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Wes Morgan, Danny Drinkwater, Molla Wague and Nampalys Mendy remain out.
Bournemouth could welcome back midfielders Dan Gosling and Andrew Surman after their respective calf and knee problems.
They are definitely without the injured Benik Afobe, while Lewis Cook is away with England's under-20 side.
Simon Brotherton: "Either team could finish in the top half of the table, but Bournemouth might finish as high as eighth if everything falls into place, which would be a remarkable achievement in only their second season in the Premier League.
"Last year's champions Leicester need to win for a top-10 finish, after salvaging their season under Craig Shakespeare.
"Nonetheless, after winning the first five games following the managerial change in February, they've tailed off somewhat, culminating in Thursday's thrashing at home to Spurs.
"It was the joint-heaviest defeat ever suffered by a reigning Premier League champion.
"Bad timing for Shakespeare if he's hoping to impress the owners and stay in the role next season."
Twitter: @SimonBrotherton
Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare: "There's not enough strength in our squad. We've come into injuries and we've managed to get through the games before that.
"Recruitment is a massive area in any football club. We have to get that right. But we've been unfortunate with injuries and when you miss all the players that we did [against Tottenham on Thursday], I think it took its toll."
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "For a club of our size, keeping players who are performing so well in the Premier League will be our biggest challenge this summer, probably more so than any other.
"But we have ambitious plans. We don't want to lose our best players, we want to bring in more so, hopefully, that will be achieved. I believe we can keep all our players and we are under no pressure to sell.
"We want to continue to keep growing and we believe we can achieve special things."
Bournemouth are already in the top 10 and, if they can become a little bit meaner defensively, then they can continue their progress next season.
Leicester will go above them - and into the top half - with a win, however, and that is what I think will happen.
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SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) is a super-computer created by @ProfIanMcHale at the University of Salford that is used to predict the outcome of football matches. | Leicester are again without defender Robert Huth, who is nursing a foot injury, but Andy King could return from a hamstring problem. |
Birmingham-born Macklin, a former British and double European champion, has quit two days before his 34th birthday after winning 35 of 41 fights.
"It's been a real rollercoaster - I've had a great career but I know now is the right time to bow out," Macklin said in a statement.
"Fifteen years is a long time in boxing and I'm not the fighter I once was."
Macklin beat Brian Rose, an ex-British super welterweight champion, on points in his last bout in April, and said it was during that fight that he realised it was time to call it a day.
"Around the half-way point, I knew it was time to retire," Macklin continued. "My face was marking up, I was getting frustrated at not being able to land my shots and I knew that physically, after a long career, my body was telling me that enough was enough."
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Macklin, an ABA champion before turning professional, fought three times for the world title, losing to Germany's Felix Sturm in June 2011, Argentine great Sergio Martinez in March 2012 and current undefeated king Gennady Golovkin nearly three years ago.
"I wanted to know how good I was and test myself against the very best the sport had to offer and I can proudly say I did that," added Macklin, who won 22 of his fights by knockout.
"I fought Sturm, Sergio Martinez and the best of them all Gennady Golovkin. Most importantly, I fought them all in their prime.
"I never managed to get my hands on that elusive world title but I should have done that night in Cologne in 2011. I believe I was very unlucky to be on the wrong side of a bad decision to Felix Sturm."
Macklin, who worked with high-profile trainers including Billy Graham, Joe Gallagher, former world champion Richie Woodhall and legendary American Freddie Roach, now hopes to start a new career in the media. | Three-time world middleweight title challenger Matthew Macklin has announced his retirement from the ring. |
Charlene Downes, 14, was last seen near to the North Pier in Blackpool in 2003. Her body has never been found.
A man, 34, was arrested on suspicion of rape and two men, aged 29 and 44, were held for aiding and abetting rape.
Officers have been looking at links between Charlene's case and the "wider issue of child sexual exploitation"
Police said there was no suggestion the arrests were directly connected to Charlene's disappearance.
The offences over which the three men were arrested were committed between 2009 and 2010 against a 23-year-old woman. | Three men have been arrested on suspicion of historical sex offences by police investigating the murder of a teenager who went missing 13 years ago. |
Finalists New England Patriots used under-inflated balls in their victory over Indianapolis Colts.
Referee chief Dean Blandino said 108 balls will be used as the Patriots take on Seattle Seahawks in Arizona.
"There will be some added security just because of the environment we're in for this game," said Blandino.
During a regular game, each team has 12 balls which are given to the officials before the game to be inspected.
But in the Super Bowl, because some of the footballs are later given to charity, each team has 54.
All of the balls will be taken into custody by the NFL on Friday after the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots have prepared them.
The footballs will be inspected by referee Bill Vinkovich three hours before the game, which takes place at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
Blandino said the inspection of the footballs by referee Walt Anderson before New England's 45-7 win over the Colts was handled properly and the officiating is "not part of the investigation".
"Everything was properly tested and marked before the game," added Blandino. "Walt gauged the footballs himself. It is something he has done throughout his career." | The balls used in Sunday's Super Bowl will be given "added security" amid the ongoing investigation into the NFL's 'deflate-gate' controversy. |
Simeon Akinola opened the scoring with a fine solo effort, nutmegging his marker before firing into the net.
The Spitfires' Jamie Turley was then sent off for a second booking after a scything tackle on Akinola.
Braintree's Matt Fry was also dismissed for two yellow cards, but Akinola doubled their lead from close-range to seal the win. | Braintree beat Eastleigh to continue their National League play-off push, as both sides finished with 10-men. |
Mr Hariri said the cabinet's priority would be to "preserve stability" amid turbulence in the region.
It includes most political groups, including the militant Hezbollah, but the Christian Phalangist party rejected the portfolio it was offered.
Among the new portfolios are an anti-corruption post and a minister for women's affairs.
In a statement, Mr Hariri, 46, said the government would act to "preserve our country from the negative consequences of the Syrian crisis".
Will Lebanon's new president end the political crisis?
Cabinet Secretary-General Fouad Fleifel said its first meeting would be held on Wednesday.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun asked Mr Hariri to form a new government in November.
Mr Hariri is a leading Sunni Muslim political figure and previously served as prime minister between 2009 and 2011.
His return was expected as part of a deal that saw Mr Aoun, a Christian and a former general in the country's army, elected president.
That ended a political stalemate in Lebanon that had lasted 29 months.
Lebanon faces difficult challenges related to the civil war in neighbouring Syria and is struggling to cope with the influx of more than one million refugees.
There are also major problems with the economy, infrastructure and basic services.
Lebanon is due to hold parliamentary elections next May. | Lebanon has named a new 30-member government of national unity to be led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri. |
The 37-year-old midfielder and club captain has decided to retire from playing to coach full-time.
Manager Stephen Robinson hinted earlier this month that Lasley was the man he wanted to take over the role, which became vacant following the departure of James McFadden.
"I'm just thankful to have been around this place for as long as I have," Lasley said.
In recent years, Lasley has combined playing with assisting 'Well under-20s manager Stephen Craigan.
The midfielder is in his second spell at Fir Park having joined initially in 1999 from the Paisley side Gleniffer Thistle.
He made 109 appearances, scoring 10 goals, before leaving in June 2004 to join English club Plymouth Argyle, who were then managed by former Kilmarnock and Hibernian boss Bobby Williamson.
After two seasons with Argyle, during which he had a loan spell at Blackpool, Lasley rejoined Motherwell in July 2006.
He added: "From the first day I walked in here, off a building site in to Motherwell and thinking that I would go on to play however many games, captain the club, play in Europe and play until the age of 37 is beyond my wildest expectations.
"It's not fully sank in that I won't be pulling on that jersey again but I'm sure that will take a little bit of time - but the excitement of this opportunity is starting to outweigh that certainly."
Lasley played a major part in Motherwell regularly qualifying for Europe and reaching the qualifying stages of the Champions League for the first time in 2012.
His long service to the Lanarkshire club was rewarded in September 2015 with a testimonial match against Bolton Wanderers.
In total, Lasley made 479 first-team appearances for Motherwell, scoring 23 goals.
Manager Robinson said: "I spent a great deal of time speaking to a number of potential people for the post over the last few weeks, but Keith was by far and away the outstanding candidate for the job.
"He is extremely qualified in that he has his Uefa B, his A and his pro-licence and has coached with our under-17s and our under-20s, but just as important, it helps keep a 'Motherwell' identity within the coaching staff, which I personally think is extremely important.
"He understands what it is like to play and do very well here, and has a huge passion for Motherwell FC and the supporters. I am really looking forward to working with him." | Motherwell have appointed Keith Lasley as their new assistant manager. |
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The pre-tournament favourites and hosts were bowled out for 79 in pursuit of 127 on a slow surface in Nagpur.
Dhoni, who top-scored with 30 off 30 balls, said: "The batting let us down. There were quite a few soft dismissals.
"They definitely exploited the conditions and bowled well but we lacked adaptability."
New Zealand left out Trent Boult and Tim Southee - two of the leading seamers in international cricket over the past year - in favour of an attack containing three spinners.
Mitchell Santner claimed 4-11, Ish Sodhi 3-18 and Nathan McCullum 2-15 as nine of India's wickets fell to spin.
"The way we bowled was outstanding," captain Kane Williamson said.
"It was tough to leave out Boult and Southee but we have to adapt to the conditions. The spinners paid off today, which was very pleasing."
Corey Anderson, with 34 off 42 balls, and Luke Ronchi, who made 21 off 11, were the only New Zealand batsmen to reach 20 in a total of 126-7 after they won the toss.
Williamson said: "Whatever score we got, we knew it would be tough to chase, but we still would have liked a few more
"Perhaps we'll reflect on how aggressive we were and do that better next time."
England, World T20 champions in 2010, are the only team to win the tournament after losing their opening game.
They start their Group 1 campaign against West Indies in Mumbai at 14:00 GMT on Wednesday, after Pakistan's match against Bangladesh in Kolkata, which starts at 09:30. | Captain MS Dhoni blamed India's "soft" batting for their shock 47-run defeat by New Zealand in the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super 10s. |
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From the incomparable boxer Muhammad Ali, to golfing icon Arnold Palmer, Dutch football maestro Johan Cruyff and Irish rugby union legend Anthony Foley - the list was long and saddening.
On the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show a tribute was paid to a selection of people across sport who died in 2016.
Here we collate a wider list of sporting names who have passed away since the 2015 programme.
Olympic 3,000m steeplechase bronze medallist from 1952 and joint-London Marathon founder John Disley
Olympic 4x100m silver medallist from 1956 Anne Pashley
Former UK Athletics high jump coach Mike Dolby
Two-time Olympian and former chairman of the UK Athletics selection committee Dave Cropper
Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez
Harlem Globetrotters legend Meadowlark Lemon
Journalist and former chairman of the Football Writers' Association Bob Cass
Former BBC TV and radio tennis commentator Gerald Williams
Cricket broadcaster and journalist Tony Cozier
Tennis writer, commentator and inductee in the International Tennis Hall of Fame Bud Collins
Speedway and darts commentator Dave Lanning
Broadcaster, journalist and former footballer Dick Donnelly
Former Guardian F1 correspondent Alan Henry
Ex-Daily Express hockey correspondent Graham Wilson
Basketball commentator Craig Sager
Three-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medallist Muhammad Ali
Former world flyweight champion Walter McGowan
Ireland's 1956 Olympic bantamweight bronze medallist Freddie Gilroy
Olympic welterweight bronze medallist from 1956 Nicholas Gargano
Wales' former British, Empire and European flyweight boxing champion Dai Dower
Former British and European heavyweight champion Jack Bodell
Scottish boxer Mike Towell
Chairman of Boxing Scotland Richard Thomas
Amateur boxer Kuba Moczyk
Former amateur European bronze medallist Harry Scott
Germany's canoe slalom coach Stefan Henze
Russian chess master Yuri Yeliseyev
Former Warwickshire bowler and BBC cricket commentator Jack Bannister
New Zealand cricket legend Martin Crowe
Former England women's cricket player and their first permanent head coach Ruth Prideaux
Ex-Lancashire, Leicestershire and England bowler Ken Higgs
Pakistan batsman and holder of the record for longest Test innings Hanif Mohammad
Hampshire trialist and MCC Young Cricketers' representative Hamza Ali
Former Warwickshire and Cardiff MCCU bowler Tom Allin
Sussex bowler Matthew Hobden
Former Middlesex and England bowler JJ Warr
Ex-Lancashire and Gloucestershire batsman David Green
Iranian Paralympic cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad
Belgian professional cyclist Antoine Demoitie
Belgian professional cyclist Daan Myngheer
Cycling coach John Hayles
Cyclist, and mother of British Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman, Carol Boardman
Victims of the plane crash involving the Chapecoense football team, staff, journalists and flight crew
Brazil's 1970 World Cup winning captain Carlos Alberto
Former Aston Villa, Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday striker Dalian Atkinson
England international and Arsenal manager Don Howe
Former Newcastle United goalkeeper and Czech Republic Pavel Srnicek
Ex-Wales and Leeds United goalkeeper Gary Sprake
Derry's record goalscorer Mark Farren
Scorer of the first official goal for the England women's team Sylvia Gore
Ex-AC Milan player and manager Cesare Maldini
England Under-19 women's international Zoe Tynan
Former Bolton chairman Phil Gartside
Member of Tottenham Hotspur's 1961 double-winning side Peter Baker
Manchester United and Scotland striker David Herd
Wales international and Swansea player Len Allchurch
Wales international and Swansea player Mel Charles
Northern Ireland international and Bradford striker Bobby Campbell
Northern Ireland international and Wolves player Sammy Smyth
Wales international and Arsenal player John Roberts
Dutch three-time European Cup-winning player, three-time Ballon d'Or winner, and European Cup-winning manager Johan Cruyff
Former Birmingham City manager and Manchester United player Freddie Goodwin
Ex-Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland international, and West Brom player 'Davy' Walsh
Former England, Notts County and Aston Villa forward Jackie Sewell
Chelsea and Burnley midfielder Ian Britton
Wales, Manchester United and Chelsea midfielder Graham Moore
Former Oldham Athletic and Manchester City manager Jimmy Frizzell
Northampton, Luton and Ipswich player John O'Rourke
Former Tranmere Rovers boss and Everton player Johnny King
Former GAA president Joe McDonagh
Gaelic football great Joe Lennon
Former Ulster GAA secretary Danny Murphy
Long-serving Great Britain team doctor Dr John Aldridge
Dutch gymnastics head coach and BBC commentator Mitch Fenner
Southampton stalwart and hockey coach Roger Merry
Irish jockey JT McNamara
Winner of seven majors and more than 90 tournaments worldwide Arnold Palmer
Former Ryder Cup player Christy O'Connor Jnr
Ten-time Ryder Cup player and 24-time European Tour winner Christy O'Connor Snr
European Tour and Ladies' European Tour caddie Max Zechmann
Former Walker Cup captain and English Golf Union president Geoff Marks
Three-time Derby winning jockey Walter Swinburn
Trainer of 1,674 winners, including 1968 Grand National victor Red Alligator, Denys Smith
1954 Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning jockey Thomas Cusack
Sidecar driver Dwight Beare
Former TT winner Ian Bell
Soldier and motorcycle rider Billy Redmayne
Isle of Man TT competitor Andrew Soar
Isle of Man TT competitor Dean Martin
North West 200 motorcyclist Malachi Mitchell-Thomas
Former Le Mans 24 Hours races and competitive driver Mike Salmon
Isle of Man TT competitor Paul Shoesmith
Former British Hillclimb Championship winner Peter Westbury
Scottish two-time Paralympian Karen Lewis-Archer
Great Britain international pistol shooter Roy Carter
Former polo player and president of the charity WheelPower Mark Vestey
Former world champion Beryl Crockford
Australia's 2012 Olympic silver medallist in the women's pair Sarah Tait
Irish rower and Great Britain international Ailish Sheehan
Hull KR and GB player and Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee Roger Millward
Great Britain winger and Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee Mick Sullivan
Huddersfield Giants academy player Ronan Costello
Leeds Rhinos president Harry Jepson
Former Warrington and Great Britain player Alan Rathbone
Ex-Warrington Wolves player and coach Brian Johnson
England and British and Ireland Lions scrum-half Dickie Jeeps
Wales and British and Ireland Lions forward Roddy Evans
Wales and Neath full-back Grahame Hodgson
Scotland lock Frans ten Bos
Scotland and British and Irish Lions forward Alastair Biggar
England Under-20 international and Harlequins player Seb Adeniran-Olule
Ex-England international, British and Irish Lion and RFU chairman Don Rutherford
Wales and British and Irish Lions international David Nash
Wales international Emlyn Davies
Munster coach and 62-cap Ireland forward Anthony Foley
Wales international Graham Powell
Wales international and dual code player Terry Cook
Wales and British and Irish Lions international Gareth Griffiths
Scotland international Gordon Matthew Strachan
Canada international and Wasps player Norm Hadley
Fiji international and Leicester player Seru Rabeni
Stirling County player Al Munn
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race competitor Sarah Young
Junior Great Britain trap shooter Isabelle Docherty
Great Britain shooting coach Martin Barker
Former Great Britain number one and Davis Cup player Tony Mottram
First American man to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing Bill Johnson
Scottish ski coach Aaron McLean
This is a selection of sporting figures who have died since last year's broadcast and not an exhaustive list. | A host of figures from the world of sport passed away in 2016. |
The High Court in Glasgow heard Tianhui Zhan stabbed Michael Davis three times because he thought he was a zombie.
The 19-year-old Canadian, who had stopped taking his psychiatric medication, denied murder and lodged a special defence of insanity.
Zhan attacked Mr Davis, 21, as he walked along West Campbell Street while on his mobile phone on 13 October.
He was making his way from one cleaning job to another at the time.
Temporary judge Michael O'Grady QC told the jury it was an unusual case where expert witnesses agreed that Zhan was insane at the time and directed them to find him not guilty through reason of insanity.
The jury then, without retiring, unanimously returned that verdict.
Judge O'Grady said: "This all happened in a few minutes of madness.
"The deceased Mr Davis was a hard-working man who had his life snatched away from him and another very sick young man is likely to spend his life behind the walls of a secure unit.
"There are no winners in this case. Sadly there are some things in life that just can't be fixed."
Judge O'Grady ordered Zhan to be placed on an interim compulsion order to the State Hospital and deferred the case until September, when he is likely to impose a lifelong restriction order.
The court heard that Zhan, who is of Chinese origin but who lived with his parents in Canada, flew to Europe and travelled to Glasgow after hearing voices saying he should go there.
He told a psychiatrist that he started seeing blood over the faces of people and thought they were zombies.
Zhan said he bought a knife for his own protection, although he had never carried a weapon in the past.
He said he feared that Mr Davis was a zombie who was going to attack him, but now understood he was just making a phone call.
Mr Davis, who had just finished his cleaning job, was on his way to do a second cleaning job as a favour to a friend on paternity leave when he encountered Zhan at 1928 BST.
He managed to stagger to the office in Bothwell Street he had just left, where his aunt also worked. An ambulance was called and he underwent a five-hour operation at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, but died the following day.
After the attack, Zhan returned to his hotel room, where he booked a flight to Toronto via Amsterdam.
Zhan, who was travelling without a passport, was then detained at Amsterdam and later extradited to Scotland.
The court heard Zhan had mental health problems from the age of 14 and had consistently refused to take his medication. He had no previous history of violence or any alcohol or drug abuse.
Two psychiatrists who examined him in the State Hospital said he was a danger to the public and should be held in a secure unit.
Outside the court, Mr Davis's father James paid tribute to his son - who was due to start a new job at a call centre days after his death.
He said: "I'm gutted. I'll never be able to see my son any more.
"At the end of the day his (Zhan's) family can visit him every day, we will never see Michael again. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"I just can't believe what has happened. Michael was a hard worker and had a lot of friends."
He added: "He was growing up to be a really good man."
Michael Davis's aunt Josephine McGinley, who comforted him as he lay dying in the street, said: "The whole thing isn't fair, but we just have to accept it - nothing is going to bring Michael back."
She added: "As we waited for the ambulance to arrive he told me he loved his mum. I didn't think he was going to die, but he knew. He said: 'I'm dying Auntie Jo'." | A man who stabbed a cleaner to death in a random attack has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. |
The 51-year-old was in charge of the now-defunct Administrative Security Department (DAS), when the offences occurred between 2007 and 2008.
She was convicted of intercepting phone calls and abusing public office.
Those targeted were political opponents of Alvaro Uribe, who was president at the time.
Mr Uribe's former chief of staff, Bernardo Moreno, was given an eight year sentence for his involvement, to be served at his home.
Colombia's Supreme Court has also called for Mr Uribe to be investigated for his role in the scandal.
He is now a senator and the head of a right-wing opposition party.
The former president tweeted that he would answer the court on Tuesday and that he was saddened to hear about the sentencing of his former aides.
Mr Uribe has denied any knowledge of the illegal intercepts.
The allegations were made public in 2010, after Mr Uribe left office.
Hurtado fled to Colombia at the time and was granted asylum in Panama.
She turned herself over to the authorities in January after it was revoked. | The former head of Colombia's secret police, Maria del Pilar Hurtado, has been jailed for 14 years for spying on politicians, judges and journalists. |
Nic Cruwys suffered "critical" head injuries in the attack on 7 March.
The men, who are both 18 years old and from the Wednesfield area, were arrested on suspicion of wounding and violent disorder, West Midlands Police said.
Both have been released on bail, a spokesman said.
A total of 11 people have now been detained over the assault in Littles Lane, Wolverhampton, following a Championship game between Wolves and Watford.
The attack left the 44-year-old from Hemel Hempstead in a specialist care ward. | Two more people have been arrested in connection with an assault on a Watford football fan in Wolverhampton, police have said. |
Akhtar Javeed, 56, was gunned down outside his warehouse in Digbeth, Birmingham on 3 February.
Detectives are keen to speak to two people - a worker pushing a bike and a private hire taxi driver.
The businessman's daughter, Lilas Javeed, said: "My brothers will now have to become men and start life without their role model guiding them."
At about 18:30 GMT on the day of the shooting, police said, two masked men in a silver Renault Megane entered Direct Source 3 Ltd on Rea Street South.
Five staff members were handcuffed with cable ties and it appeared Mr Javeed was shot while fighting off the attackers, Det Supt Mark Payne said.
Mr Javeed was found outside his business premises with a "major neck wound" and pronounced dead in hospital.
The robbers escaped empty-handed in the Renault Megane and turned on to McDonald Street, without their vehicle lights on, detectives said. Police appealed for anyone who saw the car to come forward.
Forensic analysis of bullet cases from the premises showed the weapon that fired the fatal shot "had not been used in any other crime either locally or nationally," police said.
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Police also made specific appeals for two people in the area at the time of the botched robbery.
The first was a man who was pushing a bike along Leopold Street towards Dymoke Street at about 18:20 GMT.
The second was the driver of a private hire Toyota Avensis taxi that followed the vehicle in which the masked robbers fled. | Five warehouse workers were tied up before masked robbers shot their boss dead, detectives have said. |
Meanwhile RAF Tornado jets are due to carry out surveillance operations to support aid deliveries, while four UK Chinook helicopters are expected to arrive in Cyprus on Wednesday night.
Supplies dropped on Mount Sinjar so far include clean water and shelters.
But shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander has urged the government to step up its humanitarian response.
"Clearly the UK must now also be doing all that we can to assist the vital humanitarian effort that is under way to help save lives and prevent further suffering," he said.
The UN has warned that tens of thousands of civilians are trapped on mountains in northern Iraq near the Syrian border by fighters from militant group Islamic State (IS).
US forces have carried out a number of air strikes targeting IS militants near Irbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, while drones have also fired on jihadist fighters.
America has also sent 130 more military advisers to the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
Jihadists are reportedly targeting Iraqi Christians and members of the Yazidi religious sect.
About 35,000 people have escaped from the mountains into Syria and then into the Kurdistan region of Iraq in the past three days, with the UN warning they needed "life-saving assistance".
Some 700,000 Yazidis are believed to have been displaced.
International Development Secretary Justine Greening confirmed a third round of UK air drops successfully took place on Tuesday night.
There have now been five drops over three nights, which included 2,640 reusable water purification containers filled with clean water and more than 500 shelter kits to help shade the refugees in temperatures of more than 40C (104F).
BBC political correspondent Carole Walker said the government had also agreed to transport supplies to Kurdish forces fighting IS militants..
Citing a senior government source, she said this should not be described as "arms".
"The source said such an operation falls within the government's humanitarian effort as it is to help the Kurdish forces who are doing the most on the ground to protect civilians," our correspondent said.
A No 10 statement said earlier that Britain had agreed to transport "critical military re-supplies" provided by other countries, while continuing with humanitarian missions.
"Meanwhile urgent planning to get those trapped on the mountainside to safety will continue in the coming days between ourselves and US, the Kurdish authorities and other partners," it added.
No 10 said the UK would also continue to "lead negotiations" on a UN Security Council Resolution that would make clear the "shared determination of the international community" to tackle the threat posed by IS.
Taban Sami Shoresh, a British Kurd helping with the relief efforts, told the BBC she had never seen so many people "scramble for survival" when an aid helicopter landed.
"All they wanted to do was get on the plane to be saved, and we could only take so much. It's horrific. It's heartbreaking to see," she said.
"There is a humanitarian crisis here and we desperately need the help from all directions," she said.
Speaking from Irbil in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq, Ms Shoresh described how Mount Sinjar was "completely hemmed" by IS fighters.
Meanwhile, former Conservative defence secretary Liam Fox told the Daily Mail that the UK would need to join in with military action being conducted by the US.
"The idea that this is not our problem is wishful thinking at best, and catastrophic complacency at worst. Yet in the face of all evidence there has been policy paralysis in the West," he said.
Colonel Tim Collins, who commanded British troops in Iraq, expressed similar sentiments in the Daily Telegraph and accused the government of failing in its "moral obligation" to intervene.
"In the next months ancient civilisations will be extinguished on our watch unless we act," he said.
The first drop took place on Saturday, delivering 1,200 water containers and 240 solar lanterns.
On Monday, RAF crews dropped supplies including 9,000 five-litre water bottles, and 816 solar lamps that can also be used to charge mobile phones.
Supplies dropped overnight in Mount Sinjar, where most of those who have fled are trapped, included 2,640 reusable water purification containers filled with clean water and 528 shelter kits.
The international development secretary announced £8m in new assistance last week for those displaced in Iraq, bringing to a total £13m in UK aid committed to the crisis.
Ms Greening also said four organisations - Mercy Corps, Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee and Action Against Hunger - were to share the £3m earmarked by the British government for charities operating in Iraq. | The UK has carried out a third round of aid drops to help thousands of people fleeing Islamist militants in Iraq. |
The A75 Stranraer-Gretna road was shut to traffic at Glenluce after the substance was discovered on Wednesday.
A Police Scotland spokesman said the container appeared to have fallen from the back of a vehicle. He added: "It has been safely disposed of."
One person was taken to hospital in Dumfries as a precaution. | A major south of Scotland trunk road was closed for more than two hours after a carton of hydrochloric acid was found next to it. |
Three other children and their mother have been hospitalised after escaping the blaze.
Baltimore City Fire Department spokesman Roman Clark said firefighters arrived to see large flames coming from all three floors.
"The building was fully engulfed when they arrived on the scene," he said.
Mr Clark said all nine children caught up in the inferno belonged to one family, and ranged in age from 8 months to 11 years old.
The woman has been named as Katie Malone, who works in the district office of Baltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings.
It remains unclear what sparked the fire in the early hours of Thursday. Heavy machinery has been brought in to clear the debris so investigators can access the building.
Reports suggest the blaze has been contained, but not yet controlled. One body has been found at the scene.
The fire department said the woman and two of the surviving children are in a critical condition, while the third child's condition is serious.
However, William Malone, the father of all nine children, said one had been released from hospital and that Mrs Malone was stable.
He said he had not been at home during the blaze as he was working at a restaurant.
Neighbour Michael Johnson, who can see the house from his residence, described the fire as so intense that he had not thought anyone would survive it. He saw a woman emerge from the house, screaming, he told Associated Press.
Congressman Cummings said in a statement that Mrs Malone has worked as a special assistant in his Catonsville office for nearly 11 years.
"My staff is a family, and this unimaginable tragedy is shocking and heartbreaking to us all," he said. | Six children from the same family are missing, presumed dead, after fire tore through a house in northeast Baltimore, a fire official said. |
Guto Bebb's comments follow yesterday's Spending Review with the money S4C receives from the UK government set to be cut from ??6.7m to ??5m by 2019.
The Aberconwy MP said it sent a "very negative message" about the party's commitment to the Welsh language.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said the cut was "in line with savings being made elsewhere".
The channel receives the bulk of its money from the BBC licence fee.
Its funding reduced from ??101m in 2009 to ??82.8m in 2014/15.
Mr Bebb told BBC Radio Wales: "The financial sum in question is not significant although in the context of S4C's budget, any cut is now problematic, but it does send a very negative message.
"In terms of sending a signal to people who care about the Welsh language, who care about culture, who care about media plurality in a Welsh context, I think yesterday was a missed opportunity."
A DCMS spokesman said the budget cut represented a "modest reduction in S4C's overall funding".
TAC, the trade body for independent TV production companies in Wales, called the settlement disappointing.
Chairman Iestyn Garlick said: "We are disappointed that despite what the chancellor said in his statement about the economic importance of the creative industries, the government has not listened to the argument that S4C's funding is not sustainable without further investment.
"It is unfortunate that such a culturally and economically important institution is being gradually undermined by a constant decrease in real-terms funding."
S4C Authority chairman Huw Jones said it was "inevitable that cuts of this nature will have implications for the range and diversity of the service that we provide and for our ability to take advantage of new opportunities". | A Conservative MP has criticised cuts on Welsh broadcaster S4C's funding by his party at Westminster. |
At present, candidates appear on ballot papers in alphabetical order.
BBC Scotland found that where parties ran more than one candidate in a ward on 4 May, they were returned alphabetically in 78% of cases.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she would "consider" reforms in future.
But she also said it was important to "build consensus" around any potential changes.
Under the single transferrable vote (STV) electoral system used for local elections, voters rank candidates in order of preference with numbers, rather than simply choosing a single candidate.
Because all wards elect either three or four councillors, larger parties often put forward two or even three candidates, aiming to win more than one seat. However, in practice this often results in those candidates being supported in alphabetical order, handing those with surnames earlier in the alphabet an advantage.
A report by Professor John Curtice of Strathclyde University said "there is a risk that voters who are primarily motivated by their support for a particular party may be indifferent as to which of their candidates is elected, and simply opt to place its candidates in the order in which they appear on the ballot".
His analysis of the 2012 results for the Electoral Reform Society said alphabetic voting occurred in "no less than 80%" of cases where one of the four main parties nominated two candidates in a single ward.
A BBC Scotland examination of the 2017 results suggested that the same trend was repeated in the most recent elections, and was usually only broken when a well-known incumbent councillor was the candidate further down the paper.
SNP member Kenneth Gibson, who first raised questions about the ordering of ballot papers in 2007, asked Ms Sturgeon about the topic at the weekly session of questions to the first minister.
He said: "The single transferrable voting system produces results heavily biased in relation to surnames, regardless of vote management strategies which parties use to try and steer voters from one candidate to a party colleague.
"Does the first minister agree that after three elections fought under the STV system, there is clearly something wrong when one's surname can prove such a decisive factor in whether one is elected, and does she not agree that if this is not addressed, the very credibility of the single transferrable vote system is at stake?"
Ms Sturgeon joked that as someone with a surname starting with S, she could "see the attraction" in changing the system.
She said: "Following the successful electronic count last week, randomised ordering of surnames is one of the innovations that the Scottish government will consider for future elections.
"I should say no decisions have been taken, but it's one of the changes that has been subject to consideration."
The first minister subsequently added: "It's important that no candidate in any election is at an unfair disadvantage, I think we would all agree with that, and that's why we've already said that we'll examine the particular issue that Kenny Gibson has raised.
"But it's also important with any changes to how we do elections that we build consensus around that - it's not for any one party to decide on those changes.
"So as we look at that, we will be looking carefully at opinion not just across the parties but across civic Scotland as we have this consideration over the next few years, and I'd encourage everyone to contribute to it so we can build maximum consensus as we go forward." | The Scottish government is to consider changes to how ballot papers are laid out for future council elections amid fears the present system is "heavily biased" by alphabetical ordering. |
The announcement sent ructions through the retail sector, with Tesco shares sinking 5% and Sainsbury's down 4%.
Marks and Spencer, which also has a sizable food business, fell 2%.
Neil Wilson at ETX Capital said the deal was "yet another signal of the seismic shift in the market caused by the Amazon model".
Shares in Morrisons, the UK's fourth-largest supermarket chain which has its own tie-up with Amazon, fell sharply at first before recovering to close 1% higher.
"Whole Foods has just nine stores in the UK so the impact on Morrisons... should not be too significant, and if anything could support Morrisons if it signals how Amazon might be able to help it grow market share," Mr Wilson said.
The FTSE 100 share index closed up 44.18 points at 7,463.54.
Away from the retail sector, shares in Rolls-Royce rose 1.4% after the engineering group said it had made a good start to 2017, with "all businesses performing in line with expectations".
The company also revealed that the weakness of the pound was set to lift revenues by £400m and profits by £50m. The drop in the value of the pound since the Brexit vote means that Rolls-Royce's dollar earnings are worth more when converted back into sterling.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.2% against the dollar to $1.2787, but slipped 0.16% against the euro to 1.1424 euros. | Shares in some of the UK's leading supermarkets fell sharply on the news that online retail giant Amazon is buying upmarket grocer Whole Foods. |
The display by the Magpies was scarcely believable. Georginio Wijnaldum fired in the opener and Aleksandar Mitrovic powerfully headed home for 2-0.
Erik Lamela reduced the deficit before Mitrovic was shown a straight red for a nasty foul on Kyle Walker.
Wijnaldum scored his second from the spot, and Rolando Aarons and Daryl Janmaat wrapped up the scoring.
That defeat for Spurs coupled with Arsenal's 4-0 win over Aston Villa meant that Mauricio Pochettino's men ended their season below their north London rivals. They have not finished above the Gunners since 1995.
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This was not expected. Then again, this was a season when 5,000-1 outsiders came out on top.
Having had relegation confirmed earlier in the week, some thought that Newcastle would capitulate against a Spurs side targeting the runners-up spot and the achievement of getting one over Arsenal.
However, straight from kick-off the home side pressured their opponents in midfield with Cheick Tiote and Sissoko leading the way, and it was the visitors who lay down.
Wijnaldum, who had failed to find the net in the previous 16 league games, drove in his 10th of the season before his provider Mitrovic directed in the second.
Lamela revived Spurs' hopes with a strike that seemed to baffle keeper Karl Darlow at the near post and their hopes were boosted when red mist descended over Mitrovic, who was sent off for a studs-first challenge on England full-back Walker.
However, that seemed to motivate the Magpies and Sissoko. Soon after the incident the France midfielder drove into the Spurs area and was brought down by Jan Vertonghen.
Wijnaldum slotted in his second and Tottenham heads slumped. A fierce, angled drive from substitute Aarons made it 4-0, before Janmaat slotted in the fifth.
Not even a plane paid for by Sunderland fans to mock their relegated rivals could ruin what was a memorable day for the Magpies and their manager Rafael Benitez.
The home support chanted the Spaniard's name from the first whistle and after the last. He saluted those who backed him on the pitch with a big grin across his face. The question is, was that display enough to persuade him to lead the club in the Championship?
Earlier in the week he suggested the talks with the Newcastle chiefs were "positive" and after Sunday's win the ex-Real Madrid boss said: "My heart is telling me yes [to stay], it is a great opportunity, city and club but my brain is saying to analyse what is going on."
It seems he is waiting for Mike Ashley to make the next move. It could prove to be the owner's most important decision.
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Perhaps, it is more what did not happen for Spurs.
They looked almost disinterested when they realised Newcastle wanted a battle. Any thoughts of cantering to the finish were dismissed in the first half by the goals of Wijnaldum and Mitrovic.
It seems like chasing Leicester took more out of the team than first thought. After the match, Pochettino apologised to the club's fans for the display and for missing out on second spot.
The small silver lining was that Harry Kane, who was chasing shadows at St James', won the golden boot with 25 goals. He is the first Englishman to do so since Kevin Phillips in 2000.
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The Premier League and Champions League for Spurs and the Championship for Newcastle.
Match ends, Newcastle United 5, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 5, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Paul Dummett.
Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nacer Chadli.
Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
Attempt missed. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
Goal! Newcastle United 5, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rolando Aarons following a fast break.
Rolando Aarons (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Newcastle United 4, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Rolando Aarons (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross.
Andros Townsend (Newcastle United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box following a corner.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamie Sterry replaces Moussa Sissoko.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
Attempt saved. Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jonjo Shelvey.
Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat.
Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
Attempt saved. Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rolando Aarons.
Attempt missed. Tom Carroll (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Rolando Aarons replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Carroll.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
Goal! Newcastle United 3, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty conceded by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Newcastle United. Moussa Sissoko draws a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Nacer Chadli replaces Kyle Walker.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) is shown the red card.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur) because of an injury.
Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United).
Attempt saved. Josh Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United).
Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Cheick Tioté.
Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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England under-20 player Kpekwa, 20, has agreed a three-year deal at Oakwell.
Janko, 20, has featured in 20 games for Scottish champions Celtic since joining from Manchester United in July 2014.
Morsy, 24, joined Wigan from Chesterfield in January, and has since made 16 appearances for the club.
The Egypt international started his career at Port Vale, and played in over 100 games for the Spireites after signing for the League One club in June 2013.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Barnsley have signed QPR left-back Cole Kpekawa for an undisclosed fee, plus Wigan midfielder Sam Morsy and Celtic winger Saidy Janko on loan deals until the end of the season. |
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and her predecessor Alex Salmond were campaigning together, saying the party stands for new progressive politics.
But Scots Labour leader Jim Murphy said his party could change the UK forever.
Meanwhile, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has called for more oil and gas apprenticeships.
The Conservatives and the SNP were both out campaigning in the north east of Scotland.
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Ms Sturgeon said: "In this election Scotland has an opportunity like never before to make its voice heard at Westminster, but it is clear that the only party who can be that voice is the SNP."
Mr Salmond added: "Ours will be a voice for a new, better and more progressive politics at Westminster - for everyone across these islands."
But Lib Dem deputy leader Sir Malcolm Bruce has warned a clean sweep for the SNP, with polling suggesting the party is on course for a significant number of MPs, could give them no representation in government.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We are finding that people are voting tactically because if you take these polls all the way through, Scotland could effectively put itself out of reach of being part of any government because we have elected nobody of the governing party, whatever it is."
Meanwhile, the party's Jo Swinson pledged £800m for the NHS in Scotland.
"This would enable us to bring mental health services for young people out of the shadows," she said.
Mr Murphy is arguing that it is Scottish Labour which can offer progressive change in government.
He said: "In just 19 days time the people of Scotland face a simple choice.
"They can vote to change Scotland and the UK forever with the Labour party, or austerity max with the SNP's plans for full fiscal autonomy."
Ms Davidson, on a visit to Aberdeen, highlighted a Tory pledge to create an extra 10,000 apprentices by the end of the decade.
She said: "I'd like to see many of these new apprenticeships designed for the north east's oil and gas sector - because we know that there is still a great future for thousands of Scots in our energy business.
"The more Scottish Conservative MPs we return in May, the more we can drive forward our positive plan for a growing economy and a skilled workforce." | The Scottish Liberal Democrats have pledged investment to improve mental health services for young people as the election campaign continues. |
Mohammed Haneef sent the card just a week after their wedding. It said "talaq" (divorce) three times, enough to enact divorce for an Indian Muslim.
His wife complained to Hyderabad police who found the marriage invalid as she had not declared an earlier divorce.
Mr Haneef, 38, was bailed but, acting on legal advice, police say they will now charge him with rape.
"Our investigation showed that the marriage procedure was not correct because he did not have the right papers," V Satyanarayana, deputy commissioner of police, told the BBC.
"We are cancelling the bail given to Haneef first and we will arrest him for rape as per our legal advice," he added.
Mr Haneef is still married to his first wife, and reportedly married again with her consent. Under Islamic law a man is allowed to have up to four wives.
The practice of triple talaq, which allows Muslim men to divorce their wives in an instant, is facing fierce opposition in India.
Women's groups have been campaigning against the practice and India's top court is in the process of deciding whether it is unconstitutional.
Activists say most Islamic countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh, have banned triple talaq, but it thrives in India. | An Indian man was arrested for harassment and cheating after divorcing his second wife via postcard. |
Lord Smith of Kelvin, who recently joined as chairman, said he was aware of the need to recruit women to the seven-man board.
The firm has a strong track record of women in charge.
However, it has been the subject of a fierce battle between managers and activist shareholders.
The whole board will have been replaced in the space of 18 months, and no women are left on it.
Half of the workforce of 311 is female, but among the top 61 managers, only 25% are women.
Katherine Garrett-Cox, the chief executive, was removed from the board last October, and is leaving Alliance Trust next week.
Unusually for a listed company reporting on its full-year results, there was no commentary from the chief executive.
Also ousted from the group board was Susan Noble, who remains in the chair at a subsidiary, Alliance Trust Investments.
Karin Forseke stepped down as chairwoman in November, as the boardroom turmoil worsened and the previous business strategy was replaced.
The company had been taking a longer-term approach to results, with more emphasis on attracting investors with an interest in backing companies with strong social and environmental credentials as well as good governance.
Ms Forseke's predecessor was also female. Lesley Knox stepped down in 2012, and last year backed the women in charge in their battle with hedge fund Elliott Advisers.
Commenting on the results for 2015, Lord Smith of Kelvin said: "I am acutely aware of the lack of gender diversity on the current board as a result of the recent changes.
"Alliance Trust has long been a leader in the area of board diversity, and this is an issue which I am determined to address at the earliest opportunity."
The full year results for 2015 reflect some of that change, and the costs of it.
The discount, or gap between Alliance Trust's market value and the valuation of its portfolio of assets, was strongly criticised for being too large. It has been cut from 12% to 8% during the past year.
Assets under management at the Alliance Trust subsidiary are now around £5bn, including a net inflow of funds during last year.
Third party assets under management - which Alliance Trust has attracted from outside its own investor base - reached £2.1bn by the end of December.
Total revenue at the Tayside firm fell from £274m to £200m. Pre-tax profit declined from £229m to £145m.
While administrative costs rose from £35m to £45m, there is a target of cutting £6m from costs at the investment business during this year.
The dividend for Alliance Trust investors is being increased for the 49th consecutive year. That makes it one of only four companies on the FTSE all share index that can claim to have such a consistent record. | Alliance Trust, the Dundee fund management firm, wants to recruit women to the board, after three women were ousted from it. |
The Health Select Committee says the treatment of staff who raise concerns has undermined trust in the system.
And whistleblowers who are vindicated should receive an apology and "practical redress", its report adds.
The MPs also say the complaints system for patients is complex and confusing and there should be a "single gateway" covering health and social care.
The report says despite numerous inquiries and reports highlighting failings in complaint-handling and whistleblowing, serious shortcomings remain.
It emphasises the importance of ensuring health and care workers feel supported in raising professional concerns.
"The treatment of whistleblowers is a stain on the reputation of the NHS and has led to unwarranted, inexcusable pain for the courageous individuals affected," it says.
The report acknowledges there have been some attempts to create an open culture, where staff are encouraged to raise concerns, and there is a proper response.
But it concludes these initiatives are "far from common", and warns other potential whistleblowers may be deterred from coming forward.
"This has undermined trust in the system's ability to treat whistleblowers with fairness. This lack of confidence about the consequences of raising concerns has implications for patient safety."
The MPs are calling for a programme to identify whistleblowers whose actions are proven to have been vindicated. They say they should receive an apology and "practical redress", which could mean financial recompense, or - in some cases - getting their job back.
They also highlight continued failings in the way the NHS responds to patients' complaints. They say despite some progress, the current system remains "variable".
Too many individual cases are "mishandled", they say, sometimes leading to a "complete breakdown of trust" between patients and the NHS, and a failure to improve patient safety.
They argue the current "overly complex" system should be simplified by establishing a single complaints gateway covering health and social care. They suggest this could be modelled on the Complaints Wales service run by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.
Alongside this they say there is a "strong case" for the creation of a single health and social care ombudsman for England.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has welcomed the report.
"We want to make the NHS the safest healthcare system in the world and we know that listening to patients and staff is absolutely vital to improve care.
"That's why we've made hospitals legally obliged to apologise to patients when mistakes do happen, introduced complaints handling as a crucial element of tougher hospital inspections and have asked Sir Robert Francis to produce an independent report on how to create a more open NHS culture," he said.
Katherine Murphy from the Patients Association said the NHS must demonstrate it is prepared to listen.
"Complaints are like gold dust - they should be welcomed, they are telling you something is not right."
Peter Walsh from the charity Action against Medical Accidents, said he valued the MPs' recommendations, but warned that progress had been too slow.
"This is just the latest in a long line of reports and we now demand action to improve what has been a failing system."
The former NHS whistleblower Dr Kim Holt, founder of the charity Patients First, said the report was a first step in making much-needed changes.
"I am really pleased that a suggestion has been made that historic whistleblower cases are looked at and practical ways found of providing redress for them. That is a really amazing step forward, but the system needs an overhaul.
"We no longer want to see people on long-term suspensions, sick leave or dismissed for speaking up. The link between bullying and raising concerns is a close one and our key issue to be addressed is the one of bullying, which creates fear and desperation." | The failure to protect whistleblowers remains a "stain" on the reputation of the NHS in England, MPs have said. |
They go up against home-grown stars Geneva Carr and Elisabeth Moss, in a year where British talent is particularly well-recognised.
Three of the four best director nominees are British, while Bill Nighy and Ben Miles are in the running for best actor.
The awards will be presented on 7 June.
Musicals An American in Paris and Fun Home are the front-runners, each landing 12 nominations on Tuesday, showing two sides of the Broadway experience.
An American in Paris is a sunny, heavily-choreographed adaptation of the 1951 film; while Fun Home is a moody show based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel about her suicidal father.
The nominations also ranged from 11-year-old Sydney Lucas in Fun Home to the 82-year-old Chita Rivera, looking for her third Tony.
British talent accounts for 24 nominations in total, with two West End transfers - Wolf Hall and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, up for best play.
Dame Helen is recognised for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience, which imagines the private weekly meetings between the monarch and eight of her prime ministers.
She already has an Olivier Award for the London production, and an Oscar for portraying the Queen on the big screen.
"I've studied the shape of her mouth," said Dame Helen. "I know her face probably better than anyone else does. But it's only my portrait," she said. "I can only surmise and imagine."
Ruth Wilson is shortlisted for her role in Constellations, the tale of a relationship playing out across alternate universes.
Her co-star Jake Gyllenhall missed out on a nomination, however, joining other notable omissions such as Larry David's Fish in the Dark; and Finding Neverland, the JM Barrie musical produced by Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein, with music by Gary Barlow.
Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy are both nominated for Skylight, a revival of David Hare's 1995 drama, in which they play mis-matched lovers, as is co-star Matthew Beard.
Director Stephen Daldry - best known for his work on the films Billy Elliot and The Hours - is also up for best director for the play.
Daldry, who also directed The Audience, said: "It is a fantastic day for British theatre on Broadway. I am personally thrilled for The Audience and Skylight, and delighted too for Wolf Hall and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
The latter, which began life at the National Theatre, was nominated for best play, with British director Marianne Elliott also receiving a nod.
"It feels amazing," she told the BBC. "We had no idea when we first started how the hell this play was going to go down. We were taking big risks, we felt. We had no idea whether there'd be an audience for it. So to see it go to Broadway is quite amazing."
Curious Incident has six nominations in all, Skylight seven, while the RSC's double bill of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies has eight, including a best actor listing for Ben Miles, who plays Thomas Cromwell, and best director for Jeremy Herrin.
Other notable nominees included Bradley Cooper, up for best actor for his portrayal of Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man; and Sting, who was shortlisted for best original score, despite his musical The Last Ship closing early.
Cooper, who will perform the play in the West End next month, said: "To be a part of a community that gathers together in a 13 block radius, eight shows a week, no matter what, in the greatest city in the world - for one sole purpose, to tell stories - I can't think of a better job to have. Thank you for letting The Elephant Man be a part of this season's story telling."
Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth - nominated herself for best lead actress in a musical - will host this year's ceremony.
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Best musical revival
Best play revival
Best actor in a musical
Best actor in a play
Best actress in a musical
Best actress in a play
Featured actor in a musical
Featured actress in a musical
Featured actor in a play
Featured actress in a play
Direction of a musical
Direction of a play
Best original score
Best scenic design of a play
Best scenic design of a musical
Best costume design of a play
Best costume design of a musical
Best lighting design of a play
Best lighting design of a musical
Best choreography
Best orchestrations
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Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award | British stars Carey Mulligan, Ruth Wilson and Dame Helen Mirren are all up for best actress at the Tony Awards, the biggest honours in US theatre. |
He was outlining ideas to prevent a repeat of the mass rioting which marred the G20 summit in Hamburg.
Some 20,000 police officers were deployed and nearly 500 were injured as rioters torched cars, looted shops and threw stones and petrol bombs.
Mr de Maizière drew a comparison with the restrictions on football hooligans.
The mayor of Hamburg, Olaf Scholz, apologised to residents this week for the unrest, which he blamed squarely on violent elements among the protesters.
"The responsibility for this violence does not lie with the summit or the police, it lies with those who committed this violence, the criminal mob who did not care at all about the people in our city and whose only goal was to commit violence and to destroy," he said.
More than 100,000 demonstrators are believed to have attended protests during the 7-8 July summit, many of them peaceful.
Speaking to German media, the interior minister said rioters should not be allowed to attend rallies.
Instead, they should be made to report to police and wear tags if necessary, as should "highly aggressive so-called football fans".
Mr de Maizière also called for tougher action to be taken against squatters, clearing occupied houses immediately.
Hamburg, long known for its squats, has a tradition of rioting by the far left.
Clashes also broke out at this year's May Day protest in the city, while in 2008 cars burned as extremists battled police on the streets for several hours.
It meant Hamburg police were already aware of the potential issues ahead of the G20, drafting in police from around the country.
Is thought that other leftist militants arrived in the city from across Germany and beyond. | Potential rioters should have their movements restricted or be made wear electronic ankle tags, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière has said. |
The opening goal came after 90 seconds of the second period as Michael Forney notched up his fourth in four games.
Forney struck again with under three minutes remaining in the middle period during which Travis Fullerton in the Capitals goal was the busier netminder.
Jared Staal pulled a goal back, but a Steve Saviano empty-netter made it 3-1.
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The pair will fight for the vacant Commonwealth light-welterweight belt.
East Lothian boxer Taylor, 25, turned professional last year and has won all six of his bouts so far by knockout.
"There's only one winner and it's going to be me. I can see flaws in his game that I believe I can pinpoint," said former Olympian Taylor, who is managed by Barry McGuigan.
"This is a massive step up in class. He is really tough. He's been Commonwealth champion before.
"For it being only my seventh professional fight, to be fighting for a Commonwealth title is something I'm really proud of and I'm going to take it with both hands and make sure the belt comes back to Edinburgh.
Ryan, 33, has won 17 and lost nine of his 26 pro bouts.
The Commonwealth Games gold and silver medallist has fought on the undercard of Carl Frampton in the United States, describing the fights as "really exciting", and hopes to one day fight for a world title in the Scottish capital.
"That's the dream - Edinburgh Castle or Murrayfield," he said. "Somewhere as big as that would be massive."
He won Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow in 2014 and silver four years earlier in Delhi.
Former WBA featherweight champion McGuigan agrees Taylor is facing a more formidable opponent than his previous six bouts.
"He [Ryan] is very experienced, strong guy, big for the weight.," said the Northern Irishman.
"We're absolutely convinced that Josh will not only beat him but beat him in resounding style.
"We're putting him in with the right guy. Have no doubt, Josh Taylor will win and win in emphatic style.
"I believe he's the finest young [Scottish] talent that we've had since [former undisputed world lightweight champion] Ken Buchanan.
"I know this kid is very, very special. This kid is going to right to the top."
However, Ryan is confident he can reclaim the title he lost to John Wayne Hibbert last year.
"It's going to be a cracking fight, really looking forward to it," said the Englishman. "It's been a while since I've been in the ring but there's going to be no ring rust.
"I really do hope he is going to be ready because I'm coming to fight and I want to make it a really good fight.
"Come October, I'll be bringing back home the belt that I won before." | Josh Taylor will have his first title fight against England's Dave Ryan at Meadowbank on Friday 21 October. |
The UK government is now set to spell out its aims for new customs arrangements.
But what is the difference between a free trade area, single market and a customs union?
You can be in the EU's Single Market, but not the EU, this is what Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein do.
The European Union's single market is perhaps the most ambitious type of trade co-operation. That's because as well as eliminating tariffs, quotas or taxes on trade, it also includes the free movement of goods, services, capital and people.
That is why there has been no limit on the number of French people who can come to the UK, or the number of British people who can live in Spain - but there are limits on Turks or Ukrainians, for example.
Also, a single market strives to remove so-called "non-tariff barriers" - different rules on packaging, safety and standards and many others are abolished and the same rules and regulations apply across the area.
There are EU-wide regulations covering a whole host of industries and products on everything from food standards and the use of chemicals to working hours and health and safety. It is an attempt to create a level playing field and a single market; this does not happen in a free trade zone.
For goods, the single market was largely completed in 1992, but the market for services remains a work in progress a quarter of a century later. The EU has promised to introduce it many times, but several countries have dragged their feet and it is much more complicated than creating a single market for say, cars or computers. Even so, the City of London dominates financial services in the EU not least because it can do business in every member country.
The EU is therefore not just a free trade area - it is a single market.
But to stay in the single market, countries have to allow the free movement of goods, services, capital and people. That last one means immigration is difficult if not impossible to control - although the UK might get a special deal to allow some limits.
Membership of the single market also normally involves making annual payments towards the EU's budget and accepting the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, which would cross quite a few red lines for many Brexiteers.
Turkey is part of a customs union with the EU but not in the single market. The deal does not cover food or agriculture, services or government procurement.
The EU is not only a single market - it is also a customs union. The countries club together and agree to apply the same tariffs to goods from outside the union.
Once goods have cleared customs in one country, they can be shipped to others in the union without further tariffs being imposed.
If the UK left the Customs Union but stayed in the Single market, our exporters would have to contend with what are called 'rules of origin'.
These rules are designed to demonstrate that goods that legally originated in the UK - and did not contain more than the maximum permitted level of parts and components from elsewhere - qualify for duty-free entry into the EU.
Fish factor
That could be complicated for many companies that import components from around the world to put into finished products made in the UK.
Also services are a huge part of the British economy, 78%, and are not totally covered by a customs union because they tend to face "non tariff" barriers.
Still the UK could opt to leave the single market but stay in the customs union, but that does mean it couldn't negotiate free trade deals with other countries, the EU does that.
It might also mean paying money to the EU and accepting ECJ judgements when they relate to trade and it is unlikely to cover farm produce or fish since the UK would not be in the Common Agricultural Policy or Common Fisheries Policy.
A customs union does however have one big advantage, it means the Ireland/Northern Ireland border would remain open and easy to cross.
If we left both the single market and the customs union we could negotiate a free trade deal with the EU. A free trade area is one where there are no tariffs or taxes or quotas on goods and/or services from one country entering another.
The negotiations to establish them can take years and there are normally exceptions.
So agriculture and fisheries might be exempted, certain industries protected and some goods may not be covered.
Services like banking and education also pose a problem in many free trade deals, as the barrier to trading services are not normally tariffs, but so called non-tariff barriers like different rules, standards and qualifications.
So the negotiations can be very long and complicated and the result can still leave many barriers to trade.
There is a free trade zone in Europe and we helped to create it: EFTA, the European Free Trade Association. It counts Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein as members, but they now have a very close relationship with the EU; all but Switzerland are part of the single market.
The EU also has free trade arrangements with many other countries around the world; so it is not against negotiating one with the UK in principle, but compared with staying in the single market or the customs union this would be the "hardest" form of Brexit. It would also almost certainly mean border controls including between Ireland and Northern Ireland. | Two leading cabinet ministers have said that the UK will not remain in the single market or customs union during the transitional period planned for immediately after leaving the European Union. |
Authorities said the dog, called Grizz, could not be captured after it ran off. The incident grounded 16 flights and caused delays for several hours.
An airport official said the decision to shoot the dog was a last resort.
But it has been met with outrage, with many asking why the dog could not have been tranquilised instead.
Grizz was a 10-month-old trainee sniffer dog at Auckland Airport handled by the government's Aviation Security Service (Avsec).
Avsec spokesman Mike Richards said that around 04:30 local time (15:30 GMT Thursday) Grizz was getting into a dog unit wagon parked in the airport's public landside area, when "something" caused it to escape.
At that point a gate connected to airside, or security area, had been opened to let a truck through. Grizz managed to run through the gate on to the tarmac.
Mr Richards said a "massive effort" was launched to locate the dog in pitch black conditions, and for the first two hours Grizz could not be found.
When it was finally located, "he would not let anyone near him and kept sprinting across runways.
"We tried everything: food, toys, other dogs, but nothing would work," said Mr Richards, adding that the area was "too vast and too open" to erect temporary fencing.
Airport officials finally ordered police to shoot Grizz.
"We exhausted every option available and could not catch it," an Auckland Airport spokesman told the BBC.
When asked why the dog could not be tranquilised, the spokesman said: "I do not have the answer to that. But there were no tranquiliser guns at the airport, and the police do not have them either."
She said tranquilisation would be part of an incident review undertaken by Avsec.
New Zealand animal rights organisation Safe said it was "appalled about the needless killing of this dog".
"A tranquilliser gun should have been used after efforts to catch the dog failed. If such a gun was not available - which it should - then they could have borrowed one from Auckland Zoo or elsewhere," a spokesman was quoted as saying by the New Zealand Herald.
The incident has prompted a deluge of angry comments on the airport's Facebook page.
But Callum Irvine, head of vet services at the New Zealand Veterinary Association, told New Zealand's Stuff website that tranquilising an animal was complex.
"There just isn't ready access to tranquiliser guns and darts in New Zealand, and even if authorities did manage to get their hands on one in time, there are so many other factors to take into consideration, like how close the animal is, the animal's weight, age and how much adrenaline was also running through the body."
He said tranquilising an animal on the loose could be very difficult.
"If it's not done right, a partially sedated animal can become even more distressed, and fearful and difficult to manage - and become even more of a danger to those around it." | A security sniffer dog that escaped from its lead and grounded flights at Auckland airport has been shot dead by police, triggering fury in New Zealand. |
The Mail said Cainer was "quite simply, Britain's greatest astrologer" and that his death was a "tragedy".
Cainer was the newspaper's astrologer from 1992 to 2000, returning to write the column again from 2004. His horoscopes were translated into Japanese, Spanish, Italian and Chinese.
The Mail said Cainer had died from a suspected heart attack but that this had not been confirmed.
A Daily Mail spokesman said: "A much-loved contributor to the Daily Mail for 20 years, his wisdom and compassion were unmatched.
"Millions of readers couldn't start the day without him - and would end it marvelling at the uncanny accuracy of his forecasts.
"It's an absolute tragedy that Jonathan has passed away at such a young age and we have no doubt his countless fans will join us in expressing heartfelt condolences to his family. "
A statement on Cainer's website said: "'Didn't he see it coming?' is a question that will inevitably be asked. Jonathan was always adamant that astrologers should not look to predict the time of a person's demise.
"He said there was the danger of creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.
"But he was well aware that one day he might not be physically present to supply the predictions that so many people rely on."
The statement also said Cainer had already written a number of forecasts and predictions, which would be published in future.
Cainer's own Sagittarian horoscope for Monday was "uncannily prescient", the statement added.
He had written: "We aren't here for long. We should make the most of every moment. We all understand this yet don't we forget it, many times? We get caught up in missions, battles and desires. We imagine that we have forever and a day.
"In one way, we may be right - for are we not eternal spirits, temporarily residing in finite physical form?"
The former nightclub manager was married and had eight children from several relationships.
He got his first astrology column in 1986 with the now-closed Today newspaper.
He also worked at the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror, but was best known for his Daily Mail columns.
Cainer was born in Surbiton, Surrey, in 1957 and had six brothers and sisters.
He left school at 15 without qualifications, first working as a petrol pump attendant before later moving to the United States in the 1980s to manage both a nightclub and his brother's musical career.
Upon his return to the UK, he studied at the Faculty of Astrological Studies in London before embarking upon his newspaper career.
His newspaper columns, phone lines and website meant his work became followed by people in many different countries.
According to the Daily Mail, he employed 30 people as a support team for his business, which had a reported annual turnover of some £2m. | The Daily Mail's horoscope writer Jonathan Cainer has died aged 58. |
Dominic Bernard, 18, from Epsom in Surrey, arrived in Guyana last October but went missing soon after landing.
His badly decomposed body was discovered on 8 January in a shallow grave in the Berbice region.
Two men face a murder charge, while a man and two women are accused of helping bury the body.
Post-mortem examinations revealed Mr Bernard had suffered a fractured skull and a broken neck.
Police were reported to have recovered a hammer, thought to have been one of the murder weapons.
The investigation has been led by the Guyana Police Force but Surrey Police has been liaising "with all relevant agencies as inquiries continue".
Mr Bernard's parents Andrew and Linda said their son had travelled to pursue a dream of studying film-making.
They said he was "chasing his dreams, exploring his heritage and doing the things that brought joy to his heart."
He "tragically encountered those who do not share his values", they added. | Five people have been charged in connection with the killing of an aspiring British film-maker in South America. |
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The 26-year-old has made 129 Premier League appearances in a career about to enter its second decade.
Delph has had Martin O'Neill, Paul Lambert and Manuel Pellegrini as bosses - but says Guardiola is different.
"The first three weeks have been amazing. I've learned more than I have throughout my whole career," he said.
"It is a big statement but it is the truth."
Guardiola has earned his reputation for being one of the finest coaches in the modern era through his work at Barcelona - where he won two Champions Leagues and three league titles - and Bayern Munich, who were champions in each of his three years in charge before he left Germany to join City this summer.
"It is the way he simplifies things. His way of playing. The way he sees things. You will see what he is trying to do in the forthcoming games," explained Delph.
Guardiola has had Delph training in defence as he starts to understand the capabilities of his squad.
Delph is not anticipating it will lead to a Javier Mascherano-style switch to centre-back as Guardiola implemented at Barcelona.
Nevertheless, a need to understand different roles is part of the new City manager's philosophy.
"The manager has a lot of different systems and it is all about learning different positions," said Delph.
"I am on a big learning curve. If that can keep going I would be very happy. I don't think I will be a centre-back but you will be pleasantly surprised."
Delph was named in England's provisional Euro 2016 squad but was not considered for selection in Roy Hodgson's final 23-man party as he was suffering from a groin injury.
The tournament proved to be the end of Hodgson's time in charge after England were embarrassed by Iceland at the last-16 stage.
Sam Allardyce was confirmed as Hodgson's successor on Friday and Delph, who won all his nine caps under Hodgson, does not feel the situation the new boss inherits is as bad as many think.
"The future looks bright, regardless of what you guys in the media say," he said.
"I am slightly disappointed for Roy Hodgson because he brought me into the squad but we have a young group of players with a very experienced and good manager.
"The players wear their hearts on their sleeve. They are dedicated to their craft. If we pull together we will be fine."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph says he has learned more from new boss Pep Guardiola in three weeks than he had done in his entire career before. |
There have been incidents reported at scenic spots where public conveniences are lacking or have been closed down.
In Uig, where many of the complaints have been raised, the local authority-run toilets have been out of order since the beginning of the year.
Highland Council said it was seeking quotes for the repair work needed.
The availability of toilets on Skye has been raised previously.
In 2011, Highland Council received complaints about people urinating and defecating outdoors at Staffin where public toilets were closed as part of cost cutting. | Islanders on Skye have demanded greater availability of public toilets after complaints some visitors to the isle are relieving themselves outside. |
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Championship side Reading face Crystal Palace at home, while Watford will travel to Arsenal, who beat Hull 4-0 in a replay.
Manchester United earned a routine 3-0 win at Shrewsbury to set up a home tie against West Ham.
Matches will take place across the weekend of 11-14 March.
Chelsea beat Everton in the FA Cup final in 2009 when interim boss Guus Hiddink was in his first spell in charge of the Blues.
"It was a long time ago," said the Dutchman, after his side's 5-1 win over Manchester City in the fifth round on Sunday.
"They are longing for revenge. We hope to maintain the flow we are in in the FA Cup."
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Have you added News Alerts in the BBC Sport app? Simply head to the My Alerts menu in the app - and don't forget you can also add score alerts for your favourite football team, the Six Nations, and more. | Chelsea will travel to Premier League rivals Everton in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. |
Oneil Din, 27, from Coventry, got caught in a rip current and died at Crantock beach, Cornwall on 15 August.
Crantock Parish Council told the duchy in April it was "extremely concerned about the safety risks to the public".
The duchy said new warning signs were put up in 2016 and it planned to "see what more can possibly be done".
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The duchy was involved in a series of meetings and concluded there was no "simple solution" as the area had protected status, and that re-engineering the course of a river was a complicated and long process with no guarantees of success.
The council said the beach had become more dangerous since a breakwater was damaged by storms in 2015, causing the River Gannel to change course.
Earlier this month 11 bodyboarders had to be rescued at the same beach.
The council said: "Since the river diverted, very significant movements of sand have occurred that have made bathing conditions extremely dangerous at certain states of tide and sea condition".
The council met the duchy, the National Trust and the Marine Management Organisation on 27 January to discuss the issue but no repairs were authorised.
It also wrote a letter to the duchy in April saying it remained "extremely concerned about the safety risks to the public at large on a very busy beach, especially in the summer, and the possibility of an unfortunate, and potentially fatal, situation occurring".
RNLI lifeguard supervisor John Steadman said after the recent death: "Crantock beach has some unpredictable currents at the moment due to the topography of the beach constantly changing."
The duchy, which has land in 23 counties and funds the activities of the Prince of Wales, expressed its condolences and said in a statement: "In 2016 new signs were installed to alert people to the danger of strong currents and other risks.
"We plan to meet again with the parish council, National Trust and other stakeholders to see what more can possibly be done."
The National Trust, which has responsibility for the beach above the high water mark, said it had categorised Crantock as a "higher risk" beach, "on account of the river running across the beach and the resulting rip current".
At high tide the sea covers Crantock beach, leaving sand dunes and a car park at the top of the beach. | The Duchy of Cornwall was warned of the risk of a "potentially fatal situation" at a beach it owns, ahead of a man's death there last week. |
The National Library of Scotland's collection of House of Lords papers is made up of about 3,000 historic volumes, some of which are in a fragile state.
They are some of the few surviving copies.
The project will digitise every page and help protect the original papers.
When the project is completed later this year, it will provide the library's registered users in Scotland with free online access to a wealth of valuable and little-seen parliamentary documents.
Until now, they have only been available to researchers visiting the library in Edinburgh.
The content will be provided to other libraries through commercial arrangements with technology company ProQuest.
Dr John Scally, Scotland's national librarian, said: "More British prime ministers served in the Lords in the 19th Century than in the House of Commons, despite the progressive dwindling of the influence of the upper chamber.
"This is a fascinating period in our history and digitisation will make these important papers available to our users on any screen, anytime, anywhere.
"This partnership with ProQuest and the House of Lords Library is part of our commitment to open up our collections to as many people as possible."
The House of Lords parliamentary papers encompass wide areas of social, political, economic and foreign policy, providing evidence of committees and commissions during a time when the Lords in the United Kingdom wielded considerable power.
The collection includes many bills which originated and were subsequently rejected by the Lords - indicators of the direction and interests of the Lords that have been largely lost to researchers.
The final version of a bill passing from the Commons to the Lords will also be included.
The collection will shed new light on edits and revisions made by the Lords on these key bills in their last stages of the legislative process and will provide a full study and understanding of this activity. The papers will fill in the gap in how legislation was written, amended, and passed.
Susan Bokern, from ProQuest, said: "The research value of the House of Lords parliamentary papers is of international significance. As an addition to ProQuest's comprehensive and diverse collection of government databases, researchers are even more empowered to analyse global perspectives of key political outcomes of the 19th Century and beyond." | Historic papers which give an insight into Britain's 19th Century political history are to be made available online. |
Swift's superhero-themed video for Bad Blood is up for video of the year.
It will compete with Beyonce's 7/11; Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud; Ronson's Uptown Funk, featuring Bruno Mars, and Kendrick Lamar's Alright.
The awards are being held in Los Angeles on 30 August.
Swift, whose album 1989 was 2014's best-selling album globally, also earned nominations for her music video Blank Space in the best female video and best pop video categories.
The awards show, which hands out Moonman statuettes as its prize, has seen some controversial antics from its stars in recent years.
In 2013 singer Miley Cyrus twerked through her performance holding a foam finger and, in 2009, hip-hop star Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for best female video.
Cyrus, who has risen to the ranks of hosting this year's show, tweeted a picture of herself wearing placards saying: "MTV won't let me perform" and then: "So I'm hosting this year's VMAs."
Three British starts are listed in the artists to watch category: George Ezra, FKA Twigs and James Bay, while the other two nominees are Vance Joy, an Australian and American Fetty Wap.
Ellie Goulding is the only British artist up for best female video, for Love Me Like You Do. She is up against Beyonce's 7/11, Nicki Minaj's Anaconda, Sia's Elastic Heart and Taylor Swift's Blank Space.
In the best male category, British artist Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud is competing with The Weekend for Earned It, Nick Jonas's Chains, Lamar's Alright and Ronson's Uptown Funk.
The awards show, which began in 1984, will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater, formerly the Nokia Theatre in LA. | Pop star Taylor Swift is leading the pack for this year's MTV Video Music Awards with nine nominations, followed by Ed Sheeran with six and Beyonce and Mark Ronson with five. |
By then, twice as many mammals as now will be at risk of extinction, say conservationists.
Climate change, loss of rainforest and hunting is a threat to many rare mammals on the island.
But there is hope for species like the orang-utan if action is taken to focus conservation efforts on upland areas, scientists report in Current Biology.
Borneo is the world's third largest island, accounting for 1% of the world's land yet about 6% of global biodiversity.
The island has already lost over half its forests, a third disappearing in the last three decades.
A team led by researchers at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, UK, used modelling and satellite images to predict where rainforest will be lost over the next 65 years, based on predictions of climate change and changes in land use.
Working with institutes in Germany, Australia and Indonesia, they mapped the likely suitable habitat for each of 81 Bornean mammals.
They found that deforestation and climate change would lead to 30-49% of mammals losing at least a third of their habitat by 2080.
This would put at least 15 carnivores, 8 primates and 21 bat species at risk of extinction by 2080, almost doubling the proportion of threatened mammals on the island, according to the research.
But there is hope that better forestry management for conservation outside existing reserves could curb this loss, said lead researcher Dr Matthew Struebig.
"Only a modest amount of additional land on Borneo (~28,000 km2, or 4% of the island) would be needed to safeguard many mammal species against threats from deforestation and climate change."
The logging industry had a major role to play in conservation, given that they manage much of the land, he added.
And since deforestation and climate change is likely to have the biggest impact on lowland forests, it made sense to target efforts to forests at higher elevations.
Special efforts are needed for species like the flying fox and otter civit that would be unable to adapt to higher altitudes, said Dr Struebig.
"It is not so much that species would be doomed, but more that their area requirements would unlikely be met in the land available for conservation," he explained.
Writing in the journal Current Biology, the researchers described the outlook as "pessimistic", but said improving conservation outside existing reserves could help meet biodiversity goals. | Half of Borneo's mammals will see their habitats shrink by at least a third by 2080, according to a study. |
Senior figures at Northampton Borough Council were not prepared to proceed with an initial development proposal four years earlier, without safeguards.
But weeks after the chief finance officer left in June 2013, a loan to Northampton Town FC was approved.
The disappearance of the money is now subject to a police investigation.
In the summer of 2009, the Cobblers, under then chairman David Cardoza, proposed the authority hand over the freehold of Sixfields stadium and parts of the surrounding land.
The club would then use the site as security for a loan to attract investors while the council would share any development proceeds.
But the Liberal Democrat councillor in charge of the finance portfolio at the time, David Perkins, says conditions were added after the council's chief finance officer Isabell Procter expressed concern over the club's £7m debt.
Timeline
Mr Perkins told the BBC: "Our investigations of the football club's finances ensured that we adopted a very cautious approach towards any proposal from them.
"Consequently we rejected the proposal put forward by the football club and offered our own proposal, which imposed financial and legal safeguards to protect the assets of the council."
A loan from the council itself was not on the table at this time.
Mrs Procter declined to comment, but it is understood at the time of her departure she had not been told of any plans to lend Northampton Town millions of pounds.
Mr Perkins, who worked with Mrs Procter for a number of years, said she would have blocked any loan to the club.
In July 2013, Northampton Borough Council's cabinet approved the £10.25m loan to the Cobblers, delegating authority to the then Conservative leader David Mackintosh and chief executive David Kennedy.
The money was intended to rebuild parts of Sixfields stadium and build a hotel on adjacent land.
According to claims made in court documents, payment dates were then agreed between the council and employees of County Group, owned by Howard Grossman, the developer in charge of the project.
The first £1.5m of the loan was paid to the football club in September 2013, and was then almost immediately paid to a company owned by Mr Grossman called County (Oundle) Ltd.
Subsequent payments were then made to another of Mr Grossman's companies, 1st Land Ltd.
Mr Grossman has previously described claims made in court papers that he had misappropriated the money as "outrageous and deeply offensive".
Mr Cardoza, who is currently on police bail, could not be reached for comment.
But he had previously said: "It is our intention to have the debt repaid."
Mr Mackintosh, now the Conservative MP for Northampton South, has previously told the BBC that he welcomed the police investigation into the missing money.
Northampton Borough Council said: "In August 2009, a proposal went to the Borough Council's Cabinet to support entering into a development agreement with Northampton Town Football Club, the Homes and Communities Agency and a development partner to facilitate the development of the land at Sixfields. This proposal was agreed.
"The cabinet agreed to support in principle the transfer of part of its freehold interest in the Sixfields Stadium prior to physical development taking place on that land.
"The 2009 proposal also did not suggest that the Borough Council lend money to the club.
"No development between those four parties was taken forward in the way the cabinet report had proposed at that time."
"Following the 2010 election, the administration of Northampton Borough Council changed and an agreement was reached with NTFC to make a loan to support the development of the stadium and surrounding land." | A council which lost £10.25m in a loan to a football club handed over the money despite previous concerns about the club's finances, it has emerged. |
Buckingham Palace said she was staying indoors to help her recover but added that she would still participate in the family's Christmas Day celebrations.
Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Prince Harry and others attended church at the Queen's Norfolk estate, Sandringham.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went to church in Berkshire, where they are spending Christmas with the Middletons.
Nicholas Witchell, BBC royal correspondent, said the Queen's absence from the church service - the first time she has missed the service "in many years" - is understood to be a "precautionary measure".
Our correspondent said there was "no sense of undue concern" from Buckingham Palace.
BBC reporter Emilia Papadopoulos said about 3,000 people had waited for the royals at Sandringham - some from 06:00 GMT.
She said although there was "a lot of disappointment" among the crowds, Prince Charles and Prince Harry had both spoken to people after the service and most had left saying it had been "well worth the wait".
The Queen and Prince Philip began their Christmas break this week one day late, postponing their trip because they were both suffering from colds.
They flew from Buckingham Palace to the Norfolk estate by helicopter on Thursday, having missed a train on Wednesday.
A palace spokesman said: "Her Majesty the Queen will not attend church at Sandringham this morning.
"The Queen continues to recover from a heavy cold and will stay indoors to assist with her recovery.
"Her Majesty will participate in the Royal Family Christmas celebrations during the day."
Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge are spending Christmas with the Middleton family in Bucklebury, Berkshire.
The Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall and her husband Mike did not attend the service.
They announced on Christmas Eve that they had lost their second baby.
In her annual televised Christmas Day address, which was recorded in advance, the Queen said she drew strength from "ordinary people doing extraordinary things".
Volunteers, carers, community workers and good neighbours are unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special, she will say.
She will also praise the achievements of the UK's Olympians and Paralympians.
"Having discovered abilities they scarcely knew they had, these athletes are now inspiring others," she will say.
Her Majesty will also reflect on the achievements of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, which celebrated its 60th anniversary this year, and The Prince's Trust, which was 40 years old in 2016.
The address was recorded before Her Majesty travelled to Sandringham. | The Queen has not attended church on Christmas Day because she is still suffering from a heavy cold. |
Ronaldo struck the base of the post with his spot kick after Austria defender Martin Hinteregger had wrestled him to the ground and later headed home only to be denied by the offside flag.
But huge credit for Austria's point must go to keeper Robert Almer, who made a string of sensational saves.
He stopped a crisp low strike and a header from Ronaldo as well as blocking from Nani, who struck the post with a first-half header as Portugal looked to pick up their first win of the competition.
Portugal dominated large swathes of the first competitive meeting between the sides since 1995 but were almost caught out several times, in particular when Stefan Ilsanker forced a good save with a crisp low strike shortly after the restart.
The result means that Hungary top Group F with four points, Portugal and Iceland both have two and Austria one - a situation which leaves all four in with a shout of reaching the last 16.
It might have been a record-breaking night for Ronaldo, who was making his 128th appearance for Portugal, but he can't have endured few more frustrating ones since making his debut against Kazakhstan in 2003.
With Luis Figo, the man whose record he eclipsed, watching in the stands the scene was set for the 31-year-old to steal the headlines with his penalty but after sending Almer the wrong way he drilled his effort into the base of the post.
Ronaldo had become something of a pantomime villain after criticising Iceland's "small mentality" following their 1-1 draw in their opening match.
And his Euro 2016 didn't improve much during an opening half at Parc des Princes when he was a largely peripheral figure - save for one poor miss after a neat one-two involving Raphael Guerreiro had carved open the Austrian right side.
Seemingly unwilling to run at opponents and settling instead on probing along the Austrian defensive line, the Real Madrid forward seemed to take an age to make his way off the field at half-time, a dejected and troubled figure.
However, he nonetheless rebounded after the break, troubling Almer and forcing the game's best chance after Hinteregger fouled him.
But his failure to score means that his wait to become the first man to score in four European Championship finals goes on.
Way back in 2000 Austrian FA technical director Willi Ruttensteiner began reshaping Austrian football, introducing what was known as Project 12 with the aim of identifying and nurturing the best talent in the country.
Four from this venture started on Saturday, while another, defender Aleksandar Dragovic, was suspended. Marcel Sabitzer, one of the graduates, almost created a goal in the opening two minutes with a superb cross from the right but Martin Harnik could not convert his superb headed chance, scuffing the ball wide.
Austria were also denied by a superb defensive header at the end of the first half by Vieirinha after David Alaba, another of the scheme, whipped in a free-kick from a tight angle.
And Ilsanker also threatened at the very start of the second half and although Marcel Koller's team were largely second best on the night they are nonetheless still in contention for a place in the last 16.
For a team that climbed from 105th to a record high of 10th in the world rankings during their journey to qualifying for the finals in Paris, there is still hope.
However, they will be looking for more from key player Alaba, who played in an advanced role on Saturday but who was surprisingly withdrawn with more than 25 minutes remaining.
Portugal boss Fernando Santos: "Fair or unfair is a moot point, the only difference in the two matches we've played is that against Iceland we scored one and conceded one, here we didn't score but we didn't concede either.
"We had plenty of chances, but we didn't score. Now we have to think about the next match.
"Iceland wasn't great, if we had won it that would have been a major step forward. Today we had another very positive match but what we need now is to play the next one and to win it; that will make the team grow.
"Hungary will be happy to draw against us, they are primed to go through. They will be highly motivated but we will have to break that wall down."
Austria coach Marcel Koller: "It was important not to lose this game. Portugal had more chances but we have won a point with a good defensive effort.
"Normally that's not our type of game but you have to be flexible in a tournament and adapt to the teams you are playing.
"We are still in the race. We're in very different place mentally now compared to the last game; now the players are happy and that makes it easier for us. We have a final in the last game, and I hope we can win it."
Group F concludes on Wednesday, with both games kicking off at 17:00 BST. Portugal finish their group campaign with a match against Hungary in Lyon. Austria face Iceland at the Stade de France in Paris, which is obviously pretty handy for their fans.
Match ends, Portugal 0, Austria 0.
Second Half ends, Portugal 0, Austria 0.
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vieirinha.
Offside, Austria. Julian Baumgartlinger tries a through ball, but Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
Martin Harnik (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Vieirinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Portugal. Rafa replaces Nani.
Hand ball by Alessandro Schöpf (Austria).
Substitution, Austria. Kevin Wimmer replaces Stefan Ilsanker.
Alessandro Schöpf (Austria) is shown the yellow card.
Hand ball by Alessandro Schöpf (Austria).
Offside, Portugal. Raphael Guerreiro tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
Substitution, Austria. Lukas Hinterseer replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
Hand ball by Christian Fuchs (Austria).
Substitution, Portugal. Eder replaces André Gomes.
Foul by Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal).
Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. André Gomes (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
Penalty missed! Still Portugal 0, Austria 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
Martin Hinteregger (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Martin Hinteregger (Austria) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt missed. Christian Fuchs (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. João Mário (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces Ricardo Quaresma.
João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
Alessandro Schöpf (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
Martin Hinteregger (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Substitution, Austria. Alessandro Schöpf replaces David Alaba.
João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Martin Hinteregger.
Christian Fuchs (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. | Cristiano Ronaldo missed a second-half penalty on the night he became his country's record appearance holder as a hugely frustrating match for Portugal and their captain in Paris ended goalless to leave Group F wide open. |
Services like Apple Music and Spotify delivered 114 billion streams in the first six months of 2016, with video platforms on 95 billion.
Overall, the streaming market increased by 58% year-on-year.
Rihanna's Work is America's most-streamed song of 2016, while Drake's Views is the most requested album.
According to market monitor BuzzAngle, Views has been streamed 1.5 billion times since its release in April.
It is also the most-purchased album of the year so far, notching up 1.2 million sales on CD and download.
The only other albums to surpass 1 million sales were Beyonce's Lemonade and Adele's 25.
Adele's record was not available to stream for the first seven months of release, only becoming available on services like Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal and Google Play on 24 June.
Nonetheless, BuzzAngle's figures - which were calculated up to midnight on 30 June - show that 25 was streamed 168 million times in those first six days.
The deaths of David Bowie and Prince were also reflected in the mid-year charts, with Prince's Best Of collection becoming the fifth best-seller of the year after shifting 553,208 copies.
Bowie's final album, Blackstar, was in 10th place with sales of 357,568, while Prince had a further four albums in the top 100.
The rise in streaming helped music consumption in the US grow by 6.5%, despite CD sales being down 11%, and digital album sales being down 17%.
As in the UK, vinyl sales continued to grow, going up 17% to 3.1m.
The boost in audio streaming versus video streaming is likely to embolden the music industry as it negotiates new licensing deals with YouTube this summer.
Artists and record labels have been complaining that the site is "unfairly siphoning value" away from musicians and songwriters.
The BPI (British Phonographic Industry) trade body says that audio streaming generated £146m for the industry last year, while video streams brought in just £24.4m.
Last week more than 1,000 artists petitioned politicians in Europe to change laws that give online video services "safe harbour" from prosecution when their users illegally upload music.
The signatories included ABBA, Sir Paul McCartney, Bruno Mars, Calvin Harris, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay.
YouTube maintains it has paid out $3bn (£2.3bn) to the industry in recent years and says it is "working collaboratively" with the industry "to bring more money to artists".
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email [email protected]. | Albums by Beyonce, Drake and Rihanna have helped music streaming services overtake video sites like YouTube and Vevo for the first time in the US. |
The body was found in the rubble of a shop, gutted in the 3 June blaze, after locals complained of a foul smell.
A BBC correspondent in Accra says it raises questions about whether there could be more bodies at the site.
Ghana observed three days of official mourning for victims of the fire.
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An official investigation, which released its report last week, found that the fire had started after a discarded cigarette came into contact with a large amount of fuel, which had leaked out of the station and mixed with pools of flood water. | Authorities in Ghana's capital Accra have recovered a body from one of the buildings destroyed in a petrol station inferno more than two months ago, in which at least 154 people died. |
Much of the Glasgow-based firm's operations are in US dollars, and without the weaker pound, the constant currency decline would have been 31%.
Revenue dropped 2% to £1845m, though that was an 11% drop without the help of currency fluctuation.
Weir said the downturn in the oil, gas and commodities markets was the worst it had seen in more than 30 years.
Its report cited the drop in capital spending by mining companies of 50% since 2012.
The number of rigs used for fracking in onshore US oil and gas fields had fallen 80% in only two years.
However, it said commodity prices rose during last year, and trading conditions improved towards the end of 2016.
There were also signs of more activity in US onshore oil and gas towards the end of the year.
The new chief executive of Weir Group, Jon Stanton, said: "Following a challenging and prolonged downturn, the group returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2016 as our main markets showed signs of improvement and we benefited from our on-going investment in new technology and long-term customer relationships". | Engineering equipment firm Weir Group has reported a 21% drop in pre-tax profits to £170m last year. |
Allchurch played more than 600 League matches in a career which started in 1950 and ended in 1971, helping the Blades gain promotion to the First Division in the 1960-61 season.
He was the younger brother of legendary Wales international Ivor Allchurch.
The winner of 11 caps, Len Allchurch was in the Wales squad at the 1958 World Cup but did not play a game.
Former Swansea and Wales team-mate Cliff Jones paid tribute to Allchurch.
"We grew up together and we played our football together," said the Tottenham Hotspur legend.
"We were in the same Swansea schoolboy team for a couple of seasons and after leaving school we worked in the docks - he was an apprentice coppersmith and I was an apprentice sheet metal worker.
"We were related closely in our working life and in our sporting life at Swansea Town.
"He was a very skilled right winger and had great control and a wonderful temperament and great company was Lenny."
The 1950s were a golden period for football in Swansea, with some of the finest talent in the history of the game in Wales emerging from what was in those days called Swansea Town.
As well as the Allchurch brothers, John and Mel Charles and Spurs legends Jones and Terry Medwin all came through the club's ranks - with John Charles the only one not to play for his hometown team.
Len Allchurch played 276 League games for the Swans before joining Sheffield United for £18,000 in 1961, where he scored five goals in the last seven games of the season to help John Harris' side gain promotion to the First Division.
He left Sheffield in 1965 to join Stockport County - helping them to win the Fourth Division title in 1966-67 - and in 1969 returned to his home town club, by which time Swansea Town had become Swansea City.
He made a further 71 League appearances for the Swans before retiring in 1971.
Although in the squad for the the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, Len did not get to play alongside his brother as Wales reached the quarter final before being knocked out by 1-0 by Brazil, with Pele scoring the goal.
He did play in the 2-0 win over Israel in the first leg of the play-off which Wales won to reach the finals for the first and so far only time. | Former Swansea, Sheffield United and Wales winger Len Allchurch has died at the age of 83. |
Police were called to Springfield Road, in Swadlincote at about 05:20 BST earlier.
The 23-year-old man was declared dead at the scene, police said. No other vehicles had been involved.
The road was closed for most of the morning while an investigation was carried out. Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them. | A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash on a street in Derbyshire. |
Don't take my word for it.
Scotland's first minister has appeared on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, so these choices of words, records and books are hers, not mine.
"My childhood obsession with the wonderful Cilla Black," the SNP leader tells Kirsty Young, led to "the first ever tantrum I remember".
Her mum and dad had said no when she asked if they would buy her Cilla's new album.
But her "wonderful grandad" saved the day and bought it for her instead.
Nicola Sturgeon's desert island choices:
Records:
Book: Complete Works of Jane Austen
Luxury: Coffee maker, coffee cup and milk
Track to save: My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose.
We learn too that this leader first politicised by Margaret Thatcher - what she describes as "the sense of hopelessness in the community I was growing up in, being inflicted by a government most in Scotland hadn't voted for" - is now reading Charles Moore's biography of the former prime minister.
She is fascinated, she explains, by "the art and science of decision making."
Nicola Sturgeon is a leader still learning her craft.
She took over as Scotland's first minister in 2014 from Alex Salmond, having served as his deputy.
"Nothing quite prepares you for that first moment when you've got a big decision to make," she reflects. "That feeling in my stomach and the guy next door wasn't there to pass it on to!"
It has been quite an 18 months for Nicola Sturgeon.
From losing Scotland's referendum on independence, which left her "in floods of tears… totally and utterly devastated" to the euphoria of this year's general election, where the SNP won every seat in Scotland bar three.
But this was an interview more about what makes Scotland's first minister tick than day-to-day politics.
Her nationalism, her instinct that Scotland would be better off as an independent country, had been shaped, she says, by her grandmother.
Her English grandmother.
"She came from just outside Sunderland and yet had this belief that Scotland should be an independent country," the SNP leader says.
Her views had a lasting impression on a young Nicola Sturgeon, in how she perceives nationalism - and how she sees that at odds with how some perceived her during the referendum campaign.
"I detested that sense that what we were arguing for was a rejection of England as a country, or England as a people."
"It is not about antipathy or hostility towards England," she says, and the implication it was "genuinely upset me."
How much does it matter to her that she is Scotland's first female first minister?
After all, one of her musical choices was 'Sisters are Doin' it for Themselves' by the Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin.
"This is the song that speaks to the feminist in me," she says.
But would a self-styled "feminist" give an interview to Vogue, spread over seven pages of the magazine?
"I do struggle a bit with this, I want politics to be accessible. But there is too much focus on what women wear. I am a wee bit contradicted and conflicted on that," she admits.
She acknowledged too being left feeling hurt by stories about why she never had children.
"People make assumptions about why, and frankly those people know nothing of the reality of that. The assumption that people sometimes make is that I have made a cold, calculated decision to put my career ahead of having a family, and that is not true," she says, adding:
"Sometimes things happen in life, sometimes they don't. I don't have any regrets. If I could turn the clock back… I wouldn't want to fundamentally change the path my life has taken."
Her favourite record of all combines her pride in Scotland and love of her husband, the SNP's chief executive, Peter Murrell.
It is "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" - by Robert Burns and sung by Eddi Reader.
It was played on their wedding day.
But, of course, on Kirsty Young's mythical desert island, Nicola Sturgeon would be on her own; her husband, a good cook, not there.
"I am not practical in the slightest," she said. "I wouldn't survive a week!"
You can hear Nicola Sturgeon on Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday from 11:15 GMT. | If you come across Nicola Sturgeon on a desert island, expect to find a "hot-headed, impulsive" character, blasting out a Cilla Black record and reading a biography of Lady Thatcher. |
James Proud launched his product, Sense, on 23 July with a goal of raising $100,000 within 30 days.
But it passed the $1m-mark on Sunday, and has been forecast to raise more than $4m by the period's end.
Sense includes an orb that monitors the bedroom, a clip that attaches to the pillow, and a mobile phone app.
The equipment produces a unique score for the previous night's sleep and aims to wake the owner up at the best point in their sleep cycle.
It is due to be released in November and can be ordered in advance for $129.
Mr Proud said sleep was a natural area to focus on.
"We spend a third of our day doing it," he told the BBC.
"It's the most critical part of the day, as how we perform when we're awake depends on how well we slept."
Sense is one of a growing number of sleep-focused products as "smart" technologies start to filter into homes, offering new ways to track our health.
Apps such as Sleep Cycle, Sleepbot and Sleepmaster are already used by iPhone, Android and Windows Phone users to track their slumber using sensors built into the handsets.
There are also specialist hardware devices such as Aura, from the French firm Withings, and a $8,000 "snore-stopping" bed.
Earlier this year, Apple announced its forthcoming Healthkit app, which can gather sleep-related data from third-party devices. The 9to5Mac news site also reported the company had hired Roy Raymann, a Dutch sleep research expert, fuelling speculation the company may be about to release its own sleep-monitoring smart watch.
Its rival Samsung, already offers the Gear 2 smartwatch, which runs sleep-tracking software. And most recently, China's Xiaomi began selling one of the cheapest sleep-monitoring wearables on the market - the $13 MiBand.
But one expert told the BBC such products had limited use beyond "nagging" the user to go to bed earlier.
"If you want to learn whether you sleep on certain nights and not on others, then it should be looked at as a form of harmless entertainment," Prof Jerry Siegel from University of California, Los Angeles' Center for Sleep Research said.
"But the most common sleep problem is insomnia, and there's nothing that you're going to get from one of these devices that is going to be useful in treating insomnia.
"The other problem that is important to identify is sleep apnoea [a condition where the walls of the throat relax and interrupt breathing].
"We know that this will shorten your lifespan and we have several treatments... but none of these devices will help you detect it."
However, the US's National Sleep Foundation was more optimistic about the potential benefits of such innovations in May, when it announced a partnership with the US's Consumer Electronics Association to create new standards for sleep-related tech.
"We know that getting enough sleep and getting quality sleep have amazing health benefits, including improved mood, concentration, memory and productivity, and the ability to maintain a healthy weight," said David Cloud, chief executive of the foundation.
"Given the technology to properly monitor their own sleep quality, consumers can better understand the link between their sleep and their health, and set goals for improvement."
Mr Proud, was born in South London but developed Sense in California.
He took a gap-year break between school and university. "If I went to university, I quickly realised I couldn't code 18 hours a day," he told the BBC.
He ended up moving to California to take a "fellowship" from Peter Thiel, the co-creator of PayPal and one of the first people to put money into Facebook.
The move secured him a $100,000 grant to forgo higher education and instead build his own tech start-up.
The young entrepreneur raised more money and started Hello, the company that makes Sense.
Hello currently employs about 20 people, including engineers and product designers, who are responsible for its distinctive look.
"We wanted to make something that didn't look like technology, but that looked like it should be there regardless," said Mr Proud.
He added that he planned to use the additional cash raised from Kickstarter to fulfil more orders and get the kit into the hands of more people.
Based on the amount of money the campaign has raised so far, the analytics site Kicktraq projects that Sense should raise between £4m and $7m by the end of its funding period.
But Mr Proud said he created the crowdfunding campaign not for cash but rather for feedback.
"The valuable thing about Kickstarter is the community," he said.
"The amount of feedback we've had is amazing, which we wouldn't have had if we had just put it up on our website." | A 22-year-old British entrepreneur's new sleep-tracking kit has cracked $1.3m (£809,000) in its first week on Kickstarter's crowdfunding platform. |
The boy was taken to Raigmore Hospital and received treatment at the accident and emergency unit after the incident on Wednesday.
The school has been closed to S1 to S3 pupils while repairs are done to the window in the part of the school that they use.
Highland Council said the building remained open to S4-6 students.
Head teacher John Rutter said: "Following an incident at the school yesterday, a pupil was taken to Raigmore Hospital and received treatment at the accident and emergency unit.
"We cannot comment further." | An Inverness High School pupil has been hurt by a piece of glass after it fell out of a window in a classroom. |
Rochdale-born Love has already represented the Scots at under-17 and under-19 level.
But Fletcher, who moved from Old Trafford to West Brom in February, alerted Lennon to Love's ability.
"I welcomed that call as I did other calls," said Lennon as he named his squad to face Hungary in a friendly.
Love, 20, is one of three players in Lennon's squad who have yet to make a first-team appearance for their present clubs - the others being fellow defenders Dom Hyam, of Reading, and Stephen Kingsley of Swansea City.
But Lennon, who is in temporary charge for the 26 March game, said: "I went to see the player and spoke to him on several occasions.
"You don't play for a big club like Manchester United unless you have ability, so we are delighted to have Donald along.
"He has been involved at a younger age and it is another milestone in his career.
"He can play a couple of positions, which is always handy. He is a welcome addition."
Lennon stressed that he had been involved in an intensive search for new talent to add to the squad he inherited from Billy Stark and was planning for the long term despite the uncertainty of his own position beyond the match in Hungary.
SFA coach Donald Park and Gary Caldwell, the former Scotland defender recently forced to retire while at Wigan Athletic, will also have roles.
"Donald Park will assist me and Gary Caldwell will come out and observe, but I will get him involved," said the former St Mirren and Cowdenbeath manager.
"That will be fantastic and the young players will enjoy that.
"We have a job to do, which is to get to the next major tournament and the qualifiers begin in December.
"This age group hasn't qualified for a major tournament for over 20 years and that is something that I would like rectify." | Manchester United defender Donald Love has Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher to thank for his call-up to Danny Lennon's first national under-21 squad. |
Alison Johnstone brought up the issue after being approached by local businesses.
She said a guarantee of just two bike spaces could "fail to match" demand for cycle trips to the Borders.
Transport Minister Derek Mackay said plans had not been finalised but space allocation was always a challenge.
The line between the capital and Tweedbank in the Borders is set to open to passengers in September this year.
It is hoped it could be used by one million passengers a year within five years.
However, the Scottish Greens have criticised the level of bicycle space being planned for services running to a region renowned for its mountain biking trails and cycling events.
Ms Johnstone, who co-convenes Holyrood's cross-party group on cycling, said the sport was worth millions to the Borders economy.
She said there was a risk that the major transport project would not provide the "increased capacity" that cycling deserved.
"Other countries are way ahead of us with bike carriages carrying dozens of bikes, and even some older Highland trains take at least six bikes," she said.
"Hiring a bike at the other end might work for some people, but I know lots of enthusiasts will want to take their own, much-loved bikes with them.
"I can see families considering a cycling holiday in the Borders giving the area a miss if they're unable to take their own bikes by rail."
She urged Abellio, which will run services on the route, to "scale up" plans before September.
In two parliamentary answers, Mr Mackay said the firm had confirmed there would be "at least" two cycle spaces per train.
"In addition Abellio will ensure that all on-train staff involved are briefed on cycle capacity procedures and how to provide additional ad-hoc spaces where conditions allow," he said.
He said the Dutch firm's approach in the Netherlands had been to reduce the pressure for bike spaces by investing in better storage facilities at stations.
It also encourages regular cyclists to either join its Bike & Go scheme or maintain a second bike at destination stations.
"Abellio intend to replicate this successful approach on ScotRail services," said Mr Mackay.
He added that space allocation was "always challenging" due to competing needs for the likes of seating, cycle racks, toilets, luggage space, facilities for disabled passengers and people with prams.
"Abellio have confirmed that the current on train cycle policy of at least two cycle spaces per train will be preserved and this includes the planned Borders rail services," he said.
He stressed that number might be increased once rolling stock plans were finalised. | A Green MSP has raised concerns about the capacity for bicycles on the trains which will run on the new Edinburgh to Borders railway. |
The 20-year-old former England Under-19s captain rejected a new contract offered by his home county.
He has played 24 first-class matches, scoring 1,288 runs at an average of 39, and taking 16 wickets.
"It's been tough to leave the county that has given me my start in pro cricket, but it's time to take the next step forward," Thakor said.
A Leicestershire club statement said they were "disappointed" by the decision, but would not be making any further comment.
Derbyshire elite performance director Graeme Welch said: "He is a versatile player who can contribute with both bat and ball across all three formats.
"He has shown for Leicestershire that he is a top player with England potential. The sky is the limit for the lad and I'm sure he will have a successful future in Derbyshire colours."
Thakor added: "I had several options on the table but, having met with Graeme Welch and the management team, it was an easy decision to join a progressive club like Derbyshire.
"The way he talked with passion about the club, its plans for the future and the role he sees me playing was too good an opportunity to turn down." | Leicestershire all-rounder Shiv Thakor is to join Derbyshire on a two-year deal at the end of the season. |
The 25-year-old, who continues to be linked with a move to Barcelona, made the third goal with a lofted ball through for Mohamed Salah to score.
Salah's fellow summer signing Dominic Solanke headed in the opener, with Georginio Wijnaldum also on target.
"Coutinho and Salah are two top level players, and we are extremely happy to have them," said manager Jurgen Klopp.
"We are not quite where we want to be, but that is normal in pre-season." | Philippe Coutinho captained Liverpool as they beat Hertha Berlin 3-0 in their latest pre-season friendly. |
These figures - for 2014 - show 130 suicides in England and Wales among full-time students aged 18 or above.
There were 100 deaths by suicide among students in the previous year, with the figures covering all the UK.
It follows warnings last week that half of ambulance call-outs to a university were for self-harm or suicide attempts.
The suicide figures, published by the ONS, show there were 97 deaths by suicide for male students and 33 female students in 2014.
The previous highest figure was 127 in 2010, in England and Wales. ONS figures have recorded student suicides since 2007, when there were 75.
But across the whole age range of the population, young people have the lowest suicide rate. And ONS figures for the UK show that across all ages, for men and women, the suicide rates in 2014 were lower than in 2004, 1994 and 1984.
There has been much concern about whether universities are providing sufficient counselling and advice for students with mental health problems.
The University of York highlighted the rise in demand for mental health services by publishing data from ambulance call-outs to the university.
It showed that this year, up until the first week in February, 12 call-outs were for incidents of self harm or suicide attempts, representing 50% of ambulance emergencies at the university.
In the previous full calendar year, there were 134 such call-outs to the university, with suicide attempts or self-harm accounting for 32%.
The report from York's student mental ill-health task group concluded that the "prevalence and severity" of problems were getting worse.
It included evidence from more than 50 universities which had found a "noticeable increase in complex mental health crises" in 2015 compared with 2014.
And in almost 90% of universities, staff reported working on such incidents with either the police or a coroner during 2015.
York's vice-chancellor, Koen Lamberts, said the report had highlighted a "growing issue, not just for universities but for society as a whole".
"Rates of mental ill-health are increasing," said Prof Lamberts.
"We wanted our staff and students to feel able to talk about what that means for the university."
The university says it wants to improve the services available, such as more support for "first contact" staff responding to a crisis and a more coordinated approach with local NHS services.
Among the problems highlighted as a growing source of stress was the constant pressures of social media and the threat of cyberbullying and victimisation.
The report said students could feel under pressure to succeed at everything and experienced feelings of "low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and hopelessness" when things went wrong.
And there are problems related to young people being away from home for the first time, relationship worries and anxiety over money.
Last week was mental health awareness week and many universities highlighted the advisers and counselling services on offer to students.
Sir Anthony Seldon, vice-chancellor of Buckingham University, has been a prominent campaigner for universities to take a more active role in promoting the well-being of students.
He said more effort needs to be put into prevention, promoting the importance of emotional resilience and a healthier lifestyle.
"We need much greater candour about mental health problems, and universities can lead the way," he said. | Student suicides have risen to their highest level since at least 2007, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. |
The former prime minister told US news channel CNN it was "hard to apologise" for removing Saddam Hussein, and Iraq might have become like Syria otherwise.
His comments came just before Sir John Chilcot announces a timetable for completion of his inquiry into the war.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described the interview as the start of the "Blair spin operation".
Mr Blair said even if his policy in Iraq did not work subsequent policies had worked no better.
He believed it was better that Saddam Hussein was no longer in power and suggested that if the Iraq invasion had not taken place there was the danger the country would have degenerated into civil war, as Syria did.
The former Labour leader apologised for the inaccuracy of intelligence reports in the run-up to war and for poor post-conflict planning.
However, he has made both of these points before, to Parliament and to the Iraq Inquiry.
He said: "I apologise for the fact that the intelligence we received was wrong.
"I also apologise for some of the mistakes in planning and, certainly, our mistake in our understanding of what would happen once you removed the regime."
Asked if the war was the "principle cause" of the rise of the Islamic State militant group, he replied: "I think there are elements of truth in that.
"Of course you can't say those of us who removed Saddam in 2003 bear no responsibility for the situation in 2015."
BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said any apologies from Mr Blair were strictly limited.
Sir John Chilcot's long-awaited report into the Iraq War is now reaching a conclusion, although no date has yet been given for its release - more than six years after the inquiry was set up by then prime minister Gordon Brown with an assurance it would take a year.
Our correspondent said it was clear that while Mr Blair will not attempt to defend every aspect of the invasion there will be no apology for going to war itself.
Ms Sturgeon tweeted: "The Blair spin operation begins but the country still awaits the truth. The delay to Chilcot report is a scandal."
Mr Blair's office denied the interview was an attempt to set out his version of events before facing probable criticism.
Mr Blair's spokesman said: "Tony Blair has always apologised for the intelligence being wrong and for mistakes in planning. He has always also said and says again here that he does not however think it was wrong to remove Saddam.
"He did not say the decision to remove Saddam in 2003 'caused Isis' and pointed out that Isis was barely heard of at the end of 2008, when al Qaeda was basically beaten.
"He went on to say in 2009, Iraq was relatively more stable. What then happened was a combination of two things: there was a sectarian policy pursued by the government of Iraq, which were mistaken policies.
"But also when the Arab Spring began, Isis moved from Iraq into Syria, built themselves from Syria and then came back into Iraq. All of this he has said before." | Tony Blair has defied critics of the 2003 invasion of Iraq by launching an emphatic defence of the war. |
The man dropped his bag when he was disturbed while trying to break into a car in Loughton, Essex, on 3 May.
Essex Police senior crime scene investigator Ryan Howell, who tweeted messages directed at the suspect, said the lab found a full DNA profile.
"We've got a suspect and officers are actively searching for him," he said.
When the man's bag was first discovered, Mr Howell tweeted a series of tongue-in-cheek messages, including one which revealed the crisps left at the scene had been eaten.
"We've also got your balaclava and glass hammer, but we need those for the time being," he wrote to the thief at the time. | A careless thief taunted by police for leaving his soft drink, tools and a balaclava at the scene of a crime has been identified through his DNA. |
The ex-West Indies captain was fined A$10,000 (£4,900) by Melbourne Renegades for "inappropriate conduct" to TV journalist Mel McLaughlin.
Gayle hit two sixes before being caught in the deep as the Renegades managed 155-6 from their 20 overs.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen then plundered 67 not out from 43 balls to get the Stars home in 18 overs.
McLaughlin was in the Network Ten studio at Etihad Stadium as the Stars recorded their fourth win from six matches.
She was conducting a pitch-side interview with Gayle in the Renegades' previous match when he said: "To see your eyes for the first time is nice. Hopefully we can have a drink afterwards. Don't blush baby."
Melbourne Renegades said his comments were "completely inappropriate and disrespectful" and apologised to McLaughlin and to the public. | Chris Gayle made 21 in his first innings since being fined for asking a reporter on a date in a live interview. |
France's Le Figaro declares that "Theresa May will be the prime minister of Brexit. Deeply divided by the referendum on Europe, the Conservative Party reunites - at least it seems so - behind her and this objective, in a life-saving reflex."
A commentary in the left-wing French paper L'Humanite says Tory heads have been "spinning" ever since the victory of the Brexit camp, but the party can now pick itself up and carry on.
The Brussels correspondent of the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle believes that while Mrs May inherits an unenviable legacy from her predecessor, she is an experienced enough politician to be able to ride out the storm. Barbara Wesel says: "At least Britain and the rest of Europe now get a professional politician, not a fanatic. That is in itself good reason for being a little grateful."
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's politics editor, Peter Sturm, takes a similar line, saying the choice of Theresa May provides some clarity for Britain and the European Union. He also cautiously welcomes the fact that she has not so far adopted any "extreme positions".
However, Spiegel Online declares that Mrs May "is considered to be cool but also to thrive on conflict. She may need this, as Brussels will now lay on the pressure."
Some European commentators make comparisons between Theresa May and other strong female leaders such as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Thomas Kielinger, writing in the German daily Die Welt, says Mrs May shares with both women an aversion to "small talk and media chatter".
The Italian daily Corriere della Sera describes Mrs May as "a bit of Merkel, a bit of Thatcher" and notes that she "is reputed to be an uncompromising politician".
Riccardo Scarpa, writing for Italy's Il Tempo, notes that with her declaration "Brexit is Brexit", Theresa May set out her stall "with the enthusiasm and determination of a woman who has already been dubbed the new Thatcher".
However, Sueddeutsche Zeitung's London correspondent Christian Zaschke believes Mrs May is unlikely to become a second "Iron Lady", as she is more of "a pragmatic Conservative who occasionally borrows some ideas from the Left".
The Iron Lady tag is perhaps inevitably seized on by a number of media outlets beyond the bounds of the EU too.
Several Russian TV channels, including the state-controlled Channel One and the rolling news channel Rossiya 24, speculate on whether Theresa May will become a "second Iron Lady" - a preoccupation echoed by the state-owned daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta and the business daily Vedomosti.
USA Today is in no doubt over Mrs May's right to the title of Iron Lady. The paper says "the United Kingdom is about to usher in a leader who is every bit as formidable and steady as the last woman who ran the country: Margaret Thatcher".
It adds that like Mrs Thatcher, Theresa May "has a reputation for steely determination and a willingness to stand up to the men who traditionally dominate British politics".
Mrs May's taste in footwear - already a favourite topic in the British media - also comes under scrutiny. The German tabloid Bild homes in on her famous leopard-skin patterned shoes, while a headline in Spain's El Mundo lists her qualities as "high heels, firm step, absolute control, total loyalty".
A headline in Italy's Corriere della Sera also refers to Mrs May's "stiletto heels".
But the Italian news agency Ansa refuses to succumb to the hype, saying that while Mrs May has "a passion for shoes", these are "strictly with low heels, up to a maximum of five centimetres".
Ansa adds for good measure that "sexist comments aside, when you hear her speak today, you can bet that Theresa's main concern is neither the criticism of journalists nor the comparison with Merkel".
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. | Several European media outlets say that with Theresa May's arrival in Downing Street, British politics may finally be about to enter a calmer period after the turmoil triggered by last month's Brexit referendum. |
Visitors to the free event have been told to check social media before visiting on Sunday evening.
The organiser, Artichoke, and the Met Police sent tweets on Saturday asking people to come on Sunday instead.
It is the first time the festival of lights, featuring installations from 30 artists, has been held in London.
The illuminated art has been placed in locations around the city including Piccadilly, Mayfair, King's Cross, Trafalgar Square and Westminster.
It will be lit up from 18:30 GMT to 22:30.
Advice on the festival will be tweeted using the hashtag #LumiereLDN. | Installations were temporarily switched off and Kings Cross Station was evacuated due to overcrowding at the Lumiere London Festival on Saturday. |
Predictably it was the Imps who dominated against a Maidstone side reeling from four defeats in a row, but they failed to create a decisive opening in the first half.
After the break, they eased clear. Theo Robinson opened the scoring after Matt Rhead had headed Terry Hawkridge's cross into the danger zone.
Within seconds, visiting goalkeeper Lee Worgan cleared straight into the path of Nathan Arnold, who teed up Rhead to finish.
The win keeps Danny Cowley's side ensconced in second place and ripe for a promotion charge.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Lincoln City 2, Maidstone United 0.
Second Half ends, Lincoln City 2, Maidstone United 0.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Adam Marriott replaces Theo Robinson.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Elliot Whitehouse replaces Matt Rhead.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Ben Greenhalgh replaces Jamar Loza.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Yemi Odubade replaces Bobby-Joe Taylor.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Jack Muldoon replaces Nathan Arnold.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Bradley Hudson-Odoi replaces Dan Sweeney.
Goal! Lincoln City 2, Maidstone United 0. Matt Rhead (Lincoln City).
Goal! Lincoln City 1, Maidstone United 0. Theo Robinson (Lincoln City).
Second Half begins Lincoln City 0, Maidstone United 0.
First Half ends, Lincoln City 0, Maidstone United 0.
Jamie Coyle (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card.
Dan Sweeney (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Lincoln made it 13 games unbeaten in all competitions with a richly deserved home win over Maidstone. |
Liam Cann, 22, of Blind Lane, Goldhanger, Essex, contacted a number of boys while playing Xbox games online, Chelmsford Crown Court heard.
He was convicted of 23 sex offences in October last year, having abused six boys from 2006 until 2014.
Judge John Dodd described the defendant as "clever and calculating".
The judge told the court that Cann, a bell-ringer at his local church, had bribed his victims "with Fifa game currency", which players can use to buy in-game features and build their teams of footballers.
Cann, who admitted one offence of possessing indecent images, was given an extended licence period of six years to remain in place after his release, and was placed on the sex offenders register for life.
His other offences included sexual grooming, attempted rape of a child under 13, and nine counts of sexual activity with a child.
A police investigation was started after one of the boys' mothers contacted the NSPCC.
One of his victims told the court he had been contacted by Cann "by messaging" and had later received a naked image of the 22-year-old.
"He gave me £20-£50 through the Xbox and I drew it on Liam's account. I knew he gave another boy £200." | A bell-ringer who "wheedled, connived, bullied and bribed" boys as young as eight has been jailed for 10 years for a string of sex offences. |
The move comes as more and more music fans access their music on services like Google Play and Spotify, while sales of CDs steadily decline.
Streaming has been included in the singles chart since last July, but adding the data to the album chart poses more problems for chart compilers.
Chart company boss Martin Talbot explains the background and methodology behind the new rules.
Is this the next logical step after amending the singles chart last year?
It's a different chart but a similar kind of move. It's about reshaping the official albums chart so it's ready to reflect changing consumption habits - both now and in the future.
Is it fair to say the album chart moves more slowly than the singles one?
Yes and no. You tend to get fanbase albums going straight into the top of the chart then dropping out again, in a way that you don't with the singles chart.
I find the albums chart is very overlooked - in that many of the artists who've topped the chart are the coolest and the most creative artists in the history of music. Led Zeppelin have never had a number one single, but they had eight number one albums.
I assume most people on streaming services cherry-pick album tracks, or make playlists of their favourite songs. How will that translate to a sales-based album chart?
There are many tracks that do huge volumes of streams. Uptown Funk, for example, has achieved two million streams for the last six or seven weeks. Over the last couple of years Rather Be by Clean Bandit and Get Lucky by Daft Punk have all got vast amounts of streams.
If you were to include those songs' raw streaming data as part of an album, effectively the chart could become a reflection of artists who have one big hit single.
So our methodology protects the album as a body of work. We take the 12 most-streamed tracks on an album, and we down-weight the two most popular tracks to make sure the hit singles don't skew the overall performance.
Then we tot all those streams up and use a conversion rate of 1,000-to-1 to reflect the difference in value between an album and a stream, and that's it.
What if it's a 20-track album?
The finer details are quite complicated. Some albums have 12 tracks, some have 20. Box sets have 40 or even 60. We didn't want an album to get an unfair advantage by having 40 tracks on it. So we wanted to reflect consumption and enjoyment of the main body of the album.
And what if there are fewer - Van Morrison's Astral Weeks or Radiohead's King of Limbs both have eight tracks?
We'll apply the same methodology. There are peripheral cases where an album that only has eight tracks might be slightly under-represented. But, proportionally, once you divide everything by a thousand, we're not talking about a huge impact. And we'll continue to monitor these things and make sure they're working properly.
It raises the question of what constitutes an album in 2015.
The definition of an album has often been set by the prevalent format. Back in the '70s and '80s, albums were 10 tracks. When CDs came along, with a capacity of 80 minutes, that enlarged to 18 or 20 tracks. Now we're entering a new era of streaming where there's no real limit.
What do you define as an album? We're still using the rules which have stayed in place for some time - which is that an album needs to be five tracks or more, and at least 25 minutes long. Those are industry norms and accepted definition but, who knows, they may evolve over time.
It's seven months since streaming was incorporated into the singles chart. What tweaks have you made?
We haven't done a lot, I'll be completely honest with you. That's partly because we've been focusing all of our attention on this. But we're quite comfortable that the addition of streams into the singles chart isn't misrepresenting the popularity of tracks in any particular way.
And you're still not counting YouTube in your streaming data?
No, not at the moment. That's another one of those issues we'll continue to monitor and we're speaking to them.
How do labels feel about that? Katy Perry must be furious that no-one's counting the 800 million people who watched her Dark Horse video.
To be honest, there's not a great push from the labels.
What about those old perennials - they must thrive on Spotify? Do we now face the prospect of Abba Gold being in the top 75 for the rest of time.
I don't know about that! We've got test charts going back to the beginning of last year and that's not something that's jumped out.
So what have you seen?
Broadly speaking it's really dull. It's not like rock music will suddenly do much worse. The reality is that the tests show streaming has a minimal impact, certainly at the top of the charts.
To take the singles chart as an example, you always get people saying, "now you can get to number one on streams alone" but you can't. We're a long way from that.
The average number one single last year achieved sales of over 100,000 copies a week. The most-streamed track of all time in the UK generated streams of 2.5 million, which boils down to 2,500 sales.
But having said that, we take those test charts with a pinch of salt. If you go back to January last year, we're talking about 190 million streams delivered every week. This January, the average was 360 million delivered every week. So the growth in the market has been such that, proportionally, the streams will have a greater impact at the end of this year than they are now. | The Official Album Chart is to incorporate streaming data for the first time next month. |
The Oscar-winner looks set to follow in the footsteps of George Clooney by visiting Social Bite and speaking at the Scottish Business Awards.
Mr Clooney's visit to Scotland in November made headlines in over 40 countries around the world.
It will be DiCaprio's first visit to Scotland.
Clooney's visit was arranged by entrepreneur Tom Hunter and Josh Littlejohn, the co-founder of Social Bite, a venture that helps the homeless community by allowing customers to pay for food and drink for the vulnerable.
It is now believed DiCaprio will visit Mr Littlejohn's Edinburgh sandwich shop before attending the not-for-profit Scottish Business Awards in the EICC later this year.
He may also deliver the keynote address at the Scottish Business Awards.
Social Bite is an not-for-profit enterprise, which was set up in 2012.
One in four of Social Bite staff was previously homeless.
Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar earlier this year for survival epic The Revenant.
The star of Titanic and the Wolf of Wall Street had been nominated six times. | Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio is understood to have accepted an invitation to visit an Edinburgh homeless charity sandwich shop. |
The Bulls entered administration for a third time in four years in November.
The administrators hoped to have a deal agreed by Christmas but turned down a bid from a consortium on 29 December.
Despite the liquidation, the Rugby Football League has confirmed that a new Bradford side could compete in the second-tier Championship in 2017.
The new Bradford team would start the season, which gets under way on the first weekend of February, with a 12-point deficit.
They would also get the lowest funding of all Championship clubs from the RFL, receiving just £150,000.
The RFL said in a statement: "To clarify the next steps for all concerned, the independent RFL board has met to determine how the future of professional rugby league in Bradford can move forward in 2017.
"While a number of alternatives were considered the board were most mindful of the planning already undertaken by all other clubs in the competition structure, the season tickets already purchased and the players and staff who will now be seeking employment in and around the sport in 2017.
"Accordingly the board has agreed that the wider interests of the sport is best satisfied if it offers a place in the Championship to any new club in Bradford and that such a club start the 2017 season on minus 12 points.
"Any interested parties should contact the RFL directly."
Bradford Bulls general manager Stuart Duffy told BBC Radio Leeds: "The Rugby Football League have said they have contingency plans in place and someone could buy the club from the liquidators but at the moment everybody has been made redundant.
"Everyone is very disappointed because we were led to believe that things would come to a successful conclusion on Tuesday. Nobody has been paid their wages for December and we had been hoping to be paid on Wednesday, so this is a bombshell.
"This is a nightmare for everybody involved."
The RFL said it intends to "offer support to all staff and players who have had their employment terminated".
Head coach Rohan Smith, who joined Bradford on a three-year contract last May, and the entire playing staff were among those made redundant.
But the Australian said he and many of the players would be willing to stay on under new owners to try to revive the club's fortunes.
"I would love the opportunity to continue on if the new owners and the new management and I have the same beliefs and can work together," said Smith.
"I imagine the vast majority of players would want to stay. Many have told me today they are not interested in going anywhere else."
Bradford Bulls were one of the most iconic names - and clubs - within British rugby league, having led the way when the sport switched to summer in 1996.
However, the Bulls' downfall has been swift. In March 2012 they revealed a £1m shortfall and the club was placed in administration in June. That August, Bradford Bulls Holdings Limited was sold to OK Bulls limited, a consortium led by local businessman Omar Khan.
In 2014 a second administration followed, along with a six-point penalty deduction, and they were relegated from Super League at the end of the season.
Despite reaching the Million Pound Game in 2015, the Bulls lost to Wakefield and failed to reclaim their top-tier status.
In 2016 they failed to reach 'The Qualifiers' altogether, finishing fifth in the Championship.
James Deighton, rugby league producer for BBC Radio Leeds:
"It's an incredibly sad day for the sport both locally, and nationally, with the news of the Bulls' downfall. We can only hope that there's a will, and a way, to attempt to reform the club as happened in the 1960s.
"Having said that, when you consider that the recent administration is the club's third in four years, Tuesday's news may be an inevitable consequence of the instability at Odsal of late.
"There was a large window in time during which the Bulls led and everyone else tried to follow - however, the path that the club has trodden in recent years will be one that others will look to avoid.
"There's no doubt in my mind that Super League has been the poorer for the Bulls' relegation in 2014, and the sport will be the poorer for the club's demise in January 2017."
Bradford Council leader, Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, said: "This is a difficult time for Bulls employees, players and fans.
"We know the RFL worked hard to support a positive outcome which would protect the interests of rugby league football in Bradford.
"I'm glad they are now taking steps to quickly re-establish the Bulls in time for the 2017 season. Everyone, including the council, is keen to get behind a new owner who can deliver a secure future for the club." | Former Super League champions Bradford Bulls have been liquidated after the club's administrator rejected a bid to save the club. |
Cowley Residents Action Group (CRAG) and The Woodland Trust are opposing plans for the development of Smithy Wood near junction 35, at Chapeltown.
They want the wood to be given village green status to prevent building work.
Extra Motorway Service Area Group says there is "a clear need" for the station to fill a gap in service provision.
The Commons Act 2006 allows applications for an area to be given village green status if local residents have "indulged as of right in lawful sports and pastimes on the land for a period of at least 20 years".
Oliver Newham, a senior Woodland Trust campaigner, said: "We are delighted that the community understands how devastating the loss of this ancient woodland could be for both the residents and the many species of wildlife that call it home.
"We'd like anyone who has previously or does still love using Smithy Wood to get in touch and share their memories."
He said the trust wanted to help build "a vital pool of evidence" in the form of "a memory, story or photograph" to help bolster CRAG's application.
According to the consultation website the services would include a food court building, a hotel and a petrol station.
It adds that current guidance indicates that for safety, drivers should have the opportunity to stop on a motorway journey every 30 minutes or 12-28 miles (19-45km), depending on traffic conditions.
But drivers coming to the M1 in South Yorkshire from the M18 are having to go 42 miles (67km).
In August, Andrew Long, chief executive of Extra MSA, said it was hoped construction work would start next summer, with completion in the summer of 2015, if planning permission was granted early next year.
It is expected a decision will be made on the village green status application in around six weeks, the Woodland Trust said. | Campaigners fighting plans to build a £40m service station on woodland by the M1 have appealed for evidence of the site's use by residents. |
The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) said a crash between a Typhoon and a commercial jet was "improbable" but could cause "substantial loss of life".
Collision avoidance systems should be installed "with full haste", it said.
The Ministry of Defence said programmes to fit the systems had begun.
The MAA's advice follows a critical report issued last year into a mid-air collision between two RAF Tornados over the Moray Firth, off the coast of Caithness.
Three men were killed and another seriously injured in the incident in 2012.
Accident investigators concluded that the lack of a collision warning system onboard had contributed to the accident.
The MAA's annual air safety report published on Wednesday praised "good progress" by the MoD overall, but said failure to upgrade safety equipment on Typhoons was "unsustainable".
The director general of the MAA, Air Marshal Richard Garwood, said anti-collision software should also be fitted to the new F35 fighter.
AM Garwood said there were "well documented failings over the fitment of an airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS) to Tornado GR4".
He added: "In the worst case, which is judged improbable but catastrophic, a Typhoon colliding with commercial air traffic could result in severe consequences for the MoD because of the likely substantial third party loss of life."
Such a crash, he warned, could result in more than 50 deaths, and "would have adverse repercussions for the institution responsible, in this case the government of the day".
AM Garwood said: "Ultimately, the Typhoon will be in service for many years, and if the MoD elects not to fit an ACAS, the decision will need to be well documented and the risk held at the highest levels of defence."
The MoD said a collision avoidance system was being fitted to the Tornado GR4, the type of aircraft involved in the 2012 crash.
Work was also under way to have a system developed for Typhoons, the MoD said.
It added that "further technologies" and "planned upgrades" were proposed for the new F35 fighter.
An MoD spokesman said: "The department has welcomed the MAA's report, and is acting upon its comments and recommendations.
"Air safety is at the core of all our aviation activity and we take very seriously our obligations to our people and the wider community to ensure that our activities are both as safe as reasonably practicable and comply with relevant policy and legislation."
SNP Westminster leader and Defence spokesperson, Angus Robertson MP - whose constituency includes RAF Lossiemouth, home of Tornados and now Typhoons said: "This is a hugely damning report for the MoD.
"Twenty years after it was proven and recommended that these systems would save lives they remain to this day uninstalled.
"It is clear that the MoD with its cavalier approach to safety has learned no lessons as it has not even made the systems mandatory on new fast jets it acquires, while it drags its feet installing them on the ones they use already." | Typhoon fighter jets should be fitted with collision warning devices to avoid a "catastrophic" mid-air crash, the UK's military aviation watchdog has warned the Ministry of Defence. |
Dennis Norton, who started the collection in 1949, said the opening of the newly-named Norton Collection Museum was "very exciting".
The Bromsgrove Museum closed in 2008 because of funding problems.
Mr Norton is part of a trust which raised £250,000 to buy the building from the district council.
The museum in the town's Birmingham Road provides a glimpse of how the high street looked at the start of the 20th Century, when there were many independent shops.
It also showcases work by the Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Arts, who made the main gates at Buckingham Palace and Liverpool's Liver Birds.
Mr Norton said the town's craftsmen "also kitted out the Titanic and the Lusitania".
Mr Norton believes his desire to collect things stemmed from being brought up in an orphanage following the death of his mother when he was three years old.
"We had very few possessions and I became very possessive of things and it just grew and grew," he said. "But it is also because of my real love for Bromsgrove itself."
The revamped museum was opened by Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid, who tweeted that the museum was a "magnificent window into our past".
The Conservative MP added: "I had the privilege of opening many collections and exhibitions as culture secretary, but none filled me with as much pride as today." | A museum showcasing a man's collection of about 23,000 artefacts relating to Bromsgrove's history has reopened after an eight-year absence. |
The agreement came during a surprise visit to South Korea by North Korean officials for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games.
The visit was led by two top-ranking North Korean officials seen as close aides to leader Kim Jong-un.
Both sides were said to have agreed to meet again within the next few weeks.
Hwang Pyong-so, seen as the second-most powerful man in North Korea, held talks with Ryoo Kihl-jae, the South's reunification minister, on Saturday after flying to Incheon to attend the sporting event.
Mr Hwang is the top political officer at the Korean People's Army. The other two members of the North's delegation were Choe Ryong-hae and Kim Yang-gon - key members of the ruling Workers' Party.
It is not known what was discussed at the meeting and neither party has commented publicly on the talks.
The BBC's Stephen Evans in Seoul says the talks are something of a breakthrough given the level of insult thrown at the South by the North in recent years.
Relations between the two have been practically non-existent for four years, but the North's economic troubles seem to have forced a change of tack, our correspondent adds.
The two Koreas remain technically at war because the 1950-53 conflict was ended with a truce.
The surprise meeting comes amid ongoing speculation about the health of the North's leader.
Mr Kim has not been seen in public since 3 September. A recent official documentary showed him limping.
Meanwhile, North Korea's ambassador to the UN, So Se Pyong, said on Friday that the country was ready to resume talks on its nuclear programme.
In an interview with Reuters news agency, Mr So also said the North was not planning any missile or nuclear tests.
North Korea pledged to abandon its nuclear programme in 2005, but it has been conducting missile and nuclear tests since the negotiations broke down in 2008. | North and South Korea have agreed to resume formal high-level talks that had effectively been suspended since February, reports from South Korea say. |
On Tuesday night, 500 (£6) and 1,000 rupee (£12) notes were removed from public circulation as part of a crackdown on corruption and illegal cash holdings.
This has led to millions queuing up outside banks across India to exchange their old notes for new 500 and 2,000 rupee (£24) ones and machines running out of cash.
Here are some of the stories from holidaymakers caught up in the situation.
"I have been in Goa since Diwali and took out 30,000 rupees (£356) - in three sets of 10,000 rupees (£118) ATM transactions - which is the maximum allowed for foreign debit cards before the notes were declared invalid.
"I have so far not been able to exchange them because either the banks have no money or if you do find one with money and wait in the long queue, then they are only exchanging a maximum of 4,000 rupees (£48).
"Luckily some of the restaurants I go to are still accepting the old notes and so I can get fed and then rely on the small change to buy my daily incidentals like water, fruit etc.
"Sadly the waiters do not get a tip from me as those small notes are so precious, but I have promised them a big tip when I manage to finally exchange some of my money.
"Some businesses take credit cards, but in Goa where I am, there are very few places that take them unless you are staying at a top hotel, which I am not.
"The other problem is if you do manage to get your hands on the new 2,000 rupee notes (£24) the small sellers are reluctant to take them as they do not have enough small denomination notes to give you.
"The majority of the Indian population is poor and it is horrendous the impact this is having on them. Also, the country relies on tourism - November is when visitors start going to India because of the good weather. But the situation could affect the tourist industry and put people off from visiting.
The government is telling people not to panic and all will be OK but it is definitely not OK and everyone is totally occupied with this ridiculous situation. I do feel this is India's Brexit and Trump rolled into one - good luck India because you will need it."
"We are on holiday at Baga Beach in Goa. There is no liquidity at all - the banks haven't opened and there is no chance to change money anywhere.
"I've walked miles and gone into every travel agent and every cash machine. Only one ATM was working but only briefly. By the time I got halfway down the queue the cash had run out.
"A couple of days ago some restaurants took dollars, but now they are unable to give you change.
"I met an old British couple who were very worried and have gone down to their last 1,000 rupees (£12). I advised them to eat and drink at the hotel only and charge it to their room as hotels will take Visa cards. Almost nowhere else takes Visas, even supermarkets that do are slow.
"There was no cash at the airport and they advised us to take dollars, but even this is now a problem."
"This is our first time in Goa and we read the safest way was to use ATMs but they have had no cash in them since last Thursday.
"Fortunately the supermarkets take credit cards, but nearly all the restaurants and bars only deal in cash and we have none left and we have one more week here.
"One restaurant here in Benaulim, Goa has been very helpful. Because we were regulars there for the last week, they allowed us to put our meal and drinks on a tab, so we can pay them back when we have some cash. We planned to do an excursion but had to cancel as we had no money to pay for it.
"Local traders are losing so much business, as everyone is finding it difficult to acquire the new notes.
"It's an absolute shambles! I understand why the Indian government has done it, but surely they should have prepared for it better and made sure there was plenty of the new notes distributed throughout India."
"I am holiday in India and I have an Indian bank account.
"I normally use the ATM to draw cash and could draw 10,000 rupees per day (£118). Now it's just 2,000 rupees (£24) and the ATM will now not let me withdraw money on my UK Visa card.
"On Sunday I rode over 15 miles round my area in Panji, Goa and found one ATM open. I queued for one hour to get 2,000 rupees, in 100 rupee notes - the only currency right now.
"It is very serious for small businesses, working people and especially 'virgin' tourists who cannot use credit in shops and restaurants or can't find banks and so have no money."
Produced by Nathan Williams & Andree Massiah, UGC Hub & Social News team | Tourists in India have been telling the BBC about problems they are facing after India made a big change to its currency system. |
Independent PCC Mr Roddick said he was "not getting any younger".
His deputy Julian Sandham is expected to run for the post in polls on 5 May. David Taylor is running for Labour while Arfon Jones is standing for Plaid Cymru.
UKIP, the Lib Dems and the Tories have not yet announced their own candidates.
Mr Roddick said: "I have come to the decision to stand down gradually after considering it very carefully with my family and others over the past two or three months."
He said his main reason for not-seeking re-election is so he can see more of his grandchildren.
He added: "I'm not getting any younger and the burdens of this job are going to increase and therefore I think I've done my bit.
"It's now the turn of somebody else. " | North Wales police and crime commissioner Winston Roddick has announced he will not seek re-election. |
It comes 10 months after Kamara, who plays in USA's Major League Soccer for New England Revolution, temporarily stopped playing for the Leone Stars.
He had accused the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) of a lack of respect for players - a claim the SLFA denies.
Kamara says a number of factors helped him decide to return to the international fold, including the passion he has for Sierra Leone.
"There is no time to fix everything that made me to walk away from Leone Stars," Kamara who turns 32 in five days time told BBC Sport.
"But I have decided to come back to the national team because firstly I love my country."
"Also I have been persuaded by my family, my big brother and Sierra Leone legend Mohamed Kallon and sports minister Ahmed Khanou" Kamara said.
It is not yet known whether Kamara will be invited for Sierra Leone's match against Ivory Coast, scheduled to be played in Bouake next weekend.
The Leone Stars coach Sellas Tetteh has already named a provisional squad of 30 players, which comprises of 14 foreign-based and 16 local-based players.
The team is presently in Accra preparing for the crucial group I match.
Sierra Leone need to win the game to qualify for the 2017 Nations Cup finals in Gabon while a draw is enough for Ivory Coast to have the chance to defend their title.
Kamara's last game for Sierra Leone was against Ivory Coast in the reverse fixture in September last year in Port Harcourt, which ended in a 0-0 draw. | Former Norwich and Middlesbrough forward Kei Kamara has ended his international break and made himself available for selection ahead of Sierra Leone's forthcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast. |
A three-day hearing in the case of Adnan Syed, 35, began on Wednesday in Baltimore.
The hearing will focus on an alibi witness never called to testify and mobile phone records defence lawyers say are misleading.
The case propelled the podcast, Serial, to an iTunes record, reaching five million downloads faster than any other programme.
The podcast raised questions about the fairness of Syed's trial in Hae Min Lee's death, but ultimately did not pass judgment on his guilt or innocence.
Syed is currently serving a life sentence for the murder.
The programme gained a cult following and last year, an Maryland appeals court granted a hearing on the possibility of a new trial.
"We've waited a long time to get back into court and to put on witnesses that will prove our claim, and that's exactly what we're going to do this week," said Justin Brown, Syed's lawyer.
Sarah Koenig, Serial's producer and presenter, was in the courthouse for the hearing.
The alibi witness in the case, Asia McClain, is expected to testify during the hearing. Ms McClain has said she saw Syed at a library the day Lee was strangled - and had contacted Syed before his first trial.
But his lawyer at the time never contacted her to testify at the trial.
The Maryland attorney general's office, which is handling the case for the state, has opposed Syed's request for a new trial
Prosecutors are expected to call the original prosecutor as well as an FBI agent who specialises in mobile data. | A convicted murderer whose case was the focus of the wildly popular podcast Serial is in court for a chance at a new trial. |
Brazil's Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi says the move follows a "giant effort" by officials to explain the investigation into tainted food.
Chile and Egypt have also lifted their bans, the Brazilian government says.
Brazil is the world's biggest red meat and poultry exporter, selling more than $12bn (£9.7bn) a year.
The scandal was triggered by a huge federal police operation last week that found evidence that meat-packers had been selling rotten and substandard produce for several years.
China and Chile will keep their import bans for the 21 Brazilian units under investigation by the operation, the government said.
"Lifting this suspension was the result of a giant effort by Brazil to explain that the investigation targeted the conduct of individuals and not the quality of the meat," Mr Maggi told Reuters news agency.
In a statement, Brazil's President Michel Temer said the moves "reaffirm the trust of the international community in our sanitary control, robust and recognized around the world".
The EU, South Korea and Hong Kong had also announced restrictions on Brazilian meat products.
Brazilian investigators allege that some managers bribed health inspectors and politicians to get government certificates for their products.
The scandal caused a 22% drop in weekly average exports of pork and poultry, Reuters reports. There was no data related to beef exports. | China has lifted a ban on imports of Brazilian meat imposed over allegations that companies have been selling unsafe produce for years. |
The material develops mineral phases that readily trap radioactive isotopes trying to pass through it.
Investigations at the atomic scale indicate the cement ought to retain this ability for at least 2,000 years.
The Sheffield University team believes the new mix is up to 50% better than previously proposed barrier solutions.
At some point the government will choose the location of an underground store for the hundreds of thousands of cubic metres of waste built up over more than 60 years of nuclear operations. A lot of this material will be immobilised and backfilled using cement.
This cement will need to block the passage of radioisotopes far into the future.
The Sheffield experiments have been performed at the Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire.
This is the UK's big synchrotron, which shoots X-rays into samples to reveal their structure on the smallest scales.
Diamond now has a lab - or beamline, as it is called - that is specifically given over to long-duration studies.
It has allowed Dr Claire Corkhill and colleagues to probe the changing properties of different mixes of cement over the past 18 months.
"We've been able to gather some very high-resolution data, and this has allowed us to make some predictive models so that we can understand what phases are forming, and when, out to 2,000 years, which is exactly when we expect water to start interacting with a geological disposal facility," said the scientist from Sheffield's NucleUS research group.
Their optimum cement - known currently simply as No7 - contains blast-furnace slag.
The sulphides this introduces react with water to produce sulphate mineral phases that are exceptionally good at sorbing technetium-99.
"It's a high-yield fission product; it's only found in nuclear reactors; it's very mobile in the environment - but what we found is that our cement will actually lock tight this technetium-99 into its structure and prevent it being transported into the environment," explained Dr Corkhill.
The team's investigations show No7 to be a much better performer than the currently proposed cement barrier, called Nirex Reference Vault Backfill. But this is not the end of the story - further mixes are being investigated to find even more effective solutions.
The cement work has been discussed here at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - as has the long-duration experiment facility at Diamond. It is the only one of its kind in the world, and was set up specifically to permit scientists to study the temporal behaviour of materials.
Researchers put their samples on a robotic bench and then leave the machine to it.
"It's a bit like a hotel for samples, or imagine a karaoke machine," said Prof Trevor Rayment, Diamond's director of physical sciences.
"Once a week, automatically and remotely, the sample is wheeled out across a table into the X-ray beam, and the data is collected.
"Then, that particular sample is withdrawn and somebody else's experiment is moved into the beam to gather their data. This could go on for two years.
"The scientists can stay in the comfort of their offices."
A lot of requests to use the facility have to do with battery technology - understanding how materials inside power cells change through countless charging cycles.
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | UK scientists say they have produced a new mix of cement that should be much more effective at containing nuclear waste in a deep repository. |
The Carnival Triumph docked in Mobile, Alabama, at 21:15 (03:15 GMT Friday).
Disembarking the passengers took more than four hours and many still faced a long bus journey to New Orleans or to the port of departure, Galveston.
Passengers had reported sewage on the floors, poor sanitation and lack of access to toilets.
Some lined the decks as the 900ft (275m) ship docked, waving and cheering at people on shore.
Chants of "Let me off, let me off!" could be heard coming from the ship as they waited to disembark.
One homemade sign read: "Sweet Home Alabama!" and another: "The ship's afloat, so is the sewage."
Disembarking passenger Brittany Ferguson said: "I'm feeling awesome just to see land and buildings. The scariest part was just not knowing when we'd get back."
Carnival Corp, which operates the ship, was also the owner of Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that ran aground off the Italian coast and sank last year, killing 32 people.
On Thursday, tugboats began pulling the vessel to a shipyard for repairs.
The Carnival Triumph took six hours to be towed through the 30 mile (50km) channel to Mobile - the largest ship ever to dock there.
One passenger, Clark Jones, told the BBC the last day was "especially nightmarish because we knew we were so close to land and getting off".
The passengers were taken by bus either to Galveston in Texas, which is about seven hours away, or to New Orleans, where the firm said it had booked 1,500 hotel rooms. New Orleans is two hours away.
One bus broke down as it carried passengers to New Orleans, local media reported.
Carnival chief executive Gerry Cahill apologised again for the "very poor" conditions on board.
"We pride ourselves on providing our guests with a great vacation experience, and clearly we failed in this particular case," he said.
Hospitality staff will be sent on early holiday with full pay or transferred to other ships, depending on the length remaining in their contracts, senior vice-president Terry Thornton said.
Passenger Janie Baker told NBC by phone on Thursday that conditions on the ship were "extremely terrible''. There was no electricity and few working toilets, she said.
Ms Baker described using plastic bags to go to the toilet and that she had seen a woman pass out while waiting for food.
The stench from overflowing toilets and drainpipes made some cabins uninhabitable and many people slept in corridors, while others took bedding out into the open to escape the heat and foul smell.
Passengers will be offered a full refund and discounts on any future cruises. Carnival announced on Wednesday passengers would each get an additional $500 (£322) in compensation.
But the firm has disputed the accounts describing the ship as filthy, saying employees were doing everything they could to ensure people were comfortable.
Carnival has cancelled more than a dozen planned voyages aboard the Triumph, while acknowledging that the crippled ship had other mechanical problems in the weeks before the fire. | All 3,200 passengers have now disembarked from a crippled cruise ship that reached the US coast five days after an engine fire knocked out power. |
Output rose by just 0.2% in the month, much lower than the 0.8% increase forecast by economists.
Manufacturing output - a key component of overall industrial output - grew by 0.2%, which was also much weaker than expected.
Separate figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the UK's trade deficit narrowed in April.
The goods trade deficit with the rest of the world narrowed to £10.4bn from £12bn in March, which was mainly due to a sharp fall in imports.
The overall trade deficit - covering goods and services - narrowed to £2,1bn in April from £3.9bn the month before.
The ONS said that in the three months to April industrial output was down by 1.2%, driven by falls in energy and manufacturing.
That backs up the picture of the UK economy losing momentum in the first few months of the year.
Last month, the ONS estimated that the economy grew by just 0.2% in the first three months of 2017.
That made the UK the worst performer among the G7 nations in the first quarter of the year after outpacing them in 2016.
The ONS said the first-quarter slowdown was partly due to consumer-focused industries suffering as people cut back their spending in the face of accelerating inflation. | The UK's industrial output rose by much less than expected in April, according to official data. |
Current captain Chris Robshaw led England through their disastrous World Cup campaign, as they failed to progress beyond the group stages.
New head coach Eddie Jones says he intends to speak with Robshaw, but is yet to decide who his captain will be.
"I know it sounds Martin Johnson-like but Joe Launchbury could have that bit of X factor," said Dawson.
Speaking on his Radio 5 live show, the former England scrum-half added: "I get the feeling with Launchbury that the opposition and his peers look at him when they play against him and go 'awkward, difficult to play against, a pain in the backside, gets his line-outs, tough as boots, I would follow him anywhere'."
Wasps boss Dai Young has also backed 24-year-old Launchbury to succeed Robshaw.
Australian Jones, 55, who has signed a four-year deal to be England's first foreign coach, wants to name a skipper to take the team to the 2019 World Cup.
Former England and Northampton fly-half Paul Grayson added: "I would pick Joe because he's a young guy, and if he continues to improve he will guarantee his place in the team for a long time.
"He doesn't say a lot, gets around the park, a fantastic player, his peers respect him and will play for him."
Robshaw has led England since 2012 and is the second-most capped England captain of all-time.
Ex-England winger Ugo Monye, a former team-mate of Robshaw at Harlequins, revealed he has spoken to the England skipper, who he describes as "battered emotionally and physically" after the World Cup.
But Monye said that after taking some time out to think things through Robshaw still feels he can lead England and "is more determined than ever".
Listen to the latest edition of Matt Dawson's Rugby Show | Wasps lock Joe Launchbury has the "X factor" to be the next England captain, says World Cup winner Matt Dawson. |
The Rugby Football League had revealed on Thursday that a consortium was considering a formal bid for the Bulls.
A decision was expected on Friday, but it is understood certain points of the offer need to be clarified by solicitors, which has caused a delay.
Bradford - who were relegated in 2014 - entered administration on 14 November. | The sale of financially-troubled Championship club Bradford Bulls is expected to go through after Christmas, report BBC Radio Leeds. |
The hosts edged an even first half as Bruno Ecuele Manga's firm header put them 1-0 ahead at the break.
There were half-chances for both sides in the second half, though Cardiff held on for a comfortable victory.
Despite a third win from four matches, the Bluebirds stay seventh in the table and a point behind the play-off places.
Sheffield Wednesday's victory at Nottingham Forest means the Yorkshire club retain sixth spot, though Cardiff's win against Ipswich does open up a three-point gap between Russell Slade's men and their rivals in eighth.
Both teams started the day a point outside the play-off places having slipped up in midweek, Cardiff losing to Leeds and Ipswich conceding a late equaliser at Bolton.
There was a sense that something had to give as, while Cardiff boasted the second best home record in the Championship, Ipswich's tally of 28 points on the road was bettered only by Burnley's 29.
The two sides looked well matched in the early exchanges before Cardiff took an 18th-minute lead as Ecuele Manga met Peter Whittingham's fine outswinging corner with a powerful header which flew past Bartosz Bialkowski.
Although Whittingham continued to pepper Ipswich's penalty area with inviting crosses, genuine scoring opportunities were at a premium for the rest of the first half.
Ipswich enjoyed more possession after the restart, though Cardiff could have doubled their advantage as Scott Malone's left-footed strike fizzed narrowly over and Whittingham had a free-kick comfortably saved.
Freddie Sears seemed Ipswich's likeliest source of a goal as one of his low shots blocked by Matt Connolly, though Cardiff were seldom under serious pressure.
The home side missed another chance to put the result beyond doubt when Anthony Pilkington's header was tipped over by Bialkowski, but it mattered not as Cardiff stayed in touch with the Championship's promotion contenders.
Cardiff City boss Russell Slade: "It was a big win for us. I'm not a great believer in six-pointers because you can never do that, but the three points are huge for us at this moment in time.
"It's about the results at this time. We had a fantastic game against Leeds and collected nothing for our efforts but, here, it was a different type of game, that asked different questions, against a really direct, efficient side who asked real questions of us.
"Ipswich are probably the best at grinding out a result in this league and we have done it to them.
"I'm proud, we've done that, that we've been ugly. It was not pretty, we were fighting."
Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy: "I feel frustration because there's nothing in the game except for one corner kick.
"It's a great cross and great header for the goal, but he (Manga) should not get a free header in our box.
"We've not done enough to win it, but we should have defended better and got a 0-0 draw. I was settling for a horrible, turgid game and I thought we might nick it from a corner, but it's ended up the other way.
"We've got two home games and we really need to win them to get back in the mix. But there are no mugs in this league and they will be difficult games."
Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Ipswich Town 0.
Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Ipswich Town 0.
Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).
Lex Immers (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Tommy Smith.
Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lex Immers (Cardiff City).
Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lex Immers (Cardiff City).
Foul by Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town).
Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Varney with a headed pass.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Kagisho Dikgacoi replaces Anthony Pilkington.
Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Anthony Pilkington is caught offside.
Hand ball by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Simon Moore.
Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lex Immers (Cardiff City).
Foul by Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town).
Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
Attempt saved. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Cole Skuse.
Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lex Immers.
Foul by Luke Varney (Ipswich Town).
Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Knudsen.
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Aron Gunnarsson replaces Peter Whittingham because of an injury.
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Luke Varney replaces Ben Pringle.
Delay in match Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart O'Keefe.
Attempt saved. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town).
Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Scott Malone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lex Immers.
Hand ball by Stuart O'Keefe (Cardiff City).
Foul by Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town). | Cardiff City kept apace with the race for the Championship play-offs as they overcame fellow top-six hopefuls Ipswich. |
He told Fox News the migration crisis had been a "horrible thing for Europe" and blamed the EU for driving it.
The Republican said he was not making a "recommendation" but his "feeling" was that the UK should vote to sever ties with the EU in its 23 June referendum.
Democratic President Barack Obama expressed support for the UK remaining in the EU last month.
Mr Trump, who has emerged as the Republican presumptive nominee for the US presidency, told Fox News: "I think the migration has been a horrible thing for Europe, a lot of that was pushed by the EU.
This issue covers immigration and free movement within Europe.
"I would say [the UK] are better off without [the EU], personally, but I'm not making that as a recommendation, just my feeling.
"I know Great Britain very well, I know the country very well, I have a lot of investments there."
He added: "I want them to make their own decision."
In April, Mr Obama said Britain would go to the "back of the queue" for trade deals with the US if it votes to leave the European Union, sparking anger among Leave campaigners in the UK.
He said Britain was at its best when "helping to lead" a strong EU and membership made it a "bigger player" on the world stage.
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Mr Trump has a number of business interests in the UK and is the owner of the Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire, as well as Trump International Golf Links near Aberdeen.
In December he caused controversy after calling for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the US which fuelled a debate over whether he should be allowed entry to the UK.
More than half a million people backed a petition calling for the billionaire property tycoon to be barred for his comments, triggering a debate in the Commons.
At the time, Prime Minister David Cameron said the comments were "divisive, stupid and wrong", and on Thursday he said his view had not changed but added the presidential hopeful deserved respect.
Mr Cameron said: "Knowing the gruelling nature of the primaries, what you have to go through to go on and represent your party in a general election - anyone who makes it through that deserves our respect".
But he added: "What I said about Muslims, I wouldn't change that view. I'm very clear that the policy idea that was put forward was wrong, it is wrong, and it will remain wrong." | The UK would be "better off without" the European Union, US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said. |
Arthur made his Blues debut in a Championship defeat by Wolves as a 17-year-old in April 2013.
The 21-year-old made a total of 16 appearances for Birmingham, but has not featured since August 2015.
He joined League Two side Cheltenham on a four-month loan earlier this season, making seven appearances.
Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Noe Baba, 20, and goalkeeper Josh Tibbetts, 18, will also be allowed to leave St Andrew's at the end of the season. | Championship strugglers Birmingham City will allow winger Koby Arthur to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. |
Lesley Laird was elected last week to represent Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath.
Ms Laird was born in Greenock and is a former deputy leader of Fife Council. She worked in human resources before being elected as a councillor in 2012.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said she would help the party present a "positive vision" for Scotland's future.
Mr Corbyn said: "I am delighted to appoint Lesley as Shadow Scottish Secretary.
"She brings a wealth of knowledge and practical real life experience to the Commons, and will play a major role going forward as we hold the Tory Government to account.
"She will work closely with me and Kez Dugdale as we present a positive Labour vision for Scotland's future."
Ms Laird added: "My priorities are the things that people told me are important to them in the General Election campaign: that's jobs, housing and public services.
"I look forward to working closely with Jeremy and Kez as Labour unites to take on the Tories, and I will be holding David Mundell to account for the actions of his government which is causing misery right across Scotland." | Labour have appointed one of their newly-elected MPs to be the party's shadow Scottish Secretary. |
They want the government to introduce so-called child sexual exploitation disruption orders which councils could apply for through magistrates.
Sanctions to prevent the grooming of vulnerable children are too limited, says the Local Government Association.
It says orders could be used against anyone suspected of grooming, banning them from certain places or activities.
David Simmonds, chairman of the LGA's Children and Young People Board, told the BBC that, for example, suspected offenders might be banned from hanging around outside named schools, shops or restaurants at particular times or being in the company of young people.
Councils would have to apply to local magistrates to obtain the orders, says the LGA, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales.
Evidence from abuse inquiries from Oxford to Rotherham heard that time and again, police and social workers had no means of intervening to prevent the grooming and sexual exploitation of children, until they had evidence that a child had already been harmed, it adds.
The LGA wants the next government to introduce a bill to bring in the disruption orders in its first term.
"Few parents would be comfortable if their children were spending their time in the company of older men and coming home with expensive gifts and smelling of alcohol - but the reality is that there have been concerned mums and dads who have had to stand by, powerless, as their children have been groomed by vile sexual predators," said Cllr Simmonds.
"We need to make it easier to intervene earlier before harm is done.
"By making it possible for councils to apply swiftly to the courts for an order to disrupt grooming we can help prevent the lives of children being ruined by sexual exploitation."
The LGA says the orders would be designed to target people suspected of grooming children, to put a safe space between them and their victims.
Victims would not be required to testify when an application for an order was heard, it adds.
The charity Barnardo's said government should do "whatever it takes" to give police and authorities the tools they needed to tackle child sexual exploitation.
"We see first-hand the devastating impact it has on young lives, families and communities," said chief executive Javed Khan.
"These recommendations from the LGA build on the findings of the parliamentary inquiry Barnardo's carried out last year. It is vital that we intervene at the earliest possible stage to prevent perpetrators from gaining influence over vulnerable young people.
"Protecting children from this manipulative abuse must always be our overriding priority."
The government said it was determined to eradicate child sexual abuse and had already taken steps to strengthen the powers of police and local services to deal with sex offenders. | Councils in England and Wales want new powers to combat predatory men suspected of grooming children for sex. |
The Call the Midwife star is leading the cast of X, Alistair McDowall's claustrophobic, and often terrifying, new play at London's Royal Court theatre.
Set on a research base on Pluto, the skeleton crew have lost contact with Earth and are waiting for help to arrive.
Their sense of isolation grows as the base's digital clock starts to behave strangely - and soon it seems that time itself is breaking down around them.
"I've always hankered to be in something set in a dystopian future," says Raine, whose TV roles such as Midwife, Jericho and Wolf Hall often see her in period costume.
Not so in X, where she gets to wear clothes with a futuristic insignia and watch a colleague vomit into a space helmet.
The actress lists the Alien sci-fi horror franchise among her favourite films.
"I like to think of this as my Ripley moment," she says, adding that X playwright McDowall gave her with an action figure of Ellen Ripley - the character played by Sigourney Weaver in the Alien series.
In X Raine plays Gilda, a nervous crew member who struggles to cope with the isolation of being at the edge of the Solar System.
"I said yes to it because I thought the writing was phenomenal," she says. "I read it on my honeymoon and on the long flight back I couldn't sleep.
"My heart was thumping and I couldn't stop thinking about it. It did something to my physically. I felt like I had to play Gilda."
McDowall describes X as "quite a personal" play.
"I was trying to write about what it means to be alone. There's a lot of stuff that springs from my own childhood and securities. It's been a strange and emotional ride."
The writer, whose previous works include Pomona and Brilliant Adventures, doesn't regard X as science fiction.
"It's a play set in space but I don't think it's a space play. I think of it more as a psychological drama. Like a lot of science fiction, it's not about space or Pluto. It's about people on Earth."
He also reveals he wrote the play by hand.
"I was very aware of its space setting and its genre tropes, so I tried to ground myself as much as possible and wrote it with pen and paper."
Why did he set it on Pluto?
"It's the furthest away place from Earth in the popular imagination. You either say Timbuktu or Pluto. And Pluto's a bit of an underdog. It's not a planet anymore and they didn't know what to call it for a while," says McDowall.
"A huge part of the play is about being being away from home and Pluto is the most extreme position I could set that situation."
X is at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Downstairs until 7 May. | "I'm a massive science fiction fan so this is a dream come true," says actress Jessica Raine. |
Speaking at his party's manifesto launch, Mr Agnew said their vote had risen in recent elections and he was confident at success.
"We are confident. We are right to be confident," he said.
"We have a trebling of our membership, a doubling of our vote."
At the last assembly elections in 2011, Mr Agnew was the only Green Party candidate to be elected to Stormont.
Launching his party's 19-page manifesto entitled 'Zero Waste Strategy for Northern Ireland' the Green Party leader said a vote for the Greens was about bringing an end to "a waste of money, time and opportunities at Stormont" .
The manifesto contains a series of commitments which the party says will make Northern Ireland a better place to live.
On education, the party wants to introduce a flexible starting age in primary schools and the Greens oppose any rise in tuition fees.
The party also intends to bring forward legislation for equal marriage in the next assembly and would like to see the voting age lowered to 16.
They want to see 50,000 homes insulated every year and claim this move would create 15,000 jobs.
In the next assembly, Mr Agnew said his party will bring forward a climate change bill and campaign for a reformed living wage. The party also wants the age of criminal responsibility to be raised and a reform of libel laws.
The Green Party is standing candidates in all 18 constituencies. | Green Party leader in Northern Ireland leader Steven Agnew has said he will be disappointed if his party does not win three seats in May's assembly election. |
They also want assurances the bank will review its handling of the fraud and publish its findings.
The fraud took place before Lloyds Banking Group took ownership of HBOS.
The bank has always claimed to be a victim of this crime.
Two corrupt employees of the bank imposed a firm of so-called turnaround consultants on their small business customers in exchange for bribes, including cash and prostitutes.
The consultants then used their relationship with the bank to bully the business owners into handing over extortionate fees and assets such as shares in their companies.
In the words of the judge they were left "cheated, defeated and penniless".
Former HBOS banker Lynden Scourfield was given a jail sentence of 11 years and three months, while consultant David Mills was jailed for 15 years.
Michael Bancroft, 73, was jailed for 10 years; Mark Dobson, 56, another former HBOS manager, was sentenced to four and a half years. The two were jailed on counts including bribery and money laundering.
Alison Mills, 51, and John Cartwright, 72, were given three and a half year sentences for money laundering.
One other defendant, Jonathan Cohen, was acquitted at the trial.
MPs on the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking have sent an open letter to the bank's chief executive, Antonio Horta-Osorio, and its chairman, Lord Blackwell, urging the bank to pay proper compensation to the victims of the fraud.
Chair of the parliamentary group, George Kerevan MP, said in the letter: "We are at a point where, once again, there are a large group of aggrieved business people who have lost their livelihoods.
"Critically, many have endured years of financial duress and personal stress."
Mr Kerevan went on to say that detailed complaints of the "criminal activity were raised with senior HBOS Management at board level and as early as 2007 and were repeated to senior Lloyds management after the takeover.
"In both instances, there was an internal failure to adequately investigate these complaints.
"Further, police investigations were delayed because both HBOS and subsequently Lloyds informed the authorities that it was the bank that was the wronged party - rather than small business customers - but that the bank had no wish to pursue a prosecution," he added.
It has also emerged, in confidential documents disclosed to the Sunday Times over the weekend, that assets of business customers who were victims of the fraud were being held on trust for the bank.
The company holding them, called Sandstone, was nominally run by the ringleader of the fraud, David Mills.
But the documents reveal senior bank staff regarded the assets as belonging to the bank.
Lloyds Banking Group said in a statement: "From what the Bank has found, Sandstone's use was merely part of the corrupt practice of two corrupt individuals and the positioning of Sandstone as otherwise is merely the false statement of corrupt individuals who have been found guilty by the Courts."
Fair point - or post-truth denial?
You decide.
David Mills, the ringleader of the HBOS fraud jailed for 15 years, put many of the assets stripped from small business customers into the Sandstone Organisation, a company nominally controlled by him. But did those ill-gotten gains then belong, unofficially, to the bank?
Mills said Sandstone was a shareholding company "where we are effectively controlling shareholding, on behalf of the bank". It was, he said: "a vehicle to hold shares to the bank's order". Was he lying?
Former HBOS executive Tom Angus said in a witness statement: "This is a totally alien concept…I can see no legitimate reason for them to do so."
Lloyds Banking Group told us today Sandstone's use was "merely part of the corrupt practice of two corrupt individuals". Now watch the words carefully: "The bank has found no evidence…that Sandstone was in fact used to hold shares…on behalf of the bank."
Now put your detective head on and look at page two of this memo between bank executives, in the section titled Loan Book, paragraph 1. Sandstone is "a holding company for a number of our high risk cases…" [our emphasis]
Now look at this email (pdf) from the bank's lawyers, Walker Morris, stating that Sandstone "will hold the shares as nominee for the bank."
And we can also reveal that in the Agreed Facts from the trial (bottom of paragraph 120), it says: "The shares were being held by Sandstone on trust for the bank."
Some of the victims lost their companies, livelihoods and even their homes due to the scam.
Paul and Nikki Turner, from Cambridge, tried to report what was going on after their publishing company, Zenith, was run into the ground by the scammers.
They said they have had to fight hard for 10 years to have the fraud recognised.
This week, the MPs on the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking are launching an inquiry into dispute resolution processes covering small firms and their lenders.
They are giving Lloyds the opportunity to give evidence and to take part in a pilot scheme for alternative dispute resolution.
Lloyds Banking Group has reiterated the statement it gave after the trial, saying "the verdicts relate to criminal acts committed by two individuals within HBOS in conjunction with external parties more than a decade ago" and that it has assisted Thames Valley Police throughout the process.
It went on to say: "Whilst we have fully reviewed customer concerns raised previously, we will review any new concerns on a case-by-case basis taking into account any relevant new information from the trial.
"The trial highlighted criminal actions that bear no reflection on the behaviours of the vast majority of the employees of HBOS at the time or in the group today." | MPs are urging the owner of HBOS, Lloyds Banking Group, to pay compensation to victims of a fraud facilitated by two former employees, who were jailed last week. |
Championship leader Vettel was 0.487 seconds quicker than Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, with Hamilton more than a second off the pace.
Hamilton was top in the first session but Mercedes were less competitive later, a concern for the weekend.
Jenson Button was 12th for McLaren on his one-off return to Formula 1.
The 2009 world champion, standing in for Fernando Alonso while the Spaniard races at the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, was just 0.035secs slower than and one place behind team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne.
The session was stopped for about 10 minutes midway through after a heavy crash for Williams rookie Lance Stroll.
The 18-year-old Canadian lost the car on the entry to Massenet, one of the fastest and most demanding corners on the track, and smashed into the barriers, badly damaging the right-hand side of the car.
At the front of the field, another close battle looks in store between Mercedes and Ferrari, and Red Bull appear closer than they have been so far this season.
Hamilton was quickest by just under 0.2secs from Vettel in the first session but the silver cars appeared to be struggling for pace in the warmer afternoon conditions.
Their lack of pace on the qualifying simulation runs prompted them to do an extra performance run on the fastest ultra-soft tyres to try to learn more about the set-up ahead of the crucial qualifying session on Saturday, with Friday being a rest day in Monaco.
Mercedes then did not do the usual race-simulation runs, concentrating instead on pit-stop practice.
However, judging by the brief running the teams did do on race fuel, the Mercedes and Ferrari ran at very similar pace, with Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull not far behind.
"We didn't have the greatest day," said Hamilton.
"Practice one was actually really good and we were quickest, but then in second practice we just struggled to extract the grip from the tyres and we were sliding around a lot.
"I'm not sure why the tyres weren't working but the difference between the two sessions was night and day. We've got some work to do ahead of Saturday that's for sure but I'm confident the team can work it out."
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Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas was 0.025secs slower than the Englishman in 10th place.
"Monaco is always amazing to drive, but this is definitely the best car I've driven around here," Hamilton added.
"Ferrari are very quick again and Red Bull are also looking good this weekend. We're looking forward to a real fight on Saturday."
The Toro Rosso cars of Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz were fourth and fifth ahead of the second Red Bull of Max Verstappen, who had an action-filled day.
The Dutchman bounced over the kerbs at the first Swimming Pool chicane in the first session, damaging the car's floor, and in a lurid start to the second session he cut the second Swimming Pool corner, where he crashed last year in qualifying, to avoid another accident.
Monaco Grand Prix Second practice results
Monaco Grand Prix coverage details | Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel set an impressive pace in second practice at the Monaco Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton ended the session eighth. |
Her ex-husband, Jesus Sepulveda, was found to be linked to a huge corruption case involving the ruling People's Party.
A court issued a formal ruling which signalled that Ms Mato had no knowledge of any possible crime.
The scheme caused a scandal for PM Mariano Rajoy, who apologised after party members were arrested by police.
Ms Mato has not been named as an official suspect in the case, but will have to sit in during court hearings, judicial sources have told Spanish press.
In a statement, Ms Mato said she had not herself been linked with any crime but that she was standing down for the good of the government.
Judges have been investigating the so-called Gurtel network, a huge scheme involving illegal party donations or kickbacks from businesses seeking contracts.
It is the largest pre-trial investigation in the history of Spain's criminal court, and involves many Popular Party officials and public figures. | Spain's Health Minister Ana Mato has resigned after a judge accused her of benefiting from illegal payments. |
Warburton wants to use the spur of helping Blues qualify for Europe to secure his spot on the three-Test tour in June.
Four successive wins have put the Blues just a point outside the Pro12 top six.
"That is how I approach it, making it show that I am worthy of a place in the Welsh team," Warburton told BBC Wales.
The eighth-placed Blues have two games remaining, starting with the Judgement Day showdown with Ospreys on 30 April at the Principality Stadium.
They then visit direct rivals Edinburgh, currently sixth and a place ahead of Muster, on the final day of the campaign on 7 May.
"I have felt like the last two games for the Blues have been a trial for Wales if I am honest, there are some pretty big personal battles all across the field," Warburton said.
"You get a lot of respect for performing well in Welsh derbies, individually and as a team and for me personally, I have felt the need to prove myself all over again in a Blues shirt after the Six Nations.
"I still feel I have a point to prove when it comes to Welsh selection because I want to make sure you can go into the New Zealand tour, hopefully having your hand held up as one of the form players."
Dual contract star Warburton says a return to his beloved Blues has been the perfect way to get over Wales failing to win the Six Nations.
"I still felt I was chasing a little bit of match fitness. I was disappointed with the way the Six Nations went," he said,
"I did okay, but didn't do as well as I would have wanted and I really felt like I owed the Blues some big performances.
"Because I'd had two-and-a-half games after the World Cup and before the Six Nations, which isn't enough really and I just wanted to play a lot more rugby than that for the Blues.
"I am a Blues boy, it runs in the family. We are fans more than anything."
Warburton is relishing the prospect of returning to perform in front of a bumper crowd on Judgement Day, saying the experience is likely to be unforgettable for his teammates who do not play international rugby.
"So few people make it to play professional rugby and then get to play in a massive occasion such as Judgement Day," he said.
"Only the international boys get to play in front of crowds like that and even then, it's a handful of times a year.
"So for the boys who don't play international rugby, to go to the Principality Stadium makes it a massive occasion.
"It's great for all the boys, but especially them." | Sam Warburton says he is considering the remainder of the Pro12 season to be a 'trial' for selection on Wales' summer tour to New Zealand. |
Nyqvist played journalist Mikael Blomkvist in that film and its sequels, which formed the Millennium trilogy.
The Swedish actor died on Tuesday after suffering from lung cancer for a year, according to a family statement.
Nyqvist's love of the arts was "felt by all who had the pleasure of working with him", the family added.
"Michael's joy and passion were infectious to those who knew and loved him," his family said. "His charm and charisma were undeniable."
They said Nyqvist had left a "huge void behind him", local media report.
His death was announced "with deep sadness" by a family representative who said that "one of Sweden's most respected and accomplished actors" had "passed away quietly surrounded by family".
Gerard Butler, who worked with Nyqvist on yet to be released action thriller Hunter Killer, said he was "right up there" among the people he had acted alongside.
In an emotional tribute on Instagram, the Scottish actor remembered his co-star's "incredible talent... child-like qualities... humility and warmth".
"It breaks my heart we'll never get to sit together to watch this movie," he said, saluting the "dignity and integrity and fun" Nyqvist had brought to the set.
Lord of the Rings actor Dominic Monaghan, who appeared with Nyqvist in TV series 100 Code, also paid tribute.
"He was a sweet man with an infectious smile, a great dad and a fine actor," he wrote on Instagram.
Born in Stockholm in 1960, Nyqvist began his training at the Malmo Theatre Academy in Sweden.
He was best known for his role in Dragon Tattoo (2009), starring as the investigative reporter who teams up with feisty computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, played by Noomi Rapace.
In a subsequent US version of the film, his role was performed by James Bond actor Daniel Craig.
Nyqvist later appeared in a number of Hollywood blockbusters. He played the villain alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and starred as Viggo Tarasov in John Wick with Keanu Reeves.
He went on to star in the 2015 film Colonia, opposite Daniel Bruhl and Emma Watson.
Nyqvist also wrote an acclaimed memoir, Just After Dreaming, published in 2010, about his earliest childhood memories following adoption and how he later traced his biological parents.
He is survived by his wife, Catharina Ehrnrooth, and their children, Ellen and Arthur.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Actor Michael Nyqvist, who starred in the film adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has died aged 56, his family has announced. |
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The team's mechanical arm proved superior to 15 rivals at moving dozens of different products between a box and shelves without damaging them.
Amazon says it hopes such robots could one day work "shoulder-to-shoulder" with humans.
Read more | A Dutch team of roboticists has won 2016's Amazon Picking Challenge. |
The Wellington Street offices were home to the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post for more than 40 years.
The tower displaying the time and temperature is a familiar sight for commuters driving into the city on the inner ring road.
Staff were moved out of the building last year and demolition has begun.
Paul Fox, of agent Fox Lloyd Jones, said: "The developers have noted the affection people have for the tower and wish to retain it as a landmark."
Mr Fox added the public had a "love/hate relationship" with the building but the tower would provide a "lasting memory".
It is planned to re-clad the tower at a cost of £250,000 and for it to display digital marketing, he said.
A planning application has also been submitted for the rest of the site to become a temporary car park with about 500 spaces, Fox Lloyd Jones said.
The Wellington Street building, which was opened by the Prince of Wales in 1970, once housed more than 1,300 staff.
Demolition of the building is due to be completed by June.
The newspapers' staff have moved to a new development on Whitehall Road in the city. | Plans to leave a landmark concrete tower in place after the demolition of the rest of a newspaper building in Leeds have been announced. |
The Met said it was alerted to the incident in Uxbridge Road, near Shepherd's Bush Market, at 15:20 GMT
London Fire Brigade is also at the scene and has set up a cordon alongside road closures. BBC Travel has more.
Carl English, who saw it happen, said: "Roof collapsed moments from me on Uxbridge road. Bricks flying, the guy I walked past got hit, hope he's ok." | Part of a roof has collapsed in west London causing bricks to fall on to the pavement below. |
Bowden, 30, who plays at inside centre or fly-half, has played only six league games for Bath since joining them in January 2016.
He joined Bath from Super Rugby side Blues in his native Auckland, following spells at fellow Premiership clubs Leicester and London Irish.
Meanwhile, winger Jack Wilson, 27, has extended his contract until 2019.
The former Saracens man joined from Otago in October, on a deal until the end of the season, and has scored three tries in eight appearances.
On Bowden, director of rugby Todd Blackadder said: "He's a great professional.
"We'd like to thank Dan for the commitment he has shown during his time at the club." | Bath have released New Zealand-born utility back Dan Bowden from his contract by mutual consent. |
Andrew Green, the former head of the Aberystwyth-based library, also said councils had a statutory duty to provide an efficient library service.
It comes as figures released to BBC Wales' Newyddion 9 programme show nearly 30 libraries in Wales closed over the past five years.
About 14 others are at risk.
Of the 22 local authorities it contacted, all but three replied and gave the figures.
They also showed another 14 libraries have been transferred to the local community, thereby reducing the councils' responsibility for their upkeep.
Mr Green warned the closures - many due to council cutbacks - would impact on people without much money.
"A lot do use the libraries who don't have the resources to buy books for themselves or access to the internet," he said.
"Libraries are extremely important for gaining knowledge about the world, about discovering things, about educating yourself and, in the end, challenging people in power."
Libraries closing
In the 19 councils that responded to Newyddion 9:
A motion calling on Cardiff council to think again about reducing library funding by £283,000 failed in City Hall on Thursday.
It means the future is uncertain for seven libraries in the city - Cathays, Roath, Rhydypennau, Rumney, Radyr, Rhiwbina and Whitchurch. | Too many libraries are closing which will make it more difficult for people to "challenge those in power", an ex-National Library for Wales chief says. |
Fasna, which represents self-governing schools and academies, questioned whether there was capacity to "execute that policy effectively".
The government announced plans for all schools to become academies by 2022, in its White Paper on schools last week.
The government said the academy system "empowered" teachers and leaders.
An academy is an independent but state-funded school. Currently, there are about 5,800 of them in England, most of which are secondary schools.
Last week, the Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, said all schools would become academies, ending any role for local authorities in running schools.
She said there would be "fair, stretching accountability" focusing on tackling underperformance and "incentivising strong leaders to take over underperforming schools".
Fasna is a national forum for self-governing schools, academies and multi-academy trusts.
Like the government, it believes creating autonomous schools is the best way to raise standards, and offers advice and support on academy conversions and the expansion of multi-academy trusts.
Fasna chairman Tom Clark said: "Given that there are 16,000 schools that are not academies, to get them to switch to that new structure on this timescale and for that to be effective is really quite challenging.
"We broadly support the direction of policy and that includes the concept of system leadership by schools, but I am surprised at the speed and timeline.
"The White Paper depends on system leadership by the schools.
"Our question is whether there's the capacity to execute that policy effectively."
Mr Clark said there was a "shallow pool" of schools, perhaps about a third of the 24,000 schools in England, that were able to assist and support other schools in improving.
"System leadership needs time to mature to be effective," he said.
"It's a big ask of established system leaders - the ones who are most able to help and support schools - to provide that effectively.
"There is a risk in terms of the pace of change, and the capacity of the schools to lead and support other schools in such numbers."
Mr Clark also suggested multi-academy trusts might have to grow too quickly to accommodate the pace of change.
He said it took time to build the supportive relationships between teachers and heads in different schools that were needed if they were to work together successfully.
But a spokesman for the Department for Education said the academy system "empowers great teachers and leaders and gives them the autonomy to make the decisions that are right for their community and their pupils".
"Full academisation will mean that all schools will be part of a dynamic self-improving system in which underperformance can be addressed decisively," he said.
"We are giving schools until 2020 to carefully consider the best arrangement for becoming an academy and until 2022 to convert.
"Each Regional School Commissioner will play a pivotal role in recruiting new sponsors to take on underperforming schools, and we will be investing in the people and systems necessary." | Requiring all schools in England to adopt plans to become academies in the next six years is "risky", a national body representing many of them says. |
Jacob Butterfield, who plays for Derby County, proposed to his girlfriend in March but celebrated their engagement over the weekend.
Police were called to the party in Bardsey, West Yorkshire, following a report a 47-year-old man had been assaulted.
The man was later treated in hospital.
Det Insp Phil Jackson, of Leeds District CID, said: "At 2.28am on Sunday, police were called to a report of a 47-year-old man having been assaulted at an address in Bardsey.
"The man was treated at hospital and discharged later that day.
"A 26-year-old man, from Leeds, was arrested in connection with the incident and has since been released on police bail pending further inquiries."
Mr Butterfield's fiancée, Hollie Jayne Dixon, works as a stockbroker, according to her Twitter profile.
She tweeted about their engagement and posted a photo of her engagement ring in March.
The footballer also tweeted a photo of his fiancée wearing her ring.
Neither of them have tweeted anything since the party. | A Championship footballer was arrested at his own engagement party on suspicion of assaulting one of the guests. |
The flight from Gatwick to Newquay was an estimated 300ft (90m) off the ground when the wild animal was spotted.
Passenger Pete Atkinson said there was a tense five-minute gap between the aircraft climbing sharply away from the runway and the pilot announcing the badger's presence.
The airport said it was a case of being "cautious in the interest of safety".
Mr Atkinson, a freelance cameraman, said: "We were on the final approach when all of a sudden the under-carriage was lifted back up and the engines revved up.
"People went quiet and started to look out of the window as we headed out over the sea."
About five minutes later, the pilot announced the diversion of the aircraft carrying about 60 people was due to a badger being seen on the runway.
Mr Atkinson said passengers then laughed and made jokes about roadkill.
FlyBe flight 806 was due to land at 21:15 GMT on Sunday was delayed by around 15 minutes.
A spokesman for Cornwall Airport Newquay said there was "a suspected badger sighted on the runway by the bird control unit".
The spokesman said the aircraft landed safely following a full check of the runway. | A badger on an airport runway forced a passenger plane to abort its landing. |
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