Angeles suburb, Torrance.
Ms Naegle's husband, Derek Harryman, said he had texted her at around 02:00 local time (10:00 GMT) on Sunday to find out where she was.
"Within a minute or two, she called me," Mr Harryman told the Daily Breeze.
"She sounded really, really drunk. She said, 'I'm going to get some food and then I'll be home.'"
But she never made it.
Her family reported her missing on Sunday night and issued an appeal on social media for help in finding her.
They said they obtained photos showing Ms Naegle - who came fourth on E! network's Bridalplasty - leaving the beer hall with Mr Rogers.
Ms Naegle's relatives contacted Mr Rogers after they obtained CCTV footage which appeared to show her getting into the suspect's vehicle.
Her sister, Danielle Naegle-Kaimona, told KABC-TV: "While he was talking to us and telling us his story, multiple different times he said he absolutely did not go home with her, or did not take her home."
After being challenged that Ms Naegle had been filmed getting into his car, Mr Rogers changed his story, the family said.
He acknowledged that the missing woman did get into his car, but said she got out moments later.
The family then contacted police. | Police have made an arrest after the discovery of a former reality TV show contestant in a suburban Los Angeles backyard shallow grave. |
38,317,367 | The country as we know it today was actually formed quite recently, when south Yemen and north Yemen - which believed the country should be run in different ways - joined together in 1990, after many years of fighting.
However, since then the fighting has not stopped, which has made life for those living in the country very difficult.
Find out more about why there is still a conflict in Yemen with Newsround's guide.
Despite joining together in 1990, the north and south of the country still disagreed with each other.
Fighting between the government and anti-government fighters called the Houthi (also known as 'rebels') continued.
The situation reached a peak in 2011 when protests led to the president at the time, Ali Abdallah Saleh, resigning and his deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, taking over.
However, the fighting still didn't stop, as Mr Hadi struggled to keep everyone in the country happy.
In 2014, the country descended into civil war, as the rebels took over the capital city of Yemen called Sanaa.
This civil war is still going on today.
When the Houthi took over Sanaa, President Hadi fled to the country next door, called Saudi Arabia, which still supports him.
He set up a temporary capital in a different city in Yemen called Aden. He has still not been able to return to Sanaa.
At the moment, the country is locked in a difficult situation.
The Houthi rebels don't accept that Hadi's government makes their rules. They believe in a new ruling group, with a leader called Mohammed Ali al-Houthi.
However, much of the rest of the world - including the UK and the US - do not accept this. They both support the government in Saudi Arabia.
Earlier in 2016, the United Nations - which is an organisation which works to bring peace - helped to make the two sides talk to each other to try to sort out their problems.
But after three months, the talking stopped and the fighting continued.
Another thing making the situation in Yemen more difficult is that it has become a place for extreme groups, like Al-Qaeda and the group that calls itself Islamic State, to base themselves and grow stronger.
It has also always been one of the poorest Arab countries, which has made it difficult to deal with the situation.
The fighting has had a devastating impact on normal people trying to live their lives in Yemen.
Charities are working to try to help them.
A UK organisation called the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which represents 13 aid charities, launched a big appeal asking for people to donate money to help make sure that people in Yemen have what they need to live.
At the end of 2016, the British Red Cross, a charity represented by the DEC, said: "The ongoing conflict in Yemen has devastated millions of people's lives."
"More than half the population don't have enough food. Almost a quarter face starvation. Families are living with no water or electricity."
Restricted deliveries of food and fuel, and roads and buildings being destroyed, has led to as many as 21 million people not having the basics essentials they need to live.
With airports closed and borders blocked, many people are unable to leave the country, despite the problems.
Thousands of people have also been killed and injured in the fighting.
If you're upset by this story, or anything in the news, click here for advice. | Yemen is a country in Middle East, to the east of North Africa and south of Saudi Arabia, Syria and Iraq. |
37,250,397 | Patients are being denied a proper service, said Dr Frances O'Hagan.
People were often being placed at risk as one out-of-hours doctor had to provide cover for the entire Trust area, said Dr O'Hagan.
"We as doctors are not being able to provide the type of service that we want due to the lack of doctors available to provide cover," she said.
"Unfortunately the service in the Southern Health Trust is already broken."
For six nights from 22-27 August, one doctor had to cover the so-called red-eye shifts - which last from midnight to 08:00 and are normally covered by 3 GPs - for the entire health trust, which serves a population of some 300,000 people, it has emerged.
Working an out-of-hours shift can mean covering from Kilkeel to Pomeroy, and up to Moira, entirely alone, said Dr O'Hagan.
While that doctor is expected to make some house calls, there can often be 100 telephone calls to deal with as well, she added, recalling the midnight start of one recent red-eye shift.
"I received a call from a patient who was actively suicidal," said Dr O'Hagan. "Within an hour I had two similar calls - so three serious mental health cases to deal with. I was the only doctor on call for the entire Trust.
"I had to attend Craigavon area hospital to see whether one needed admitted under the Mental Health Order," she added.
"The police and social services were involved and each of the cases took in excess of an hour.
"And on top of that I had calls regarding children with temperatures, palliative care cases and patients in nursing homes.
"That particular red eye shift was a nightmare."
According to several doctors who spoke to the BBC, one doctor on call is becoming the norm.
Figures obtained by the BBC also reveal that 47 out-of-hours shifts were unfilled from 22-27 August.
According to Dr O'Hagan, it is more common for a GP to be working alone on the red-eye shift than with colleagues.
"I regularly work alone," she said. "It's a huge pressure. It is not fair on us or the patients. Also due to insurance I can only work so many red eye shifts a month - sometimes they need me in earlier but I would be breaking my contract to do that."
The Southern Health Trust says it recognises the problem.
Director of Older people and Primary Care Angela McVeigh said: "Certainly we recognise the service is under pressure and at times the red eye shift there is only one doctor on cover.
"But as I have said we also have nurses available to provide triage and we have the Marie Curie service available overnight to provide a service to patients."
However, the Trust stresses that part of the problem is too many people misusing the out-of-hours service which is only intended for emergencies.
Many of the callers are taking doctors away from urgent cases, said Angela McVeigh.
"A lot of the contacts would not be for urgent care - some are for minor ailments such as headlice, cold sores even hangovers," she said.
"We are asking the public to think carefully when they dial the number and to think of other services that might be available to them."
Too few GPs also means long waiting times for patients.
Julia Cully from Waringstown had to wait almost eight hours to see a doctor after she developed severe pains in her back and stomach over the bank holiday weekend.
"I was in a lot of pain on Sunday becoming very unwell overnight," she said.
"I don't like bothering the doctor but by Monday morning I made the call. That was around 11 am.
"I was told they were very busy and someone would ring back which they did almost 3 hours later. But it was a nurse who rang back. I finally got to see a doctor at 8 pm and was diagnosed with a kidney infection.
GPs who spoke to the BBC said the workload is having a detrimental impact on their own health.
Often after finishing the overnight shift, doctors are expected back in the surgery after having only a few hours sleep, said one GP. | The Southern Health and Social Care Trust's out-of-hours service is "broken", says a GP. |
34,127,024 | The multi-talented musician won three prizes at this month's Progressive Music Awards in London, including album of the year for Hand. Cannot. Erase. The Guardian's five-star review called it "a smart, soulful and immersive work of art".
Since the 1980s, Wilson has been the driving force in a number of musical projects, the best known of which is the rock band Porcupine Tree.
Now, ahead of two sell-out shows at the Royal Albert Hall, Wilson is releasing a vinyl-only double LP, Transience, to showcase the "more accessible" side of his solo output.
He tells the BBC about his love of vinyl, his busy schedule and explains how comic actor Matt Berry came to be his support act.
What does vinyl mean to you?
I grew up at the very tail end of the vinyl era, and at the time, I remember, we couldn't wait for CD to come along because vinyl was so frustrating. You would buy the record, take it home, and it would have a scratch, and you would have to take it back again.
I love CDs, and for some kinds of music - classical for example - it is better than vinyl. But the problem with the CD and digital downloads is that there's nothing you can really cherish or treasure.
Owning vinyl is like having a beautiful painting hanging in your living room. It's something you can hold, pore over the lyrics and immerse yourself in the art work.
I thought it was just a nostalgic thing, but it can't be if kids too young to remember vinyl are enjoying that kind of experience.
Do you have a piece of vinyl that you treasure?
The truth is I got rid of 100% of my vinyl in the 90s. All the vinyl I have is re-bought. I started off from the perspective that I wanted to recreate the collection I had when I was 15, but it's gone beyond that.
The first record which I persuaded my parents to buy for me was Electric Light Orchestra's Out of the Blue. If I still had my original copy, it would have sentimental value, but, alas, it's in a charity shop somewhere.
Why release your new compilation Transience on vinyl?
It was originally conceived as an idea for Record Store Day, but we missed the boat on that.
My record company had suggested I put together some of my shorter, more accessible songs. I got a bit obsessed by the idea to make something like "an introduction to Steven Wilson", and I was committed to it being a vinyl-only release. Anyone who buys the vinyl does also get a high-res[olution] download.
Do you have a concern that the album won't show your work in a true light?
No - because although I do focus on more long-form pieces of music, there is one thing I have always valued above everything else: melody.
There is a lot of progressive rock which focuses on the technical complexity of the track rather than the melodic side. Pink Floyd, the most successful progressive rock band of all time, have stood the test of time because the emphasis was always on melody and atmosphere.
What do you have in store for your Albert Hall shows?
I don't want to give away too much. The repertoire will be completely different each night.
The first night is going to be a version of the Hand. Cannot. Erase. show I've been doing this year - but on steroids - with a couple of guests.
The second night is going to be more of a trip into my history, which is more aimed at the fans have been following me for years.
How did it come about that Matt Berry is the support act on the second night?
Myself and everyone on the tour bus are massive fans of [Channel 4 comedy series] Toast of London to the point that we are quoting it endlessly.
I thought that I should check out Matt's music, so I picked up a copy of his Music for Insomniacs. I chatted with him about our love of Mike Oldfield and asked him to play at the Royal Albert Hall.
I'm going to be incredibly star struck by my opening act.
You've been remixing albums by the likes of XTC, Tears for Fears and Yes. How much does that influence your own work?
I don't consciously draw from that, but, inevitably, if you are deconstructing these classic albums they really get into your head.
My last solo album, The Raven That Refused to Sing, was without doubt the most old-school progressive album I've ever done. I don't think it was coincidence that I had been remixing King Crimson, Jethro Tull and Yes almost exclusively for the previous year.
The current album, Hand. Cannot. Erase., opened up a lot more because I'd been working on Tears for Fears and XTC.
You are often described as progressive rock's busiest musician. Is that how it feels?
You can remove the word progressive. I think I am probably one of the most work-obsessed people in the music business today, and I don't say that with any sense of pride because believe me it's a curse.
I think I get it from my father, who also had an incredibly strong work ethic. If I don't do anything for a whole day, I start to feel this creeping guilt. That's why the remix work has been such a gift to me because it means I don't have to be doing my own music all the time.
The music industry is a hard place to make a living for yourself. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone as a profession now. I work every day, and I'm not rich, but I make a good living. I love what I do, it's a privilege, but if I was lazy about it, I don't think I'd be able to survive.
Transience is out in the UK on 25 September. Steven Wilson plays the Royal Albert Hall on 28 and 29 September as part of his 2015-16 tour of Europe. | Steven Wilson is often dubbed the hardest working musician in the world of progressive rock. |
33,949,101 | Police found him and a 23-year-old man with stab wounds in Ashton Road, Oldham, after 03:55 BST.
They were both taken to hospital where the 19-year-old died in the afternoon. The older man has serious injuries but is in a stable condition, police said.
Two 19-year-olds, two 20-year-olds and a man, aged 21, were initially arrested on suspicion of assault. A murder investigation has now been launched.
All of them remain in custody. | A 19-year-old man has died after he was stabbed in Greater Manchester. |
38,427,394 | Emergency services were called to the fire in Orchard Street at about 02:35 hours on Friday
It was extinguished and the body of a man was found within the flat. He is yet to be formally identified.
Police Scotland said the fire was not thought to be suspicious but a joint investigation with the fire service was being carried out to establish the cause.
A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal. | A man has died following a fire at a flat in Kilmarnock. |
38,760,203 | Hitachi-GE wants to build a new type of reactor at Wylfa, with a UK stakeholder meeting over the design held in Birmingham last month.
Wylfa opponents say a similar meeting run by NRW is not public - and only open to invited guests.
But NRW said it is holding a series of public drop-in sessions on the island.
However, the campaign group People Against Wylfa B (Pawb) described the individual meeting "for a small number of invitees" being held at the old Wylfa power plant site next Monday as "an affront to democracy".
"This is totally unacceptable. On a matter as important as this, it is an insult to the people of Ynys Môn (Anglesey) and north Wales," said Dylan Morgan, from Pawb.
"To add insult to injury, it is intended to hold the meeting in a room on the Wylfa Magnox site which is far from being a neutral venue and reinforces the perception that Natural Resources Wales and the Welsh Government are dancing to the nuclear industry's tune."
The UK Government is currently carrying out consultations on what is known as the generic design assessment for the type of nuclear reactor that could be built at a new Wylfa power plant.
The Japanese-American nuclear partners want to bring a new advanced boiling water reactor to the site and to the site at Oldbury in Gloucestershire.
It would be the first of its kind in the UK. A decision on the design is expected to be taken by UK ministers in December this year.
Pawb has now written to the Welsh Government's Environment Secretary Leslie Griffiths, asking her to intervene as the minister responsible for overseeing the work of NRW.
"We call on you to instruct Natural Resources Wales to rearrange a public meeting in a neutral, convenient and central location in Ynys Môn," stated Pawb.
"A meeting held to discuss the generic design assessment of the Hitachi ABWR has to be advertised openly and widely and not 'to a small number of invitees'."
However, NRW told BBC Wales that it is holding two public drop-in sessions about the design process on Anglesey next week - including an event at Cemaes on Monday and at Llangefni on Tuesday.
The environmental agency said the sessions would allow people to "learn more about the assessment and how to give their views".
"Our purpose is to ensure that the natural resources of Wales are sustainably maintained, enhanced and used," said Tim Jones, NRW's executive director for north and mid Wales.
"At Wylfa Newydd we will do this in three ways: assessing the design of the reactors, determining site specific environmental permits and providing advice to other organisations on decisions they need to make.
"It is our job to ensure that any new nuclear power station will meet high standards of environmental protection and waste management, ensuring that our communities are kept safe from environmental harm." | Anti-nuclear campaigners have accused Natural Resources Wales of carrying out an "insulting" consultation over designs for a new reactor on Anglesey. |
35,819,455 | The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse heard Archbishop George Carey failed to act on abuse claims made against Ball, 84, in 1993.
It also heard Ball had "permission to officiate" at church services, despite being cautioned for indecency.
Ball was jailed last year for abusing young men between the 1970s and 1990s.
The allegations are part of Dame Lowell Goddard's inquiry investigation into how the Church of England and other public bodies dealt with claims of abuse.
It will be the biggest in British history and is set to last for five years, with a budget of £17.9m for this financial year alone.
Lawyer Richard Scorer, who represents 17 victims of abuse, told a preliminary hearing of the inquiry that one of the victims, known as A13, reported abuse by Ball to the then Archbishop George Carey, but the complaint was not passed to police.
Mr Scorer said this was one reason why it took more than 20 years to bring Ball fully to justice.
This victim was in his early 20s at the time, not a child, and has been refused "core participant status" at the inquiry.
He is among several victims appealing against this decision.
Ben Emmerson, counsel to the inquiry, said there had been "many incidents of sexual abuse within the Anglican Church over a long period of time, and there have been serious failures to acknowledge, prevent and remedy such abuse".
Previous reviews by the Church had provided a picture which was "less than comprehensive", he said.
Historical child abuse claims: Key investigations
Mr Emmerson said one major inquiry only unearthed details of 13 cases, while another, led by the judge Baroness Butler-Sloss, was misled by senior figures in the Church, requiring her to re-write a report into abuse.
BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds said Mr Emmerson told the inquiry it would have to decide if the allegations are "well-founded".
To meet this test, they will either have to be true, or there must have been enough evidence to have required institutions to take action, he said.
Ball was jailed in October for 32 months after admitting abusing 18 young men across 20 years.
He abused most of his victims while he lived in East Sussex and was serving as Bishop of Lewes - but would go on to carry on the abuse as Bishop of Gloucester.
Lord Carey has previously denied being involved in a cover-up. | A public inquiry is to consider whether there was interference by the Church of England in the case of jailed former Bishop of Lewes Peter Ball. |
36,033,761 | If you're scratching your head lets let's start briefly with what has actually happened.
Between August 2013 and February 2014 when he was chair of the powerful Commons culture and media committee the Conservative John Whittingdale had a relationship with a woman who he met online on the dating site match.com - he only found out that she was a sex worker when a reporter contacted him with that information, and as soon as he was aware he ended the relationship.
More than a year later he is promoted to be the culture secretary - taking responsibility for press regulation. Crucially he did not tell Downing Street that some of the newspapers had this story about his private life, that Labour's Chris Bryant has described as a 'sword of Damocles' hanging over his head.
The political question is whether or not therefore he knowingly entered into an insufferable conflict of interest - and whether his decisions on the press were influenced by his own situation. He absolutely denies that. Of course Number Ten isn't exactly delighted about it all but they say he is a single man who had a relationship, move on.
Why does it matter now?
There is unfinished business from the Leveson Inquiry into the hacking scandal. The second part of the inquiry looking into ties between the papers and the police hasn't yet taken place. It was put on hold while the legal processes were completed, but there's scepticism around Westminster over whether it will ever take place.
In March, Mr Whittingdale said there wouldn't be a decision until all the criminal proceedings finished and the government has repeated that now.
But there's a suggestion too, put forward by privacy campaigners, that the government has gone soft on the real tightening of the rules on the press. At the end of last year Mr Whittingdale announced that papers could be protected from punitive damages in some cases.
And the recommendation of the Leveson Inquiry that papers be regulated under a Royal Charter hasn't happened, with papers forming their own regulatory body instead.
The newspapers would say things have changed since Leveson in any case, and it's nonsense to suggest it's back to business as usual pre-hacking.
But with this information about John Whittingdale now out in the public domain, Labour is suggesting that he cannot possibly be in charge of press relegation and should step aside from this part of his job - because he is vulnerable to pressure from the press.
There is no sense right now this will happen. Sources in government suggest it would be ludicrous to suggest he should be held responsible for the fact that newspapers decided not to publish a story about his private life. And it's also important to note that John Whittingdale as a political character would always have been likely to go for light touch regulation in any case.
It's also highly likely that there will be a reshuffle in the aftermath of the EU referendum, if the political calculation turns out to be that Mr Whittingdale should be moved.
But this is certainly the kind of headache that the government could do without, and it's the kind of story, involving politicians, the papers, and sex, that could well take an unpredictable turn. | How have we found ourselves in this strange situation where privacy campaigners who have pushed for tighter rules are up in arms because the private life of a single cabinet minister was not reported? |
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Garcia beat England's Justin Rose in a play-off on Sunday to finally end his run of 73 majors without a victory.
His win comes on what would have been the 60th birthday of fellow Spaniard Ballesteros, the 1980 and 1983 winner of the Green Jacket, who died in 2011.
"It has been such a long time coming. I am so happy," said Garcia, 37.
"To do it on Seve's 60th birthday and to join him and [Jose Maria] Olazabal, my two idols in golf, it's something amazing.
"Jose sent me a text on Wednesday telling me how much he believed in me and what I needed to do, believe in myself, be calm and not let things get to me as I had in the past."
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Five years ago, Garcia claimed he was not good enough to win a major after shooting a three-over-par 75 at the 2012 Masters to drop out of contention.
Prior to Sunday's victory he was on the longest run of majors without a win of any active player - the closest he had previously come was a tie for second at the Open (in 2007 and 2014) and the US PGA Championship in 1999 and 2008.
He revealed that he had identified the Masters as his most likely chance of a major after he tied for 38th and was the leading amateur in 1999, the year Olazabal won the event for the second time.
And he finally made the breakthrough, by winning the first hole of a sudden-death play-off after he and Rose had both tied at nine under after 72 holes.
"I felt like this course was probably going to give me one major," he said. "That thought changed over the years as I started feeling uncomfortable on the course but I came to peace with it and accepted it."
On Sunday's performance the world number 11 added: "I knew I was playing well. I felt the calmest I ever felt in a major.
"Even after a couple of bogeys I was still positive that there were a lot of holes I could get to. I am so happy."
It was a sensational battle between Garcia and European Ryder Cup team-mate Rose at the Augusta National.
Starting the final round level with Rose on six under par, the Spaniard moved three ahead after five holes but trailed by two after 13 before missing a four-foot putt to win it on the last, However, he kept his nerve in the play-off, winning with a birdie to Rose's bogey.
"We are both trying to win but we are all people," added Garcia. "We have to represent our game.
"We are good friends so we were very respectful of each other. We were cheering each other on. We wanted to beat the other guy, not the other lose it."
This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser | Sergio Garcia said it was "amazing" to join his Spanish idols Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal as a Masters champion after winning at Augusta. |
13,226,117 | The blast wrecked the Argana cafe in Djemaa el-Fna square, a popular tourist spot. At least 20 people were injured.
The nationalities of those killed were unclear but French news agency AFP said six were French and three Moroccan.
The last major attack in Morocco was in Casablanca in 2003, when 45 people, including suicide bombers, were killed.
Moroccan government spokesman Khalid Naciri told French television that Thursday's casualties involved a number of nationalities but he would not confirm any as yet.
The interior ministry discounted initial suggestions the blast could have been a gas explosion.
"We worked... on the hypothesis that this could... be accidental. But initial results of the investigation confirm that we are confronted with a true criminal act," he said.
Mr Naciri later said that "terrorists" were behind the attack but added that it was "too soon" to give more details.
Medical sources quoted by AFP said at least five of the foreigners killed were women, but this has not been independently confirmed.
The office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned the attack as "cruel and cowardly".
King Mohammed VI has ordered a "speedy and transparent inquiry" into the blast and demanded the public be informed of the results, a royal communique said.
Witnesses described hearing a huge explosion that sent debris flying into the air.
Briton Hugo Somersham-Jones told the BBC he was at his Marrakesh home, close to the square, when he heard the blast.
"It sounded like a bomb. I went outside and saw smoke and got to the cafe and saw falling masonry. I came out to the main square and saw the first floor of the cafe in ruins.
"People had fire extinguishers, trying to put out the fire, and others were pulling people out from the building - it was pretty bad."
Mr Somersham-Jones, a hotel owner who has been running his business in Marrakesh for six years, said the square was the main area where people congregate and that there had been a deadly gas explosion last year.
Portuguese tourist Alexandre Carvalho told the Associated Press news agency he had seen injured people being carried away.
"I believe the injured were mostly tourists, judging by what they were wearing," he said.
A Marrakesh official quoted by AFP said the explosion "could have been the work of a suicide bomber" adding: "We found nails in one of the bodies."
The UK Foreign Office said consular staff had been deployed to offer assistance to any British nationals.
It said it was also aware of reports in French newspaper Le Figaro that one of the dead was British but could not verify the information.
The Foreign Office has advised UK nationals to stay away from the square.
Djemaa el-Fna square is a Unesco World Heritage site and is popular with foreign tourists, particularly Europeans.
Analysts say the blast could have a serious effect on Morocco's important tourism sector.
One French businessman told Reuters: "You can't find a more emblematic target than Djemaa el-Fna square. With this attack and amid the worrying unrest in the region, tourism will be in the doldrums for some time." | A bomb attack in the main square of the Moroccan city of Marrakesh has killed 15 people, at least 10 of them foreigners, officials say. |
32,671,434 | Mike Hopkins, 56, was aiming to be the oldest Welsh person to reach the summit.
He had reached Camp 1 when the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck, but he has able to call his wife to tell her he was safe.
More than 2,300 people died in the earthquake on 25 April with 17 killed around the base of Mount Everest.
A team of six officers from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and one from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service flew out to assist the rescue mission.
Mr Hopkins was with with a group of nine other climbers and Sherpas on the north side of Everest. | A man who survived the Nepal earthquake while 23,000ft up Mount Everest has retuned safely home to Cardiff. |
27,104,205 | The song has sold 1.54 million copies since it was released last May, despite criticisms of its explicit lyrics.
About 20 university student unions banned the track, saying it promoted "date rape culture", an accusation Thicke consistently denied.
Its sales tally was revealed in a countdown of the UK's Top 100 downloads on BBC Radio 1.
Compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), the chart marked 10 years of legal downloads in the UK.
Thicke's song overtook the previous best-seller, Adele's Someone Like You, to take the top spot.
Adele's ballad has racked up 1.53 million sales to date.
Moves Like Jagger by Maroon Five was at number three, followed by Australian one-hit wonder Gotye, with 2012's Somebody That I Used To Know at four.
The Black Eyed Peas completed the top five with the party anthem I Gotta Feeling.
According to the Official Charts Company, more than 99% of singles are now purchased as digital downloads.
Fans have bought more than 1.17 billion tracks in the past 10 years, with 27 songs passing the one million download mark.
The latest to achieve the feat is Pharrell Williams' Happy, which has surpassed 1.3 million sales since its release last summer.
Happy took ninth place in the all-time download chart, giving Williams three entries in the top 10.
The others came from his guest appearances on Blurred Lines and Daft Punk's Get Lucky.
The Top 100 was unveiled as part of a UK music industry initiative called A Decade Of Digital.
It celebrates 10 years since sites like iTunes and Napster launched in the UK, helping legitimise the download market.
Blurred Lines was released 11 months ago and continues to sell, having sold 70,000 copies since January.
Official Charts Company boss Martin Talbot said: "To become one of only two tracks to have been downloaded 1.5m times - and climb to the top of the poll as the biggest download of all time - is an incredible achievement."
However, the song's lyrics - which find the 37-year-old in a club talking to a woman who may, or may not, want to go home with him - have proved problematic.
"I know you want it, but you're a good girl," Thicke sings. A video featuring three topless women fuelled allegations the song was misogynistic.
Last September, contributors to Project Unbreakable, a photographic project dedicated to survivors of sexual assault, held up placards comparing words spoken by their attackers to lines from the song.
But Thicke has told the BBC his critics didn't "get" the song.
"I don't want to be sleazy, I'm a gentleman, I've been in love with the same woman since I've been a teenager. I don't want to do anything inappropriate."
Upon hearing it had become the most-downloaded song in UK history, Thicke said: "I'm so honoured, the success of Blurred Lines is a dream come true." | Robin Thicke's controversial hit single Blurred Lines has been named the UK's most-downloaded song of all time. |
18,407,647 | Their study in the journal Human Reproduction said smoking, alcohol consumption and being obese did not affect semen quality.
However, they warned that avoiding them was still "good health advice".
Wearing boxer shorts rather than tighter underwear was linked to higher sperm levels.
Advice for doctors
by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence says men should be warned about the impact of smoking, drinking and taking recreational drugs on their sperm.
A study by researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester compared the lifestyles of 939 men with poor sperm quality with 1,310 men with normal sperm quality.
The study showed there was little difference in the number of mobile sperm between patients who never smoked and those who had a 20-a-day habit.
There was "little evidence" that recreational drug use, a high BMI or excessive alcohol consumption affected sperm quality.
Dr Andrew Povey, from the University of Manchester, said there was these lifestyle choices were hugely important for wider health but "probably have little influence" on male fertility.
He said: "This potentially overturns much of the current advice given to men about how they might improve their fertility and suggests that many common lifestyle risks may not be as important as we previously thought.
"Delaying fertility treatment then for these couples so that they can make changes to their lifestyles, for which there is little evidence of effectiveness, is unlikely to improve their chances of a conception and, indeed, might be prejudicial for couples with little time left to lose."
Wearing boxer shorts was associated with higher-quality sperm.
Dr Allan Pacey from the University of Sheffield said: "In spite of our results, it's important that men continue to follow sensible health advice and watch their weight, stop smoking and drink alcohol within sensible limits. But there is no need for them to become monks just because they want to be a dad.
"Although if they are a fan of tight Y-fronts, then switching underpants to something a bit looser for a few months might be a good idea."
There are other measures of fertility, such as the size and shape of the sperm or the quality of the sperms' DNA, which were not considered in the study.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is reviewing the evidence.
A NICE spokesperson said: "The draft update of our fertility guideline is currently open for consultation.
"However, until the update of this guideline is published later this year, the NHS should continue to follow the recommendations in the current fertility guideline." | Lifestyle advice given to tackle male infertility may be futile and could delay other options, according to researchers in the UK. |
40,414,654 | When heading off to work in the morning, you'll spot plenty of people taking their dog for a morning stroll.
But how about a man out walking with an exotically-coloured macaw on an avian harness?
That's the wild, winged sight that regularly greets locals in Londonderry, where Gerry McKeever and his pet parrot Rio take their daily walks.
The pair are often spotted dandering along the Northland Road, near the Clarendon Street area, with Gerry leading Rio - and they're always happy to stop for a chat.
The sight of one man and his parrot has been turning heads for months - when a video of Gerry and Rio was posted on the Mark Patterson Show Facebook page last year, most of the comments were along the lines of: "Look, that's the parrot we saw the other day!"
But, while it may be an odd sight to see a man walking a blue-and-gold macaw, Gerry is simply making sure his feathered friend is getting the stimulation she needs.
"Macaws usually come in pairs because they're such sociable animals," he said.
"But, we didn't have room for two and we don't have a large aviary or outdoor area or anything like that, so we have to get her out of the house and take her for walks.
"Rio just loves it so we take her out two or three times a day."
He added: "She's actually like a dog, she gets excited when she sees the harness.
"She now has her favourite sitting spots. She'll sit there and say hello to people, watch the world go by. They're creatures of habit too and she loves to talk - she says hello, tata, what's the craic."
While Rio likes a natter, she's not quite as talkative as the other parrot owned by Gerry and his wife Mandy - Charlie, an 11-year-old African Grey.
According to Mandy, her and Gerry have always loved birds.
"I've always had birds since I was a child," she said. "We've had cockatoos, budgies but then we got Charlie and she's fantastic.
"She stays in the house though, you couldn't put a harness on her now as you have to start them off when they're young."
Gerry credits Mandy as the one who takes care of Rio and Charlie when he's at work, and is also responsible for doing a lot of the research needed to keep the pair of them well-informed on parrot welfare.
"She's my sweetheart," says Mandy. "I do the feeding, the cleaning out. I just love them."
And the people of Derry have been taking Rio to their hearts too.
Martina Donaghy tweeted the BBC on Tuesday morning with a picture of Gerry and Rio with the hashtags #brightenmymornings #thkUMr.
"I see this man walking his parrot each morning & want to tell him thanks!"
Gerry admits himself that he's now become "the man with the parrot".
"Even when Rio's not with me, people would say that's who I am," he laughs.
He adds: "I got stopped a lot but people are more used to me now. Children still love to stop and say hello.
"I've taken her up to the Model School (primary school) a couple of times, although I still don't let people get too close .They can stroke her tail, but she's still just a baby and can give a nasty bite.
"She has to get used to people first so you still have to be careful.
"But if she brightens people's day when they see her, that's great." | It's a whole new parrot-digm in pet ownership. |
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Eoin Morgan's team saw a run of five successive ODI wins come to an end on Tuesday when South Africa reached their target of 319 with 22 balls to spare.
Now they return to the Wanderers, where they won by seven wickets in the third Test en route to a 2-1 series victory.
"It would be great to do it in the one-dayers as well," batsman Joe Root said.
Root scored 125 in Centurion in the third game as England made 318-8 but Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla put on 239 for the first wicket to inspire an impressive South Africa run chase.
"We got outplayed on a wicket that did improve, against some very good batting," Root told BBC Sport.
"We might not have been at our absolute best with the ball and in the field but over the last six or seven games we have played some excellent cricket in this format."
Having lost to Bangladesh in the World Cup and failed to progress to the knock-out stage, England have produced some much improved performances since, under the coaching of Trevor Bayliss and Paul Farbrace, beating New Zealand and Pakistan, and losing 3-2 to world champions Australia.
"We're obviously playing with a lot more freedom and at the back of the innings you have got people like [Chris] Jordan, [David] Willey and [Adil] Rashid at eight, nine and 10 so you can just keep going knowing that there are guys that can clear the ropes consistently behind you," Root said.
Friday's match - at a stadium known as the Bullring for its intimidating atmosphere - is likely to see a packed crowd and will be known as the 'Pink ODI' with pink stumps and South Africa wearing a pink kit to support World Cancer Day, which was on 4 February.
"It's something I have not experienced before and I am really looking forward to it," said Root, who made a century in the first innings of the Test match at the ground last month.
"I've heard they are banging on the tunnel when you walk out to bat and I am sure it will be sold out being the pink game here, so it's really exciting to be a part of that and I'm looking forward to hopefully making some runs again." | England have another chance to seal the one-day international series with South Africa when the teams meet for the fourth match in Johannesburg on Friday. |
40,614,723 | Sioned Hughes was appointed less than two-years-ago to lead Urdd Gobaith Cymru towards its centenary in 2022.
But BBC Cymru Wales' Newyddion 9 has learned trustees intervened after staff voiced a lack of faith in her ability.
The Urdd, which has 53,000 members, said she had left after a "mutual agreement". Ms Hughes declined to comment.
There is no suggestion that Ms Hughes had misbehaved or there was maladministration in any way.
In a statement the Urdd said: "Sioned Hughes and the movement had come to a mutual agreement that her employment as chief executive is to come to an end.
"The Urdd thanks her for her service and wishes her well in the future." | The chief executive of Wales' biggest youth movement has quit after concerns from staff about her leadership. |
39,397,211 | Pictures posted online showed the car on its right side on an Arizona street, next to another badly damaged vehicle.
The car - a Volvo SUV - was in self-driving mode at the time of the crash, on Friday, Uber said. No one was hurt.
A spokeswoman for the police in Tempe, Arizona said the accident occurred when another vehicle "failed to yield" to the Uber car at a left turn.
"There was a person behind the wheel. It is uncertain at this time if they were controlling the vehicle at the time of the collision," spokeswoman Josie Montenegro said.
Uber's self-driving cars always have a human in the driving seat who can take over the controls.
The company pulled its self-driving vehicles off the road in Arizona at first, followed by test sites in Pennsylvania and California - all three states where it operated the vehicles.
The incident follows a tumultuous few weeks for the car-hailing app service, after several negative stories about workplace practices and ethics.
A number of executives have quit in recent weeks, including the president, Jeff Jones. | Uber has pulled its self-driving cars from the roads after an accident which left one of the vehicles on its side. |
37,315,420 | Casey, 39, returned to complete his round on Friday after rain stopped play on the opening day at Crooked Stick.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is a stroke further back heading into the second round, having carded six birdies on his way to a four-under-par 68.
American Robert Castro, at seven under par, held a one-stroke first-round lead from compatriot Brian Harman.
We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here. | England's Paul Casey finished two shots off the lead after the BMW Championship first round in Carmel, Indiana. |
38,616,694 | The 20-year-old, who started her career at Manchester United's Centre of Excellence, joined Everton in 2013.
"This was the perfect move for me, I needed a fresh start and this will be the perfect place for me to develop," she told Bristol City's club website.
The Vixens were promoted back to the English top flight in 2016.
Manager Willie Kirk added: "Millie's arrival is going to create good competition for places and I imagine she will be a prominent member of the team." | Women's Super League One club Bristol City have signed England Under-23 midfielder Millie Turner from Everton ahead of the 2017 Spring Series. |
36,937,969 | New boss Mourinho has begun a recruitment drive that has brought defender Eric Bailly, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Old Trafford.
"We're in a very good spot now, we think we can challenge for the Premier League," said 30-year-old Rooney.
"I think the players feel this is more like the old Manchester United."
In an interview with the Daily Mail, he added that the new signings would complement a squad that featured the talents of rising stars like Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford, who "made such an impact" last season.
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Rooney also praised the "great work ethic" of Ibrahimovic and said United would be making a "big statement" if they managed to capture Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba.
United, FA Cup winners in Louis Van Gaal's last game in May, kick off the new domestic season against Premier League champions Leicester in next weekend's Community Shield at Wembley.
Rooney admits United "want to put a marker down" in that match.
"I know it's a one-off game, but we want to show we can win a trophy early on," he said. "We feel that's an important event for us."
He also reflected on England's desperate display at Euro 2016.
Beaten in the last 16 by Iceland, Rooney criticised manager Roy Hodgson's decision to make a raft of changes for their final group game with Slovakia.
"No, I wouldn't have rested six players... it's more than half the team," said Rooney. "It was a gamble and it didn't pay off."
The England skipper was one of the six shuffled out of the side after a last-gasp win over Wales and was unable to make an impact when he finally came on.
"It was difficult to change the game, impossible really," he said. "I was running around just trying to get the energy back into the team.
"It was Roy's decision to make those changes against Slovakia and, either way, the team he put out should have been able to win."
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Hodgson quit straight after the loss to Iceland, leaving Rooney, England's record goalscorer with 53, to reflect on what might have been.
"I felt we had a good squad, a lot of ability, a lot of talent," he said. "To then go out as we did, and against Iceland, was beyond disappointing.
"We had lost momentum from the Slovakia game and tournament football is about confidence. You get that from winning." | Wayne Rooney predicts that the "old Manchester United" will be on show again this season under Jose Mourinho. |
39,846,362 | Emergency services were called to the beach near Atlantic Terrace, New Polzeath, at about 15:55 BST.
The driver, thought to be an 80-year-old man, is understood to have reversed the car off the cliff according to police.
He was initially trapped in his blue Hyundai I20, but has now been freed and treated by paramedics.
He is being taken by lifeboat to Cornwall Air Ambulance, and will be flown to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, although the extent of his injuries is not yet clear.
The driver, who is from Bodmin, was the only occupant of the vehicle.
Police, fire and Falmouth coastguard are also on the scene.
More updates on this story, and other news
Sgt Steve Hawkins from Bodmin Police said: "Our understanding is the car was parked nearby and he has somehow managed to reverse off the cliff."
Andy Farrant walked past the scene after the man had been freed from the car.
He said: "There were about 25 to 30 members of the emergency services - ambulance, fire brigade, volunteers from the coastguard, a couple of inshore lifeboats - the air ambulance landed on the nearby cove.
"The patient was on the beach of the nearby cove and has been put in the air ambulance.
"The tide was coming in and there's quite a light breeze but the sea conditions were calm." | An elderly driver has plunged over the side of a 50ft cliff in north Cornwall. |
34,017,283 | New Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh said he omitted Mikel from his first squad because the player was uncontactable.
However, Shittu told BBC Sport: "Mikel will never turn his back on Nigeria.
"He loves playing for his country and this is just a miscommunication between coach and player."
On Thursday, Oliseh explained to local media in Abuja why Mikel was not part of his plans for next month's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Tanzania .
"I was in England early this month and I put a call through to Mikel. I called him four times, the phone kept ringing. I sent him a text message, I got no response," Oliseh revealed.
"I called his Chelsea team-mate and compatriot [Victor] Moses and we met after the Community Shield.
"I didn't hear from Mikel to acknowledge my calls or text until I travelled back home [on 6 August].
"But after our training [on 19 August] I saw a missed call [from Mikel] on my phone so at the moment I really don't know what the situation is now."
Shittu insists Mikel has not been deliberately evasive.
"Mikel sincerely missed the calls and wasn't sure who called. Once he realised who it was he made efforts to reach Sunday Oliseh but could not speak to him." he said.
"It's unfortunate that a miscommunication is being blown out of proportion in the media.
"Efforts are being made to sort things out amicably because Mikel is dedicated to Nigeria.
"For the sake of the country, everyone should support the coach and the players selected instead of focussing on other things that could affect the preparation."
Oliseh's predecessors Berti Vogts, Samson Siasia and Stephen Keshi also experienced difficulties with Mikel, who has been criticised for appearing to show indifference and a lack of respect.
Mikel, who made his debut for Nigeria against Libya in August 2005, has scored four goals for his country in 64 appearances. | Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi is still available for Nigeria duty despite not being involved since November, according to the player's representative John Shittu. |
37,739,745 | Jordan Georgiou, 22, fled from Colchester General Hospital while being treated for injuries on Friday evening.
Mr Georgiou, from Clacton, is 5ft 6ins tall, with short brown hair and was dressed in a hospital gown.
An 18-year-old man and two women aged 19 and 21, all from Clacton, have been arrested for assisting an offender.
Anyone with information on Mr Georgiou's whereabouts is asked to contact police urgently. | A man arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, assaulting a police constable and breach of a court order, has escaped from custody at hospital. |
32,314,901 | The World Bank's Global Findex report said more than half of adults in the world's poorest areas still have no access to the financial system.
This is despite a global increase of 11% in the last three years of adults owning bank accounts.
The increase in account ownership has been driven largely by developing countries and the role of technology.
Broader access to the financial system can "boost job creation, increase investment in education" and is "critical to ending global poverty", said the report.
It also found that the gender gap in financial inclusion is not narrowing. The largest gap was in South Asia, where 37% of women have an account, compared with 65% of men.
Mobile money accounts - making and receiving electronic payments via a mobile phone - in Sub-Saharan Africa contributed to the growth in account ownership, which now stands at 62% of adults globally, up from 51% three years ago. The World Bank said this presents "big opportunities for boosting financial inclusion among women and poor people".
World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim said: "Access to financial services can serve as a bridge out of poverty. We have set a hugely ambitious goal - universal financial access by 2020." | More than a quarter of people globally still do not have access to banking facilities, a report shows. |
37,278,289 | Four-time Paralympic gold medallist Smyth will be one of the first Irish athletes in action when he competes in the T13 100m heats on Thursday.
"Preparations have been ideal for me," says the world's fastest Paralympian.
"There are always plenty of doom and gloom stories beforehand but as an athlete, you just focus on yourself."
With Smyth's opening heat taking place at 23:15 BST on Thursday, the Irish star will not be involved in Wednesday's opening ceremony.
"As incredible as the opening ceremony is, there's a lot of standing around and it wouldn't be the ideal preparation for me, with my first race taking pace the next day," adds Smyth, who as an eight-year-old was diagnosed with the genetic condition Stargardt's Disease, which has left him with less than 10% of normal vision.
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The visually-impaired sprinter also missed out on the opening ceremony at London 2012 when he went on to break his own world records as he retained the T13 100m and 200m titles.
Smyth's 10.46 seconds 100m winning time in London remains the fastest ever Paralympic clocking, although the County Londonderry man has gone as fast as 10.22 in able-bodied competition.
Four years on, Smyth does not have the option of doubling up after the International Paralympic Committee opted to remove the 200m from this year's athletics programme.
Smyth has had over two years to get over that disappointment and all his attentions are focused on retaining his 100m title with the final taking place on Friday at 15:00 BST, less than 16 hours after the heats.
As ever with Paralympic competition, gauging the quality of Smyth's opposition is tricky, but the Team Ireland star expects home runner Gustavo Henrique Araujo to be among his main rivals.
The Brazilian finished second behind Smyth at last year's IPC World Championships in Doha, although the Northern Irishman's time of 10.62 seconds left him 0.28 clear.
"He's fairly new on the scene so I wouldn't be surprised if he kicks on a bit, especially as he has a home Games," added Smyth, whose 100m personal best of 10.22 - recorded in 2011 - enabled him to join Usain Bolt and the globe's other best able-bodies sprinters at that year's World Championships in Daegu.
However, Smyth knows he will be a long odds-on favourite to retain his title - just has been the case since he started a long unbeaten record in Paralympic competition by achieving the T13 sprint double at the European Championships in Finland in 2005.
"Obviously there is the expectation for me to win and the pressure to do so but I try not to think about that too much," adds Smyth, whose wife Elise gave birth to the couple's first child Evie last October.
"It's a case of trying to control what you can control and the best way to do that is to be positive and just focus on putting your race together.
"Then you just hope everyone else finds themselves behind you."
Smyth started 2016 with hopes of also competing at the Olympics in Rio but his 100m season's best of 10.39 - clocked in May in Florida - was 0.23 seconds outside the qualifying mark.
However, that run was still his fastest time in three years following the knee injury he suffered in a gym session in 2013.
"Things have been going well. Being injury-free gives you the platform to get some good work done and I'm happy and optimistic that things are going to go well in Rio." | Irish Paralympic star Jason Smyth insists funding and other worries around the Rio Games, which start on Wednesday, will have no impact on him. |
39,364,197 | The victim, identified by police as 21-year-old Reuben Morris-Laing, was found outside the Premier Express store on Robin Hood Street in the St Ann's area.
He was found shortly before 21:30 GMT on Wednesday and taken to the Queen's Medical Centre, where he died.
Nottinghamshire Police said it was a knife crime incident and they have increased patrols in the area.
A cordon remains in place at the scene.
A post-mortem examination is taking place and the Mr Morrie Laing's relatives have been informed.
The incident has prompted Nottingham City Council's leader to call for tougher penalties for knife crime.
Council leader Jon Collins said: "My thoughts and sympathy go out to the family and friends who have lost a loved one in this senseless attack.
"We are working with the police and other partners to help catch the perpetrator and to more widely tackle knife crime, which so sadly ended in tragedy last night.
"When the government introduced a five-year mandatory sentence for possession of a firearm, it had a big effect on significantly reducing the number of people carrying and using firearms.
"A clear mandatory prison sentence would send a clear message and I am sure would have a similar impact." | A murder inquiry is under way after a man was found with fatal injuries outside a Nottingham shop. |
35,544,251 | The findings follow inspections of all 43 police forces in England and Wales by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).
Dyfed-Powys Police "had not done enough to develop an ethical culture", said inspectors.
The force's police and crime commissioner Christopher Salmon said action must be taken.
"Dyfed-Powys needs to do more to develop an open and questioning culture. I want to see more progress on this," said Mr Salmon.
"I have made clear to the chief constable that, as this report states, he has more to do."
The force was one of five singled out for improvement after inspectors examined how officers interacted with individuals and communities.
"Following our inspection, HMIC considers that Dyfed-Powys Police had not done enough to develop an ethical culture, to incorporate the code of ethics into policy or practice, or to ensure complaints and misconduct cases were free of bias," said HM Inspector Wendy Williams.
"That is why we have judged the force to 'require improvement' to be considered 'legitimate'."
However, the force was rated good on issues of stop-and-search and its use of stun guns.
The other three Welsh forces were all rated as good overall, with both South Wales and Gwent Police given outstanding rankings for the way they engage with the public.
South Wales Police's Assistant Chief Constable Richard Lewis said: "Overall this is a very pleasing report. What it shows is we are listening to and working together with our communities, which is central to everything we do." | The way Dyfed-Powys Police treats the public "requires improvement", an official watchdog has said. |
33,253,250 | The guest had been jailed, Brajesh Srivastava, additional superintendent of police in the town of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh state, told the BBC.
Police said the gun owned by the guest was illegal and had been confiscated.
The song the guest is said to have wanted played is called Tamanche pe disco, which translates from Hindi as "dancing with an illegal firearm".
The victim, identified as Arun Valmiki, had been hired as a disc jockey for a private party organised at the residence of a local businessman, one of his relatives told the BBC.
The man who shot Mr Valmiki is a relative of the host and, armed with a revolver, fired in the air several times while on the dance floor, the victim's relative added.
In the video for the song, which is from a film called Bullett Raja, the hero is seen flaunting a revolver while dancing in a discotheque.
Mr Valmiki had been taken to a government hospital but was declared dead on arrival. | A disc jockey at a party in northern India was shot dead by a guest, apparently for not playing a song. |
37,173,186 | The banks are said to be withholding a total of $2.1bn (£1.6bn) belonging to the state-owned oil company.
Last year, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the merger of all state accounts into one single account at the central bank to reduce corruption.
It is nearly a year since the deadline to transfer the money expired.
The banks affected are: Diamond Bank, Fidelity Bank, First Bank, First City Monument Bank, Heritage Bank, Keystone Bank, Skye Bank, Sterling Bank and United Bank for Africa.
The BBC's Naziru Mikailu in the capital, Abuja, says most commercial banks, especially smaller ones, have suffered as a result of the policy, as government agencies stopped depositing their money with them.
Bank customers, especially those who import and export goods, will be affected by the ban as it means they will not be able to access their foreign currency accounts.
The foreign currency trade ban is likely to have a major impact on the banks involved as it is believed some of them do not have the funds to hand over, a source at the Central Bank of Nigeria told the BBC.
An official at one of the affected banks told the Reuters news agency the non-payment reflected the "dire macroeconomic situation", rather than deliberate non-compliance.
Nigeria has suffered severe economic problems because of the relatively low price of oil, which provides most of the country's foreign currency earnings.
The ban will be lifted individually as each bank transfers the money it owes. Each institution is also likely to face a further fine.
The forex trading ban was triggered after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) complained to President Buhari about the missing money, an NNPC spokesman told the BBC.
Last year, President Buhari estimated government officials had stolen about $150bn in the previous decade.
In the past it was easy for fraud to take place as the government did not know how many bank accounts each ministry held. | Nine Nigerian banks have been suspended from foreign currency trading for not paying money owed to the government, a central bank source has told the BBC. |
33,999,256 | They think 350 coins were on the Atlantic sea bed, off the coast of Florida, for the past 300 years.
The coins are thought to be from a fleet of 11 Spanish ships, that sank during a hurricane, while making the journey from Cuba to Spain.
Treasure hunting is a popular activity in the waters around Florida.
The discovery is the second major find by treasure hunters in recent months.
In June, they found about 50 coins worth roughly half a million pounds.
The 350 coins, which were brought to the surface at the end of July, turned up in just a metre of water close to the shore, buried under the sand.
Under law in the US, the government in Florida get to keep 20% of the money from the find.
The diver who discovered the coins, William Bartlett, didn't say what his reward would be. | Treasure hunters in the US say they have discovered Spanish gold coins from the 18th century that are worth more than £2 million. |
37,279,260 | The youngster climbed on to the belt in the arrivals hall on Sunday afternoon, leading to his father also getting on to try to retrieve him.
He had been freed when paramedics arrived and was treated for arm and leg injuries before going to hospital. His father suffered knee injuries.
The airport said it was investigating what happened.
The boy's father did not require hospital treatment.
Latest updates, plus more Birmingham stories | A boy was injured when he became trapped on a baggage belt at Birmingham Airport. |
39,907,342 | Spray-painted political slogans, including some targeting Ms Rudd, have appeared in eight places in Hastings.
The messages daubed on walls, bridge supports and a Grade II-listed building include one near St Mary-in-the-Castle demanding "Evict Amber Rudd".
Police are treating it as "politically-motivated criminal damage".
A spokesman said: "The graffiti was reported by Hastings Borough Council and affected council property, locations administered by East Sussex County Council and Highways England and one private dwelling."
Ms Rudd is aiming to retain the Hastings and Rye seat which she won with a majority of more than 4,700 in 2015.
However, she faces a challenge from Labour after the Green Party formed an alliance with them and stood down its candidate. | Graffiti directed at Home Secretary Amber Rudd has appeared in the constituency where she is standing in the general election. |
39,372,045 | Blake McCaughey was credited with the Belfast Giants' third goal in their 5-3 home defeat by Sheffield Steelers after an extra goal was awarded, timed 59.59.
After being given the Giants' man of the match award, Blake led the team around the ice for their end-of-game skate, receiving a standing ovation.
Blake has a rare genetic disorder.
Blake's name was added to the official game sheet for the Elite League encounter on 17 March, and a player profile was uploaded to the league website.
He is a huge Giants fan and a popular figure at the SSE Arena.
The Elite League said: "On behalf of everyone at the Elite League, we'd like to wish Blake all the best and look forward to seeing him back on the ice again soon." | A nine-year-old boy who is set for open heart surgery in London in May has been named ice hockey's Elite League player of the week. |
36,865,576 | South Gloucestershire Council wants to create Adoption West to give social workers access to a bigger pool of potential adoptive parents.
The proposal would see the creation of a regional agency, with councils working together to find homes for children.
The new service could be up and running from April 2018.
South Gloucestershire Council has been working with Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City, Gloucestershire County, North Somerset and Wiltshire councils and six agencies to create the agency.
It replicates Adopt South West - which Somerset, Plymouth City, Devon County and Torbay councils and two voluntary adoption agencies already operate.
Cabinet member Paul McClaine said: "When you've got children, you've got to look at what's best for them.
"To have a much wider range of potential adopters to choose from has got to be a really good thing." | A new partnership could simplify the adoption process in the west of England. |
35,659,866 | Sir Tom said leadership and open minds were needed to allow Scotland's schools to become the best in the world.
In a BBC Scotland documentary, Sir Tom visited an academy school in London outside local authority control.
The academy model has been resisted by teaching unions in Scotland, where only one state secondary is run independently of a local council.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC programme that ideology should not stand in the way of education reform.
Ms Sturgeon told Sir Tom: "If something can be proven to work, we should try it.
"In fact we should be prepared to try things to see if they work rather than sitting back passively and waiting to see if other people can do it so there's no ideological closing of doors."
"Making sure that our young folk get the best education is the only thing that matters to me and if something can be shown to work in doing that or if something's worth trying to do that, then I'll certainly be in the market for it."
Sir Tom, who grew up in the mining village of New Cumnock in Ayrshire, was declared to be Scotland's first home-grown billionaire in 2007.
He has given away much of his fortune to educational projects.
For the BBC documentary, Sir Tom travelled around the UK to see how the "attainment gap" could be eliminated in schools.
The attainment gap is where children from poorer neighbourhoods do worse at school than those from better off areas.
He found that good leadership and innovation were two key areas to tackling this problem.
Sir Tom said: "We have the ability to go and find out what's best and shine a light on best practice and therefore make it available throughout the whole of Scotland. Why would you not do that?"
The businessman visited King Solomon Academy in London - a school which serves a poor area, but has achieved the best GCSE results of any non-selective school in England.
The headteacher, Max Haimendorf, told BBC Scotland much of that success was down to being independent of local authority control.
He said: "The governors, the people who work sort of behind the school, very ambitious people, both successful in business, and they wanted to kind of make something happen for this community and in education."
"That led to a level of ambition and that doesn't necessarily mean just replicating what has happened before. It means doing things differently."
In England, one in five schools is either a free school or an academy, but there are none in Scotland.
Sir Tom added: "I think the key things that have struck me is one size doesn't fit all. So are we measuring the right things and are we adjusting our education system when it's not working, or are we afraid to take these steps?
"I would say we'd be doing Scotland's children a disservice if we were afraid." | Philanthropist and businessman Sir Tom Hunter has warned against a "one size fits all" approach to education. |
40,994,864 | A family statement said he died of natural causes at his home in Las Vegas on Sunday morning.
Lewis's 10-year partnership with Dean Martin saw them star in 16 films and achieve huge box office success.
He became the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, chalking up hits such as The Bell Boy, Cinderfella and The Nutty Professor.
Other notable successes included The King of Comedy in 1983, in which he played a talk show host stalked by Robert de Niro.
Fellow celebrities paid tribute as news of his death broke. Whoopi Goldberg called it "a gain for heaven, but big loss for comedy".
Star Trek actor William Shatner tweeted that the world was "a lot less funnier today".
Actor Jim Carrey, whose comedy style was strongly influenced by Jerry Lewis, said: "That fool was no dummy. Jerry Lewis was an undeniable genius an unfathomable blessing, comedy's absolute. I am because he was!"
There were also tributes from the daughters of Lewis's longtime associates Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
"Dear Jerry, Dad will be as happy to see you as I'm sad to see you go. Give him one of your bear hugs for me. I'll always love you," tweeted Nancy Sinatra.
Deana Martin also wrote on Twitter: "I'm heartbroken at the loss of our life-long friend (Uncle) Jerry Lewis. I've loved him all my life and will miss him greatly."
Lewis was born Joseph Levitch in Newark, New Jersey, to Russian-Jewish parents who were both in showbusiness.
He started performing on stage at the age of five alongside his parents.
Lewis teamed up with Dean Martin in the late 1940s, acting the goofy sidekick to Martin's suave persona.
Over the next 10 years they appeared in nightclubs, on television and in movies, but their partnership ended with a bitter split.
Lewis was also the host of a long-running telethon which raised many millions of dollars for muscular dystrophy.
In 1995, he became the highest-paid star in Broadway history as Mr Applegate in the musical Damn Yankees. He also won acclaim as a writer.
In his later years, however, he courted controversy with racist and misogynistic jokes, and in 2007 he was forced to apologise after making an anti-gay slur during a telethon.
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In an interview, Lewis once said the key to his success had been in maintaining a certain child-like quality, but added: "I've had great success being a total idiot."
"I look at the world through a child's eyes because I'm nine," he told Reuters in 2002.
"I stayed that way. I made a career out of it. It's a wonderful place to be."
Lewis also achieved great popularity in France where he was hailed as "le Roi du Crazy" ("the King of Crazy"). He was inducted into the Legion of Honour, France's highest award, in 1984. | Entertainer Jerry Lewis, one of Hollywood's most successful comedians, has died aged 91. |
36,720,103 | Tredwell hit a career-high 124 as he and Northeast (166 not out) shared Kent's best-ever eighth-wicket stand.
Their 222-run partnership was broken when Matthew Quinn removed Tredwell and Kent were soon all out for 370.
Needing just nine runs to win, openers Nick Browne and Alastair Cook combined to seal victory for Essex.
Northeast's unbeaten knock, which lasted seven hours and 45 minutes, added to his scores of 191 and 70 not out in his previous Championship game against Derbyshire.
Tredwell and Northeast's partnership beat the previous best eighth-wicket stand of 177, shared by Geraint Jones and Yasir Arafat against Warwickshire in 2007. | James Tredwell and Sam Northeast's huge stand was not enough to stop Essex from securing victory as they moved above Kent to go top of Division Two. |
30,880,870 | This may be great news if you're not a fan of the device - which fixes onto a camera or phone to allow users a better photo - because they get in the way of the action.
But if you got one for Christmas, you'd better read this Newsbeat guide to the places where your stick is no longer welcome.
On Sunday night, hip-hop legends Run-DMC performed at London's Scala club.
It's been 12 years since the rap group performed in the UK so you can imagine the excitement to make sure that they got a good selfie with Darryl McDaniels and Joseph Simmons in full flow behind them.
So it's lucky Scala says it has no policy (yet) on the selfie stick.
But many music venues do - and have already outlawed them, such as London's O2 Arena.
"The O2 do not allow selfie sticks into the arena due to safety considerations and so as not to impact the view of other fans. We welcome selfies, but leave the stick at home please," the venue states.
And Academy Music Group, which owns the smaller O2 venues like O2 ABC Glasgow and O2 Academy Bristol, told Newsbeat: "Selfie sticks are not permitted at Academy Music Group venues.
"This is in keeping with our existing policy that prohibits the filming and photography during a performance with iPads and other tablet devices and includes any such obstructions for the satisfaction of other customers."
If you're on a ride and want to capture that look of sheer terror on your mates' faces as you zoom around, we hate to break it to you that selfie sticks are not allowed at most UK theme parks.
A spokesman at Chessington World of Adventures said: "Filming or photography of any kind on any ride or attraction here at Chessington World of Adventures resort is not permitted so selfie sticks would be included in this but they haven't been [specifically] banned at the resort."
The same applies at Alton Towers in Staffordshire.
As for nearby Drayton Manor Theme Park, the people there say while they "always encourage people to capture memories at Drayton Manor" when it comes to the selfie stick each ride has a "safety clearance envelope" which is "measured around the seat to create a safe zone".
What that means is, if you put your arm out of the ride it shouldn't hit anything "therefore due to the nature of a selfie stick this would not comply".
Football grounds were the first to stamp their foot down when it comes to fans capturing the moment in as wide a scope as possible.
Several Premier League clubs have also banned the use of selfie sticks.
Manchester United and Arsenal have confirmed the devices are not allowed at matches. In fact they class them alongside knives and fireworks.
Newsbeat spoke to the Tate group and the British Museum which have a similar stance on the selfie stick. They love a selfie in a museum.
But not during paid-for exhibitions.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | From sports stadiums to gig venues, it feels like selfie sticks are being banned all over the place right now. |
33,498,942 | Doris Long said she felt no fear as she came down Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower.
The great-great-grandmother last performed the feat on her 100th birthday in May 2014.
The pensioner, who has previously abseiled alongside new Top Gear host Chris Evans, is raising money for the Rowans Hospice in Waterlooville.
Ms Long, who first abseiled aged 85, said: "I don't feel afraid and never have, I just have a placid nature."
Ms Long, who has a daughter, three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, received cheers and applause from the crowd as she reached the bottom of the tower.
"It was very hard work, much harder than last year," she said. "It was so windy I swung about a bit but oh yes, I enjoyed it, I feel it's well worth it.
"My legs ache like anything and my right arm where I hold the rope and my hair is all sticking out."
"Daring Doris", who has raised more than £11,000 for the hospice, said she hopes to repeat the challenge next year aged 102.
Jennie Watson, 42, from Locks Heath, who completed the abseil earlier in the day, said: "You have to be quite agile to get the ropes down but it's the bravery more than anything. How she does it, I have no idea." | The world's oldest abseiler, nicknamed "Daring Doris", has increased her record after descending almost 100m (328ft) aged 101. |
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International tournaments have been played in the mountains, deserts, town squares and indoors. At London 2012 the tournament was staged at Horse Guards Parade, normally reserved for the Queen's birthday celebrations.
Beach volleyball has been as well-known for its competitors' attire as its elite sport status, but the outfit worn by Denise Lewis when she won heptathlon gold in 2000 was actually smaller than the costumes worn by female beach volleyballers.
Beach volleyball is an excellent way to stay fit as exercise on sand can be up to 30% more strenuous than exercise on concrete surfaces.
It also helps improve balance, endurance and lower body muscle, with an hour's play burning approximately 526 calories.
As it is harder to gain height springing up from sand, beach volleyball relies more on technique than size and strength, making it an inclusive sport. Players also touch the ball more often than in indoor volleyball as there are just two players per team.
As beach volleyball is played in pairs, it is an excellent way to develop communication skills and learn to work effectively with other people. Clubs also offer a variety of social events beyond simply taking part in the sport.
Beach volleyball is an exciting, competitive team game that forces you to think tactically.
You can get a casual game going almost anywhere, be it the park, the beach, your back garden, university or even a swimming pool; all that is needed is a net and a ball.
For more regulated play, clubs throughout the United Kingdom run training sessions and leagues for players of all abilities.
Volleyball England's Go Spike campaign is currently putting on taster sessions for the sport which anyone from complete beginners to experienced players can take part in. Visit the Go Spike website to find out when events are being run close to you.
Outside England you can visit the Northern Ireland Volleyball,Scottish Volleyball Association and Volleyball Wales websites to discover schemes available locally.
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Beach volleyball began to gain popularity throughout the United States during the 1930s and the first official two-man tournament took place in 1947.
About 5,000 tonnes of sand will be imported from a quarry in Surrey for the tournament, which takes place only five minutes from the Cabinet War Rooms where Winston Churchill orchestrated victory in the Second World War.
The first beach volleyball circuit involving hundreds of players and five California beaches began in the 1950s. Signs of the sport's continuing popularity came in the 1960s when Marilyn Monroe and John F Kennedy watched a tournament, and the Beatles even tried to play while in California.
Beach volleyball had to wait until 1996 to make its Olympic debut in the Atlanta Games, with the USA and Brazil dominating the medal count since its introduction.
The first international beach volleyball tour in 1990 involved three tournaments, 40 athletes and three countries. In 2011, the season consisted of 30 tournaments (14 for men, 16 for women), with total prize money of £4.8m.
It is not true that the women are obliged to wear bikinis - they have always been able to choose from a one or two-piece uniform, and
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Are you inspired to try Beach Volleyball? Or maybe you are an enthusiast already? Get in touch and tell us your experience of the game by tweeting us on @bbcgetinspired or email us on [email protected].
See our full list of activity guides for more inspiration. | Arguably the most glamorous Olympic sport, beach volleyball has grown from being played by a handful of families in Santa Monica, California in the 1920s to now being the sport of choice for 800 million people throughout the world. |
32,319,050 | The birds, that live around Bishops Court Estate in Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, and are mistaking their reflections for rival birds.
The peacocks are thought to be wild and have been targeting dark-coloured vehicles.
Local residents said in recent years the birds had increased in number and grown more aggressive.
Penny Hill, a business support manager at a nearby business estate, said her Audi TT was repeatedly violently attacked by a peacock.
"The pecking has completely ruined the paintwork and it is going to cost around £500-£600 to fix," she said.
"They're attacking the car because it's mating season and they think the reflection is another bird which it's jealous of.
"I just want to know who owns the birds because they need to be restrained or re-homed."
Stephen Fricker owns a business on the same estate and has had his company car damaged by the birds.
"It's very frustrating they scratched all down the driver's side and had a good go at the boot," he said.
"It was that aggressive the bird ripped its own claw off and left the car covered in blood."
Mr Fricker said he had tried lots of ways to deter the birds but was unsuccessful.
"We put a mirror out so it would attack that but they still went for the cars, we're now having to use a car cover," he said.
"We've got two choices - shoot the poor things or re-home them, and they are beautiful creatures so we don't want to kill them."
Local residents are now contacting animal authorities to see what can be done. | Peacocks in a Devon village have been attacking cars by scratching and pecking at the paintwork. |
31,048,274 | What's happening? Its an interesting question at a time when the political debate ahead of the general election is reaching fever pitch.
The latest polling data comes from the British Social Attitudes survey, covering a range of issues, which has been conducted every year since 1983 apart from 1988 and 1992.
It was carried out in England, Scotland and Wales, covering just under 2,000 adults weighted to reflect the age, gender and geographic spread of the population.
Its important to note that most of the interviews were carried out in August and September, with some over the next two months but all before winter set in with a succession of headlines about accident & emergency problems.
Those interviewed were representative of the whole population, not just patients. But the survey, conducted in association with the King's Fund think tank, does provide a consistent data set going back more than 30 years.
The survey's headline finding is that public satisfaction with the NHS rose from 60 to 65% in 2014, the highest in any year apart from 2010 when it was at 70%.
There was a big drop in 2011, but much of that ground has been recovered.
Satisfaction with A&E services rose despite pressure on the system building from the spring. More than 70% of those surveyed were satisfied with GPs, though this was the lowest since the survey began.
The BSA/King's Fund survey is published as successive opinion polls put the NHS at the top of voter concerns.
An IPSOS/MORI poll in January reported that 46% said health issues were very important, up from 29% in September 2014. Managing the economy, the next most important issue, trailed at 33%.
And a BBC/Populus poll this week suggested that people thought the NHS was the most important issue to be covered by the news ahead of the election, ahead of the economy and immigration.
The big unknown is how all this plays out when voters walk into polling stations in May.
If they are satisfied with the NHS, might they give the coalition parties their support? Or might they back the claim that to ensure continued satisfaction with the health service only a vote for Labour will suffice? If they think that health is the most important issue how will this translate into crosses on ballot papers?
It's hard to work out the answers.
More detailed fieldwork by IPSOS/MORI reveals some intriguing views amongst British population.
It found 27% of those surveyed lacked confidence they would receive high quality NHS care in their local area this winter.
Yet 68% of Britons agreed that the NHS was a "symbol of what is great about Great Britain" and everything should be done to maintain it. So, it seems, people can love the NHS and still be worried about the service this winter.
One thing is clear - the NHS will be a major issue out on the campaign trail. Its far from plain, though, how people's views on the service will help or hinder the rival parties as they scrap for every vote. | Accident and emergency targets missed, longer waits, ambulances queuing at hospitals, rising patient numbers, intense pressures - yet public satisfaction with the NHS is close to a record high. |
39,559,904 | Ahsan Hassan, 28, from High Wycombe, killed 20-year-old Zofia Sadowska in a disused kebab shop in September.
Reading Crown Court heard Hassan told the taxi driver she was drunk and asleep and later told police the death was part of a suicide pact.
Hassan was sentenced to a minimum term of 23 years and 165 days.
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He "hatched a plan to kill her because he knew their relationship was going to end that night and he selfishly couldn't cope with that", Det Insp Stuart Blaik, of Thames Valley Police, said.
Hassan took Ms Sadowska to the disused kebab shop on Gayhurst Road in High Wycombe at about 23:30 BST on 18 September.
At about 02:00, he put her body into a taxi and they were driven to his home in Dashwood Avenue.
CCTV images of Hassan carrying her "limp and motionless body" out of the kebab shop and into the taxi were shown to the jury during his trial.
Police and paramedics were called to the Dashwood Avenue property just after 05:00 to reports of an attempted suicide.
Hassan, who was convicted of murder last week, had tried to cover up the crime by claiming her "evilly planned" killing was part of a suicide pact, Det Insp Blaik said.
Following the trial, he described Hassan as "deeply controlling, manipulative and consumed with jealousy".
Ms Sadowska's death had "devastated" her family, Crown Prosecutor Matthew Knight said. | A "jealous and manipulative" man who murdered his girlfriend by suffocating her, before taking her body home in a taxi, has been jailed for life. |
27,349,248 | The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is a monthly survey of a panel of firms. It tracks indicators such as new orders, employment and exports.
In April, it showed the fastest rate of expansion in business activity and new orders since the survey began 12 years ago.
The data is produced by Ulster Bank.
The survey also points to increased levels of employment as companies responded to increasing workloads
Richard Ramsey, the bank's chief economist, said the survey shows Northern Ireland outperforming the UK on some key indicators but that it needed to be kept in context.
"It should be remembered that Northern Ireland's economic recovery, in terms of both output and employment, has lagged significantly behind that of the UK.
"Therefore, the local economy still faces a prolonged period of catch-up in the months and years ahead.
"However, it is encouraging to see that the recovery is gaining momentum."
Services, which are the largest part of Northern Ireland's private sector, showed the best performance.
Some of the companies surveyed said that higher salary payments had been a driver of increased input costs.
The construction sector posted the fastest rate of input price inflation for the fourth consecutive month, while inflation also picked up in the manufacturing and service sectors.
Despite the rate of cost inflation remaining strong, Northern Ireland companies raised their output prices at only a slight pace in April. | The recovery of Northern Ireland's private sector moved up a gear in April, a survey of business has suggested. |
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Grainger, 36, was a silver medallist at three previous Games, with the world champions clocking six minutes 55.82 seconds.
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Australia took the silver and Poland the bronze. The gold came 20 minutes after the men's pair of George Nash and Will Satch won bronze. Alan Campbell then won bronze in the men's single sculls.
Victory brought GB's second rowing success following Heather Stanning and Helen Glover's win in the women's pair on Wednesday.
Watkins and Grainger are now unbeaten in 23 races.
Since they teamed up in 2010, the duo have claimed two World Championship titles, bringing Grainger's total to six world gold medals overall.
"I never had a doubt. With 750m [to go] there was only going to be one winner. That is the story of the British medals so far at these Games."
The pair were the form crew coming to the Olympic regatta at Eton Dorney, comfortably winning gold in all three World Cups.
Grainger said: "It was worth the wait. Steve Redgrave promised me there would be tears of joy this time and there are. For both of us we knew we had the goods to perform and it was about delivering."
Watkins added: "I can't believe it. I've tried to keep my mind away from this moment. It was just another race but it was the right one."
Grainger and Watkins exploded out of the blocks to take an early lead ahead of the Australian crew of Brooke Pratley and Kim Crow.
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The Brits extended that lead to half-a-length by 500m and then two-thirds at half-way as the Australians hung on in second.
But it was at this point that Grainger and Watkins stepped it up a notch, upping their stroke rate and pushing ahead towards an expectant crowd that was already on their feet and going crazy with excitement.
Australia realised they were beaten as Watkins and Grainger pulled ahead with clear water and crossed the line to earn Grainger the gold she has been dreaming of since making her rowing debut in 1993.
Victory confirms Grainger, who dropped her shoulders with relief and looked up to the sky before raising her hands in celebration, as the most successful British female rower of all time. | Great Britain won its fourth Olympic gold in 24 hours - and sixth in total - as Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins triumphed in the women's double sculls. |
40,141,411 | He argued this could be done "through partnerships among cities, states and businesses", saying Americans would not let Washington stand in their way.
Mr Bloomberg is the UN special envoy for cities and climate change.
Mr Trump said the 2015 Paris agreement would cost American jobs.
His decision, announced on Thursday, triggered widespread international condemnation.
China, the EU and India, which along with the US make up the four biggest emitters of carbon dioxide, restated their commitment to the accord.
It commits the US and 194 other countries to keeping rising global temperatures "well below" 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels and "endeavour to limit" them even more, to 1.5C.
The UN World Meteorological Organisation said that, in the worst scenario, the US pullout could add 0.3C to global temperatures by the end of the century.
"Americans don't need Washington to meet our Paris commitments, and Americans are not going to let Washington stand in the way of fulfilling it," Bloomberg said, following talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
"I want the world to know that the US will meet its Paris commitments and that through partnerships among cities, states and businesses we will seek to remain part of the Paris agreement process.
"We are already halfway there and we can accelerate our process further even without any support from Washington," Mr Bloomberg added.
Meanwhile, President Macron restated his position that the Paris accord was "irreversible" and would be implemented.
Mr Trump on Thursday characterised the Paris agreement as a deal that aimed to hobble, disadvantage and impoverish the US.
He said it would cost the US $3tn (£2.3tn) in lost GDP and 6.5 million jobs - while rival economies like China and India were treated more favourably.
Mr Trump said he was fulfilling his "solemn duty to protect America and its citizens".
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US had a "terrific record on reducing our own greenhouse gas emissions".
The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, said exiting the Paris Agreement did not mean disengagement.
"The president said yesterday (Thursday) that Paris represents a bad deal for this country," he told reporters at the White House.
"It doesn't mean that we're not going to continue the discussion to export our innovation, to export our technology to the rest of the world, to demonstrate how we do it better here."
Under the terms of the agreement, the US cannot complete its withdrawal until just weeks after the US presidential election in 2020.
US payments to the UN Green Climate Fund, which helps developing countries cope with the effects of climate change, will stop. The US has reportedly so far paid $1bn (£780m) of a $3bn pledge.
Mr Trump indicated he was open to another climate deal "on terms that are fair to the United States" but the leaders of France, Germany and Italy quickly issued a joint statement rejecting any renegotiation.
The Democratic governors of New York, California and Washington states all quickly vowed to respect the terms of the Paris deal.
Disney's chief executive Robert Iger and the entrepreneur Elon Musk both resigned from White House advisory councils in opposition to the decision.
However, Republican congressional leaders and the US coal industry backed the move, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell supporting Mr Trump "for dealing yet another significant blow to the Obama administration's assault on domestic energy production and jobs".
Peabody Energy, America's biggest coal mining firm, said the agreement would have badly affected the US economy.
Climate change, or global warming, refers to the damaging effect of gases, or emissions, released from industry, transportation, agriculture and other areas into the atmosphere.
The Paris accord is meant to limit the global rise in temperature attributed to emissions. Only Syria and Nicaragua did not sign up.
Countries agreed to:
Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies says the world's average temperature has risen by about 0.8C since 1880, two-thirds of that since 1975.
US think tank Climate Interactive predicts that if all nations fully achieve their Paris pledges, the average global surface temperature rise by 2100 will be 3.3C, or 3.6C without the US. | The US can still meet its commitments to fight climate change, despite President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris accord, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. |
29,348,903 | Clarke was responding to former player Garth Crooks who said he should "consider his position" following claims the matter was ignored at the League's 2013 annual general meeting.
"There's not a chance the shrill voices of the vested interests will stop me continuing to campaign for a better lot for our managers," he told BBC Sport.
However, Crooks, a trustee of the Kick It Out anti-racism campaign, responded by stating Clarke had "bottled it" over the Football League not addressing the subject of black managers.
"We were given assurances that that debate would start at the AGM, so imagine the disappointment. Instead of Mr Clarke explaining to us why is it hasn't occurred, he's making this lily-livered statement," Crooks told BBC Radio 5 live.
Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, said Clarke did not bring up the 'Rooney Rule' at the League's AGM, having "promised" to do so. The rule has been credited with an increase in black coaches in the NFL.
Clarke said he did intend to raise the Rooney Rule at the 2013 AGM and propose a trial within one division. But he explained that the club director who was going to put forward the proposal lost his seat on the League's board when his club were relegated.
"If he hadn't been relegated we would have gone into that meeting and pitched the idea. I'm continuing to try to gain traction," he added.
"The main problem I have is that if you put your money and your reputation into a football club, largely you do not want to be fettered in who you can hire. I say this is not fettering you, this is merely increasing choice. But that debate is still running within the league."
Crooks had initially responded to Taylor's claims, before Clarke gave his reaction.
The former Stoke and Tottenham forward said: "Black footballers are supposed to be part of the structure of the game, but how can that be true if the game itself is not even prepared to acknowledge their existence at the highest level?
"Let's be clear here, what we are actually talking about is giving a player an interview."
Taylor told BBC Sport that there was a "hidden resistance" preventing black managers getting jobs. Chris Powell at Huddersfield and Carlisle's Keith Curle are the only black managers employed within the 92 clubs of the Premier League and Football League.
Crooks's fellow ex-professional and BBC pundit Jason Roberts also responded to Taylor's interview, stating there was an "open resistance" and adding that black managers were finding it harder than ever to get a job in football.
Clarke is eager to change this, but said it might be difficult to enforce his objectives.
"I've fought behind the scenes to try to find a way to improve the lot for black managers in our game," he added.
"Why, with 72 clubs [in the Football League] and 30% black players have we only got two managers?
"We've got to get to the bottom of that, and we've got to fix it and step up to the plate of being a more just and equitable place to work. But the solution to that needs a consensus building around it and that's why I'm working behind the scenes.
"If I just jump up and down and say, 'we must do this', you know these are 72 independent clubs. They're going to say, 'well, I might disagree with that, I might not think that works, I don't want people telling me' who to hire and who not to hire'.
"So I have to build a consensus for change, which is what I'm trying to do." | Football League chairman Greg Clarke says the "shrill voices of the vested interests" will not force him to step down over the issue of black managers' under-representation in football. |
37,894,965 | Their mother, Gracia Escalante, is one of millions of Spanish parents asked to observe a homework strike each weekend in November.
"Manuel (year nine) loves to read and Martin (year six) really needs time to lie on his bed and imagine things, not just playing with the tablet or watching TV. And certainly not doing schoolwork," she says.
The protest was called by the Spanish Alliance of Parents' Associations (CEAPA), which argues that homework is harming children's education and families' quality of life.
Spain ranks highly among industrialised countries in terms of homework set, but can boast only mediocre positions when it comes to academic achievement.
According to a 2016 study by the World Health Organisation, 30% of Spanish 11-year-olds feel stressed by the amount of homework they have to do, rising to 65% by the age of 15.
Those who support the strike say the amount of homework children get - often two hours or more a day - is the direct result of an old-fashioned system of rote learning, constant examinations and a lack of school resources or modernised thinking in Spain's education system.
"Some teachers try to be different, but when you have 25 students in the classroom at primary level and constant pressure from evaluations, the only way the Spanish system stays afloat is by children doing homework," says Ms Escalante.
"Kids are stuck at home doing homework instead of learning to relate with grandparents, cousins, all the different kids in their street, learning to cook, how to fix a broken pipe."
Eva Bailen, who started a petition against homework, believes primary school children should not have more than half an hour's homework a day and older children one hour.
Among teachers, who have also been asked by CEAPA not to set homework on weekends this month, some sympathise with the aims of the strike.
"I don't set homework at all," explains Alvaro Caso, a primary school teacher in Aravaca, near Madrid. "Children spend enough time at school and have enough work to do during the day. If a teacher is doing their job right, there is no need for any more - at least in primary education."
Alvaro Caso argues that Spain's rowdy politics has seen the education system reformed six times in the past 35 years, but without any analysis of the big picture in terms of today's society.
"It's all still very dry and academic. Never mind the last century, there is still a lot of the 19th century about our schools. If a child falls behind, there is not much of a learning culture to hold on to, just studying and repetition."
"It's awful to hear my son ask why he has to work in the evening when I have finished," says Violeta Ruiz, a university lecturer and mother of two boys in primary education.
But she does not support the strike. "I am completely against it because it's taking a swipe at all teachers without discriminating, and without prior consultation."
Unions have also criticised the confrontational aspect of a strike, which they argue questions teachers' authority.
Juanma Fabre, a teacher of philosophy to Baccalaureate students in Madrid, accepts there is too much homework, but says teachers are not to blame.
"As a father myself, I have seen how bad it can be. Teachers and students are oversaturated with work."
Mr Fabre points out that state schools have no system of coordination between teachers so students might get work from all eight or nine subjects at the same time, with Spanish language, maths and foreign languages like English providing the biggest workload.
"The national curriculum is impossible to cover. Each education reform talks about modernising the methodology and moving away from memorising things to working on skills, and then adds more material to the syllabus."
For Ms Ruiz, great loads of homework are actually counterproductive for the learning mind.
"Having three hours of homework to do is a direct attack on the development of a reading habit. No child sits down to read from 17:00 to 17:30; they have to be in their room, get bored and eventually take a book down from the shelf." | Brothers Martin and Manuel enjoyed the kind of weekend they like best, lounging around at home in Madrid. |
38,900,563 | Now the 75-year-old pensioner finds himself on the other side of Australia with a new friend and a haul of fish.
An age difference of more than 50 years hasn't got in the way of a blossoming friendship between Mr Johnstone and Mati Batsinilas, a carpenter who lives in Brisbane.
Moved by the online post, in which Mr Johnstone explained that his former fishing companion had died, Mr Batsinilas, 22, paid for the widowed pensioner to fly from his home in South Australia to Brisbane, more than 1,600km (995 miles) away.
They are now on a special trip off the Queensland coast.
Mr Batsinilas was just one of many people who said they wanted to go fishing with Mr Johnstone after his original post went viral.
Lonely fisherman's plea charms Australia
According to the Courier Mail newspaper an 80cm (31in) mulloway fish was among the grandfather's haul on Tuesday, the first day of a two-day trip with Mr Batsinilas.
The pair had planned to camp overnight on the picturesque North Stradbroke island.
"This has been more of an adventure than a trip for Ray," Mr Batsinilas said.
And Ray's verdict? "It was a really good day," he told the newspaper from Amity Point, on the island.
More than 115,000 people have now seen the original post.
Explaining his love for fishing, Mr Johnstone told the BBC last week that he just liked "getting out in the fresh air" and keeping active.
"I don't want to end up as a vegetable like some old people do," he said.
You might also be interested in: | Two weeks ago, lonely Australian grandfather Ray Johnstone decided to try his luck at finding a "fishing mate" online, on the suggestion of a care nurse. |
39,761,904 | Steck, who was known as the "Swiss Machine", died in an accident while acclimatising for an attempt on the mountain without oxygen by a new route.
The 40-year-old had won multiple awards and was known for his rapid ascents.
His body has been recovered from the base of Mount Nupste, which shares a common ridge with Everest, after he was spotted by fellow climbers.
"He had an accident on the Nuptse wall and died. It seems he slipped," Ang Tsering Sherpa, head of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, told news agency AFP.
Steck was preparing to climb Mount Everest using its West Ridge, a route which has been the cause of more deaths than successful ascents, followed by Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain in the world.
It is believed he was alone on Sunday due to his climbing partner contracting severe frostbite.
On Wednesday, Steck wrote on his Facebook page that he had a "quick day from Basecamp up to 7,000m and back" as he believed "active acclimatisation" was the most effective way of getting used to high altitude.
The climber reached Mount Everest's summit without oxygen in 2012, and in 2015 climbed all 82 Alpine peaks over 4,000m (13,100ft) in 62 days.
Steck had returned to the world's tallest mountain four years on from an altercation with sherpas which caused him to abandon an attempt to climb Everest and Lhotse.
In a video about his Everest-Lhotse project ahead of his departure for the Himalayas, Steck said he felt super-ready and psyched. "My body is as strong as it was never before," he added.
Asked about his definition of success for the ambitious plans to traverse Everest and Lhotse via the Hornbein Couloir, Steck said: "If you have an accident or if you're going to die, that's definitely not successful, all the other things, it's a success already."
"Why do I have to attempt Everest and Lhotse? Yet again, the answer is simple: I get to stay longer in the mountains.
"And now I'll just go, and only worry about the events that lie ahead of me. Day by day, one by one. It is the here and now that counts. What comes next is uncertain in any case.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."
Read more on Ueli Steck's website
Last year Steck and fellow climber David Goettler found the bodies of two American mountaineers in Tibet, 16 years after they were killed by a huge avalanche.
Veteran British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington paid tribute to Steck, describing him as "one of the great climbers of all time". He said that Steck's reputation for speed climbing had not necessarily put him at greater risk.
"What kills most people is the objective dangers, going into an area where there is stone fall or the threat of avalanche," he told the BBC's Newshour programme.
"The longer you are exposed to that threat, statistically the more likelihood there is of you being hit by one of these things. Whereas if you are moving very fast you are exposed to that danger for a much shorter time.
"But the people who are climbing at the absolute limit, which he undoubtedly was, the death rate among the very best mountaineers is very high, particularly in the Himalayas."
British mountaineer Kenton Cool described Steck as "a true inspiration" who "showed us all what was possible in the mountains and beyond".
The British Mountaineering Council described him as a "legendary mountaineer and all-round great guy".
Ueli Steck set new standards in alpine climbing - setting a string of records for making breathtakingly quick solo ascents of classic routes.
He also played a big part in bringing the sport to a new audience through the epic films made of his exploits.
He was nicknamed the "Swiss Machine" for his ruthlessly methodical approach and his ability to keep going even after pushing himself to the limits of human endurance.
In 2015 he climbed one of the world's most famous walls, the North Face of the Eiger, in two hours 47 minutes - a time that would have been unthinkable to the early pioneers of the sport, who took days to complete it. In 2015, he improved on that feat with a time of two hours 22 minutes and 50 seconds. | The Swiss climber Ueli Steck has been killed preparing to climb Mount Everest, Nepal's tourist office says. |
32,942,909 | Elan Jones, great granddaughter of one of the settlers unveiled the 4ft (1.2m) memorial at Princess Dock on Saturday.
It is thought about 50,000 people in Patagonia have Welsh heritage from the 153 settlers who boarded the Mimosa.
The event was organised by the Merseyside Welsh Heritage Society as part of its Mimosa Festival. | A memorial to mark the 150th anniversary of the first Welsh settlers who set sail for Patagonia has been unveiled on Liverpool's waterfront. |
12,557,507 | Peter Gill told the BBC that UK courts would not accept forensic tests whose details are kept secret due to commercial confidentiality issues.
He said this would prevent proper scrutiny of forensic techniques.
Professor Gill also warned the National DNA Database needed upgrades urgently.
And that without them, the UK resource would fall behind comparable systems used in other countries.
Late last year, the government said the Forensic Science Service would be wound up, adding that as many of its operations as possible were to be transferred or sold off.
The Home Office, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) agreed to set up a working group to ensure a "smooth transition" as the Forensic Science Service (FSS) was wound down.
Now based at the University of Oslo, Norway, Peter Gill helped develop the DNA fingerprinting technique used widely by crime scene investigators - along with Sir Alec Jeffreys at the University of Leicester.
"Courts will not accept secret tests that have not been subject to rigorous peer review and challenge," Professor Gill has said in his submission to the House of Commons science committee's inquiry into the closure of the Forensic Science Service (FSS).
"The public will not accept sub-standard tests being used in any laboratory."
He added: "An exploratory framework is needed to discover whether laboratories are providing sub-standard results."
Professor Gill cited one recent court case where the judge criticised the FSS for using an internally developed "commercial in confidence" database.
"This case... demonstrates that a serious mismatch exists between the government's aspiration to privatise forensic science, versus the court requirement for openness, disclosure, and scientific peer review," said Professor Gill.
"It is easily demonstrated, therefore, that the framework to utilise forensic science in the UK, where the market is entirely privatised, is already fatally flawed."
The FSS analyses evidence from crime scenes in England and Wales, but has been losing about £2m a month.
It employed 1,600 people and handled more than 120,000 cases each year.
"The NPIA, ACPO and Home Office will continue to work with the Forensic Science Service to ensure that transition arrangements are in place to manage the wind-down of their forensic services," said a joint statement from ACPO and the NPIA.
The government wants private enterprise, which currently makes up 40% of the market, to fill the gap left behind by the FSS.
However, many experts are sceptical that this can work and point out that the UK's private forensics sector is shrinking.
There are also concerns that an over-emphasis on profits could threaten the quality of science.
At the time of the government's announcement, Crime Reduction Minister James Brokenshire said private sector competition for police contracts was enabling forces to achieve greater efficiency.
He said that the Forensic Science Regulator should ensure that quality standards are maintained.
Professor Gill said the UK's National DNA Database was already out of date, and in urgent need of upgrades to bring it in line with standards rapidly being adopted elsewhere in the European Union.
He said there was no timescale or coherent strategy for the adoption of these standards in the UK.
"Being locked in the past, the inevitable consequence is that casework is carried out with less efficiency than would otherwise be the case elsewhere in the EU. Cases will effectively be 'lost' - i.e. they will fail to provide probative results in laboratories not equipped with the latest technology," said Peter Gill.
[email protected] | There is a serious mismatch between the government's aim to commercialise forensic science and the requirement of courts for openness, according to a top forensic expert. |
33,187,053 | The early Bronze Age disc, thought to represent the sun, is on show for the first time at the Wiltshire Museum.
Unearthed at Monkton Farleigh in 1947, it is one of only six ever found and one of the earliest metal objects discovered in the UK.
David Dawson, from the museum, said it was "delighted" to be able to display "this incredibly rare sun-disc".
It was made in about 2,400 BC, soon after the sarsen stones were erected at Stonehenge.
Embossed with a cross and pierced with two holes, it is thought it may have been sewn to a piece of clothing or head-dress.
Discovered by Guy Underwood during an excavation of a burial mound at Monkton Farleigh, it was "kept safe" for nearly 70 years by landowner - Dr Denis Whitehead.
"The first time that it had been seen by archaeologists was when he [the landowner] brought it to show me in 2013," said Mr Dawson.
"It has now been presented to the museum in remembrance of Denis Whitehead and we are delighted to be able to display it." | A rare gold sun-disc discovered 20 miles (32km) from Stonehenge has gone on display to mark the summer solstice. |
37,323,100 | David Byrne, 33, was shot dead at the Regency Hotel on 5 February.
The details were given at an extradition hearing in Belfast.
Kevin Murray who was arrested earlier this week at his home in Townsend Street in Strabane was refused bail.
He was arrested by PSNI officers on Monday, using a European Arrest Warrant.
Mr Murray is objecting to a bid by the Irish police, who claim he played a a central role in the hotel shooting, to extradite him to the Republic of Ireland.
The details of the overnight stay were revealed by the recorder of Belfast as among the reasons why she was refusing bail to Mr Murray.
She also said that Irish police investigating the killing of Mr Byrne also claimed that Mr Murray could be clearly identified on CCTV footage at the Regency Hotel in Dublin.
Byrne, a 34-year-old father of two from the Crumlin area, was shot dead when masked men dressed as Garda (Irish police) officers opened fire with automatic guns.
Two other men were injured in the attack which police have linked to a gangland feud in Dublin.
A full extradition hearing is expected to take place at Laganside Court in Belfast in the near future. | A man wanted by the authorities in the Republic of Ireland in connection with the murder of a man at a boxing weigh-in, stayed overnight in preparation for his alleged role in the shooting, a court has heard. |
37,212,914 | But after fearing he could lose his foot to the condition, he chose to delve deeper into its devastating effects by speaking to those who have shared his painful journey.
Eczema, also known as dermatitis, is a dry skin condition which, according to the National Eczema Society, affects one in 12 adults in the UK and about 20% of children.
Though a fairly common ailment, it is highly individual and the severity of the condition can vary wildly.
Professor Mike Cork, a consultant dermatologist at the University of Sheffield, describes it as "one of the most destructive diseases we have".
"The very mildest form of atopic eczema could be a tiny bit of dry skin on a baby's face and all you need is to avoid soap and detergents, [apply] some nice moisturisers and maybe a couple of days of steroids in a year - 85% of eczema is mild or moderate," he says.
"But, when we come to severe, things are so different: 100% of the skin surface can be affected, bright red, bleeding, infected. It can be hard to move, impossible to work, they can't have relationships, their life is totally destroyed."
Steve, 40, from Bradford, has presented the BBC Yorkshire Early Show since 2013 and lectures in media and journalism at the University of Huddersfield.
But, though his career involves talking to people each and every day, he has never been able to talk openly about his eczema.
"I'd imagine 80% of the time it's ruling how I think I'm perceived by other people," he said.
"I'm either red, swollen, inflamed, or sore, and I feel like I have to make excuses for that. It's embarrassing.
"The itch can become so intense that I want to rip my skin off in order to let the flesh underneath breathe."
He said his suffering was taken to new level when his foot became infected in 2013.
"I think I made the excuse that I had dropped a wardrobe on my foot to cover up the fact the eczema was the real reason.
"It got to one point when I thought I was actually going to lose my foot.
"I was on antibiotic after antibiotic and eventually, thank God, it worked. Hopefully I'm never in that position again."
Steve's wife Charly said she thought the condition had actually brought them closer together, with her often having to help with treatments.
She said: "There's definitely no inhibitions in our relationship.
"As a girlfriend I was happy to help out and as a wife I'm just as happy to help out. I'd rather I be useful than you have to go to hospital every day and get somebody else to do it."
Jenny Stradling, 26, from Leeds was born with eczema, but when she turned 16 her condition worsened and lead to her spending the night in A&E.
In 2013 she set up the blog I Have Eczema to share her experiences.
"It can be so bad that you actually stick to your bedding. You can have really raw areas and kind of look almost like a burns victim," she said.
But it is the urge to itch which Jenny, like many sufferers, struggles with particularly.
"It's just this bone-deep itch that you can never scratch," she said. "It never goes away."
Professor Andrew Wright, associate director of the Centre for Skin Sciences at the University of Bradford, said the "itch-scratch cycle" was a vicious circle.
"If you scratch the skin enough to produce some discomfort and some pain, that that will almost certainly override the lower grade sensation of itching," he said.
"[But] the scratching isn't helping, it is damaging the skin and, undoubtedly, leading to the development of more eczema."
Equally common is the impact the condition can have on sufferer's personal life.
Jenny said she had lost partners and friends as a result, and had been left housebound at times.
It has also affected her self-confidence and left her feeling so embarrassed by her constant scratching she would hide herself away for "secret skin-picking sessions".
"There's a kind of guilt that people put on you even though its not your fault. You can't help it. You just have to quench that itch," she said.
It is not just those with eczema who shoulder the burden of the condition.
Sue's 17-year-old daughter Alice was born with eczema and she spent much of her childhood in hospital.
But, at home, Sue has also had to learn to live with her daughter's condition, at times having to change her bed sheets on a daily basis, buying wipe-clean furniture and replacing washing machines damaged by the creams and lotions that seep into her daughter's clothes.
Sue said: "It's very difficult as a mum. You have to be strong, you're a nag, you have to bully them in to doing their treatment. You have to cope with normal life, working and being a carer.
"I struggle but I get on with it. I have to put that front up that everything is all right, I can't cry here so I go elsewhere and cry."
The effects are both emotional and physical.
"When she's gone through what she's gone through all her life, I do want to protect her. I don't want to see my little girl in hospital.
"I don't sleep cause I hear Alice scratching. When she was young, she used to sleep with me so that I could hold her hands and stop her scratching so that she could get some sleep."
Their struggle was compounded when Alice was targeted by bullies, but, together, they have been able to move forward.
"My mum is my rock," said Alice. "If anything goes wrong, I just go to my mum. She is just my world. I could not have done anything I've done up to now without her."
For 17-year-old Sam from Bradford, a combination of the desperate urge to scratch, the loss of control and comments about his skin left him feeling angry, upset and embarrassed.
"The whole of my body was itching and I've only got two hands, it was impossible to deal with," he said.
"I like being in control and that was the one thing I was not in control of, it made me frustrated and angry.
"I was probably quite ugly. I didn't like looking at my own skin because it was all dry and all red and all cracked.
"Little comments by people about how my skin looked, that made me feel worse about it.
"I was quite ashamed of my skin because it looked really horrible compared with everybody else's. I didn't want anybody to see it and think badly of me."
His mum, Lindsay Dobby, said that when Sam's condition worsened during his first year at secondary school, she was forced to give up work to look after him.
She said: "Daily life became really hard. I could not have gone to work and looked after Sam because he simply could not go to school.
"You end up shouting and snapping at each other because you're all tired."
She said her decision to give up work, however, was the only option.
"It's your child and you would literally do anything for them," she said.
"To see your child in that state literally ripping themselves to shreds, it's horrendous."
Eczema: More than Skin Deep will be broadcast on 29 August at 09:00 BST on BBC Radio Sheffield and on BBC Radio Leeds at 18:00 BST. | BBC presenter Steve Bailey has struggled with the mental and physical effects of eczema since he was young and has kept his condition hidden from all but his closest family and friends. |
38,470,678 | The star died aged 53 on Christmas Day at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
More tests will now be carried out to determine what led to his death, Thames Valley Police said in a statement. The results of these tests are unlikely to be known for several weeks.
Michael's death is still being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.
The post-mortem examination took place on Thursday.
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South Central Ambulance Service were called to Michael's property at 13:42 GMT on 25 December and the singer was confirmed dead at the scene. Thames Valley Police also attended.
Michael's partner Fadi Fawaz said he had found the singer lying "peacefully in bed".
He told The Daily Telegraph: "I went round there to wake him up and he was just gone. We don't know what happened yet."
Michael's manager, Michael Lippman, said the singer had died of heart failure.
Sir Elton John led tributes to Michael, describing him as "the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist".
Former Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was "heartbroken at the loss of my beloved friend".
Madonna, Boy George, Ringo Starr and Robbie Williams also paid tribute to the singer, while bouquets of flowers were left outside his riverside home in Goring.
Fans have also been lighting candles and leaving handwritten cards outside his home in Highgate, north London.
Michael, who was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in north London, sold more than 100 million albums throughout a career spanning almost four decades.
He first found fame with schoolfriend Ridgeley in duo Wham! in the 1980s - reaching number one in the UK singles charts on four occasions.
He went on to forge a successful career as a solo artist, with hits including Careless Whisper, Outside, Fast Love and Jesus to a Child.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | A post-mortem examination into the cause of George Michael's death was "inconclusive" police have said. |
16,094,646 | Despite its gas wealth, much of Turkmenistan's population is still impoverished. After independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 the country entered a period of isolation that has only recently begun to end.
Turkmenistan produces roughly 70 billion cubic metres of natural gas each year and about two-thirds of its exports go to Russia's Gazprom gas monopoly.
The government has sought out gas deals with several other countries, including China and neighbouring Iran, however, to reduce its dependency on Russia.
Population 5.2 million
Area 488,100 sq km (188,456 sq miles)
Major language Turkmen, Russian
Major religion Islam
Life expectancy 61 years (men), 69 years (women)
Currency Turkmen manat
President: Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov
Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has ruled Turkmenistan since 2007 when he succeeded life-long president Saparmyrat Niyazov.
Following in his predecessor's footsteps, Mr Berdymukhamedov is an autocratic ruler who has built a personality cult. Officially titled the "Arkadag" (The Patron), he is also prime minister and commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces.
Constitutional changes passed in 2016 extended presidential term limits from five to seven years and scrapped the 70-year age limit which was the only legal barrier to Mr Berdymukhamedov remaining in power indefinitely.
In February 2017, Mr Berdymukhamedov was sworn in as president for a third consecutive term.
The Turkmen government has an absolute monopoly of the media. The authorities monitor media outlets, control printing presses, block websites, monitor internet use and lay down editorial policies.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says a 2013 media law which bans censorship, is a "complete fiction". The watchdog says independent journalists work in secret, reporting for outlets based abroad.
An "atmosphere of fear" prevents reporting of negative news, says Freedom House.
The state controls internet access, which is prohibitively expensive for most citizens. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LiveJournal are blocked, as are foreign news and opposition websites. RSF lists Turkmenistan as an "Enemy of the Internet".
Some key events in Turkmenistan's history:
6th century BC - Area of what is now Turkmenistan forms part of the Persian Empire of Cyrus the Great.
1881 - Area of present-day Turkmenistan incorporated into Russian Turkestan after Battle of Gok Tepe.
1925 - Turkmenistan becomes a fully-fledged constituent republic of the USSR. It does not gain independence until 1991.
2009 December - Pipeline opened for gas exports to China, breaking Russia's stranglehold on Turkmenistan's energy reserves.
2011 December - Transparency International names Turkmenistan as joint third most corrupt country in the world. | Known for its autocratic government and large gas reserves, Turkmenistan also has a reputation as an island of stability in restive Central Asia. |
37,560,230 | The two vice-presidential candidates crossed swords in their one and only TV debate of the campaign. Mike Pence and Tim Kaine argued for 90 minutes at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, with many observers handing victory to Republican Indiana Governor Pence, simply because he sustained a volley of attacks from Kaine without suffering a wound.
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The Republican vice-presidential nominee's primary job - really his only job - was to stop the bleeding and give the campaign an opportunity to regroup. Mr Kaine's goal was to keep him from doing that. Mr Pence succeeded. Mr Kaine, while unloading a crate of opposition research on Mr Trump, failed.
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There's no respite for the vice-presidential candidates after Tuesday's late-night debate. Mr Pence hits the trail in Virginia and Pennsylvania on Wednesday, while Mr Kaine holds an event at a metal workers' union in Philadelphia. All eyes will meanwhile return to the top of the ticket as Mr Trump campaigns in Henderson and Reno, Nevada, and Mrs Clinton holds a fundraiser in Washington DC. The big beasts will meet on Sunday for their second debate battle, in St Louis.
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26,728,703 | Crazy Night refers to a student named Anna Jean - a reference to Anna Jean O'Donnell, whom Williams briefly dated while at the University of Missouri.
Williams wrote poetry about O'Donnell but only made passing mention to her in his notebooks and memoirs.
The short story features in the spring edition of literary journal The Strand.
According to its managing editor Andrew Gulli, the story, believed to have been written in the 1930s, could be "the missing piece of the puzzle" surrounding Williams' formative romantic liaison.
The writer would go on to use his mother Edwina as the model for Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire and based the character of Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie on his sister Rose.
In Crazy Night, the narrator, a college freshman on an unnamed campus, has an intimate encounter with Anna Jean only to lose her to another student.
The title of the story refers to a college ritual during which students are expected to binge on alcohol and sex. | A previously unseen short story by US writer Tennessee Williams, inspired in part by an old college girlfriend, has been published for the first time. |
40,993,880 | Imani Williams was one of thousands of protesters who took part in a protest to oppose the "Free Speech Rally" in the US city of Boston on Saturday.
Steve Annear, a Boston Globe reporter who covered the protest, spotted Imani's action to protect far-right supporters and tweeted about it.
His tweet has been shared more than 25,000 times and liked more than 76,000 times. Imani's favourite author J K Rowling has tweeted her support.
Imani, from New Haven in Connecticut, told the BBC that her action "just seemed like the right thing to do". She said:
"I saw a confrontation happening with a Trump supporter in the middle getting escorted by two police officers. The crowd of about 30 people was swelling around them making it hard to move forward. I knew I had to help because it was just wasn't a positive situation.
"At first, the Trump supporter and the two police officers escorting them weren't quite believing that I was there to help. But I kept saying 'Do you need help?' and since the crowd was swelling around them, they finally agreed to let me help assist them getting through the mass of people. I didn't want to help them, but I knew I had to.
"They were never going to learn anything by being surrounded and screamed at by 30 people. Even though one of the Trump supporters wasn't innocent and definitely instigating, the better lesson was getting him to the other side of the fence where he and other alt-right sympathisers could look out at all of us and see how few they were versus how many we were, and come to terms with how many of us were willing to stand up against hate.
"That sort of self reflection is the only thing that can change people and get them away from hate and sympathising with hatred. I started helping one guy, and then by the end there was five or six guys just following behind me. The Boston Police Department trusted me enough to get them through.
"Things were pretty heated in the crowd, but non-violent - a lot of people were yelling at them with strong feelings.
"I don't know what life experiences the people surrounding the Trump supporters could have had: they could have had a family member who died in the Holocaust, or have been a victim of a hate crime, or have even been kicked out of their home as an LGBT child by a family member with conservative ideals. All of that results in immense pain.
"I can't judge others for their pain - but I knew what I could do to help the situation. I told the first Trump supporter as I was helping him that I didn't agree with him, but I just wanted everyone to be safe and he should be on the other side of the fence.
"Sometimes it's difficult having a strong moral compass in a mixed-up world. But in this case, I saw where I could help and I did. That's all you can ever do.
"Non-violent, peaceful confrontation is the only way to change someone's mind when you when you have opposite beliefs but share the same country. I wasn't going to let someone take away my humanity because I was angry and frustrated. I wanted to act above. I wanted to combat hate with compassion. Sometimes conflict can't be avoided, but it should be avoided at all costs.
"Once the group of Trump supporters were escorted to safety, I directed them to where they needed to go. It was tense, there was a lot of emotions on both sides. But as the saying goes, I just tried to be the change I want to see in the world. At the end of the day, it just shows the we're better than them. I showed them the sort of humanity that would never be shown to me if I showed up at a Trump, Nazi or Klu Klux Klan rally. I would have done the same thing no matter where it was happening."
By the UGC and Social News team | A viral tweet about a young black woman who escorted Donald Trump supporters through a tense anti-racism protest has been shared by tens of thousands of people on Twitter. |
39,031,546 | The proposals are part of a programme to transform the health service and save money across 44 different areas.
The BBC found 28 proposals affect hospital care, from full closures to centralising services, such as A&E and stroke care, on fewer sites.
NHS England argue patients will receive better care in the community to compensate for the hospital cuts.
The proposals also include the creation of "super" community hubs of GPs, care workers and district nurses, seven-day access to GPs and getting hospital specialists to run clinics in the community.
The BBC analysis found:
Overall, a third of the 44 plans look to reduce the number of hospitals providing emergency care, while in another third of areas they have said they will consider moving non-emergency care to fewer sites.
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The King's Fund think tank, which has also carried out a review of the plans, warned that a lack of investment meant the ideas being put forward were not always credible.
The government is investing more money in the health service, but a fund set up to pay for changing services has been used to tackle NHS deficits, figures released on Monday showed.
The King's Fund warned that community services in many areas were already "feeling the strain" and could not cope with an increase in workload.
And the think tank said further reductions in the number of hospital beds could destabilise services that were already "stretched to their limits" following the difficult winter.
Prof Chris Ham, the think tank's chief executive, said they were still the "best hope of delivering essential reforms" in the NHS, as care needed to be moved out of hospital.
This is seen as vital because the ageing population and growth in long-term conditions, such as dementia and heart disease, mean people are more likely to benefit from support in the community to stay well rather than inpatient hospital care when their health deteriorates.
The proposals - known as sustainability and transformation plans - have been drawn up as part of NHS England's five-year strategy to release £22bn of efficiency savings by 2020.
Reviews were set up in early 2016 and consultations on major changes will take place later this year with the hope that implementation will follow soon after.
But the King's Fund warned that the changes could be subject to legal challenges.
A £1.8bn pot set aside this year for funding transformation has been used to shore up NHS trust finances as they struggle to balance their books.
A Department of Health spokesman maintained that the extra money being invested in the NHS this Parliament still gave the health service enough funds to change the way it worked.
"These NHS plans - developed by local doctors, hospitals and councils working together with the communities they serve - will help patients get better care," he added.
But others have questioned whether this will be enough. The NHS budget is forecast to rise by about 1% a year above inflation on average during this Parliament - much less than the 4% average the NHS has enjoyed throughout the rest of its history.
There is a lot of support for the concept of moving care out of hospitals. It is hoped it will help keep people well and living independently in the community.
NHS England, which is overseeing the plans, said they offer the best hope of improving patient care in a sustainable way.
"They will allow the NHS to take advantage of new technologies, adopt successful practice more widely, and make practical improvements in areas that we know matter most to patients," a spokeswoman added.
Jeremy Taylor, chief executive of patient group National Voices, said while the process was "not without flaws", the overall vision had the potential to meet 21st Century needs.
"More than 70% of the NHS budget is spent on people with at least one long-term condition. This is a severe challenge to a system originally set up to provide reactive care for spells of illness."
Stroke care in London is now world class - and it is all because some services were shut down.
The capital's stroke care was overhauled in early 2010. Instead of being spread across 30 hospitals as they used to be, services are now centralised on eight "super sites".
It has meant patients get fast, 24-hour access to the best care, saving hundreds of lives a year.
If a stroke is suspected, a patient is immediately taken to one of the eight centres. There they are assessed by a stroke specialist and given a brain scan within 30 minutes of arrival.
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2. West, North and East Cumbria
3. Durham, Darlington, Tees, Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby
4. Lancashire and South Cumbria
5. West Yorkshire
6. Coast, Humber and Vale
7. Greater Manchester
8. Cheshire and Merseyside
9. South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw
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11. Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin
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13. Lincolnshire
14. Nottinghamshire
15. Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
16. The Black Country
17. Birmingham and Solihull
18. Coventry and Warwickshire
19. Herefordshire and Worcestershire
20. Northamptonshire
21. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
22. Norfolk and Waveney
23. Suffolk and North East Essex
24. Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire and Luton
25. Hertfordshire and West Essex
26. Mid and South Essex
27. North West London
28. North Central London
29. North East London
30. South East London
31. South West London
32. Kent and Medway
33. Sussex and East Surrey
34. Frimley Health
35. Surrey Heartlands
36. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
37. Devon
38. Somerset
39. Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
40. Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire
41. Dorset
42. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
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44. Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West | Hospital services in nearly two-thirds of England could be cut or scaled back, BBC analysis of local plans shows. |
34,944,418 | David Brickwood, 74, died in hospital after being assaulted in Lindsay Avenue, Abington in the early hours of 26 September.
His son, Dale, said he had "cried a million tears" over the "violent and dreadful attack".
Crimestoppers has offered the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
Sue Witts, East Midlands regional manager for the charity, said: "Mr Brickwood was well-known and well-liked within his community, which is what makes this violent crime all the more shocking.
"We all deserve to feel safe in our own homes and it is extremely important the people responsible are brought to justice to ensure they cannot strike again."
In a tribute after his death, Dale Brickwood described his father as "the most honest, hardworking, caring man I've ever known".
Northampton Police said five arrests have been made in connection with the murder, but no charges have been brought. | A £10,000 reward has been offered for information in the case of a man murdered in Northampton. |
30,311,288 | The information commissioner has given ministers 35 days to publish the data, after a complaint by Plaid Cymru.
The Welsh government can appeal against the decision at a tribunal.
Plaid accused ministers of trying to "avoid scrutiny" and welcomed the commissioner's decision. Ministers said they would respond "in due course".
The dispute follows a freedom of information request by Plaid Cymru, who asked how many jobs had been created in each zone.
More than 5,000 jobs have been created or safeguarded over two years in total, but Plaid has complained that the public has a "right to know more".
Ministers said publishing individual breakdowns for the zones could "prejudice the Welsh government's ambitions in the longer term to deliver the wider economic benefits across Wales".
But Plaid Cymru AM Rhun ap Iorwerth said: "Nearly three years after they were launched the public deserve to be told how many jobs have been created in each of them and how much investment has been made."
The Welsh government launched the first enterprise zones in 2011, bringing together particular types of industries by offering them certain incentives.
The chairs of the enterprise zones have also said the statistics should not be released.
In a letter to Economy Minister Edwina Hart, they said they could "only see the negative impact of the release of sensitive information".
A Welsh government statement said ministers were "considering the information commissioner's decision in detail and would respond in due course. | An order has been made for the Welsh government to release more information about how many jobs are being created in its seven enterprise zones. |
34,648,409 | In its latest African Economic Outlook, the fund forecasts growth in the region of 3.75% this year, the slowest growth in six years.
Next year, the report forecasts growth of 4.25%.
Low oil and commodity prices, together with a slowdown in the Chinese economy, are the main reasons for the overall downturn, the IMF says.
China is the region's largest trading partner and many African countries have benefited hugely from exporting raw materials to the country.
"The strong momentum evident in the region in recent years has dissipated," says the report, titled Dealing with the Gathering Clouds.
"With the possibility that the external environment might turn even less favourable, risks to this outlook remain on the downside."
Oil exporters such as Nigeria and Angola are being hit particularly hard by the slump in the oil price, which has fallen by more than 50% since mid-2014 to less than $50 a barrel.
Mineral exporters such as Zambia, Ghana and South Africa are also suffering from lower commodity prices, the report says.
The IMF calls on African governments to adopt policies to lessen the impact of this economic slowdown, such as allowing currency depreciation to help boost exports.
It also urges governments to address income inequalities that are particularly high in the region, as well as gender inequality. | Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is slowing sharply, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. |
40,922,321 | Global demand for lithium - used in batteries for mobile phones and cars - is expected to triple in the next decade.
One of the investors said Cornish Lithium could become a "very significant player" in the industry.
The money will be used to decide where to put the first drill holes.
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CEO Jeremy Wrathall said the county is the only current known source in the UK and the company will use data to "prioritise the best locations for subsequent drilling and sampling".
"There is a lot of excitement in the technical world about this," he said. "We hope to be the domestic source of lithium for the UK."
He said the £1m investment would be enough for more than a year - but that production is at least five years away.
The investors are Peter Smedvig, founder of investment firm Smedvig Capital, Keith Liddell, a metallurgical engineer and former mining CEO, and Chris von Christierson, director and principal of mining firm Southern Prospecting.
Mr Liddell told Reuters he believed Cornish Lithium could become a "very significant player" in the lithium industry in Britain and Europe.
High levels of lithium were indentified in the water in Cornish mines in the 19th Century, but there was no market for it at that time.
The government plans to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040, raising the prospect of a huge increase in demand for lithium.
In January, Cornish Lithium said it had reached a mineral rights agreement with Canada's Strongbow Exploration, which bought South Crofty tin mine on Pool in 1998.
Strongbow Exploration will get royalties from any lithium extracted by Cornish Lithium.
The metal would be extracted by drilling at least 400m (1,300ft) into rock and pumping out lithium-laden water.
Most lithium is produced in South America, Australia and China, but the UK government has earmarked it as a metal of strategic importance to the country. | A project to explore for lithium in hot springs in Cornwall has received a £1m investment. |
29,700,290 | In fact, he's "so mad" with a mother in the US, he tweeted: "I'm burning my Florida mom action figure in protest."
It's her petition - aimed at the shop Toys R Us - that has got the Breaking Bad actor fuming.
Susan Schrivjer is calling for the toy retailer to remove all the Breaking Bad character action figures from sale in store and online, because they are a "dangerous deviation from their family friendly values".
She says the figures, some of which come with "a detachable sack of cash and a bag of meth" are not suitable to be sold alongside "Barbie dolls and Disney characters".
In response to all the press attention her campaign has received, Cranston, who played Walter White in award-winning drama, tweeted his own message of "protest".
Since the petition got notice, Toys R Us appears to have removed the Breaking Bad dolls from sale on their US website.
They were priced at $17.99 (£11.10).
However, some of the figures, including a couple of White's sidekick Jesse Pinkman, are still appearing in the "trending" and "recommended for you" parts of the site.
In a statement sent to Newsbeat, Toys R Us said: "We carry a variety of fictional character action figures, including those for our collector customers.
"The products you reference are carried in very limited quantities in the adult action figure area of our stores."
In a US statement, they also said that the Breaking Bad packaging "clearly notes that the items are intended for ages 15 and up".
Schrivjer, who used the surname Myers to launch her petition online, has received more than 5,000 signatures of support so far.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Bryan Cranston is "mad". |
33,707,165 | The prince and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were meeting the Army Air Corps' mascot, Zephyr, a bald eagle, on the Sandringham estate.
In the past the prince was forced to dodge its wings as he handled the bird.
Zephyr chose to display the same behaviour this year. The prince said: "That's why I'm not holding him. I've learnt from experience."
He added: "I'm keeping well back."
The Royals were greeted by thousands as they visited some of the displays. | Prince Charles had a close encounter with an eagle in a flap as he visited a flower show earlier in Norfolk. |
32,215,577 | The RealSense sensor can be used to recognise hand and head movements and makes it possible to change the focus of photos after they have been taken.
The prototype was unveiled by the company chief executive Brian Krzanich at an event in Shenzhen, China.
One expert noted that questions remained about its power demands.
Although Mr Krzanich showed off an example of a RealSense-enabled phone, he did not demonstrate it working, which may indicate it is still at an early stage of development.
"The device which was shown on stage at the Intel Developer Forum was a prototype that was created in collaboration with a Chinese firm, whom we are not naming," said a spokeswoman for the company.
"The device is meant to show the different types of apps, usage models and form factors that RealSense tech can be integrated into and to encourage innovation."
The technology is similar to that found in Microsoft's Kinect motion-and-image sensor, but in a much smaller package.
While the Kinect has fallen out of favour with many Xbox gamers, one industry watcher thought the technology would prove popular in handsets.
"We've got to the stage where putting ever higher-resolution cameras in phones is no longer as much of a selling point as it used to be," said Chris Green, of the Davies Murphy Group consultancy.
"So manufacturers need additional features to draw on. Depth perception and light-field technology will interest people and potentially let the next generation of smartphones differentiate themselves from what is already on the market.
"Intel has obviously achieved half of the challenge involved - the miniaturisation - but what is still unclear is whether it has got the power side of things licked. It's one thing putting this into a laptop where you have a large battery and access to a mains power source, it's another to put it into a phone that has to last throughout the day."
Intel first announced that laptops were to incorporate its RealSense components in January last year, after a tie-up with the Belgian 3D vision specialist SoftKinetic.
It suggested the tech could be used to provide improved gesture recognition - allowing users to control devices without having to touch them - as well as a way to scan objects that could be later edited and 3D-printed and a means to have more control over the way photos and videos looked after they had been captured.
This year, Dell became the first manufacturer to incorporate the technology into a tablet.
Getting the tech into a smartphone would offer Intel a potential coup, but other firms are also working on alternatives.
Google has created Project Tango - a tablet fitted with a 3D image sensor made by the German company PMDTechnologies.
At this point the kit is limited to developers, as part of an effort to add "spatial perception" to the Android ecosystem.
The US-based Pelican Imaging is also working on a depth-sensing array of cameras designed for smartphones that it says would let photos be refocused after being taken as well as allowing users to create "3D selfies".
Its work is backed by Intel's chip-making rival Qualcomm as well as Nokia's venture capital wing, Nokia Growth Partners.
In addition, Apple bought PrimeSense in November 2013.
The Israeli start-up had previously provided the technology used in the original Kinect. Apple has yet to announce how it plans to make use of the acquisition.
One tech journalist who attended the event in Shenzhen suggested Intel might still have quite a bit of work before its RealSense tech was ready for mainstream handsets.
"It was weird because Brian Krzanich said on stage that he's known for taking risks with performing live demos at tech events, and yet this was pretty much the only device he did not turn on to show what it did on stage, which might say something about the early stage it is at," Richard Lai, editor-in-chief of Engadget Chinese, told the BBC.
"And the prototype was still a 6in phablet. That size is socially acceptable in China, where consumers like to have a large screen.
"But putting it into a smaller form factor would make it more accessible to other consumers." | Intel has revealed a version of its 3D depth camera that is small and thin enough to be fitted into a 6in (15.2cm) smartphone. |
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